J. N. Donohoo
Jacob N. Donohoo (December 16, 1853 – November 11, 1917) was an American state politician and banker in Arkansas.[1] He served several terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives after first winning election in 1876 when he was 22.[2] He helped fundraise for the Masonic Temple in Pine Bluff, part of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons.[3]
He was born in Cleveland, Tennessee. He moved to Arkansas in 1870. He married and owned a 160-acre farm in Marvell, Arkansas. He was a Republican and a Quaker.[2]
Donohoo also worked as an internal revenue collector and banker. Knoxville, Tennessee commercial artist LaRoy A. Tate was his grandson.[4]
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References[]
- ^ Gatewood, Willard B.; Gatewood, Willard G. (1972). "Negro Legislators in Arkansas, 1891: A Document". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 31 (3): 220–233. doi:10.2307/40038091. JSTOR 40038091 – via JSTOR.
- ^ a b "J. N. Donohoo". October 14, 1890. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Masonic Temple". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- ^ "CONTENTdm". cmdc.knoxlib.org.
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- 1853 births
- 1917 deaths
- People from Cleveland, Tennessee
- Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians
- Arkansas Republicans
- People from Phillips County, Arkansas
- 19th-century Quakers
- 20th-century Quakers
- American Quakers