John N. Heiskell

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John Netherland Heiskell

United States Senator from Arkansas
In office January 6, 1913 – January 29, 1913
Preceded by	Jeff Davis
Succeeded by	William M. Kavanaugh
Personal details
Born	(1872-11-02)November 2, 1872 Rogersville, Tennessee
Died	December 28, 1972(1972-12-28) (aged 100) Little Rock, Arkansas
Political party	Democratic

John Netherland Heiskell (November 2, 1872 – December 28, 1972) was the second U.S. Senator to reach the age of 100. He served as Senator from Arkansas for a period of just 23 days, from January 6 to January 29, 1913. He was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of then Senator Jeff Davis.

Heiskell was a publisher by trade. He owned and edited the Arkansas Gazette from 1902 until his death. The paper garnered two Pulitzer Prizes (one for Meritorious Public Service in 1958) under his editorship. In 1958, Heiskell received the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award as well as an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Colby College. He was also President of Gazette Publishing Co..

Despite his short time in the Senate, Heiskell's longevity eventually made him, not only the oldest living former Senator, but also the last surviving person to have been a Senator in the 1910s.

Heiskell was a grandson of prominent Tennessee politician, John Netherland.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Marvin Byrd, A Unionist in East Tennessee: Captain William K. Byrd and the Mysterious Raid of 1861 (The History Press, 2011), p. 137.
↑ Nathania Sawyer and John Thompson, "John Netherland Heiskell," Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture, 2012. Retrieved: 26 April 2013.

External links

John N. Heiskell at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
John N. Heiskell at Find a Grave

United States Senate
Preceded by Jeff Davis	U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Arkansas January 6, 1913–January 29, 1913 Served alongside: James Clarke	Succeeded by William M. Kavanaugh
Honorary titles
Preceded by Henry Ashurst	Most Senior Living U.S. Senator (Sitting or Former) January 5, 1960 – December 28, 1972	Succeeded by Burton K. Wheeler and Clarence Dill
Preceded by Theodore Green	Oldest living U.S. Senator May 19, 1966 – December 28, 1972	Succeeded by George Radcliffe

v t e United States Senators from Arkansas

Class 2	Fulton Ashley Sebastian McDonald Clayton Garland Berry Davis Heiskell Kavanaugh Robinson Miller Spencer McClellan Hodges D. Pryor Hutchinson M. Pryor

Class 3	Sevier Borland Johnson Mitchel Rice Dorsey Walker Jones Clarke Kirby T. Caraway H. Caraway Fulbright Bumpers Lincoln Boozman

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Persondata
Name	Heiskell, John Netherland
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	November 2, 1872
Place of birth	Rogersville, Tennessee
Date of death	December 28, 1972
Place of death	Little Rock, Arkansas

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