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Henry Middleton Britt, III (June 9, 1919 – February 17, 1995), was a Hot Springs lawyer and a pioneer in the revitalization of the Republican Party in the heavily Democratic state of Arkansas, primarily during the 1960s and 1970s. He was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1960, having been decisively defeated by Orval Eugene Faubus. In 1966, he was elected judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit of Arkansas, having served from 1967–1983. Britt was also a peripheral figure in the granting of repeated draft deferments in the late 1960s to future Governor of Arkansas and U.S. President Bill Clinton. ==Early years, family, education== Britt was born in the village of Olmsted in Pulaski County in southernmost Illinois to H.M. Britt, Jr. (February 27, 1895—March 31, 1982), and the former Sarah Theodosia Roach (August 25, 1896—January 10, 1987). Britt procured both his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1941 and 1947, respectively. He was admitted to the practice of law in Illinois in 1947. A year later, the Britts relocated to Hot Springs, a resort city in central Arkansas. At that time Britt was admitted to the Arkansas bar. On October 29, 1942, Britt married the former Barbara Jean Holmes (March 17, 1922—February 13, 1987). The couple had three daughters: Nancy, Sarah, and Melissa. Britt was a distant cousin of former Republican Lieutenant Governor Maurice L. Britt, who served from 1967 to 1971. The two were born twenty days apart, died in the same year, and had the same paternal great-grandfather. Britt was an officer to the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army during World War II. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry M. Britt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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