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    Arkansas Governors and United States Senators
    Arkansas Governors and United States Senators
    Arkansas Governors and United States Senators
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    Arkansas Governors and United States Senators

    By John L. (John Lewis) Ferguson

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      Arkansas Governors and United States Senators - John L. (John Lewis) Ferguson

      The Project Gutenberg eBook, Arkansas Governors and United States Senators, by John L. Ferguson

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org

      Title: Arkansas Governors and United States Senators

      Author: John L. Ferguson

      Release Date: December 31, 2005 [eBook #17433]

      Language: English

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      ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ARKANSAS GOVERNORS AND UNITED STATES SENATORS***

      E-text prepared by Shannon Seyler

      ARKANSAS GOVERNORS AND UNITED STATES SENATORS

      by

      John L. Ferguson

      State Historian

      Arkansas History Commission

      Little Rock

      1970

      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 Amherst

      Academy 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

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