James H. Purkins (c. 1814-?) was a state legislator in Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1860-1863 and in the Arkansas Senate in 1866-1867.[1]
He was born and raised in Essex County, Virginia.[2] He came to Randolph County Ariansas in 1856. He served in the Confederate Army. He lived in Pocahontas, Arkansas[3] in Randolph County, Arkansas.[2]
He was editor and publisher of the Randolph Scalpel newspaper established in 1877. It affiliated with the Democratic Party.[4] The paper ceased publication in 1882. J. A. C. Jackson was its editor and owner by 1880.[5] Jackson worked afterwards at the Randolph Democrat.[6]
References
edit- ^ Daniels, Charlie (July 1, 2009). The Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State 2008. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 9780615232140 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Image 451 of Biographical and historical memoirs of northeast Arkansas, comprising a condensed history of the state ... biographies of distinguished citizens ... a brief descriptive history ... of the counties ..." Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
- ^ Bird, Allen W. (2005). "U. M. Rose: Arkansas Attorney". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 64 (2): 171–205. doi:10.2307/40031058. JSTOR 40031058 – via JSTOR.
- ^ "Geo. P. Rowell and Co.'s American Newspaper Directory". Geo. P. Rowell & Company. December 23, 1878 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Randolph Scalpel (Pocahontas, Randolph Co., Ark.) 1877-1882". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
- ^ Survey (Ark.), Historical Records; Arkansas, Historical Records Survey (U S. ) (December 23, 1942). "Union List of Arkansas Newspapers, 1819-1942: A Partial Inventory of Arkansas Newspaper Files Available in Offices of Publishers, Libraries and Private Collections in Arkansas". Historical Records Survey – via Google Books.