W. H. Abington
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
1927–1930
1937–1938
1945–1946
Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
1929–1931
Preceded byReece Caudle
Succeeded byIrving C. Neale
Member of the Arkansas State Senate
In office
1923–1926
1931–1934
1939–1944
1949–1951
Personal details
Born(1871-01-02)January 2, 1871
Des Arc, Arkansas, US
DiedMarch 19, 1951(1951-03-19) (aged 80)
Beebe, Arkansas, US
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceSebastian County, Arkansas
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceArkansas National Guard
RankMajor
Unit1st Arkansas Infantry (153rd Infantry)
Battles/warsMexican Border War
World War I

William H. Abington (January 2, 1871 – March 19, 1951) was an American politician. He was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing White County, Arkansas, and Arkansas State Senate as a member of the Democratic party.[1][2][3][4] He also represented the 27th District, which comprises White County and Faulkner County, Arkansas.

He was a Major, Commanding Officer and surgeon of the 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment[5][6] and reported to Alexandria, Louisiana to go to Camp Beauregard.[7] He was also a member of the National Guard.[8] He also taught at the College of Physicians and Surgeons (now University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences [UAMS]).[9] In 1927, he was also involved in the controversial debate of state-funded schools and two new additions to that list.[10] In 1943, he sponsored the Senate Bill No. 65 known as the Anti-Violence Law which received criticism.[11][12][13]

He died in 1951. His childhood home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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References

  1. ↑ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "The Political Graveyard: Physician Politicians in Arkansas". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Sharp, James Roger; Sharp, Nancy Weatherly (1999). American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313302138. Retrieved 11 May 2015. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ "Arkansas House Of Representatives". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ Military Medicine, Volume 39, page 103,
  6. ↑ Aerial Age - Volume 5, page 139, 1917
  7. ↑ The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society, Volume 14, page 85, 1917
  8. ↑ Army-Navy-Air Force Register and Defense Times, Volume 49, page 22, 1911
  9. ↑ Baird, W. David (1979). Medical Education in Arkansas: 1879-1978. Memphis State University Press. ISBN 0878700528. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ Arkansas: Colony and State, page 139, 1973, Rose Publishing Company
  11. ↑ Karatnycky, Adrian, Freedom in the World: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties, 2000-2001, Transaction Publishers, ISBN 1412850088
  12. ↑ Johnson Jr., Ben F. (2014). Arkansas in Modern America, 1930–1999. University of Arkansas Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-1610755511. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  13. ↑ Smith, C. Calvin, War and wartime changes: the transformation of Arkansas, 1940-1945, page 92, 1986, University of Arkansas Press
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