GOVERNORS OF THE TERRITORY OF ARKANSAS

On March 2, 1819, Arkansas was legally separated from Missouri and
became the Territory of Arkansas. The act became effective on July 4
following. During the territorial period the governors were appointed
by the President of the United States, with the approval of the United
States Senate, for terms of three years.


1. James Miller, 1819-1824

Lawyer, soldier. Born in New Hampshire, 1776. Educated at Amherst
Academy and Williams College, Massachusetts. Admitted to bar, 1803.
Married Martha Ferguson, 1801; two children. Married Ruth Flint, 1806;
five children.

Commissioned major of infantry in regular army, 1808. Lieutenant
colonel, 1810; colonel, 1812; brigadier general, 1814. Hero of Battle
of Lundy's Lane, Canada, 1814. Received Congressional gold medal for
gallantry, 1814. Resigned from army, 1819.

Governor of Arkansas, 1819-1824. United States collector of customs,
Salem, Massachusetts, 1824-1849. Died 1851.


2. George Izard, 1825-1828

Soldier. Born in England, 1776. Attended military schools in England,
Germany, and France. Commissioned lieutenant in artillerists and