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William N. May, April 24th, 1868. Marshal L. Stephenson, July 23d, 1868. Charles B. Fitzpatrick, March 23d, 1871.
J. H. Huckelberry, April 10th, 1872.
James M. Pittman, October 31st, 1874.
James H. Berry, October 21st, 1878.
James M. Pittman (three terms), October 31st, 1882.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Alfred M. Wilson, November 13th, 1840. A. B. Greenwood, January 4th, 1845. Hugh F. Thomasson, September 6th, 1853. Lafayette Gregg, August 23d, 1856. Benton J. Brown, December 1st, 1862. Jordan E. Cravens, January 7th, 1865. Squire Boon, October 15th, 1866.
Elias Harrell, August 11th, 1868. Samuel W. Peel, April 26th, 1873. E. I. Stirman, October 13th, 1876. Hugh A. Dinsmore (three terms), Oct. 14th, 1878.
J. Frank Wilson, October 30th, 1884.
J. V. Walker, October 30th, 1886.
S. M. Johnson, October 30th, 1888.
Counties in 1890: Madison, Carroll, Benton and Washington.
FIFTH CIRCUIT.
JUDGES.
John J. Clendenin, December 28th, 1840. William H. Field, December 24th, 1846. John J. Clendenin, September 6th, 1854. Liberty Bartlett, November 12th, 1854. E. D. Ham, July 23d, 1868. Benton J. Brown, September 30th, 1874.
William W. Mansfield, October 31st, 1874. Thomas W. Pound, September 9th, 1878. William D. Jacoway, October 31st, 1878. George S. Cunningham (three terms), October 31st, 1882.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Robert W. Johnson, December 29th, 1840. George C. Watkins, January 11th, 1845. John J. Clendenin, February 17th, 1849, to Sep- Samuel W. Williams, July 6th, 1863. tember, 1854. J. L. Hollowell, September 8th, 1858, to 1860.
Samuel W. Williams, May 10th, 1860. Pleasant Jordan, September 7th, 1861.
John Whytock, December 19th, 1865. Robert H. Dedman, October 15th, 1866.
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Newton J. Temple, August 15th, 1868. Arch Young, August 24th, 1872.
Thomas Barnes, April 23d, 1873. J. P. Byers, October 31st, 1873.
A. S. McKennon, October 14th, 1878. J. G. Wallace (two terms), October 31st, 1882. H. S. Carter, October 30th, 1886.
Counties in 1890: Johnson, Yell, Pope and Conway.
SIXTH CIRCUIT.
JUDGES.
William B. Conway, December 19th, 1840 John Field, February 2d, 1843.
George Conway, August 1st, 1844.
John Quillin, March 2d, 1849.
Thomas Hubbard, August 22d, 1854.
A. B. Stith, February 7th, 1856.
Shelton Watson, September 26th, 1858.
Len. B. Green, April 5th, 1858.
Thomas B. Gibson, January 11th, 1868. Charles C. Reid, Jr., April 30th, 1871.
Isaac T. Tupper, January 18th, 1844. Frank T. Vaughan, September 18th, 1876.
A. W. Blevins, January 11th, 1847. Thomas C. Trimble, September 30th, 1878. Edward A. Warner, March 3d, 1851. Frank T. Vaughan, September 30th, 1880. Orville Jennings, August 23d, 1853. Thomas C. Trimble, October 31st, 1882. Edward W. Gantt, August 22d, 1854. Robert J. Lea, October 30th, 1884.
James K. Young, August 30th, 1860.
Gray Carroll, October 30th, 1886.
Robert Carrigan, September 13th, 1865.
Robert J. Lea, October 30th, 1888.
Counties in 1890: Lonoke, Pulaski, Van Buren, Faulkner and Cleburne.
SEVENTH CIRCUIT.
JUDGES.
Richard C. S. Brown, 1840.
W. W. Floyd, November 30th, 1846.
(By Act approved December 20th, 1849, the State was divided into six circuits, and hence the Seventh was abolished by operation of law.) William Byers, July 8th, 1861. John J. Clendenin, May 29th, 1874
Richard H. Powell, May 11th, 1866. Jabez M. Smith, October 31st, 1874.
John Whytock, July 23d, 1868. James B. Wood (two terms), October 31st, 1882.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
John M. Wilson, November 20th, 1840. John M. Harrell, May 5th, 1873.
Jonas M. Tebbetts, December 5th, 1844. Elisha Baxter, December 7th, 1861.
M. J. Henderson, October 31st, 1874. James B. Wood, October 14th, 1878.
William B. Padgett, August 29th, 1865.
William R. Coody, October 15th, 1866.
Edward W. Gantt, July 31st, 1868.
Jethro P. Henderson (three terms), October 31st, 1882. W. H. Martin, October 30th, 1888.
Counties in 1890: Grant, Hot Spring, Garland, Perry and Saline.
EIGHTH CIRCUIT.
JUDGES.
Christopher C. Scott, December 2d, 1846. William Davis, July 3d, 1848. (By Act approved December 29th, 1848, the State was divided into six circuits, hence the Eighth Circuit was abolished by operation of law.) James D. Walker, July 25th, 1861. Thomas G. T. Steele, February 23d, 1873. Elias Harrell, May 8th, 1865. William Story, March 27th, 1867. L. J. Joyner, October 31st, 1874. Henry B. Stuart, October 31st, 1878. Rufus D. Hearn, October 30th, 1886.
Elhanah J. Earle, July 23d, 1868.
Abner Brice Williams, January 28th, 1865. J. T. Elliott, October 2d, 1865.
John T. Bearden, September 15th, 1866. William N. May, July 23d, 1868.
John J. Clendenin, October 31st, 1874. Joseph W. Martin, October 31st, 1878.
Frank T. Vaughan, October 31st, 1882. Joseph W. Martin, October 30th, 1886.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Grandison D. Royston, November 11th, 1840. O. F. Rainy, June 12th, 1843.
James F. Ritchie, October 15th, 1866.
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PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Richard Lyons, February 5th, 1847.
Lafayette Gregg, November 13th, 1862.
N. W. Patterson, October 25th, 1865.
C. G. Reagan, January 7th, 1865.
Thomas M. Gunter, October 15th, 1866.
J. R. Pratt, July 23d, 1868.
Rufus D. Hearn (three terms), July 6th, 1874. W. M. Green (three terms), October 30th, 1884.
Counties in 1890: Montgomery, Polk, Howard, Sevier, Little River, Pike and Clark.
NINTH CIRCUIT.
JUDGES.
Henry B. Stuart, November 28th, 1862.
H. N. Hargrove, - -, 1865.
Elhanah J. Searle, February 25th, 1867.
G. W. McCowan, July 23d, 1868.
James T. Elliott, April 26th, 1873.
J. K. Young, October 31st, 1874.
Charles E. Mitchell, October 31st, 1982. Abner Brice Williams, vice Mitchell, resigned September 10th, 1884.
Lawrence A. Byrne, elected November 4th, 1884.
Charles E. Mitchell, October 30th, 1886.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Newton J. Temple, July 8th, 1861. A. T. Craycraft, January 7th, 1865.
John M. Bradley, April 26th, 1873.
Daniel W. Jones, October 31st, 1874.
Elhanah J. Searle, February 19th, 1866.
Benjamin W. Johnson, October 13th, 1876.
B. C. Parker, October 15th, 1866.
John Cook, October 14th, 1880.
Newton J. Temple, January 20th, 1867.
T. E. Webber (four terms), October 31st, 1882.
J. R. Page, January 9th, 1869. Counties in 1890: Hempstead, Lafayette, Nevada and Miller.
TENTH CIRCUIT.
JUDGES.
H. P. Morse, July 23d, 1868. Daniel W. Carroll, October 28th, 1874.
John M. Bradley, October 30th, 1882. Carroll D. Wood, October 30th, 1886.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
J. McL. Barton, March, 29th, 1869.
H. King White, April 20th, 1871. M. McGehee, April 29th, 1873.1 John C. Barrow, October 31st, 1874.
C. D. Woods, October 30th, 1882. Marcus L. Hawkins, vice C. D. Wood, resigned September 23d, 1886. R. C. Fuller, October 30th, 1888.
Counties in 1890: Chicot, Drew, Ashley, Bradley, Cleveland and Dallas.
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT.
JUDGES.
J. W. Fox, April 26th, 1873. Hance N. Hutton, July 24th, 1874. John A. Williams, October 31st, 1874.
Xenophon J. Pindall, October 31st, 1878. John A. Williams (two terms), October 30th, 1882.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Hugh M. Mcveigh, April 26th, 1873. Z. L. Wise, October 31st, 1874.
Thomas B. Martin, October 10th, 1878. John M. Elliott (five terms), October 10th, 1880.
Counties in 1890: Desha, Arkansas, Lincoln and Jefferson.
TWELFTH CIRCUIT.
JUDGES.
R. B. Rutherford, October 2d, 1882. John S. Little, October 30th, 1886.
P. C. Dooley, April 26th, 1873. John II. Rogers, April 20th, 1877.
Duane Thompson, January 4th, 1874.
George A. Kingston, July 26th, 1871. J. D. McCabe, October 31st, 1874.
James H. Howard, April 26th, 1873.
Theodore F. Sorrels, October 31st, 1874.
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PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
D. D. Leach, April 26th, 1873. A. C. Lewers (two terms), September 20th, 1884.
John S. Little (three terms), April 2d, 1877. J. B. McDonough, October 30th, 1888. (By Act of April 16th, 1873, the State was divided into sixteen judicial circuits, but after two years reduced to eleven in number.) Counties in 1890: Scott and Sebastian.
THIRTEENTH CIRCUIT.
JUDGES.
M. D. Kent, April 26th, 1873. Benjamin F. Askew, October 30th, 1882. C. W. Smith, October 30th, 1886.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
William C. Langford, April 26th, 1873. W. F. Wallace, June 5th, 1883. H. P. Smead (three terms), October 30th, 1884. Counties in 1890: Columbia, Union, Calhoun and Ouachita.
FOURTEENTH CIRCUIT.
JUDGES.
George A. Kingston, April 26th, 1873. Richard H. Powell, May, 1887.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Duane Thompson, April 26th, 1873. De Roos Bailey, May, 1887. Counties in 1890: Izard, Boone, Baxter, Marion, Fulton, Searcy and Newton.
FIFTEENTH CIRCUIT. JUDGE. L. D. Belden, April 26th, 1873. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. George G. Latta, April 26th, 1873.
SIXTEENTH CIRCUIT. JUDGE. Elisha Mears, April 26th, 1873.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
H. R. Withers, September 27th, 1873. Yancey B. Shepard, April 30th, 1874.
FIFTEENTH CIRCUIT. (Created March 7th, 1889.) JUDGE. Hugh F. Thomason. Counties : Logan, Franklin and Crawford.
No. 103 .- JUDGES OF PULASKI CRIMINAL COURT.
Washington- I. Warwick, 1872 to January 11th, Charles P. Redmond, January, 1873, to October, 1873. 1874. [Office abolished.]
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APPENDIX B.
No. 11 .- TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURES.
FIRST TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE - (Composed of Governor and Supreme Judges) Held at the Post of Arkansas, from July 28th to August 3d, 1819.
ROBERT CRITTENDEN, Acting Governor.
CHARLES JOUETT, ROBERT P. LETCHER, Judges of Supreme Court. ANDREW SCOTT.
Speaker-CHARLES JOUETT.
Clerk-GEO. W. SCOTT.
SPECIAL TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE-Held at the Post of Arkansas, from February 7th to February 24th, 1820, and at the same place from October 2d to October 25th, 1820, on a recess being taken to the first Monday in October from the February Session.
This session was convened by the Territorial Governor under the law which passed the Congress of the United States, March 2d, 1819, forming Arkansas Territory, and is properly the first real territorial assembly of Arkansas.
COUNCIL.
President-EDWARD MCDONALD. Secretary-RICHARD SEARCY.
Arkansas county, Sylvanus Phillips. Clark, Jacob Barkman.
Hempstead county, David Clark. Lawrence, Edward McDonald.
Pulaski, John McElmurry.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Speaker-JOS. HARDIN .*
Clerk-J. CHAMBERLAIN.
Arkansas County, W. B. R. Horner, and
Hempstead County, John English and Rev. William Stevenson.
William O. Allen.
Clark, Thomas Fish. Lawrence, Joseph Hardin, Sr., and Joab Hardin.
Pulaski, Radford Ellis and Thomas H. Tyndall.
(*) Rev. Wm. Stevenson was first elected, served one day, and resigned "on account of indisposition," and Joseph Hardin elected in his place.
SECOND TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE-Held at Little Rock, from October 1st to October 24th, 1821.
COUNCIL.
President-SAMUEL C. ROANE.
Secretary-RICHARD SEARCY.
Arkansas county, Neil McLane.
Independence county, Peyton Tucker. Lawrence, William Jones.
Miller, Claiborne Wright.
Pulaski, Benjamin Murphy.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Speaker-WM. TRIMBLE.
Clerk-A. H. SEVIER.
The following list of Members is obtained from files of the Gazette of 1821 :
Arkansas county, W. W. Trimble. Clark, Eli Langford. Hempstead, John Wilson.
Independence county, Robert Bean. Miller, Stephen R. Wilson. Phillips, W. B. R. Horner.
Pulaski, Thomas H. Tyndall.
Clark, Samuel C. Roane.
Hempstead, Robert Andrews.
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THIRD TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE-From October 6th to October 31st, 1823.
COUNCIL.
President-SAMUEL C. ROANE.
Secretary-THOMAS W. NEWTON.
Arkansas county, Andrew Latting. Clark, Samuel C. Roane. Crawford, John McLean.
Hempstead, Matthew Scoby.
Independence county, Townsend Dickinson. Lawrence, William Humphreys. Miller, David Clark: Phillips, Daniel Mooney.
Pulaski, Thomas Mathers.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Speaker-TERENCE FARRELLY.
Clerk- DAVID E. MCKINNEY.
Arkansas county, Terence Farrelly.
Clark, Henry L. Biscoe.
Crawford, John Nicks.
Hempstead, John Wilson.
Independence county, Robert Bean. Lawrence, Thomas Culp. Miller, John Evins. Phillips, W. B. R. Horner.
Pulaski, Ambrose H. Sevier.
FOURTH TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE-Held October 3d to November 3d, 1825.
COUNCIL.
President-JACOB BARKMAN.
Secretary-THOMAS W. NEWTON.
Arkansas county, Bartley Harrington.
Clark, Jacob Barkman.
Crawford, William Quarles.
Hempstead, Daniel T. Witter.
Independence county, J. Jeffrey. Lawrence, J. M. M. Kuykendall. Phillips, J. W. Calvert. Pulaski, Allen S. Walker.
Miller, Claiborne Wright.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Speaker-ROBERT BEAN.
Clerk-DAVID BARBER.
Arkansas county, William Montgomery.
Independence county, Robert Bean.
Clark, John Callaway.
Crawford, John Nicks.
Lawrence, John Heynes. Miller, Aaron Hanscomb. Phillips, Henry L. Biscoe.
Pulaski, Ambrose H. Sevier.
FIFTH TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE-Held October 1st to October 31st, 1827 Special Session held October 6th to October 28th, 1828-E. T. Clark, President of Council, John Clark, Secretary; J. Wilson, Speaker of House, and Daniel Ringo, Clerk.
COUNCIL.
President-DANIEL T. WITTER.
Secretary-THOMAS W. NEWTON.
Arkansas county, Terence Farrelly. Chicot, John Weir. Clark, I. Pennington.
Hempstead county, Daniel T. Witter. Independence, D. Litchfield. Izard, Jacob Wolf.
Conway, Amos Kuykendall.
Lawrence, William Humphreys,
Crawford, John Dillard.
Crittenden, G. C. Barfield.
Miller, J. H. Fowler. Phillips, E. T. Clark,
Pulaski, Edward Hogan,
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Hempstead, John Wilson.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Speaker-AMBROSE H. SEVIER.
Clerk-ANDREW ROANE.
Arkansas and Chicot counties, William Mont- Crittenden and Phillips counties, John Johnson. gomery. Hempstead, John Wilson. Clark, Joseph Hardin. Independence and Izard, John Ringgold.
Conway and Pulaski, Ambrose H. Sevier.
Crawford, Mark Bean.
Lawrence, G. S. Hudspeth. Miller, James Clark.
SIXTH TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE-Held October 5th to November 21st, 1829.
COUNCIL.
President-CHAS. CALDWELL.
Secretary-JOHN CALDWELL.
Arkansas county, Terence Farrelly.
Izard county, Jacob Wolf.
Chicot, John Weir.
Lafayette, J. Douglass.
Clark, David Fish.
Lawrence, C. Stubblefield.
Conway, Amos Kuykendall.
Miller, G. T. Lawton.
Crawford, Gilbert Marshall.
Phillips, F. Hanks.
Crittenden, G. C. Barfield.
Pulaski, Charles Caldwell.
Hempstead, George Hill.
Sevier, Benjamin Patton. St. Francis, John Johnson.
Washington, James Billingsley.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Speaker-JOHN WILSON.
Arkansas county, William Montgomery. Chicot, B. L. Miles.
Clark, John Speer and Joseph Hardin.
Crawford, Mark Bean, J. L. Cravens and Rich- ard C. S. Brown.
Crittenden, W. D. Ferguson.
Phillips, E. T. Clark.
Pulaski, Allen S. Walker and Wharton Rector.
St. Francis, Wright W. Elliott. Washington, John Alexander.
SEVENTH TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE-Held October 3d to November 7th, 1831.
COUNCIL.
President-CHARLES CALDWELL.
Secretary-ABSALOM FOWLER.
Arkansas county, Terence Farrelly.
Chicot, W. B. Patton. Clark, M. Collins.
Lawrence, David Orr.
Monroe, William Ingram.
Phillips, J. H. Mckenzie.
Crittenden, E. H. Bridges.
Hempstead, Daniel T. Witter.
Hot Spring, John Wells. Independence, James Boswell.
Izard, Jacob Wolf. Jackson, Roland Tidwell.
Jefferson county, W. P. Hackett.
Lafayette, Jesse Douglass.
Conway, R. J. Blount. Crawford, Robert Sinclair.
Pope, Isaac Hughes. Pulaski, Charles Caldwell. Sevier, B. G. H. Hartfield. St. Francis, G. B. Lincicum.
Union, I. Pennington. Washington, Robert McCamy.
Clerk-DANIEL RINGO.
Izard county, Robert Livingston. Lafayette, James Burnsides.
Lawrence, George Hudspeth and John Rod- ney. Miller and Sevier, James Clark.
Hempstead, J. Wilson and E. King.
Independence, Caleb M. Manley and C. Mc- Arthur.
Independence, Aaron Gillett.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Speaker-WILLIAM TRIMBLE.
Arkansas county, H. Stillwell.
Chicot, John Gibson.
Clark, John Wilson.
Conway and Hot Spring, Nimrod Menifee.
Phillips, T. Hanks.
Pulaski, Samuel M. Rutherford and Peter T. Crutchfield.
Pope, Andrew Scott.
Independence and Jackson, Morgan Magness St. Francis and Monroe, S.W. Calvert and Sam- and Caleb S. Manley. uel Fillingim.
Izard, Fred Talbott.
Washington, Jas. Pope and Abraham Whinnery.
EIGHTH TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE-Held October 7th to November 16th, 1833.
COUNCIL.
President-JOHN WILLIAMSON.
Secretary-WILLIAM F. YEOMANS.
Jefferson county, J. H. Caldwell.
Lafayette, G. G. Duty.
Lawrence, Thomas H. Ficklin.
Conway, Amos Kuykendall.
Miller, James Clark.
Crawford, Robert Sinclair.
Monroe, L. Jones.
Crittenden, Wright W. Elliott.
Phillips, W. T. Moore.
Hempstead, J. W. Judkins.
Pope, John Williamson.
Hot Spring, J. L. T. Calloway.
Pulaski, Allen Martin.
Sevier, J. W. M. Hare.
St. Francis, C. H. Alexander.
Union, Hiram Smith.
Washington, Mark Bean.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Speaker-JOHN WILSON.
Arkansas county, Harold Stillwell.
Chicot and Union, T. J. Thurmond. Clark, John Wilson.
Conway, J. C. Roberts.
Crawford, William Whitson and B. H. Martin. Pope, W. Garrett.
Crittenden, Hempstead, William Shaw and H. Burt.
Pulaski, Samuel M. Rutherford and Richard C. Byrd.
St. Francis, Jackson and Monroe, J. C. Saylor and John Hill. Washington, J. B. Dixon, J. Reagan, J. Alex- ander and J. Byrnsides.
NINTH TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE-Held October 5th to November 16th, 1835.
The following list of Members is from files of the Gazette of 1835:
COUNCIL.
President-CHARLES CALDWELL.
Secretary-SIMON T. SANDERS.
Crawford, Richard C. S. Brown. Clark, Abner E. Thornton. Carroll, Thomas H. Clark.
Arkansas county, James Smith. Chicot, John Clark. Conway, Amos Kuykendall,
Clerk-JAMES B. KEATTS.
Jefferson county, Ignatius Bogy.
Lafayette and Miller, Jacob Buzzard.
Lawrence, G. S. Hudspeth and J. B. Hammond. Phillips, M. Hanks.
Hot Spring and Sevier, John Clark.
Independence, Peyton Tucker and Morgan Magness.
Izard, Hugh Tinnin.
Clerk-G. W. FEREBEE.
Jefferson county, N. Holland.
Lawrence, G. S. Hudspeth and Robert Smith. Miller and Sevier, John Clark.
Crawford, C.Wolf and Richard C. S. Brown. Crittenden, James Livingston.
Hempstead, W. Trimble and T. W. Scott.
Arkansas county, Terence Farrelly.
Chicot, Thomas Anderson.
Clark, Asa Thompson.
Independence, James Boswell.
Izard, Jacob Wolf.
Jackson, Roland Tidwell.
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Crittenden, Wright W. Elliott. Greene, George B. Croft.
Hempstead, James W. Judkins.
Phillips, William F. Moore.
Pike, Elijah Kelly.
Pope, John Williamson. Pulaski, Charles Caldwell.
Sevier, Joseph W. Mckean.
St. Francis, Mark W. Izard.
Union, Hugh Bradley.
Washington, Mark Bean.
Van Buren, John L. Lafferty.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Speaker-JOHN WILSON.
Arkansas and Union counties, Bushrod W. Jefferson county, M. R. T. Outlaw.
Lee and Charles H. Seay.
Johnson, John Ward.
Carroll, John E. Stallings.
Lawrence and Greene, Joseph Porter, William Janett and A. Henderson.
Clark and Hot Spring, John Wilson.
Lafayette, Thomas Jefferson Peel.
Miller, N. Dandridge Ellis.
Phillips, John J. Bowie.
Pope, Laban C. Howell.
Pulaski, William Cumins and Absalom Fowler. Sevier and Pike, James Holman.
Washington, Abraham Whinnery, David Walker, Francis Dunn, Thomas H. Tennant and Onesimus Evans.
No. 13 .- STATE LEGISLATURES.
FIRST LEGISLATURE-Held September 12th to November 8th, 1836, and November 6th, 1837, to March 5th, 1838.
SENATE.
President-SAMUEL C. ROANE.
Secretary-A. J. GREER.
Arkansas and Jefferson counties, Samuel C. Johnson and Pope counties, John Williamson.
Roane.
Lawrence and Randolph, Robert Smith.
Carroll, Searcy and Izard, C. R. Sanders. Chicot and Union. John Clark.
Phillips and Monroe, James Martin.
Pike, Clark and Hot Spring, Abner E. Thornton. Pulaski, White and Saline, Richard C. Byrd. Sevier and Miller, J. W. McKeen.
St. Francis and Greene, Mark W. Izard.
Washington, William McKnight Ball, Robert McCamy.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Speaker-JOHN WILSON. Clerk-S. H. HEMPSTEAD.
Arkansas county, Jas. Maxwell, Jas. Smith. Carroll, L. B. Tully, W. D. Reagan.
Chicot, D. L. F. Royston, Anthony H. Davies. Clark, John Wilson.
Conway, John Linton.
Crittenden, C. N. Blakemore, J. N. Calvert.
Crawford, John Drennen, Jolın Lautor, A. Morton.
Greene, Alexander Tucker.
Hempstead, J. W. Judkins, Grandison D. Royston.
Hot Spring county, Samuel W. Reyburn. Independence, Townsend Dickinson. Izard, Thomas Culp.
Jackson, Rowland Tidwell.
Jefferson, W. Phillips. Johnson, E. B. Alston, Samuel Adams.
Lawrence, J. Hardin. Miller, A. G. Milton.
Mississippi, P. H. Swain.
Monroe, Isaac Taylor. Phillips, J. C. P. Tolleson, J. J. Shell.
Hot Spring, Hiram A. Whittington. Izard, Jacob Wolf.
Independence, John Ringgold. Jackson, Rowland Tidwell. Jefferson, Richard II. Young. Johnson, John W. Patrick. Lafayette, Jacob Buzzard.
Miller, James Lattermore.
Clerk-LEWIS B. TULLY.
Chicot, Hedgeman Triplett.
Conway and Van Buren, Thomas Mathers. Crawford, James Logan and Andrew Morton. Crittenden and Mississippi, John Troy.
Hempstead, Wm. Shaw and James H. Walker.
Independence, William Moore and Morgan Magness. Izard, Brown C. Roberts.
Jackson, St. Francis and Monroe, John Hill and E. D. W. Scruggs.
Mississippi, Thomas J. Mills.
Monroe, Isaac Taylor.
Conway and Van Buren, Amos Kuykendall. Crawford and Scott, Richard C. S. Brown. Crittenden and Mississippi, W. D. Furguson. Hempstead and Lafayette, George Hill. Independence and Jackson, John Ringgold.
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Pike, Asa Thompson.
Pope, M. G. H. Teevault, J. J. Moose. Pulaski, John H. Cocke, Richard C. Byrd. Randolph, W. Pibourn, J. J. Anthony. Saline, Charles Caldwell.
Scott, James Logan. Searcy, B. C. Brown.
St. Francis, P. Little, C. Frank. Union, A. J. May. Van Buren, Luke Grimes. White, Martin Jones. Washington, Abraham Whinnery, James Boone, J. C. Blair, J. M. Hoge.
NOTE .- Special session held from 6th of November, 1837, to March 5th, 1838, W. B. Woody was elected from Washington county, in place of J. M. Hoge; John Bruton, in Pope county, in place of M. G. H. Teevault; D. M. Mason from Conway county, in place of John Linton; Beall Gaither from Carroll county, in place of L. B. Tully; W. S. Lockhart from Saline county, in place of Charles Caldwell; J. W. Calvert from St. Francis county, in place of P. Little ; W. S. Bradley from Union county, in place of A. J. May ; W. F. Moore from Phillips county, in place of I. C. P. Tolleson ; T. M. Collins from Crittenden county, in place of C. M. Blakemore; C. H. Moore from Jackson county, in place of Rowland Tidwell; Peter Hanger from Chicot county, in place of D. L. F. Royston.
On December 6th, 1837, John Wilson, the Speaker, was expelled from the House of Repre- sentatives, and Grandison D. Royston elected Speaker.
SECOND LEGISLATURE-Held November 5th to December 17th, 1838.
SENATE.
President -MARK W. IZARD.
Arkansas and Jefferson counties, J. Smith. Carroll, Searcy and Izard, C. R. Saunders. Chicot and Union, John Clark .*
Conway and Van Buren, Amos Kuykendall. Crittenden and Mississippi, W. D. Ferguson .* Crawford and Scott, Richard C. S. Brown. Hempstead and Lafayette, J. H. Walker .* Jackson and Independence, D. J. Chapman. Johnson and Pope, John Williamson.
Lawrence and Randolph counties, Robert Smith .*
Madison, Benton and Washington, Onesimus Evans,* Abraham Whinnery .*
Miller and Sevier, J. W. Mckean. Monroe and Phillips, James Martin. Pike, Clark and Hot Spring, Abner E. Thornton. Pulaski, White and Saline, Richard C. Byrd .* St. Francis and Greene, Mark W. Izard .*
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Speaker-GILBERT MARSHAL.
Clerk-SAMUEL H. HEMPSTEAD.
Arkansas county, Stephen Van Rensellear Ry- Marion county, B. C. Roberts. an, J. Maxwell.
Carroll, T. H. Clark, F. G. Willbourn.
Chicot, H. Triplett, W. H. Gaines.
Pike, A. Thompson.
Clark, Archibald H. Rutherford.
Pope, B. H. Martin, A. C. Sadler.
Conway, Nimrod Menifee. Crawford, J. Turner, W. Duval, J. Miller. Crittenden, W. C. Trice, L. H. Bedford.
Pulaski, Absalom Fowler, Lorenzo Gibson. Randolph, W. Pibourn, James Martin. Saline, W. S. Lockert. Scott, Gilbert Marshall.
Greene, N. Murfree.
Hempstead, Benjamin P. Jett, Allen M. Oakley. Sevier, George Taaffe.
Hot Spring, Hiram A. Whittington.
St. Francis, C. Neely, W. S. Moseley.
Independence, Charles F. M. Noland, Morgan Union, Hogan Moss.
Magness. Johnson, Sam. Adams, E. B. Alston.
Van Buren, J. L. Lafferty.
Lafayette, James Trigg.
Lawrence, J. Hutchinson.
Washington, Williamson S. Oldham, Washing- ton L. Wilson, John McGarrah, Robert Bed- ford, G. W. Sanders, Robert Hubbard.
White, J. P. Brown.
(*) Held for four years from 1836.
Mississippi, P. H. Simon. Monroe, L. D. Maddox.
Secretary-J. M. STEWART.
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THIRD LEGISLATURE-Held November 2d to December 28th, 1840.
SENATE.
President-MARK W. IZARD.
Secretary-JOHN WIDGERY.
Arkansas, Jefferson and Desha counties, J. Izard and Lawrence counties, J. S. Ficklin. Smith .*
Benton and Madison, Abraham Whinnery .*
Carroll, Marion and Searcy, W. C. Mitchell.
Chicot and Union, J. Clark .*
Conway and Pope, J. Williamson.
Crawford and Scott, J. A. Scott.
Crittenden and Mississippi, W. D. Ferguson .* Hempstead, J. H. Walker .*
Hot Spring and Saline, Charles Caldwell.
Independence, Morgan Magness.
Washington, Onesimus Evans,* David Walker. White, Van Buren and Jackson, Lewis B. Tully.
(*) Held over.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Speaker-GEORGE HILL.
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