J. N. Donohoo

Jacob N. Donohoo (December 16, 1853 – November 11, 1917) was an American state politician and banker in Arkansas.[3] He served several terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives after first winning election in 1876 when he was 22.[4] He helped fundraise for the Masonic Temple in Pine Bluff, part of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons.[5]

J. N. Donohoo
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the Phillips County district
In office
January 8, 1877 – January 13, 1879[1]
Serving with Berry Coleman, T. M. Jacks
In office
January 10, 1887 – January 9, 1893[2]
Serving with R. B. Macon, James P. Clarke, S. L. Cook, John H. Carr, George W. Yancey,
Succeeded byredistricted
Personal details
Born
Jacob N. Donohoo

December 16, 1853 (1853-12-16)
Cleveland, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedNovember 11, 1917(1917-11-11) (aged 63)
Helena, Arkansas, U.S.
Resting placeMagnolia Cemetery, Helena, Arkansas, U.S.
Citizenship United States
Political partyRepublican
ChildrenNina Donohoo
ResidenceMarvell, Arkansas
Profession
  • Farmer
  • banker
  • politician
  • grocer
  • editor
  • real estate investor

He was born in Cleveland, Tennessee. He moved to Arkansas in 1870. He married and owned a 160-acre farm in Marvell, Arkansas. He was a Republican and a Quaker.[4]

Donohoo also worked as an internal revenue collector and banker. Knoxville, Tennessee commercial artist LaRoy A. Tate was his grandson.[6]

See also

References
  1. Priest, Sharon (1998). Runnells, Jonathan (ed.). Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State. Office of the Arkansas Secretary of State. pp. 241–242. ISBN 9780313302121. OCLC 40157815.
  2. "SOS" (1998), pp. 248–254.
  3. Gatewood, Willard B.; Gatewood, Willard G. (1972). "Negro Legislators in Arkansas, 1891: A Document". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 31 (3): 220–233. doi:10.2307/40038091. JSTOR 40038091 – via JSTOR.
  4. "J. N. Donohoo". Arkansas Democrat. October 14, 1890. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.
  5. "NRHP nomination for Masonic Temple". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  6. "CONTENTdm". cmdc.knoxlib.org.
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