Arkansas Governors and United States Senators

Arkansas Governors and United States Senators
Author: John L. Ferguson
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2022-11-21
Genre: Fiction
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On March 2, 1819, Arkansas was legally separated from Missouri and became the Territory of Arkansas. This book is a list of Arkansas governors and United States senators, with brief biographies of each person who has served in these offices, and is intended to benefit students and others who have expressed interest in a published summary of such information. Omitted are the dozens of "acting governors," including some who served for substantial periods of time, as well as senators who held office only briefly. It is the 1970 work of the state's historian John L. Ferguson.

Arkansas Governors and United States Senators

Arkansas Governors and United States Senators
Author: John Lewis Ferguson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2017-06-09
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ISBN: 9781547210251
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INTRODUCTORY This list of Arkansas governors and United States senators, with brief biographies of each person who has served in these offices, is intended to benefit students and others who have expressed interest in a published summary of such information. We have omitted the dozens of "acting governors," including some who served for substantial periods of time, as well as senators who held office only briefly. Copies of this publication are free, and the material is not copyrighted or restricted. GOVERNORS OF THE TERRITORY OF ARKANSAS On March 2, 1819, Arkansas was legally separated from Missouri and became the Territory of Arkansas. The act became effective on July 4 following. During the territorial period the governors were appointed by the President of the United States, with the approval of the United States Senate, for terms of three years. 1. James Miller, 1819-1824 Lawyer, soldier. Born in New Hampshire, 1776. Educated at AmherstAcademy and Williams College, Massachusetts. Admitted to bar, 1803.Married Martha Ferguson, 1801; two children. Married Ruth Flint, 1806;five children. Commissioned major of infantry in regular army, 1808. Lieutenant colonel, 1810; colonel, 1812; brigadier general, 1814. Hero of Battle of Lundy's Lane, Canada, 1814. Received Congressional gold medal for gallantry, 1814. Resigned from army, 1819. Governor of Arkansas, 1819-1824. United States collector of customs, Salem, Massachusetts, 1824-1849. Died 1851. 2. George Izard, 1825-1828 Soldier. Born in England, 1776. Attended military schools in England, Germany, and France. Commissioned lieutenant in artillerists and engineers, United States Army, 1794. Captain, 1799. Resigned from army, 1803. Married Elizabeth Carter Shippen, 1803; three children. Accepted new commission as colonel of artillery, 1812. Brigadier general, 1813; major general, 1814. Honorably discharged, 1815. Governor of Arkansas from 1825 until his death in 1828. 3. John Pope, 1829-1835 Lawyer. Born in Virginia, 1770. Married Ann Henry Christian, c.1795.Married Elizabeth Johnson, 1810; two children. Married Frances WatkinsWalton, 1820. State senator, Kentucky, 1798-1799, 1825-1829. Member, Kentucky House of Representatives, 1802, 1806-1807, 1823-1825. United States senator from Kentucky, 1807-1813. Professor of law, Transylvania University, 1813-1816. Secretary of State of Kentucky, 1816-1819. Governor of Arkansas, 1829-1835. Congressman from Kentucky, 1837-1843. Died 1845. 4. William S. Fulton, 1835-1836 Lawyer. Born in Maryland, 1795. Graduated from Baltimore College, 1813. Moved to Tennessee after serving in War of 1812. Admitted to bar, 1817. Military secretary to General Andrew Jackson in Florida campaign of 1818. Moved to Alabama, 1820. Married Matilda Nowland, 1823; four children. Elected judge of county court, Florence, Alabama, 1822. Secretaryof Territory of Arkansas, 1829-1835. Last governor of Territory ofArkansas, 1835-1836. United States senator from Arkansas, 1836-1844.Died 1844. GOVERNORS OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS Arkansas was admitted to the Union as the twenty-fifth state on June 15, 1836....

Arkansas Governors and United States Senators

Arkansas Governors and United States Senators
Author: Ferguson John L. (John Lewis)
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2016-06-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781318829699
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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

The Governors of Arkansas

The Governors of Arkansas
Author: Timothy Paul Donovan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1995
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
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Updated to include a biography of the three latest governors, one of whom is United States president Bill Clinton, this new edition includes fascinating individual profiles of the state's forty-three consecutive leaders since 1836. From Conway to Tucker, the biographical sketches are filled with valuable personal and political data detailing each governor's origin, family, education, occupation, and accomplishments and failures while in and out of office. By examining the issues confronting Arkansas's governors, the contributors have provided a provocative portrait of the state's political leadership and have explored a whole range of social and economic questions.

The Clintons of Arkansas

The Clintons of Arkansas
Author: Ernest Dumas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1993
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:
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This collection of anecdotal stories by the people who know them best introduces Bill and Hillary to the nation as only friends can. The essays collectively place the Clintons into proper social, historical, and geographical context for anyone who wants to know the former First Family on a more personal level.