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Marion H. Crank
Marion Harland Crank | |
|---|---|
| Arkansas State Representative from Little River and Sevier counties | |
| In office 1951–1968 | |
| Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
| In office 1963–1964 | |
| Preceded by | John P. Bethel |
| Succeeded by | J. H. Cottrell, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 18, 1915 Bearden, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 18, 1994 (aged 79) Texarkana, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery in Foreman in Little River County, Arkansas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Pauline Yauger, or "Polly" Crank (married 1940-1994, his death) |
| Children | Marianne C. Maynard Robert A. Crank |
| Residence(s) | Foreman, Arkansas |
| Occupation | Businessman; Rural planner |
Marion Harland Crank (February 18, 1915 – December 19, 1994) was an American Democratic politician from Foreman in Little River County in the U.S. state of Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1951 to 1968. He was the Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1963 to 1964[1] and his party's gubernatorial nominee in 1968, but he was narrowly defeated by the incumbent Republican Winthrop Rockefeller.
- ^ "Crank, Marion". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
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