T. H. Barton

Thomas Harry (T. H.) Barton of El Dorado (Union County), president of Lion Oil Company and founder of the Arkansas State Fair.

Older white man wearing glasses in suit and tie signing a piece of paper with a pencil

Courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives

Media

Time Period

Early Twentieth Century (1901 - 1940)

Type

Person

Race & Ethnicity

White

Gender

Male

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