Richard C. Byrd
| Richard C. Byrd | |
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| Acting Governor of Arkansas | |
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In office January 10, 1849 – April 19, 1849 | |
| Preceded by |
Thomas S.Drew as Governor of Arkansas |
| Succeeded by |
John S. Roane as Governor of Arkansas |
| Member of the Arkansas Senate | |
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In office 1840 1842 1846 1848 | |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
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In office 1836 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 1, 1805 Hawkins County, Tennessee |
| Died |
June 1, 1854 (aged 49) Jefferson County, Arkansas |
| Political party | Democratic |
Richard C. Byrd (January 1, 1805 – June 1, 1854) was an American politician and Acting Governor of the State of Arkansas in 1849.
Biography
Byrd was born in 1805 in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Byrd was a merchant and farmer, and moved to Arkansas in 1826.
Political career
Byrd became auditor for the Arkansas Territory and served in that position from 1829 to 1831. He served in the Territorial Legislature in 1833. He served as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1836, and in the Arkansas Senate in 1840, 1842, 1846, and 1848. Byrd had an unsuccessful gubernatorial run in 1844.[1]
When Governor Thomas Stevenson Drew resigned from office on January 10, 1849, Byrd was president of the Senate and became acting governor. Byrd left the office on 19 April 1849, and returned to his mercantile store in Jefferson County, Arkansas.
Death
Byrd died at his home in Jefferson County following a lengthy illness.
References
- ↑ "Arkansas Governor Richard C. Byrd". National Governors Association. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
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| Preceded by Thomas Stevenson Drew Governor |
Acting Governor of Arkansas 1849 |
Succeeded by John Selden Roane Governor |
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