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'''Orval Eugene Faubus''' (1910-1994) was a [[Democrat]] who served as the governor of the U.S. state of [[Arkansas]] from 1955 to 1971, best known for his unsuccessful attempt in 1957 to halt the federally-authorized desegregation of Central High School in the capital city of [[Little Rock]]. Faubus thrust himself into direct conflict with [[Republican]] [[U.S. President]] [[Dwight Eisenhower]], who federalized the [[National Guard]] to counter local resistance to the admission of nine [[African American]] children into the school.
{{Infobox Officeholder
| name= Orval Eugene Faubus
| image =
| order=
| office=[[Governor]] of [Arkansas]]
| term_start=January 11, 1955
| term_end=January 10, 1967
| lieutenant=Nathan Green Gordon
| predecessor=Francis Cherry
| successor = [[Winthrop Rockefeller]]
| birth_date=January 7, 1910
| birth_place=Combs, Madison County<br>[[Arkansas]], USA
| death_date=December 14, 1994 (aged 84)
| death_place=Conway, Arkansas
| resting_place= Combs Cemetery in Combs, Arkansas
| party= [[Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| spouse= {{Plainlist|
* {{marriage|Alta Haskins<br />|21 November 1931|23 January 1969|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Elizabeth Westmoreland<br />|21 March 1969|1983|reason=died}}
* {{marriage|Jan Wittenburg<br />|1986}}
}}
| children=Farrell Faubus (son from first marriage)
| profession=[[Politician]], [[newspaper]] editor
| allegiance = {{Nowrap|{{Flagu|United States|name=United States of America|1912|size=23px}}}}
| branch = {{nowrap|{{flag|United States Army|name=United States Army|size=23px}}}}
| serviceyears = 1942–1946
| rank = {{Dodseal|USAO4-2015|25}} [[Major (United States)|Major]]
| battles = '''[[World War II]]'''
* [[Invasion of Normandy|Normandy]]
* [[Operation Overlord|Northern France]]
* [[Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine|Rhineland]]
* [[Battle of the Bulge|Ardennes-Alsace]]
* [[Western Allied invasion of Germany|Central Europe]]
| unit = {{Plainlist|
* 320th Infantry Regiment, [[35th Infantry Division (United States)|35th Infantry Division]]
* 1st Battalion, [[289th Infantry Regiment (United States)|289th Infantry Regiment]], [[75th Infantry Division (United States)|75th Infantry Division]]
}}
}}
'''Orval Eugene Faubus''' (January 7, 1910 – December 14, 1994) was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who served as the [[governor]] of his native U.S. state of [[Arkansas]] from 1955 to 1967. He is best known for his unsuccessful attempt in 1957 to halt the federally-authorized desegregation of Central High School in the capital city of [[Little Rock]]. Faubus thrust himself into direct conflict with [[Republican]] [[U.S. President]] [[Dwight Eisenhower]], who federalized the [[National Guard]] to counter local resistance to the admission of nine [[African American]] children into the school.
Faubus was born in rural Combs near Huntsville in Madison County. His father, Sam, an admirer of the [[Socialism|Socialist Party]] standard bearer [[Eugene Debs]], gave Orval the middle name of "Eugene" in honor of Debs, the president of a railroad union and Socialist presidential nominee on five occasions. Faubus served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]] and thereafter was an activist for veterans' causes.
Faubus was born in rural Combs near Huntsville in Madison County. His father, Sam, an admirer of the [[Socialism|Socialist Party]] standard bearer [[Eugene Debs]], gave Orval the middle name of "Eugene" in honor of Debs, the president of a railroad union and Socialist presidential nominee on five occasions. Faubus served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]] and thereafter was an activist for veterans' causes.