Kaneaster Hodges Jr.

Kaneaster Hodges Jr.
United States Senator
from Arkansas
In office
December 10, 1977 – January 3, 1979
Appointed byDavid Pryor
Preceded byJohn L. McClellan
Succeeded byDavid Pryor
Personal details
Born(1938-08-20)August 20, 1938
DiedMarch 23, 2022(2022-03-23) (aged 83)
PartyDemocratic
SpouseLindley Williams
Alma materUniversity of Arkansas Law School
Perkins School of Theology
Princeton University (A.B.)
Newport High School
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Kaneaster Hodges Jr. (/kə.ˈniː.stɜːr/ kə-NEE-stur; August 20, 1938 – March 23, 2022) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Arkansas from 1977 to 1979. Hodges was appointed to the Senate to serve the remainder of Senator John L. McClellan's term after he died in 1977.