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Sidney Sanders McMath (June 14, 1912October 4, 2003) was a decorated U.S. Marine, attorney and the 34th Governor of Arkansas (1949–1953) who, in defiance of his state's political establishment, championed rapid rural electrification, massive highway and school construction, the building of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, strict bank and utility regulation, repeal of the poll tax, open and honest elections and broad expansion of opportunity for black citizens in the decade following World War II.

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  • Sid McMath
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  • Sidney Sanders McMath (June 14, 1912October 4, 2003) was a decorated U.S. Marine, attorney and the 34th Governor of Arkansas (1949–1953) who, in defiance of his state's political establishment, championed rapid rural electrification, massive highway and school construction, the building of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, strict bank and utility regulation, repeal of the poll tax, open and honest elections and broad expansion of opportunity for black citizens in the decade following World War II.
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  • Governor of Arkansas
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  • 3(xsd:integer)
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  • 1936(xsd:integer)
  • 1940(xsd:integer)
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  • 1949-01-11(xsd:date)
Birth Date
  • 1912-06-14(xsd:date)
Commands
  • VTU 8–14 ; 3rd Marine Regiment
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death place
  • Little Rock, Arkansas
Spouse
  • Anne Phillips McMath, 1944
  • Betty Dortch Russell McMath, 1996
  • Elaine Braughton McMath, 1937
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  • Traveler
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  • Sidney S. McMath
  • Sidney Sanders McMath
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  • award-star
  • service-star
resting place
  • Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery in Saline County, Arkansas
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  • Sid McMath, from the cover of his autobiography Promises Kept
  • Sidney McMath during World War II
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  • 106(xsd:integer)
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  • Legion of Merit ribbon.svg
  • Navy Unit Commendation ribbon.svg
  • World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg
  • American Defense Service ribbon.svg
  • Silver Star ribbon.svg
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  • Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon.svg
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  • Democrat
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  • 1953-01-13(xsd:date)
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  • 2003-10-04(xsd:date)
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  • United States of America
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  • 1949(xsd:integer)
  • --06-26
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  • Governor of Arkansas
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  • 34(xsd:integer)
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  • Sidney Sanders McMath (June 14, 1912October 4, 2003) was a decorated U.S. Marine, attorney and the 34th Governor of Arkansas (1949–1953) who, in defiance of his state's political establishment, championed rapid rural electrification, massive highway and school construction, the building of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, strict bank and utility regulation, repeal of the poll tax, open and honest elections and broad expansion of opportunity for black citizens in the decade following World War II. McMath remained loyal to President Harry S. Truman during the "Dixiecrat" rebellion of 1948, campaigning throughout the South for Truman's re-election. As a former governor, McMath led the opposition to segregationist Governor Orval Faubus following the 1957 Little Rock school crisis. He later became one of the nation's foremost trial lawyers, representing thousands of injured persons in precedent-setting cases and mentoring several generations of young attorneys.
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