Hattie Caraway
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Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (February 1, 1878 – December 21, 1950) was a liberal New Dealer and supporter of Huey Long from Arkansas who served as the state's U.S. senator from the early 1930s to the mid-1940s. She succeeded her husband Thaddeus Caraway, who died in office in November 1931.
U.S. Senate
On November 6, 1931, incumbent Sen. Thaddeus Horatius Caraway died at the age of sixty due to a blood clot. Gov. Harvey Parnell appointed his widow Hattie to the seat, and she won a special election the following year to serve out the remainder of her husband's term.[1]
References
- ↑ AR US Senate Race - Jan 12, 1932. Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
External links
- Biography at US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives