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I removed the word "acting" from Bob Riley and Joe Purcell's names. Their terms were short (Riley had two weeks, and Purcell had five days) but each were sworn in as Governor. They each have portraits in the State Capitol.
John S. Phelps says he served as 'military governor of Arkansas'; was this only as head of the military district, or what? -- Golbez 20:26, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
This is close to being ready for FLC but a few issues need to be resolved:
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No, Arkansas has considered every one of them to be governors. We've had a lot more acting governors than those listed. Many lieutenant governors have been acting governors for brief periods when the governors were occupied, hospitalized, etc. When Tucker got busted, Huckabee did not become acting governor. He became governor. Where do you get the idea that he had simply been an acting governor at that point? (Yes, he got elected later. But whatever applied to him before election applied to those others.) Look at the history of this article. [1] It counted them all until Mike used the number 44 out loud. Doczilla ( talk) 05:43, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
According to the Constitution of Arkansas, Purcell and Riley served as Governors of Arkansas; not just Lieutenant Governors performing duties as Acting Governors. Why are they not listed & numbered properly? GoodDay ( talk) 20:00, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
That note's missing the pronunciation of the territory name. It isn't stated, either, if spelling variants had different pronunciation as well. I googled both things, but had no success. Could anyone take care of this issue? -- Синкретик ( talk) 18:06, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
The table's "Term start" & "Term end" columns are both missing sources. I've googled and found just 2 tables. One of them has discrepancies with the some governors' term dates (e. g., [3] & [4]). Another lacks acting governors. Could anyone help me find a proper source? -- Синкретик ( talk) 17:06, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
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I was working on this and got up to Thomas Fletcher. I was reviewing sources, and started to notice strange things: Otherwise accurate sources disagreed completely on them.
There appear to be at least two Thomas Fletchers, and even contemporary sources bungled them.
Here is what I've found:
And now, the 1900 papers:
My conclusion: There are two men at play here, Judge Thomas Fletcher of Lincoln County, and Colonel Thomas Fletcher of Pulaski County.
What complicates this more is one of our major sources, Sobel, lists Governor Thomas Fletcher as having been born on April 8, 1819, ran for governor twice, and was made a U.S. marshal. So Sobel is clearly jumbling the Judge Fletcher (who was governor) with the Colonel Fletcher (who ran for governor). I had to share this insanity. I stopped clipping above; if anyone really needs the sources, let me know. But hopefully this explains to anyone wandering here why the Fletcher stats may look different from what you expect. -- Golbez ( talk) 03:40, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Governor_of_Arkansas&redirect=no redirects here, but before its content was replaced with redirect, it had contained some info about the position itself (like 'Qualification') that is not here. Maybe it should be restored and redirect removed? Linefeed ( talk) 21:43, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
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I removed the word "acting" from Bob Riley and Joe Purcell's names. Their terms were short (Riley had two weeks, and Purcell had five days) but each were sworn in as Governor. They each have portraits in the State Capitol.
John S. Phelps says he served as 'military governor of Arkansas'; was this only as head of the military district, or what? -- Golbez 20:26, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
This is close to being ready for FLC but a few issues need to be resolved:
-- Golbez 11:22, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
A bot has added class=FL to the WikiProject banners on this page, as it's listed as a featured lists. If you see a mistake, please revert, and leave a note on the bot's talk page. Thanks, BOT Giggabot ( talk) 03:26, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
No, Arkansas has considered every one of them to be governors. We've had a lot more acting governors than those listed. Many lieutenant governors have been acting governors for brief periods when the governors were occupied, hospitalized, etc. When Tucker got busted, Huckabee did not become acting governor. He became governor. Where do you get the idea that he had simply been an acting governor at that point? (Yes, he got elected later. But whatever applied to him before election applied to those others.) Look at the history of this article. [1] It counted them all until Mike used the number 44 out loud. Doczilla ( talk) 05:43, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
According to the Constitution of Arkansas, Purcell and Riley served as Governors of Arkansas; not just Lieutenant Governors performing duties as Acting Governors. Why are they not listed & numbered properly? GoodDay ( talk) 20:00, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
That note's missing the pronunciation of the territory name. It isn't stated, either, if spelling variants had different pronunciation as well. I googled both things, but had no success. Could anyone take care of this issue? -- Синкретик ( talk) 18:06, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
The table's "Term start" & "Term end" columns are both missing sources. I've googled and found just 2 tables. One of them has discrepancies with the some governors' term dates (e. g., [3] & [4]). Another lacks acting governors. Could anyone help me find a proper source? -- Синкретик ( talk) 17:06, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
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I was working on this and got up to Thomas Fletcher. I was reviewing sources, and started to notice strange things: Otherwise accurate sources disagreed completely on them.
There appear to be at least two Thomas Fletchers, and even contemporary sources bungled them.
Here is what I've found:
And now, the 1900 papers:
My conclusion: There are two men at play here, Judge Thomas Fletcher of Lincoln County, and Colonel Thomas Fletcher of Pulaski County.
What complicates this more is one of our major sources, Sobel, lists Governor Thomas Fletcher as having been born on April 8, 1819, ran for governor twice, and was made a U.S. marshal. So Sobel is clearly jumbling the Judge Fletcher (who was governor) with the Colonel Fletcher (who ran for governor). I had to share this insanity. I stopped clipping above; if anyone really needs the sources, let me know. But hopefully this explains to anyone wandering here why the Fletcher stats may look different from what you expect. -- Golbez ( talk) 03:40, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Governor_of_Arkansas&redirect=no redirects here, but before its content was replaced with redirect, it had contained some info about the position itself (like 'Qualification') that is not here. Maybe it should be restored and redirect removed? Linefeed ( talk) 21:43, 10 December 2023 (UTC)