George Washington Donaghey

Who was George Washington Donaghey?

George Washington Donaghey was the 22nd Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas from 1909 to 1913.

Donaghey was born in the Oakland Community in Union Parish in north Louisiana. From 1882 to 1883, he attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He was a school teacher, carpenter, and he studied both architecture and structural engineering. In 1883, Donaghey established his residence at Conway, Arkansas, and adopted that city as his hometown; one of the major streets there bears his name.