Orval Faubus | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 1959 | |
| 36th Governor of Arkansas | |
| In office January 11, 1955 – January 10, 1967 | |
| Lieutenant | Nathan Green Gordon |
| Preceded by | Francis Cherry |
| Succeeded by | Winthrop Rockefeller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Orval Eugene Faubus January 7, 1910 Madison County, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 14, 1994 (aged 84) Conway, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Combs, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | National States' Rights Party |
| Spouses | Alta Haskins
(m. 1931; div. 1969)Elizabeth Westmoreland
(m. 1969; died 1983)Jan Wittenburg (m. 1986) |
| Military service | |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | 320th Infantry Regiment |
| Campaigns | |
Orval Eugene Faubus (/ˈfɔːbəs/ FAW-bəs; January 7, 1910 – December 14, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 36th Governor of Arkansas from 1955 to 1967, as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1957, he refused to comply with a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education, and ordered the Arkansas National Guard to prevent black students from attending Little Rock Central High School. This event became known as the Little Rock Crisis. He was elected to six two-year terms as governor.