Odell Pollard

Odell Pollard
Chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party
In office
1966–1970
Preceded byJohn P. Hammerschmidt
Succeeded byCharles T. Bernard
Personal details
Born(1927-04-29)April 29, 1927
Union Hill, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedMarch 12, 2015(2015-03-12) (aged 87)
Searcy, Arkansas, U.S.
PartyRepublican
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (until 1956)
EducationUniversity 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. In the 1960s, he chaired the Arkansas Republican Party. In 1967, he addressed the Urban League of Little Rock. 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. 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.

Further reading

References

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