Benjamin Travis Laney, Jr. (25 November 1896 – 21 January 1977), was the Democratic Governor of Arkansas from 1945-1949. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Governor of the State of Arkansas is the chief executive of the state and Commander-in-chief of its military forces. Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Laney was born in Camden, where he attended Ouachita County public schools but never graduated from high school. Camden is a city in and the County seat of Ouachita County in the southern part of the U Ouachita County is a County located in the US state of Arkansas. The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution He was, however, admitted in 1915 to Hendrix College, a liberal arts institution in Conway. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hendrix College is a private Liberal arts college located in Conway, Arkansas. The term liberal arts refers to a particular type of educational Curriculum broadly defined as a Classical education. Conway is the County seat of Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States.
His studies were interrupted by World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Laney entered the United States Navy in 1918 and served until the end of the war. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
In 1924, Laney earned a degree from the University of Central Arkansas (then known as Arkansas Teacher's College), also in Conway. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Central Arkansas is a state-run institution located in the city of Conway, the seat of Faulkner County, north of Little Rock and He also took graduate courses from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. The University of Utah (referred to locally as ' The U' or ' the U of U') is a publicly funded Research university in Salt Lake Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U Laney owned a drugstore in Conway, dealt in real estate, and had interests in cotton gins, feed, and banking. Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom Oil was discovered on Laney's farm near Camden. An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is He was hence called "Business Ben" because of his varied business interests.
Laney was elected mayor of Camden in 1935 and served until 1939. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He successfully ran for Governor of Arkansas in 1944. The Governor of the State of Arkansas is the chief executive of the state and Commander-in-chief of its military forces. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laney polled 70,965 votes (38. 6 percent) in the Democratic primary, compareed to J. Bryan Sims' 63,454 (34. 5 percent) and David L. Terry's 49,685 (27 percent). Sims declined to pursue a party runoff election, and Laney was declared the automoatic Democratic nominee. He then overwhelmed the token Republican nominee, H. C. Stump, 186,401 (86 percent) to 30,422 (14 percent).
During his administration, the Public Utilities Commission was formed and funds were appropriated for a stadium to be built in Little Rock. Little Rock is the Capital and the most populous city of the U Plans were also formed for the construction of an official Governor's Mansion. Laney successfully ran for reelection in 1946. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He defeated J. M. Malone in the primary, having polled 125,444 votes, or 64. 6 percent of the total. He then defeated Republican W. T. Mills, 128,029 (84. 1 percent) to 24,133 (15. 9 percent).
Laney sat out a gubernatorial term and unsuccessfully attempted to regain office in 1950, but he failed to unseat the more liberal Democratic incumbent, Sidney Sanders McMath. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sidney Sanders McMath (June 14 1912 October 4 2003 was a decorated U McMath received 298,559 votes (64 percent) to Laney's 112,651 (34. 4 percent).
In 1948, Laney was a top choice to serve as the Dixiecrat presidential pick. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The States' Rights Democratic Party (commonly known as the Dixiecrats) was a segregationist, socially conservative Political party At first, he balked and told reporters he would not attend the breakaway convention. However, he changed his mind and made the trip to Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. The he hesitated again and remained in his hotel room. A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis He did not attend the convention and formally withdrew his name from consideration before the nomination was made. The nomination ultimately fell to Strom Thurmond of South Carolina. James Strom Thurmond ( December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who served as governor of South Carolina and South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America.
Laney was a delegate to the 1969 Arkansas Constitutional Convention. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Laney died of a heart attack in Magnolia, the seat of Columbia County south of Camden. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Magnolia is a city in Columbia County, Arkansas, United States, that was founded in 1853 Columbia County is a County located in the US state of Arkansas. He is interred in the Camden Memorial Cemetery in Camden.
External links
- Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture entry: Benjamin Travis Laney Jr.
| Preceded by Homer Martin Adkins |
Governor of Arkansas
Benjamin Travis Laney |
Succeeded by Sidney Sanders "Sid" McMath |
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