George Washington Donaghey
| George Washington Donaghey | |
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| 22nd Governor of Arkansas | |
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In office January 14, 1909 – January 16, 1913 |
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| Preceded by |
Jesse M. Martin as Acting Governor |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Taylor Robinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 1, 1856 Union Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | December 15, 1937 (aged 81) Little Rock, Pulaski County Arkansas |
| Resting place | Roselawn Memorial Park in Little Rock |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Louvenia Wallace Donaghey (married 1887-1937, his death) |
| Children | No children |
| Residence |
(1) Conway, Faulkner County |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas |
| Profession | Developer |
(1) Conway, Faulkner County
Arkansas
George Washington Donaghey (July 1, 1856 – December 15, 1937) was the 22nd Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas from 1909 to 1913.
Donaghey was born as the oldest of five children to Christopher Columbus and Elizabeth (née Ingram) Donaghey, in the Oakland Community in Union Parish in north Louisiana. His father's family was from Ireland and his mother's from Scotland. His father Christopher was a farmer who moved from Alabama to northern Louisiana where he purchased land and later moved to Arkansas where Christopher later served in the Confederate Army.
In 1875, without letting his family know, Donaghey moved to Texas where he worked as a cowboy on the Chisholm Trail and farmer but later moved again to Arkansas in 1876 due to cowboy lifestyle and health issues. From 1882 to 1883, he attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He was a school teacher, carpenter, and he studied both architecture and structural engineering. In 1883, Donaghey established his residence at Conway, Arkansas, and adopted that city as his hometown where he later met his wife Louvenia Wallace but they never had children; one of the major streets there bears his name. He served one term as town marshal and was an unsuccessful prohibition candidate for mayor in 1885.
Having himself lacked a formal education, Donaghey worked diligently to bring institutions of higher learning to Conway. He served on the boards of Philander Smith College in Little Rock, and Hendrix College (to which he donated $75,000 in 1910),University of Central Arkansas, State Normal School (where he was the principal speaker for its 1908 dedication) and Little Rock Junior College (both now part of University of Central Arkansas) in Conway, where his service extended from 1906 until his death. Additionally, he gave generously to both institutions.
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