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Kaneaster Hodges Jr.

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Kaneaster Hodges Jr.
United States Senator
from Arkansas
In office
December 10, 1977 – January 3, 1979
Appointed byDavid Pryor
Preceded byJohn L. McClellan
Succeeded byDavid Pryor
Personal details
Born(1938-08-20)August 20, 1938
Newport, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedMarch 23, 2022(2022-03-23) (aged 83)
Newport, Arkansas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Lindley Williams
Alma materUniversity of Arkansas Law School
Perkins School of Theology
Princeton University (A.B.)
Newport High School

Kaneaster Hodges Jr. (August 20, 1938 – March 23, 2022) was an American Democratic politician and lawyer. He was the United States Senator from Arkansas between 1977 to 1979.[1]

Hodges Jr. died from an aortic aneurysm on March 23, 2022 in Newport, Arkansas at the age of 83.[2]

References

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  1. Kaneaster Hodges Jr. at the Political Graveyard
  2. Bowden, Bill (26 March 2022). "Former U.S. Sen. Kaneaster Hodges Jr. of Newport dies at 83". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved 26 March 2022.