Dale Bumpers
Dale Leon Bumpers (August 12, 1925 – January 1, 2016) was an American politician. He served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas from 1971 to 1975. Bumpers served in the United States Senate from 1975 until his retirement in January 1999.
Dale Bumpers | |
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| United States Senator from Arkansas | |
| In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | William Fulbright |
| Succeeded by | Blanche L. Lincoln |
| 38th Governor of Arkansas | |
| In office January 12, 1971 – January 3, 1975 | |
| Lieutenant | Bob C. Riley |
| Preceded by | Winthrop Rockefeller |
| Succeeded by | Bob C. Riley as Acting Governor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dale Leon Bumpers August 12, 1925 Charleston, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 2016 (aged 90) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Betty Bumpers |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas Northwestern University Law School |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Marine Corps[1] |
| Years of service | 1943-1946 |
After his retirement from the Senate, Bumpers, a self-declared close friend of President Clinton, acted as defense attorney during Clinton's impeachment trial. He gave an impassioned closing argument during the Senate trial.
Bumpers died on January 1, 2016 at his home in Little Rock, Arkansas from complications from a fall at the age of 90.[2] Bumpers was suffering from Alzheimer's disease at the time of his death.[3]
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Photo of Dale Bumpers, American politician and lawyer from Arkansas.
As the 38th Governor of Arkansas, Bumpers helped stop the dredging and channelization of 232 miles of the Cache River and its tributary, Bayou DeView, saving some of the last remaining bottomland hardwood forests in the Mississippi River Valley. As a U.S. Senator, Bumpers was instrumental in the establishment of the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge in 1986. In 1993, he facilitated an innovative land exchange that swapped government-owned Idaho timberland to add 41,000 acres of wetlands and bottomland hardwood forest to the White River and Cache River National Wildlife Refuges.
Bumpers arguing before the Senate during the Clinton impeachment trial
Bumpers with his wife Betty and President Bill Clinton, 1999
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References
- ↑ "Bumpers, Dale (1925– )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2007-04-22.
- ↑ "Former United States Senator and Governor of Arkansas Dale Bumpers Dies at 90". Arkansas Matters.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Former Sen. Dale Bumpers dies at 90". Arkansas Times.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
Other websites
Media related to Dale Bumpers at Wikimedia Commons
- Clinton, Bill (2005). My Life. Vintage. ISBN 1-4000-3003-X.
- Complete text and audio and video of Dale Bumpers' Closing Defense Arguments at the Impeachment Trial of William Jefferson Clinton
- United States Congress. "Dale Bumpers (id: B001057)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
- Defense Who's Who", Washington Post, January 19, 1999 [1]
- Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture entry: Dale Leon Bumpers
- Transcript: Former Senator Dale Bumpers – Senate Floor January 21, 1999
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