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27 Sep 2019

Susan Hutchinson

Susan Hutchinson became the first lady of Arkansas when her husband, Governor Asa Hutchinson, was sworn in as governor on January 13, 2015. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Mrs. Hutchinson grew…

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27 Sep 2019

Asa Hutchinson

Asa Hutchinson is the 46th governor of the State of Arkansas. In 2018, he was re-elected with 65% of the vote, receiving more votes than any other candidate for governor…

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07 Sep 2018

James Sevier Conway

JAMES SEVIER CONWAY, Arkansas's first governor, was born in Greene County, Tennessee, on December 9, 1798. He was educated by private tutors, and in the schools of Tennessee. In 1820…

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07 Sep 2018

Archibald Yell

ARCHIBLAD YELL was born in North Carolina, on August 9, 1797. He fought in the War of 1812, and served under General Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans.…

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07 Sep 2018

Samuel Adams

SAMUEL ADAMS was born in Halifax County, Virginia, on June 5, 1805. He was self-taught, and moved to Arkansas in 1835, where he became a planter. Adams entered politics in…

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07 Sep 2018

Thomas Stevenson Drew

THOMAS STEVENSON DREW was born in Wilson County, Tennessee, on August 25, 1802. He received a rudimentary education and moved with his family to Louisiana. In 1817 he moved to…

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07 Sep 2018

Richard C. Byrd

RICHARD C. BYRD was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee, in 1805. He was a merchant and a farmer when he moved to Arkansas in 1826. Byrd entered politics as the…

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07 Sep 2018

John Selden Roane

JOHN SELDEN ROANE was born in Wilson County, Tennessee, on January 8, 1817. He was educated in the local schools in Wilson County, and attended Cumberland College in Princeton, Kentucky.…

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07 Sep 2018

Elias Nelson Conway

ELIAS NELSON CONWAY, brother to Arkansas's first governor, James Sevier Conway (1836-1840), was born at Greenville in Greene County, Tennessee, on May 17, 1812. He moved with his family to…

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07 Sep 2018

Henry Massey Rector

HENRY MASSEY RECTOR was born at Fountain Ferry near Louisville, Kentucky, on May 1, 1816. He received his primary education from his mother and attended school in Louisville, Kentucky for…

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07 Sep 2018

Harris Flanagin

HARRIS FLANAGIN was born in Roadstown, New Jersey, on November 3, 1817. He was educated in Quaker schools in his native state, and was made a professor of mathematics at…

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07 Sep 2018

Isaac Murphy

ISAAC MURPHY, Arkansas's eighth governor, was born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 16, 1799. He attended Washington College, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1825. Murphy taught…

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