Sid McMath

E625080

Sid McMath was a reform-minded Democratic politician who served as governor of Arkansas in the late 1940s and early 1950s, known for his support of civil rights and infrastructure development.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Sid McMath canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human
politician
awardReceived Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Silver Star
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Henderson State Teachers College
University of Arkansas School of Law
ethnicGroup White American
familyName McMath
fieldOfWork civil rights policy
criminal law
public infrastructure policy
genre trial law
givenName Sidney
hasHonorificPrefix Colonel
Governor
hasOccupation public servant
trial attorney
knownFor infrastructure development in Arkansas
opposition to segregationist politics
support for civil rights
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps
movement reform politics in Arkansas
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Highway and rural electrification programs in Arkansas
Support for civil rights in Arkansas politics
occupation lawyer
politician
officeContested United States Senate seat from Arkansas
opponent segregationist political establishment in Arkansas
partOf liberal wing of the Arkansas Democratic Party
placeOfBirth Columbia County, Arkansas
placeOfDeath Little Rock, Arkansas
positionHeld Governor of Arkansas
Prosecuting Attorney of the Eighth Judicial District of Arkansas
Pulaski County Judge
religion Baptist
residence Little Rock, Arkansas
sexOrGender male
stateRepresented Arkansas
workLocation Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Francis Cherry hasPredecessor Sid McMath