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Crawford County
Arkansas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Crawford County

Mathew C. Moore (1837-1877) — Born near Van Buren,CrawfordCounty, Ark.,April24, 1837.Member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1875.Died in Van Buren,CrawfordCounty, Ark.,April24, 1877 (age40 years, 0days).Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reintermentin 1915 atForestPark Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Van BurenUnknown location Van BurenFairview Cemetery Private or familygraveyard Crawford County, Arkansas James Woodson Bates (1788-1846) — of Arkansas. Born inGoochlandCounty, Va.,August25, 1788.Delegateto U.S. Congress from Arkansas Territory, 1819; state court judgein Arkansas, 1828.Slaveowner. Died in Van Buren,CrawfordCounty, Ark.,December26, 1846 (age58 years, 123days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives: Sonof Thomas Fleming Bates and Caroline Matilda (Woodson) Bates; brotherofFrederickBates andEdwardBates; married1840 toElizabeth Moore; step-father ofMathewC. Moore; third cousin once removed ofSamuelHughes Woodson,SilasWoodson,DanielWoodson andJohnArchibald Woodson; third cousin twice removed ofUreyWoodson.   Political family:Batesfamily of Van Buren, Arkansas (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Politicians formerlyburied here:

	Relatives:Step-son ofJamesWoodson Bates; son of Elizabeth Moore.
		Political family:Batesfamily of Van Buren, Arkansas (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).

William James McCuen (c.1943-2000) — also known asBill McCuen — of Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.; Heber Springs,CleburneCounty, Ark.Born in Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark., about 1943.Democrat.Schoolteacher;Arkansasland commissioner, 1981-85;secretaryof state of Arkansas, 1985-94; defeated in primary, 1994;candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1992.After leaving office as Secretary of State, headmittedacceptingkickbacksfrom two supporters he gave jobs, andnotpaying taxes on the money. He alsoadmittedto conspiring with a political consultant to split $53,560embezzledfrom the state in a sham transaction. He wasindictedon corruptionchargesin 1995. On January 5, 1996, hepleadedguilty to felony counts oftaxevasion and accepting akickback;hepleaded nocontest to a misdemeanor count oftradingin public office.Sentencedto 17 years inprison,andfined.Released on parole (due to illness) in February 1999.Died ofcoloncancer and astroke,in Heber Springs,CleburneCounty, Ark.,September9, 2000 (ageabout 57years).Interment somewhere.

Hugh French Thomason (1826-1893) — also known asHugh F. Thomason — of Arkansas. Born inSmithCounty, Tenn.,February22, 1826.American candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1856;delegateto Arkansas secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Arkansas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; candidate forRepresentativefrom Arkansas in the Confederate Congress 1st District, 1861;member of Arkansas state legislature, 1866, 1886;delegateto Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1874; member ofArkansasstate senate, 1880; state court judge in Arkansas, 1890-93.Died in Van Buren,CrawfordCounty, Ark.,July 30,1893 (age67 years, 158days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.

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