William Lee Cazort, Sr. | |
|---|---|
 Cazort c. 1917 | |
| 5th and 7th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas | |
| In office January 9, 1933[1] – January 11, 1937[2] | |
| Governor | Junius Marion Futrell |
| Preceded by | Lawrence Wilson[3] |
| Succeeded by | Robert L. Bailey[2] |
| In office January 14, 1929[4] – January 12, 1931[5] | |
| Governor | Harvey Parnell |
| Preceded by | Harvey Parnell |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Wilson |
| Member of the Arkansas Senate from the Fourth district | |
| In office January 13, 1919[6] – January 8, 1923[7] | |
| Preceded by | J. M. Barker[6] |
| Succeeded by | Robert Bailey[7] |
| 41st Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
| In office January 8, 1917[8] – January 13, 1919[6] | |
| Preceded by | L. E. Sawyer[9] |
| Succeeded by | C. P. Newton[10] |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the Johnson County district | |
| In office January 11, 1915[11] – January 13, 1919[6] | |
| Preceded by | Heartsill Ragon[12] |
| Succeeded by | E. T. McConnell[10] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1887 Lamar, Arkansas, USA |
| Died | October 6, 1969 (aged 81) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Resting place | Oakland Cemetery in Little Rock |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Rachel Cora Cline Cazort (married 1916) |
| Children | Four children, all deceased: William L. Cazort, Jr. (died 1999) |
| Alma mater | Hendrix College Washington and Lee University School of Law |
| Profession | Lawyer; Businessman |
William Lee Cazort, Sr. (December 3, 1887 – October 6, 1969) was a lawyer and Democratic politician from Johnson County in the Arkansas River Valley. Winning a seat in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1915, Cazort became a rising star in Arkansas politics for the next eight years. He was defeated in the 1924 Democratic gubernatorial primary, but served as the fifth and seventh Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas from 1929 to 1931 under Governor Harvey Parnell and from 1933 to 1937 under Governor Junius Marion Futrell. Cazort also sought the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1930 and 1936, but failed to gain necessary statewide support and withdrew before the primary both times.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 287.
- ^ a b "SOS" (1998), p. 290.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 285.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), pp. 283.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), pp. 285.
- ^ a b c d "SOS" (1998), p. 275.
- ^ a b "SOS" (1998), p. 278.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), pp. 273–274.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 272.
- ^ a b "SOS" (1998), p. 276.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), pp. 271–273.
- ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 271.