Len E. Blaylock
| Len E. Blaylock | |
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| U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Arkansas | |
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In office January 19, 1975 – February 26, 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Lynn A. Davis |
| Succeeded by | Charles H. Gray |
| Arkansas Republican State Chairman | |
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In office 1985–1986 |
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| Preceded by | William Thomas "Bill" Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Ed Bethune |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Len Everette Blaylock December 8, 1918 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA |
| Died | March 25, 2012 (aged 93) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Resting place | Nimrod Cemetery in Perry County, Arkansas |
| Political party | Republican gubernatorial nominee, 1972 |
| Spouse(s) | Melba Winona Wright Blaylock (married 1941-2012, his death) |
| Children |
David Robert Blaylock |
| Residence | Nimrod in Perry County, Arkansas |
| Occupation |
Farmer and rancher |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Air Corps United States Air Force Strategic Air Command |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
David Robert Blaylock
Len Blaylock, Jr.
Melvin James Blaylock
Betty Louise Freeze
Dale Alan Blaylock
Farmer and rancher
Educator and government employee
Len Everette Blaylock, Sr. (December 8, 1918 – March 25, 2012), was a farmer, educator, small businessman, and Republican politician from tiny Nimrod in Perry County in northwestern Arkansas. He was state welfare commissioner under Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, the GOP gubernatorial nominee (1972), the United States marshal for the Eastern District of Arkansas (1975–1978), the appointments secretary for Governor Frank D. White (1981–1983), and the chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party (1985–1986).
Blaylock was born in Little Rock, to David Penn Blaylock (1876–1927) and the former Minnie Bradford (1886–1937). Blaylock's father and mother died when he was seven and seventeen, respectively. To help support his family, he dropped out of school three times before he could obtain his diploma from North Little Rock High School. He served three stints in the Civilian Conservation Corps between 1936 and 1939, having been based in Idaho, Camp Joseph T. Robinson in Arkansas, and in Cody, Wyoming. His life has been depicted as a Horatio Alger story in sharp contrast to his benefactor, Winthrop Rockefeller, the epitome of family wealth and power. Blaylock entered the United States Army Air Corps, served in World War II, and completed twenty years of service in 1959. During part of the war, he was based in Great Britain with the Eighth Air Force. He was later with the Strategic Air Command. He was an enlisted man for the first ten years and then an Air Force officer, having reached the rank of major. At various times, he was stationed in Alaska, Spokane, Washington, Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and the Little Rock Air Force Base. He is a charter member of the Air Force Memorial Foundation
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