Archibald Hamilton Rutherford (1811 – December 8, 1888) was a public official, state legislator, and Treasurer of Arkansas.[1]
Archibald Hamilton Rutherford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1811 |
| Died | December 8, 1888 (aged 76–77) |
| Occupation(s) | Politician Journal editor |
Political career
editIn 1837 he succeeded Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives John Wilson who was expelled after killing J. J. Anthony.[2] He was subsequently elected to two terms.[1]
In 1858, he and William M. Gouge, state accountants,[3] prepared a report on the State Bank of Arkansas for Arkansas governor Elias Conway.[4]
In 1860 he was Superintendent of the Arkansas State Penitentiary.[5]
He was a state official charged with confiscating land and property during the Civil War. After the war he suffered the economic loss of those he enslaved being freed and property losses to pay taxes. He moved several times.[1]
Journalist career
editHe was an editor of the Arkansas Democratic Banner.[6] He was put in charge of the Arkansas Banner in Little Rock,[7][8] a Democratic Party publication promoting its interests in competition with the Whigs.[1] In 1866 he was an editor of the Tri-Weekly News in Little Rock.[6]
Personal life
editRutherford lived in Sebastian County, Arkansas.[9]
Sandford C. Faulkner was a guest at his home in Fort Smith and Rutherford was friends with Edward Payson Washburn. He kept a journal of some of his travels including to parts of Texas.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Rutherford, Archibald H.; Wall, E. E. (1946). "Archibald H. Rutherford: An Arkansas Pioneer". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 5 (4): 388–401. doi:10.2307/40018315. JSTOR 40018315 – via JSTOR.
- ^ "Correction to the Gazette reporting of Rutherford". The Southern Standard. May 26, 1883. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ House, United States Congress (December 23, 1859). "House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d Session-49th Congress, 1st Session" – via Google Books.
- ^ Worley, Ted R. (1964). "The Arkansas State Bank: Ante-Bellum Period". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 23 (1): 65–73. doi:10.2307/40021172. JSTOR 40021172 – via JSTOR.
- ^ State Penitentiary, Arkansas. Report of the Superintendent [A.H. Rutherford] to E.N. Conway, Governor. Oct. 30, 1860.
- ^ a b Allsopp, Fred William (December 23, 1922). "History of the Arkansas Press for a Hundred Years and More". Parke-Harper Publishing – via Google Books.
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
- ^ Congress, Library of (December 23, 1878). "Alphabetical Catalogue of the Library of Congress". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ Senate, Arkansas General Assembly (December 23, 1855). "Journal of the Senate of Arkansas" – via Google Books.
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