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Orval Faubus

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Politician

The Resume

    (January 7, 1910-December 14, 1994)
    Born in Huntsville, Arkansas
    Governor of Arkansas (1955-1967)
    Lifelong member of the Democratic Party
    Known for strong segregationist stands during the civil rights movement

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a politician.
    In 1957, he used the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the court-ordered integration of schools in Little Rock, Arkansas.
    Like George Wallace in Alabama, his motivation was more about obtaining white segregationist votes than any conviction.
    He inherited strong socialist leanings from his father, a member of the Socialist Party and was accused several times during his career of being a communist.
    What kind of name is Orval?

Why he might not be annoying:

    President Eisenhower nationalized the Arkansas National Guard and ordered it to stand down and replaced them with the 101st Airborne Division, which was ordered to protect the integration of the Little Rock Schools.
    He was a teacher before entering politics.
    He served under General Patton during WWII rising to the rank of major.
    He later (like Wallace) regretted his actions and apologized for them and won more than 80% of the black vote in his campaigns for governor.
    After retiring from politics, he managed a Lil Abner theme park.
    He was born premature, weighing only four pounds and as a child was known to be well behaved, hard working, and a very bright bookworm.

Credit: tom_jeffords


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 29 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 1109 Votes: 62.58% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 58 Votes: 79.31% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 66 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 101 Votes: 50.50% Annoying