Marvin D. Thaxton

Background

Thaxton, Marvin Dell was born on June 1, 1925 in Electra, Texas, United States. Son of Montgomery Dell and Ida (Scheurer) Thaxton.

Education

Juris Doctor, University Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1949.

Career

Worked at Thaxton, Hout & Howard (Newport, Arkansas) specializing in Agricultural Law, Civil Practice, Family Law, Probate, Real Estate. Admitted to the bar, 1949, Arkansas. Chairman, Board of Education, Newport School District, 1961, 1964.

Member, 1968-1973 and Chairman, 1973, State Board of Bar Examiners.

Special Associate Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1978 and 1984. Member: Jackson County, Arkansas (Member, House of Delegates, 1972-1974) and American Bar Associations.

Arkansas Bar Foundation (Director, 1966-1968). Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association.

Achievements

• Marvin D. Thaxton has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

President Newport School District Board Education, 1964. Past president Eastern Arkansas Young Men's Clubs. Leader Newport area Boy Scouts American, 1949-1994.

Chairman Newport City Planning Commission, since 2006, Officer United States Merchant Marine, 1945-1946, PTO. Fellow Arkansas Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Association (honor certified 1973), First House of Delegates, Unauthorized Practice Commission (chairman), Newport Chamber of Commerce (president 1956, board directors 1997-2008), Newport Rotary Club (past president, Paul Harris fellow 1990), Sigma Chi.

Interests

• Avocations: hunting, fishing, boating.

Connections

Married Carolyn Moore Alexander, August 30, 1949. Children: Rebecca Thaxton Henderson, Gail Thaxton Fogleman, Marvin D. Junior.

Father:

Montgomery Dell Thaxton

Mother:

Ida (Scheurer) Thaxton

Spouse:

Carolyn Moore Alexander

child:

Gail Thaxton Fogleman Thaxton

child:

Rebecca Thaxton Henderson Thaxton

child:

Marvin D. Junior Thaxton