Russell Elrod (November 30, 1904 - December 3, 1985)[1] was a lawyer and long-serving state legislator in Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas Senate including as President Pro Tempore of the Arkansas Senate in 1953.[2]
Russell Elrod | |
|---|---|
| Arkansas Senate | |
| In office 1945–1968 | |
| President Pro Tempore of the Arkansas Senate | |
| In office 1953–1954 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 30, 1904 Mosley Prairie, Oklahoma |
| Died | December 3, 1985 (aged 81) |
| Political party | Democratic |
He was born at Moseley Prairie in Delaware County, Oklahoma and schooled in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.[1] He worked as a lawyer in Siloam Springs.[3][4] He gained the nickname the "Little Fox" of Benton County.[3] Elrod served from 1945 until 1968,[5][6] when he was succeeded by Jim Caldwell. Elrod also served as Siloam Springs city attorney for 12 years.[7] He is pictured in composite photographs of the Arkansas Senate in 1951 and 1965.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ a b Hinshaw, Jerry E. (December 23, 1986). Call the Roll: The First One Hundred Fifty Years of the Arkansas Legislature. Rose Publishing Company. ISBN 9780914546665 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Arkansas Senate Pro Tempores". Arkansas Senate.
- ^ a b "Siloam's Russell Elrod: 'The Little Fox'". Northwest Arkansas Times. 5 January 1967. p. 16. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "The Arkansas Hand-book". Christian Associations of the University of Arkansas. December 23, 1949 – via Google Books.
- ^ Daniels, Charlie. "Historical report of the secretary of state 2008" (PDF). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Elrod Seeking Re-Election to State Senate". Northwest Arkansas Times. 20 April 1968. p. 2. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Russell Elrod Obituary". newspaperarchive.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "1951 Senate composite photo of the Fifty-Eighth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas". Arkansas General Assembly Composite Images, 1866-2023. December 31, 1951.
- ^ "1965 Senate composite photo of the Sixty-Fifth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas". Arkansas General Assembly Composite Images, 1866-2023. December 31, 1965.
- ^ "Siloam Springs, Russell Elrod 81 dies". Tulsa World. 4 December 1985. p. 44. Retrieved 29 March 2024.