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November 29, 2009
Author, farmer, teacher, philanthropist, and patron of the arts Lily Peter was born in 1891 near the Phillips County town of Marvell. A self-made millionaire, Peter personally paid for a Little Rock (Pulaski County) performance of the Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestra. She published several books of poetry, and she was appointed the state poet laureate in 1971.