About Q. Byrum Hurst
Lived 1918 – 2006 (aged 88). Q. Byrum Hurst was an American lawyer and politician.
Quincy Byrum Hurst (September 21, 1918 – December 4, 2006) was an American lawyer, judge, banker, and state legislator in Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas Senate for 22 years, including a term as president pro tempore of that body. He joined the Army in 1943 and later served as judge in Garland County. He ran for Governor of Arkansas in 1972. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He advocated for the legalization of gambling in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Lawyer and politician Q. Byrum Hurst Jr. is his son.
Hurst was convicted of misusing bank funds in Missouri and Arkansas in 1974 and was sentenced to one year in prison. He was friends with Owney Madden who helped him get out of a tax evasion charge. He died in Hot Springs on December 4, 2006.
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American politician (1918-2006)
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Q. Byrum Hurst was born on 21 September 1918 in Hot Springs.
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Q. Byrum Hurst died on 4 December 2006.
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Q. Byrum Hurst was a lawyer and politician.
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Q. Byrum Hurst was American.
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