Otis Wingo
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Otis Theodore Wingo was a U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
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 from Arkansas
Arkansas
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, husband of Effiegene Wingo.

Born in Weakley County, Tennessee, Wingo attended the public schools, Bethel College at McKenzie, Tennessee, McFerrin College at Martin, Tennessee
Martin, Tennessee
Martin is a city in Weakley County, Tennessee, United States. Martin is the home of the University of Tennessee at Martin. The population was 10,515 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Martin is located at ....

, and Valparaiso (Indiana) University.
He taught school.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
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 in 1900 and commenced practice in De Queen, Arkansas
De Queen, Arkansas
De Queen is a city and the county seat of Sevier County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 5,765 at the 2000 census.-Geography:De Queen is located at ....

.
He served as member of the State senate 1907-1909.
He resumed the practice of his profession in De Queen, Arkansas
De Queen, Arkansas
De Queen is a city and the county seat of Sevier County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 5,765 at the 2000 census.-Geography:De Queen is located at ....

.

Wingo was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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 to the Sixty-third
63rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:...

 and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1913, until his death in Baltimore, Maryland, October 21, 1930.
He was interred in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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