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

Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)

***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,