Richard C. Byrd | |
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| Acting Governor of Arkansas | |
| In office January 10, 1849 – April 19, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas S. Drew |
| Succeeded by | John S. Roane |
| 6th President of the Arkansas Senate | |
| In office November 4, 1848 – November 4, 1850 | |
| Preceded by | William K. Sebastian |
| Succeeded by | John R. Hampton |
| Member of the Arkansas Senate from Arkansas, Jefferson and Desha counties | |
| In office November 2, 1846 – November 4, 1850 | |
| Preceded by | J. Yell |
| Succeeded by | N. B. Burrow |
| Member of the Arkansas Senate from Pulaski County | |
| In office November 2, 1840 – November 4, 1844 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | T. W. Newton |
| Member of the Arkansas Senate from Pulaski, White and Saline counties | |
| In office November 5, 1839 – November 2, 1840 | |
| Preceded by | John McLean |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Pulaski County | |
| In office September 12, 1836 – November 5, 1839 Serving with John H. Cocke | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Absalom Fowler L. Gibson |
| Member of the Arkansas Territory Legislative Council from Pulaski County | |
| In office October 7, 1833 – October 5, 1835 Serving with Samuel M. Rutherford | |
| Preceded by | Samuel M. Rutherford Peter B. Crutchfield |
| Succeeded by | William Gumming Absalom Fowler |
| 2nd Auditor of Arkansas Territory | |
| In office November 20, 1829 – November 5, 1831 | |
| President | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | George W. Scott |
| Succeeded by | Emzy Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ca. 1805 Mississippi Territory (present-day Alabama) |
| Died | (aged 48–49) Jefferson County, Arkansas |
| Resting place | Flat Bayou Cemetery, Jefferson County, Arkansas 34°21′30.3″N 91°52′09.5″W / 34.358417°N 91.869306°W |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Ann L. Byrd (div. 1835)Mary E. Byrd (died 1851)Rachael E. Byrd (m. 1852) |
Richard C. Byrd (ca. 1805 – June 1, 1854) was an American politician who served as acting governor of Arkansas from January 10 to April 19, 1849, following the resignation of Thomas S. Drew.
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Biography
Byrd was born circa 1805 in Mississippi Territory (present-day Alabama).[1] Byrd, merchant and farmer, moved to Arkansas in 1826. He served as the second auditor of Arkansas Territory from 1829 to 1831,[2] and in the Territorial Legislature from 1833 to 1835. Byrd served as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1836, and the Arkansas Senate in 1840, 1842, 1846, and 1848.
Byrd had an unsuccessful gubernatorial run in 1844.[3] When Governor Thomas S. Drew resigned from office on January 10, 1849, Byrd was president of the Senate and became acting governor. He left the office on April 19, 1849,[4] and returned to his mercantile store in Jefferson County, Arkansas. Byrd died at his home in Jefferson County following a lengthy illness.
See also
References
- ^ Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. NARA Microfilm Publication, M432, 1009 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives.
- ^ Woodruff, Wm. E. Jr. (1879). The Arkansas Year Book for 1879. Little Rock. p. 8. OCLC 1156050724. OL 26455327M – via Internet Archive.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Arkansas Gov. Richard C. Byrd". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ Pope, William F. (1895). Pope, Dunbar H. (ed.). Early days in Arkansas. Little Rock, Ark.: Frederick W. Allsopp. p. 77. LCCN rc01001258. OCLC 1042982348. OL 23296431M – via Internet Archive.
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