Francis Cherry (governor)

Francis Adams Cherry ( born September 5, 1908 in Fort Worth, Texas; † July 15, 1965 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician and 1953-1955 Governor of Arkansas.

Early years and political rise

Francis Cherry moved at a young age with his parents from Texas to Enid ( Oklahoma). He graduated in 1926 from high school. He attended the Oklahoma A & M College. It was followed by a law degree from the University of Arkansas, where he graduated in 1936 with his exams. He then moved to Jonesboro in Arkansas, where he opened a law office. In 1940, Cherry was appointed by Governor Carl Bailey on the state arbitrator of labor disputes. In 1942 he was in the 12th Judicial District Senior Judge of the Probate Court ( Probate Judge ). The last two years of the Second World War he spent in the U.S. Navy. After the war he got back his old position in the 12th Judicial District. In the primaries of the Democratic Party for the gubernatorial election of 1952, he managed to beat the incumbent Governor Sidney McMath. After the nomination of his party, he was elected in the actual election to Republican Jefferson bacon to the new governor.

Governor of Arkansas

Cherry's two-year term began on January 13, 1953. During this period, the country suffered from an enormous drought, leading to crop failure. The governor laid but a law for tax relief for farmers to veto a. In the Administration was established by the Department of Finance and Administration a new ministry. For transport, the motorway Committee ( High Way Commission) was reformed. He promoted the industry in his country where he sent representatives to other U.S. states that there praising the products from Arakansas. When Cherry tried in 1954 for his re-election he was defeated in the primaries of his party against the eventual election winner Orval Faubus.

Further CV

In 1955, Cherry by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Committee for the control of subversive machinations ( Subversive Activities Control Board ) was appointed. In 1963 he was chairman of this committee. In the same year he had to undergo heart surgery. In July of 1965 the former governor died. He was married to Margaret Frierson, with whom he had three children.

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