Francis Cherry

Francis Adams Cherry (September 5, 1908 – July 15, 1965) was an American judge and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as probate judge of the Twelfth Chancery District Court of Arkansas in 1942 and again from 1944 to 1952 and as governor of Arkansas from 1953 to 1955. He attended and graduated from high school in Enid, Oklahoma. After graduating, he attended Oklahoma State University, graduating in 1930. He also attended the University of Arkansas School of Law, earning his law degree in 1936.

Cherry briefly served as probate judge of the Twelfth Chancery District Court of Arkansas in 1942, before he served in the United States Navy during World War II, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, which after his discharge, he served again as probate judge of the chancery district court from 1944 to 1952. After his service as probate judge, he served as governor of Arkansas from 1953 to 1955.

Personal life and death In 1937, Cherry married Margaret Frierson. They had three children. Their marriage lasted until Cherry's death in 1965.