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William M. Harrison (1818 – February 15, 1900)[1] was a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1868 to 1872,[2] and again from 1874 to 1882.
Born in Maryland in 1818, Harrison "came to Arkansas in 1840 and taught school for a year in Chicot County".[2]
He returned to Maryland and taught while studying law.[2]
"From 1852 to 1856, he represented Ashley, Drew, and Chicot Counties in the Arkansas Senate".[2]
He was "elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1860", and voted in favor of a secession convention.[2]
He was elected to the second circuit in 1864, and nominated to the Supreme Court in 1868.[2]
Harrison died at his home in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, at the age of 82.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "From Our Exchanges", Pine Bluff Daily Graphic (February 26, 1900), p. 1.
- ^ a b c d e f L. Scott Stafford, "The Arkansas Supreme Court and the Aftermath of the Civil War", 23 U. Ark. Little Rock L. Rev. 355, 363 (2001).
Category:Justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court Category:Arkansas state senators Category:Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives
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