Listed in Arkansas Register of Historic Places on 09/06/95

ELABORATION

The Jack Walls House is being considered for the Arkansas Register of Historic Places. In 1898 Jack was induced to run as an independent candidate for the office of county sheriff by several county citizens who were dissatisfied with the major party candidate. He was successful and served as Sheriff and Collector for the county for the next six years, followed by a ten-year tenure as County Judge. Under his administration many important changes in the county began to occur, not the least of which was the expansion of the network of paved county roads, and improvement brought about by the explosive increase in popularity of the automobile. Around 1911 Jack would help his brother-in-law Joe T. Robinson in his successful bid for the United States Senate, which resulted in Jack being appointed as the U.S. Marshall for the Eastern District of Arkansas, in which office he remained until 1921. He ran unsuccessfully for Secretary of State in 1922, and after three attempts was elected to serve as a Representative in the State Legislature during the 1933 session.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Information provided by Edwina Walls, Little Rock; November, 1994.