Ed Bethune

Ed Bethune
Chair of the Arkansas Republican Party
In office
1986–1988
Preceded byLen E. Blaylock
Succeeded byKen Coon
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Arkansas's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985
Preceded byJim Guy Tucker
Succeeded byTommy F. Robinson
Prosecuting Attorney for the First Judicial District of Arkansas
In office
1970–1971
Personal details
Born
Edwin Ruthvin Bethune Jr.

(1935-12-19) December 19, 1935 (age 88)
Pocahontas, Arkansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLana Bethune
Children2
ResidenceLittle Rock, Arkansas
EducationUniversity of Arkansas (BA, JD)
OccupationAttorney; former FBI agent
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Marine Corps
Years of service1954-1957
RankSergeant

Edwin Ruthvin Bethune Jr. (born December 19, 1935), known as Ed Bethune, is an American lawyer, lobbyist, and novelist in Little Rock, Arkansas, who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas from 1979-1985.