William Jefferson Blythe Jr. surname. Blythe was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Hope, Hempstead County, Arkansas. In 1994, Virginia was interred beside him. In Clinton's 2004 autobiography, "My Life", the elder Blythe was extensively mentioned, including a visit that Clinton made to the site where his father drowned. William Jefferson Blythe Jr. William Jefferson Blythe Jr. (February 27, 1918 – May 17, 1946) was an Arkansas salesman of heavy equipment and the father of Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States. Blythe died three months before his son was born. William Jefferson Blythe Jr. was born as one of nine children
William J. Jefferson Ellis III revoked Jefferson's bail and ordered that he report to prison by May 4, 2012 to begin serving his thirteen-year sentence. He reported as ordered at the BOP facility in Beaumont, Texas. He was scheduled for release on August 30, 2023. Jefferson owed $5 million in legal fees and filed for bankruptcy. On May 1, 2015, Jefferson was permanently disbarred by the Supreme Court of Louisiana. In the 2016 US Supreme Court case of "McDonnell v. United States", the Court remanded the case to the lower court based on issues with the corruption charges against former Virginia Governor Bob