Prescott in Nevada County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Governor Thomas Chipman McRae
Prescott
Photographed By James Hulse, October 23, 2021
1. Governor Thomas Chipman McRae Marker
Thomas Chipman McRae, born in Mount Holly (Union County), Arkansas, became a courier for the Confederate Army at age twelve, following his father's early death. He attended area schools and later graduated from Washington & Lee University law school in 1872. McRae passed the Arkansas bar the following year and opened a law practice in Rosston, the county seat of then-new Nevada County. In 1874 he married Amelia White and together they had nine children. McRae served one term in the Arkansas House of Representatives prior to representing Arkansas's third district in the United States Congress from 1885 to 1903.
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After retiring from Congress, Thomas C. McRae practiced law in Nevada County and purchased the Bank of Prescott in 1905. His peers elected him president of the Arkansas Bankers Association (1909) and the Arkansas Bar Association (1917-1918). Locally. McRae contributed land to the Prescott School District to build the district's first public school for black children. He served as Arkansas's twenty-sixth governor (1921-1925) on a progressive platform. appointing women to civil offices, laying the ground work for the state's modern highway system, and improving funding for education. After his time as governor. he continued to work in banking and law in Prescott, where he died in 1929.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Industry & Commerce • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.
Location. 33° 48.436′ N, 93° 23.606′ W. Marker is in Prescott, Arkansas, in Nevada County. Marker is at the intersection of Greenlawn Street (U.S. 371) and De Ann Street, on the left when traveling west on Greenlawn Street. The marker is located in the western section of the Deann Cemetery south of Greenlawn Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 869 Greenlawn Street, Prescott AR 71857, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Skirmishes at Prairie D'Ane (approx. 2 miles away); Rear Guard Action at Moscow (approx. 2.6 miles away); Action at Moscow / Moscow Church and Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Ephesus Cemetery (approx. 6.3 miles away); Skirmishes at Okolona / Fighting at Elkins' Ferry (approx. 13.8 miles away); Railroad Inspection Car (approx. 14.9 miles away); President William Jefferson Clinton (approx. 14.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prescott.
Photographed By James Hulse, October 23, 2021
2. Governor Thomas Chipman McRae Marker Reverse
Photographed By James Hulse, October 23, 2021
3. Governor Thomas Chipman McRae Marker at his gravesite
Photographed By James Hulse, October 23, 2021
4. Governor Thomas Chipman McRae Marker
Reverse side of marker with Governor McRea's gravestone in foreground
Photographed By James Hulse, October 23, 2021
5. Governor Thomas Chipman McRae Marker
The view of the marker and gravesite from the street
Public Domain - Wikipedia, circa 1920s
6. Governor Thomas Chipman McRae
Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 221 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 24, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
