Date Original
1885-1920
Description
This collection contains three plantation ledgers and a college yearbook.
Biographical/Historical Note
William Kavanaugh Oldham (1865-1938) served as acting Governor of Arkansas in 1913, when Joseph T. Robinson resigned to become United States Senator. Oldham was born in Kentucky and moved to Arkansas, where he settled in Pettus in Lonoke County. He was a highly successful cotton planter and served as a member of the Arkansas Cotton Growers Association and as chairman of the Cotton Reduction Commission. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1907, to the State Senate in1911, and as President pro tempore of the Senate in 1913. He died at his home in Lonoke County in 1938.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000318
Resource Type
Text
Collection
William Kavanaugh Oldham plantation records, MS.000318
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
William Kavanaugh Oldham plantation records, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
