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George Nicholas Wilson
George Nicholas Wilson (born March 12, 1942) was a former state legislator in Arkansas. Wilson served in the Arkansas Senate from 1971 to 2000 including as President of the Arkansas Senate The President Pro Tempore of the Arkansas Senate is the state senator in the Arkansas Senate elected by their fellow senators as the body's leader. They preside over the senate and lead negotiations with the Arkansas House of Representatives. Pres ... from 1987 to 1988. He was convicted of racketeering and tax fraud. After his conviction he and his wife deducted the restitution from their taxes before being forced to repay the money with interest. He was a delegate at Arkansas' 1969 Constitutional Convention. His post office was list as in Pocohantas. He was part of a corrupt ring of Arkansas lawmakers. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, George Nicholas 1942 births Living people 20th-century members of the Arkansas General Assembly Arkansas state senators ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas Senate
The Arkansas State Senate is the upper branch of the Arkansas General Assembly. The Senate consists of 35 members, each representing a district with about 83,000 people. Service in the state legislature is part-time, and many state senators have full-time jobs during the rest of the year. During the 94th Arkansas General Assembly, current term, the Senate contains twenty-nine United States Republican Party, Republicans and six United States Democratic Party, Democrats. History The Arkansas Senate was created and re-created by the Arkansas Constitution ratified on January 30, 1836. It is now governed by the fifth and current constitution of Arkansas adopted in 1874.Arkansas General Assembly Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture (accessed April 28, 2013) During the Reconstr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The Arkansas Senate
The President Pro Tempore of the Arkansas Senate is the state senator in the Arkansas Senate elected by their fellow senators as the body's leader. They preside over the senate and lead negotiations with the Arkansas House of Representatives. Presidents of the Arkansas Senate typically serve for one term. Republicans went more than a century without a President Pro Tempore in the Arkansas Senate. Presidents of the Arkansas Senate * Sam C. Roane / S. C. Roane 1837–1838 served as president of the Second Territorial Legislature's Council October 1 - October 24 1821 in Little Rock. He also served as a judge in Jefferson County. * Mark W. Izard (1838) *Mark W. Izard (1840) *Samuel Adams (1842–1843) * John Williamson (1844–1845) * William K. Sebastian (1846) * R. C. Byrd (1848–1849) * John R. Hampton (1850–1851) * Thomas B. Hanly (November 1, 1852 – January 12, 1853) * B. C. Hanley (November 6, 1854 – January 22, 1855) * J. R. Hampton (November 3, 1856 – January 15, 1857 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 Births
The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was the deadliest such year. Death toll estimates for both 1941 and 1942 range from 2.28 to 7.71 million each. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in which they agree "not to make any separate peace with the Axis powers". * January 5 – WWII: Two prisoners, British officer Airey Neave and Dutch officer Anthony Luteyn, escape from Colditz Castle in Germany. After travelling for three days, they reach the Swiss border. * January 7 – WWII: ** Battle of Slim River: Japanese forces of the 5th Division (Imperial Japanese Army), 5th Division, sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
