Brigadier general, Union Army; came to Arkansas with army during Civil
War. At close of war, settled on a cotton plantation near Pine Bluff.
Married Adeline McGraw, 1865; five children.

Governor, 1868-1871; resigned in 1871 to become United States senator
for term ending 1877. Moved from Little Rock to Eureka Springs, 1882.
United States ambassador to Mexico, 1897-1905. Lived in Washington,
D.C. from 1912 until his death in 1915.

Note: The unexpired portion of Powell Clayton's term as governor,
1871-1873, was completed by Ozra A. Hadley, president of the
State Senate.


10. Elisha Baxter, 1873-1874

Lawyer, Republican. Born in North Carolina, 1827. Married Harriet
Patton, 1849; six children. Came to Arkansas 1852, settled in
Batesville. Member, House of Representatives, 1854-1855, 1858-1859.
Prosecuting attorney, 1861-1862.

Raised and commanded Fourth Arkansas Mounted Infantry Regiment (Union)
during Civil War. Elected to State Supreme Court, 1864, and then to
United States Senate, but not allowed to take his seat. Circuit judge,
1868-1873. Governor, 1873-1874; his term of office was cut short by the
Brooks-Baxter War and the adoption of a new state constitution. Died
1899.


11. Augustus H. Garland, 1874-1877