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'''Roy C. "Bill" Lewellen''' (November 18, 1951 – March 21, 2023) was an attorney and state senator in [[Arkansas]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lbsDAAAAMBAJ&dq=r.+sherrill+arkansas+negro&pg=PA15 | title=Jet | date=26 November 1990 | publisher=Johnson Publishing Company }}</ref> A Democrat, he served as senator for ten years from 1990 to 2000 and was the Arkansas' second [[African Americans|African American]] senator.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bowden |first=Bill |date=2023-03-23 |title=Arkansas Senate pioneer Lewellen, 71, dies after illness {{!}} Arkansas Democrat Gazette |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/mar/23/arkansas-2nd-black-senator-of-20th-century-dies/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.arkansasonline.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Minorities in the Arkansas Senate |url=https://senate.arkansas.gov/senate-history-education/minorities-in-the-senate/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=Arkansas Senate |language=en}}</ref> |
'''Roy C. "Bill" Lewellen''' (November 18, 1951 – March 21, 2023) was an attorney and state senator in [[Arkansas]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lbsDAAAAMBAJ&dq=r.+sherrill+arkansas+negro&pg=PA15 | title=Jet | date=26 November 1990 | publisher=Johnson Publishing Company }}</ref> A Democrat, he served as senator for ten years from 1990 to 2000 and was the Arkansas' second [[African Americans|African American]] senator.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bowden |first=Bill |date=2023-03-23 |title=Arkansas Senate pioneer Lewellen, 71, dies after illness {{!}} Arkansas Democrat Gazette |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/mar/23/arkansas-2nd-black-senator-of-20th-century-dies/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.arkansasonline.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Minorities in the Arkansas Senate |url=https://senate.arkansas.gov/senate-history-education/minorities-in-the-senate/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=Arkansas Senate |language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:36, 26 November 2023
Roy C. "Bill" Lewellen (November 18, 1951 – March 21, 2023) was an attorney and state senator in Arkansas.[1] A Democrat, he served as senator for ten years from 1990 to 2000 and was the Arkansas' second African American senator.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company. 26 November 1990.
- ^ Bowden, Bill (2023-03-23). "Arkansas Senate pioneer Lewellen, 71, dies after illness | Arkansas Democrat Gazette". www.arkansasonline.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "Minorities in the Arkansas Senate". Arkansas Senate. Retrieved 2023-11-26.