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    Benjamin Travis Laney, Jr. (November 25, 1896 – January 21, 1977), was an American businessman who served as the 33rd governor of Arkansas from 1945 to...
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  • Benjamin Laney may refer to: Benjamin Lany (or Laney) (1591–1675), bishop Benjamin Travis Laney (1896–1977), Democratic Governor of Arkansas This disambiguation...
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    running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. Democratic nominee Benjamin Travis Laney defeated Republican nominee Harley C. Stump with 85.96% of the vote...
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  • American musician Laney Jones (born 1991), American Singer, songwriter Benjamin Travis Laney Jr. (1896-1977), American politician, governor of Arkansas Layne...
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    Virgil R. Greene, attorney Benjamin Travis Laney, incumbent Governor James M. "Jim" Malone, former county judge Benjamin Travis Laney, Democratic W. T. Mills...
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    to the consternation of the sitting governor, Benjamin Travis Laney, an ardent Thurmond supporter. Laney later used McMath's pro-Truman stance against...
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  • Ely Benjamin Travis Laney (1896–1977), former Democratic Governor of Arkansas Betnijah Laney (born 1993), American basketball player Bill Laney (William...
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    his immediate predecessor, Benjamin Travis Laney of Camden, who attacked McMath for having supported Truman in 1948 when Laney and many other southern Democrats...
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    election was held on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Democratic Governor Benjamin Travis Laney did not seek a third term. Democratic nominee Sid McMath defeated...
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    "Benjamin Travis Laney". National Governors Association. January 15, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2023. Forgey, Tom (May 21, 2019). "Benjamin Travis Laney...
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  • David H. Koch Foundation and one of the richest women in the world Benjamin Travis Laney, 33rd Governor of Arkansas Sheffield Nelson, lawyer and Republican...
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    1945–47, and dedicated to Acting Governor (and former Camden mayor) Benjamin Travis Laney. Its construction was delayed due to a shortage of steel. The bridge...
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    elections were held on July 25, 1950. M. G. Bankston J. T. Harris Benjamin Travis Laney, former Governor Sid McMath, incumbent Governor Sid McMath, Democratic...
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  • from Arkansas Rock F. Jones: president of Ohio Wesleyan University Benjamin Travis Laney: 33rd governor of Arkansas Craig Leipold: Owner of the NHL Minnesota...
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    Claude Pepper, Representative William Madison Whittington, Governor Benjamin Travis Laney, and Alabama Democratic Chairman Gessner T. McCorvey criticized...
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    South, 1888–1908 (2001), Introduction Tillman, Benjamin (March 23, 1900). "Speech of Senator Benjamin R. Tillman". Congressional Record, 56th Congress...
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  • Homer Martin Adkins, and the first lieutenant governor of Governor Benjamin Travis Laney. He was succeeded in 1947 by his fellow Democrat Nathan Green Gordon...
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    Arkansas House of Representatives for Craighead County since 2015 Benjamin Travis Laney (1896–1977), governor Andrea Lea (born 1957), Arkansas State Auditor...
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    President Ford Committee Volunteers in Milwaukee". April 2, 1976. "Benjamin Travis Laney Jr. (1896–1977)". January 19, 2024. "Remarks in Biloxi, Mississippi"...
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  • than 900 U.S. and international publications. Arkansas governor Benjamin Travis Laney named October 15, 1948, the state's first annual Poetry Day due...
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  • President Ford Committee Volunteers in Milwaukee". 2 April 1976. "Benjamin Travis Laney Jr. (1896–1977)". January 19, 2024. "Remarks in Biloxi, Mississippi"...
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    1942 Succeeded by Benjamin Travis Laney Political offices Preceded by Carl E. Bailey Governor of Arkansas 1941–1945 Succeeded by Benjamin Travis Laney...
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    when he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas under Governor Benjamin Travis Laney. He took office in January 1947 and was re-elected to nine more...
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  • actress (born 1878) January 5 – Mary Dimmick Harrison, wife of President Benjamin Harrison (born 1858) January 7 – Charles C. Wilson, actor (born 1894) January...
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  • of Arizona: Dan Edward Garvey (Democratic) Governor of Arkansas: Benjamin Travis Laney (Democratic) (until January 11), Sid McMath (Democratic) (starting...
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    12, 1943 – January 14, 1947 (did not run) Democratic 1942 1944 Benjamin Travis Laney 10 Nathan Green Gordon (1916–2008) January 14, 1947 – January 10...
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    elections in Arkansas since 1941: Homer Martin Adkins (1941−1945) Benjamin Travis Laney (1945−1949) Sidney Sanders McMath (1949−1953) Francis Cherry (1953−1955)...
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    September 6 Jane Curtin, actress and comedian Keone Young, actor September 8 – Benjamin Orr, singer-songwriter (d. 2000) September 9 – Freddy Weller, singer-songwriter...
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  • a Beverly Hills neighborhood due to a propeller malfunction. July 14 – Benjamin Spock's influential The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care is published...
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  • recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences September 14 – Benjamin Harjo Jr., Native American artist September 15 – Jessye Norman, African-American...
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