Rufus King Garland Jr.

Rufus K. Garland, Jr.
Delegate to 1874 Arkansas Constitutional Convention
In office
July 14, 1874 – September 7, 1874
ConstituencyNevada County[1]
Member of the
Confederate House of Representatives
from Arkansas's 2nd district
In office
November 8, 1864 – March 18, 1865
Preceded byGrandison Royston
Succeeded byconstituency abolished
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the Hempstead County district
In office
November 1, 1858 – May 6, 1861
Preceded byD. Block
Personal details
Born(1830-05-22)May 22, 1830
Tipton County, Tennessee
DiedDecember 12, 1886(1886-12-12) (aged 56)
Nevada County, Arkansas
Resting placePrescott, Arkansas
Political partyWhig (pre-1861)
Democratic (1861-1879)
Greenback (after 1879)
Spouse
Isabella Sarah Walker
​
​
(m. 1853)​
RelativesAugustus Garland (brother)
EducationSt. Joseph’s College
ProfessionFarmer, politician
Military service
Allegiance CSA
Branch/serviceConfederate States Army
Years of service1861-c. 1862
Rank Captain
Commands4th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, Company B "Hempstead Hornets"
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
[2]

Rufus King Garland Jr. (May 22, 1830 – December 12, 1886) was a farmer, lawyer, and politician in Arkansas. He represented Hempstead County, Arkansas in the Arkansas House of Representatives before the American Civil War.

He represented Hempstead County at the 1861 Arkansas Secession Convention alongside Alfred Carrigan.[3]

He served in the Confederate Congress and was a delegate to the 1874 Arkansas Constitutional Convention.[4]

He was born in Tipton County, Tennessee, the older brother of Augustus Garland. He moved to Arkansas and served in the state legislature from 1858 to 1861. He served in the Confederate States Army and represented the state in the Second Confederate Congress from 1864 to 1865.

He died near Prescott, Arkansas.[4]

References

  1. ^ Herndon, Dallas T. (1947). Annals of Arkansas. Vol. 1. Hopkinsville, Kentucky: The Historical Record Association. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-56546-450-6. LCCN 48002456. OCLC 3920841.
  2. ^ Priest, Sharon (1998). Runnells, Jonathan (ed.). Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State. Office of the Arkansas Secretary of State. pp. 216–217, 226–228. ISBN 9780313302121. OCLC 40157815.
  3. ^ CITEREFAnnals1947p._165
  4. ^ a b Association, Arkansas Historical (January 20, 1908). "Publications of the Arkansas Historical Association" – via Google Books.


Flag of ArkansasPolitician icon

This article about an Arkansas politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about a person of the American Civil War is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.