What is Kaneaster Hodges Jr.?
{{Infobox Senator | name = Kaneaster Hodges Jr. | nationality = American | image name = HodgesKjR.jpg | image_size = 209px | jr/sr = United States Senator | state = [[Arkansas]] | party = [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] | term_start = December 10, 1977 | term_end = January 3, 1979 | appointed = [[David Pryor]] | preceded = [[John L. McClellan]] | succeeded = [[David Pryor]] | birth_date = {{birth date|1938|8|20}} | birth_place = [[Newport, Arkansas]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|03|23|1938|08|20}} | death_place = Newport, Arkansas, U.S. | spouse = Lindley Williams | alma_mater = [[University of Arkansas Law School]]<br>[[Perkins School of Theology]]<br>[[Princeton University]] (A.B.)<br>[[Newport High School (Arkansas)|Newport High School]] | religion = }} '''Kaneaster Hodges Jr.''' (August 20, 1938 – March 23, 2022) was an American [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician and lawyer. He was the [[United States Senator]] from [[Arkansas]] between 1977 to 1979.<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodges.html Kaneaster Hodges Jr.] at the ''Political Graveyard''</ref> Hodges Jr. died from an [[aortic aneurysm]] on March 23, 2022 in [[Newport, Arkansas]] at the age of 83.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/mar/26/former-us-sen-kaneaster-hodges-jr-of-newport-dies/|title=Former U.S. Sen. Kaneaster Hodges Jr. of Newport dies at 83|first=Bill|last=Bowden|work=[[Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]]|date=26 March 2022|access-date=26 March 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodges, Kaneaster Jr.}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:United States senators from Arkansas]] [[Category:Deaths from aortic aneurysm]] [[Category:Lawyers from Arkansas]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio