Odell Pollard Explained

Birth Date:29 April 1927
Birth Place:Union Hill, Arkansas, U.S.
Office:Chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party
Term Start:1966
Term End:1970
Death Place:Searcy, Arkansas, U.S.
Successor:Charles T. Bernard
Predecessor:John P. Hammerschmidt
Party:Republican
Otherparty:Democratic
Alma Mater:University of Arkansas School of Law

Odell Pollard (April 29, 1927 – March 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, and for many years worked to transform Arkansas from a Democratic stronghold into a two-party state.[4] He was a liberal Republican and a close ally of Winthrop Rockefeller.

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

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Notes and References

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