Otis Wingo

Otis Theodore Wingo (June 18, 1877 – October 21, 1930) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative from Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 1913 to 1930. He was the husband of his successor in office, Effiegene Wingo.

Otis Wingo
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 4th district
In office March 4, 1913 – October 21, 1930
Preceded by	William B. Cravens
Succeeded by	Effiegene Wingo
Member of the Arkansas State Senate
In office 1907-1909
Personal details
Born	Otis Theodore Wingo (1877-06-18)June 18, 1877 Weakley County, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	October 21, 1930(1930-10-21) (aged 53) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place	Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Effiegene Locke Wingo
Children	Blanche Wingo
Residence(s)	De Queen, Arkansas, U.S.
Alma mater	Bethel College McFerrin College Valparaiso University
Occupation	Attorney

Biography

Born in Weakley County in northwestern Tennessee, Wingo attended the public schools, Bethel College at McKenzie, Tennessee, the former McFerrin College at Martin in Weakley County, Tennessee, and Valparaiso University in Indiana.

Early career

He taught school and studied law, having been admitted to the bar in 1900. He established his practice in De Queen in Sevier County in southwestern Arkansas. From 1907 to 1909, Wingo was a member of the Arkansas State Senate.

Congress

In 1912, Wingo was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third and to the eight succeeding Congresses, having served from March 4, 1913, until his death while undergoing surgery in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 21, 1930.

Advocacy for national park

In 1927, Wingo joined his fellow Democrat, U.S. Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson, and Republican State Representative Osro Cobb of Montgomery County in proposing the establishment of a second national park in Arkansas which would have been located in the scenic Ouachita National Forest about halfway between Little Rock and Shreveport, Louisiana. The proposal, which would have been in driving distance of then some 45 million Americans, was pocket vetoed by U.S. President Calvin Coolidge.

Death and burial

Upon Wingo's death, Cobb was urged by his party to contest the vacant U.S. House seat in a special election, but he instead deferred to Wingo's widow, Effiegene, who served until 1933.

Wingo and his wife are interred at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

References

• United States Congress. "Otis Wingo (id: W000635)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress