Roy Milum Explained

Roy Milum
Office:President of the Arkansas Senate
Term:1939
Predecessor:F. S. Armstrong
Successor:W. B. Smith
Office2:Member of the Arkansas Senate
Term Start2:1953
Term End2:1962
Term Start3:1923
Term End3:1945
Birth Name:Roy Wamon Milum
Birth Date:16 January 1883
Nationality:American
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Audra Connerly
Children:4
Residence:Harrison, Arkansas, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of Arkansas
Profession:Politician, businessman

Roy Wamon Milum Sr. (January 16, 1883 – May 19, 1963) was a businessman and state senator in Arkansas.[1] He served in the Arkansas Senate from 1923 to 1945 and again from 1953 until 1962. He was President of the Arkansas Senate in 1939.[2] He was a Democrat.[3] He was referred to as the dean of the Arkansas Senate, and no one had served in it longer at the time of his death.[4] He was from Lead Hill and graduated from the University of Arkansas.

He lived in Harrison, Arkansas.[5] He married Audra Connerly and had four children.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Arkansas Handbook. Arkansas History. Commission. March 20, 1938. Arkansas History Commission. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Arkansas Senate Pro Tempores. Arkansas Senate.
  3. Web site: The Book of the States. March 20, 1959. Council of State Governments.. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Arkansas Libraries. March 20, 1962. Arkansas Library Association.. Google Books.
  5. Book: Reed, Roy. Faubus: The Life and Times of an American Prodigal. January 1, 1997. University of Arkansas Press. 9781557284679 . Google Books.
  6. Web site: The Arkansas Hand-book. March 20, 1936. Christian Associations of the University of Arkansas. Google Books.