Preston Bynum

Politician, Person

1939 –

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Who is Preston Bynum?

Preston Conrad Bynum is a high-powered lobbyist in Little Rock, Arkansas, who served as a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from January 1969 to December 1980.

With his first election, Bynum was one of only four Republicans in the 100-member House; when his party's delegation numbered five or six, he became, as senior member, the minority leader.

Bynum succeeded fellow Republican Jim Sheets, then of Siloam Springs in Benton County, who did not seek a second term because of family business. At the time, Bynum was an automobile dealer in Siloam Springs in a business begun by his father, Homer F. Bynum. Siloam Springs is one of the northwestern Arkansas towns in Benton County receptive the Republican political message.

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Born
Jun 8, 1939
Religion
  • Baptists
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Arkansas
  • Little Rock
  • Siloam Springs

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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