Cecil L. Alexander

Cecil Alexander
69th Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
January 13, 1975[1] – January 10, 1977[2]
Preceded byBuddy Turner
Succeeded byJames L. Shaver, Jr.
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the Forty-seventh district
In office
January 14, 1963[3] – January 18, 1979[4]
Preceded byGean P. Houston[5]
Succeeded byPat Ellis[6]
Personal details
Born (1935-08-02) August 2, 1935 (age 89)
Heber Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Kathy Alexander
​
(m. 1995)​
Residence(s)Heber Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
EducationHendrix College
Professionbusinessman

Cecil Lewis Alexander (born August 2, 1935) is a former influential Democratic politician and lobbyist in Arkansas. He was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, serving from 1963 to 1979, including a term as Speaker of the House.[7][8] Alexander later became a lobbyist followed by a tenure as chair of the Arkansas Racing Commission.

  1. ^ "SOS" (1998), pp. 323–324.
  2. ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 326-327.
  3. ^ "SOS" (1998), p. 312.
  4. ^ "SOS" (1998), pp. 327–330.
  5. ^ "SOS" (1998), pp. 311–313.
  6. ^ "SOS" (1998), pp. 328–330.
  7. ^ "Arkansas Almanac: The Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Arkansas Almanac, Incorporated. September 22, 1966. Retrieved September 22, 2019 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Sharp, James Roger; Sharp, Nancy Weatherly (January 1, 1999). American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313302138. Retrieved September 22, 2019 – via Google Books.