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Odell Pollard (April 29, 1927 - May 12, 2015) was a lawyer and politician in Arkansas. He switched from being a Democrat to becoming a member of the Republican Party.[1] In the 1960s, he chaired the Arkansas Republican Party.[2] In 1967 he addressed the Urban League of Little Rock.[3] He had a law firm in Searcy, Arkansas, for many years and worked to transform Arkansas from Democratic Party domination into two-party state.[4] He was a liberal Republican and a close ally of Winthrop Rockefeller.[1]

He was born in Union Hill, Arkansas. He graduated from University of Arkansas School of Law in 1950.[4]

Further reading

  • “State GOP Elects Pollard Chairman, Hears Caution Plea.” by Mike Barrier Arkansas Gazette, December 11, 1966, pages 1A and 2A.
  • “New GOP Chairman Was Once a Democrat, Never Voted That Way.” Arkansas Gazette December 18, 1966, page 24A.
  • Agenda for Reform: Winthrop Rockefeller as Governor of Arkansas, 1967–1971 by Cathy Kunzinger Urwin, Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1991

References

  1. ^ a b "Odell Pollard (1927–2015)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  2. ^ Ward, John L. (May 16, 2011). The Arkansas Rockefeller. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807143308 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "The Arkansas Historical Quarterly". Arkansas Historical Association. February 24, 1995 – via page 37.
  4. ^ a b "Obituary for Odell Pollard, Searcy, AR". www.arkansasonline.com.
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