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September 5, 1908
The thirty-fifth governor of Arkansas, Francis Cherry, was born in Fort Worth, Texas. In addition to being governor, Cherry also served as a chancery judge and chairman of the federal Subversive Activities Control Board. However, he is most remembered for his political ineptness, which resulted in Orval Faubus handily winning the 1954 gubernatorial election.