Harvey C. Couch

Harvey Crowley Couch, Sr.
Born(1877-08-21)21 August 1877
Calhoun, Columbia County, Arkansas, US
Died30 July 1941(1941-07-30) (aged 63)
Couchwood, Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, US
Resting placeMagnolia Cemetery in Magnolia, Arkansas
Alma materMagnolia Academy
OccupationsUtilities, Railroad, Radio executive
Political partyDemocrat
SpouseJessie Johnson Couch
Children5

Harvey Crowley Couch, Sr. (21 August 1877 – 30 July 1941), was an Arkansas entrepreneur who rose from modest beginnings to control a regional utility and railroad empire. He is regarded as the father of Arkansas Power and Light Company and other electric utilities now part of Entergy; he helped mold the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway and the Kansas City Southern Railway into a major transportation system. His work with local and federal government leaders during World War I and the Great Depression gained him national recognition and earned him positions in state and federal agencies. He also established Arkansas' first commercial broadcast radio station.

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