Author: Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 9781610751711
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Governors of Arkansas (2nd) (c)
Author: Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 9781610751711
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
7 Governors of Arkansas
Author: Arkansas GazetteGovernors of Arkansas (2nd) (c)
Author: Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 9781610751711
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Updated to include the three latest governors, one of whom is current US president William Clinton, the new edition (first, 1981) profiles the state's 43 leaders since 1836. The biographical sketches include personal and political data detailing each governor's background, occupation, accomplishments, and failures while in and out of office. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Arkansas Governors and United States Senators
Author: John Lewis FergusonPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781547210251
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
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....
Defining Moments
Author: Robert L. BrownPublisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 161075123X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Defining Moments explores how all Arkansas governors since Sid McMath (a group that has produced a president, two U.S. senators, and two presidential contenders) acted in times of crisis. These ten exceptional leaders stand out in Arkansas history and politics for having had their personal and political mettle tested by issues concerning education, the environment, social justice, the conduct of politics, race, and more of the nation's defining debates. The governors and situations covered include Sid McMath's bout with the Dixiecrats; Francis Cherry's ploy to label his opponent a Communist; Orval Faubus's decision to block integration at Little Rock Central High; Winthrop Rockefeller's tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. on the State Capitol steps; Dale Bumpers's battle against political corruption; David Pryor's veto of the U.S. Corps of Engineers's Bell Folley Dam; Frank White's endorsement of Creationism; Bill Clinton's decision to test public school teachers; Jim Guy Tucker's bold solution for the Medicaid program and his resignation; and Mike Huckabee's quest to consolidate the state's high school districts. Robert Brown, who knew nine of the ten governors personally and worked as an aide for Dale Bumpers and Jim Guy Tucker, tells these stories with an unusual combination of historical research and personal familiarity. He crystallizes the difficult choices faced by these memorable leaders, showing how their decisions at crucial points shaped their tenures, molded their legacies for good or bad, and shaped history.
Faubus
Author: Roy ReedPublisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1557284679
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
In this close, personal history, the result of eight years of intensive research, Reed finds Faubus to be an opaque man, "an insoluable mixture of cynicism and compassion, guile and grace, wickedness and goodness," and, ultimately, "one of the last Americans to perceive politics as a grand game." New York Times Book Review Notable Book for 1997 1998 Certificate of Commendation, American Association for State and Local History
Promises Kept
Author: Sid McMathPublisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1557287546
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
He has divided his life story into four parts. In the first, he shows how his early life in rural Arkansas sparked his commitment to people. Then he describes his service to democracy in the military, including his commission in the U.S. Marines, a battlefield promotion in the Pacific and other honors, and his subsequent advancement to the rank of major general.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1380
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
State of Wisconsin Blue Book
Author: The Army Medical Department, 1775-1818
Author: Mary C. GillettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Appendices include laws and legislation concerning the Army Medical Department. Maps include those of territories and frontiers and Continental Army hospital locations. Illustrations are chiefly portraits.