Otis Wingo
Otis Wingo | |
|---|---|
Arkansas State Senate | |
| In office 1907-1909 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Otis Theodore Wingo June 18, 1877 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Effiegene Locke Wingo |
| Children | Blanche Wingo[1] |
| Residence(s) | De Queen, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
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| Occupation | Attorney |
Otis Theodore Wingo (June 18, 1877 – October 21, 1930) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative from Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 1913 to 1930. He was the husband of his successor in office, Effiegene Wingo.
Biography
Born in Weakley County in northwestern Tennessee, Wingo attended the public schools, Bethel College at McKenzie, Tennessee, the former McFerrin College at Martin in Weakley County, Tennessee, and Valparaiso University in Indiana.
Early career
He taught school and studied law, having been
Congress
In 1912, Wingo was elected as a
Advocacy for national park
In 1927, Wingo joined his fellow Democrat,
Death and burial
Upon Wingo's death, Cobb was urged by his party to contest the vacant U.S. House seat in a
Wingo and his wife are interred at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
See also
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
References
- ^ Mrs. Wingo had five children named "Pratt" and no mention of "Blanche." So each must have had previous marriages.
- ^ Osro Cobb, Osro Cobb of Arkansas: Memoirs of Historical Significance (Little Rock, Arkansas: Rose Publishing Company, 1989), pp. 42-44
- ^ Cobb, p. 44
- United States Congress. "Otis Wingo (id: W000635)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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