Ed Bethune

Ed Bethune
Chair of the Arkansas Republican Party
In office
1986–1988
Preceded byLen Blaylock
Succeeded byKen Coon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arkansas's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985
Preceded byJim Guy Tucker
Succeeded byTommy F. Robinson
Personal details
BornEdwin Ruthvin Bethune Jr.
(1935-12-19) December 19, 1935
PartyRepublican
SpouseLana Bethune
Children2
EducationUniversity of Arkansas (BA, JD)
Military service
Branch United States Marine Corps
Service years1954–1957
RankSergeant
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Edwin Ruthvin Bethune Jr. (born December 19, 1935), known as Ed Bethune, is an American lawyer, lobbyist, Korean War veteran and novelist in Little Rock, Arkansas, who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas from 1979 to 1985.