B. G. Hendrix

{{Short description|American politician (1922–2020)}}

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| name = B. G. Hendrix

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|office= Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives

| term =1962–1996

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| office2=Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives

| term2=1989–1991

| predecessor2 = Ernest Cunningham

| successor2 =John Lipton

| party =Democratic

|birth_name=Bert Garrett Hendrix Jr.

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|12|16}}

| birth_place =Jenny Lind, Arkansas, U.S.

| death_date= {{Death date and age|2020|3|21|1922|12|16}}

| death_place =Greenwood, Arkansas, U.S.

| occupation=politician

| residence =Fort Smith, Arkansas

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Bert Garrett Hendrix Jr. (December 16, 1922 – March 21, 2020), known as B. G. "Beagle" Hendrix, was an American politician from Arkansas.

Hendrix was born at Jenny Lind, Arkansas in 1922.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B1d3AAAAMAAJ&q=%22HENDRIX,+B.G.+(Arkansas*%22|title=American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994|first1=James Roger|last1=Sharp|first2=Nancy Weatherly|last2=Sharp|date=Jan 1, 1999|publisher=Greenwood Press|isbn=9780313302138|accessdate=Sep 22, 2019|via=Google Books}} He served for 34 years in the Arkansas House of Representatives for the Fort Smith{{cite web |url=http://www.thecitywire.com/?q=node/2994 |title=B.G. Hendrix briefly back with Clinton |publisher=The City Wire |date=2009-02-18 |accessdate=2012-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103045840/http://www.thecitywire.com/?q=node%2F2994 |archive-date=2014-01-03 |url-status=dead }} district, and was Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1989 to 1991.{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/about-the-house/past-speakers-of-the-house |title=Past Speakers of the House |publisher=Arkansashouse.org |date= |accessdate=2012-01-07}} He was elected initially to the House in 1962.{{Cite web |url=http://archives.arkansasnews.com/2006/01/07/house-speaker-designate-selection-set-for-monday/ |title=Arkansas News |access-date=2014-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116074601/http://archives.arkansasnews.com/2006/01/07/house-speaker-designate-selection-set-for-monday/ |archive-date=2014-01-16 |url-status=dead }} He also served as the Arkansas Attorney General for a brief period of time before retiring from the house in the 1990s.{{cite web |url=http://www.uafs.edu/News/news?storyid=2699 |title=UAFS | News | University of Arkansas - Fort Smith |publisher=Uafs.edu |date=2010-03-18 |access-date=2012-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108114530/http://uafs.edu/News/news?storyid=2699 |archive-date=2011-11-08 |url-status=dead }} Hendrix died on March 21, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/arkansas-state-politician-bg-hendrix-dies-at-97/527-009714d9-9ab9-4ff7-bc62-47923e77f15b |title=Arkansas State Politician B.G. Hendrix dies at 97 |date=March 21, 2020 |publisher=5NEWS}}