Cherry practiced law from 1936 to 1937 and then became a U.S. Commissioner at Jonesboro.
In 1942, he was elected judge of the 12th Chancery District Court of Arkansas.[3]
Cherry was in the U.S. Navy during World War II from 1942 to 1944.
In 1952,[4] Cherry was elected to the Arkansas governorship, defeating Sid McMath who was running for a third term. Cherry defeated McMath even though McMath had gained the endorsement of then President Harry Truman. He served until 1955, when he was defeated for re-election by Orval Faubus.[5] At the time of his defeat, he was only the second Arkansas Governor to lose re-election in the century.
In 1955, President Eisenhower appointed Cherry to the Federal Subversive Activities Control Board. Cherry was appointed to a second term in 1960. In 1963, President Kennedy made Cherry the chairman of the board. At the time of his death in 1965, Cherry was the Chairman of the Federal Subversive Activities Control Board.
Cherry died from a heart ailment related to a prior heart attack on July 15, 1965, at his home in Washington, D.C.,[6] at the age of 56.
francis, cherry, governor, francis, adams, cherry, september, 1908, july, 1965, american, politician, served, governor, arkansas, from, 1953, 1955, francis, adams, cherrycherry, 195435th, governor, arkansasin, office, january, 1953, january, 1955lieutenantnath. Francis Adams Cherry September 5 1908 July 15 1965 was an American politician He served as governor of Arkansas from 1953 to 1955 2 Francis Adams CherryCherry in 195435th Governor of ArkansasIn office January 13 1953 January 11 1955LieutenantNathan Green GordonPreceded bySid McMathSucceeded byOrval FaubusPersonal detailsBorn 1908 09 05 September 5 1908Fort Worth Texas U S DiedJuly 15 1965 1965 07 15 aged 56 Washington D C U S Political partyDemocratic 1 Alma materOklahoma State UniversityUniversity of ArkansasLife and career editCherry was born in Fort Worth Texas He attended Oklahoma State University and the University of Arkansas Law School 2 Cherry practiced law from 1936 to 1937 and then became a U S Commissioner at Jonesboro In 1942 he was elected judge of the 12th Chancery District Court of Arkansas 3 Cherry was in the U S Navy during World War II from 1942 to 1944 In 1952 4 Cherry was elected to the Arkansas governorship defeating Sid McMath who was running for a third term Cherry defeated McMath even though McMath had gained the endorsement of then President Harry Truman He served until 1955 when he was defeated for re election by Orval Faubus 5 At the time of his defeat he was only the second Arkansas Governor to lose re election in the century In 1955 President Eisenhower appointed Cherry to the Federal Subversive Activities Control Board Cherry was appointed to a second term in 1960 In 1963 President Kennedy made Cherry the chairman of the board At the time of his death in 1965 Cherry was the Chairman of the Federal Subversive Activities Control Board Cherry died from a heart ailment related to a prior heart attack on July 15 1965 at his home in Washington D C 6 at the age of 56 References edit Arkansas The Des Moines Register Des Moines Iowa November 5 1952 p 4 Retrieved April 21 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp a b Gov Francis Adams Cherry National Governors Association 15 January 2019 Retrieved April 21 2023 Death Claims Francis Cherry At Washington Mountain Home Arkansas Associated Press July 22 1965 Retrieved April 22 2023 Onofrio Jan 1998 Arkansas Biographical Dictionary Somerset p 67 ISBN 9780403098514 via Google Books Politics in America 1945 1964 Congressional Quarterly Service 1965 Francis Cherry papers 1952 1955 Arkansas Digital Archives Retrieved April 21 2023 nbsp nbsp This article about an Arkansas politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Cherry governor amp oldid 1168624479, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
