James Philip Eagle | |
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16th Governor of Arkansas | |
In office January 8, 1889 – January 14, 1893 | |
Preceded by | Simon Pollard Hughes, Jr. |
Succeeded by | William Meade Fishback |
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
In office 1873–1874 1877–1878 1885–1886 | |
Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
In office 1885–1887 | |
Preceded by | W. C. Braley |
Succeeded by | John Marshall Hewitt |
Personal details | |
Born | Maury County, Tennessee, U.S. | August 10, 1837
Died | December 20, 1904 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | (aged 67)
Resting place | Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. 34°44′15.3″N 92°16′42.5″W / 34.737583°N 92.278472°W |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mary Kavanaugh Eagle |
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James Philip Eagle (August 10, 1837 – December 20, 1904) was an American politician who served as Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives and as the 16th governor of Arkansas, a Baptist minister, and president of the Southern Baptist Convention. He was a Democrat.