Richard Olney Arrington

Richard Olney Arrington (January 21, 1897 – July 9, 1963) was a Mississippi politician and jurist.

He also was a member of the Mississippi Senate, representing the state's 11th senatorial district (Copiah County) as a Democrat from 1932 to 1940.

Richard Olney Arrington was born on January 21, 1897, in Monticello, Mississippi.

[1] He graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law and served in the U. S. Navy during World War I.

[2] He held that office until he was appointed by Governor Fielding Wright to the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi in September 1950.