Augustus H. Garland
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"Senator Garland" redirects here. For the Virginia State Senate member, see David S. Garland.
Augustus Hill Garland (June 11, 1832 – January 26, 1899) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Arkansas, who initially opposed Arkansas' secession from the United States, but later served in both houses of the Congress of the Confederate States and the United States Senate, as well as becoming the 11th governor of Arkansas (1874–1877) and the 38th attorney general of the United States (1885–1889).[1] He wrote several books.
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Augustus Garland | |
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38th United States Attorney General | |
In office March 6, 1885 – March 4, 1889 | |
President | Grover Cleveland |
Preceded by | Benjamin H. Brewster |
Succeeded by | William H. H. Miller |
United States Senator from Arkansas | |
In office March 4, 1877 – March 6, 1885 | |
Preceded by | Powell Clayton |
Succeeded by | James Henderson Berry |
11th Governor of Arkansas | |
In office November 12, 1874 – January 11, 1877 | |
Preceded by | Elisha Baxter |
Succeeded by | William Read Miller |
Confederate States Senator from Arkansas | |
In office November 8, 1864 – May 10, 1865 | |
Preceded by | Charles B. Mitchel |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Member of the Confederate House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district | |
In office February 18, 1862 – November 8, 1864 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | David Carroll |
Delegate to the Confederate States Provisional Congress from Arkansas | |
In office May 18, 1861 – February 17, 1862 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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Born | Augustus Hill Garland (1832-06-11)June 11, 1832 Covington, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | January 26, 1899(1899-01-26) (aged 66) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Resting place | Mount Holly Cemetery |
Political party | Whig (before 1855) American (1855–1859) Constitutional Union (1859–1860) Democratic (1860–1899) |
Education | St. Mary's College, Kentucky St. Joseph's College, Kentucky (BA) |
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