Thomas
Chipman
McRae
Born in Union County, Arkansas
Ancestors 
Son of Duncan L. McRae
and Mary Ann Chipman
Husband of
Amelia Ann (White) McRae
— married
17 Dec 1874 in Nevada, Arkansas, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Ethel Norvelle (McRae) Bemis, Herbert McRae, Corrie McRae, Thomas Christopher McRae, Duncan L McRae and Mildred (McRae) Barlow
Died
at age 77
in Prescott, Arkansas
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Preceded by
Charles Hillman Brough
Charles Hillman Brough
26th Governor of Arkansas
1921 - 1925
1921 - 1925
Succeeded by
Tom Jefferson Terral
Tom Jefferson Terral
Biography
Thomas McRae is Notable.
A lawyer, banker, and politician, Thomas Chipman McRae represented the Third Congressional District for eighteen years and served as governor from 1921 to 1925. During his governorship, he fiercely fought to revise the tax system to adequately fund Arkansas’s dilapidated highway and educational systems.
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Additional Information
Donovan, Timothy P., Willard B. Gatewood Jr., and Jeannie M. Whayne, eds. The Governors of Arkansas: Essays in Political Biography. 2d ed. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1995.
Ledbetter, Calvin R. "Thomas C. McRae: National Forests, Education, Highways, and Brickhouse v. Hill." The Arkansas Historical Quarterly 59, no. 1 (2000): 1-29. Accessed August 3, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/40027967.
Thomas Chipman McRae Papers. Special Collections. University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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