W. H. Abington
W. H. Abington | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
| In office 1927–1930 1937–1938 1945–1946 | |
| Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
| In office 1929–1931 | |
| Preceded by | Reece Caudle |
| Succeeded by | Irving C. Neale |
| Member of the Arkansas State Senate | |
| In office 1923–1926 1931–1934 1939–1944 1949–1951 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 2, 1871 Des Arc, Arkansas, US |
| Died | March 19, 1951 (aged 80) Beebe, Arkansas, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Sebastian County, Arkansas |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Arkansas National Guard |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | 1st Arkansas Infantry (153rd Infantry) |
| Battles/wars | Mexican Border War World War I |
William H. Abington (January 2, 1871 – March 19, 1951) was an American politician. He was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing White County, Arkansas, and Arkansas State Senate as a member of the Democratic party.[1][2][3][4] He also represented the 27th District, which comprises White County and Faulkner County, Arkansas.
He was a Major, Commanding Officer and surgeon of the 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment[5][6] and reported to Alexandria, Louisiana to go to Camp Beauregard.[7] He was also a member of the National Guard.[8] He also taught at the College of Physicians and Surgeons (now University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences [UAMS]).[9] In 1927, he was also involved in the controversial debate of state-funded schools and two new additions to that list.[10] In 1943, he sponsored the Senate Bill No. 65 known as the Anti-Violence Law which received criticism.[11][12][13]
He died in 1951. His childhood home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "The Political Graveyard: Physician Politicians in Arkansas". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Sharp, James Roger; Sharp, Nancy Weatherly (1999). American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313302138. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Arkansas House Of Representatives". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Military Medicine, Volume 39, page 103,
- ^ Aerial Age - Volume 5, page 139, 1917
- ^ The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society, Volume 14, page 85, 1917
- ^ Army-Navy-Air Force Register and Defense Times, Volume 49, page 22, 1911
- ^ Baird, W. David (1979). Medical Education in Arkansas: 1879-1978. Memphis State University Press. ISBN 0878700528. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ Arkansas: Colony and State, page 139, 1973, Rose Publishing Company
- ^ Karatnycky, Adrian, Freedom in the World: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties, 2000-2001, Transaction Publishers, ISBN 1412850088
- ^ Johnson Jr., Ben F. (2014). Arkansas in Modern America, 1930–1999. University of Arkansas Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-1610755511. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ Smith, C. Calvin, War and wartime changes: the transformation of Arkansas, 1940-1945, page 92, 1986, University of Arkansas Press