Russell Elrod
Arkansas lawyer and state legislator
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Russell Elrod (November 30, 1904 - December 3, 1985)[1] was a lawyer and long-serving state legislator in Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas Senate including as President Pro Tempore of the Arkansas Senate in 1953.[2]
Russell Elrod | |
|---|---|
| Arkansas Senate | |
| In office 1945–1968 | |
| President Pro Tempore of the Arkansas Senate | |
| In office 1953–1954 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 30, 1904 Mosley Prairie, Oklahoma |
| Died | December 3, 1985 (aged 81) |
| Party | Democratic |
He was born at Moseley Prairie in Delaware County, Oklahoma and schooled in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.[1] He worked as a lawyer in Siloam Springs.[3][4] He gained the nickname the "Little Fox" of Benton County.[3] Elrod served from 1945 until 1968,[5][6] when he was succeeded by Jim Caldwell. Elrod also served as Siloam Springs city attorney for 12 years.[7] He is pictured in composite photographs of the Arkansas Senate in 1951 and 1965.[8][9]
