Effiegene Wingo
Born in Lockesburg in Sevier County in southwestern Arkansas, Wingo attended public and private schools and Union Female College in Oxford, Mississippi.She lived in Little Rock and Texarkana, Arkansas, before establishing her permanent residence in De Queen in Sevier County.In a statement, Cobb said that Wingo "is eminently qualified to fill the position left by her late husband, and I would not under any circumstances oppose her in the general election."[1] In 1934, Wingo co-founded the National Institute of Public Affairs in Washington, D.C. She also engaged in educational and research work.This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress