Elias W. Rector
Elias W. Rector | |
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28th Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
In office 1891–1893 | |
Preceded by | B. B. Hudgins |
Succeeded by | T. C. Humphrey |
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives | |
In office 1887–1893 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | June 11, 1849
Died | January 29, 1917 Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. | (aged 67)
Resting place | Hollywood Cemetery, Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. 34°29′08.3″N 93°02′38.6″W / 34.485639°N 93.044056°W |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Rosebud Alcorn |
Father | Henry M. Rector |
Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Elias William Rector (June 11, 1849 – January 29, 1917) was an American politician who served as the 28th speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives from January 1891 to January 1893.
Political career[]
Elias William Rector was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, serving from 1886 to 1900. A member of the Democratic Party,[1][2][3] He was an elector for Grover Cleveland in the presidential election of 1892, and was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Arkansas in 1889 and 1902.[4]
Personal life[]
Rector was the son of former Arkansas governor Henry M. Rector.
References[]
- ^ Ritter, Charles F.; Wakelyn, Jon L. (September 22, 1989). American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313239434. Retrieved September 22, 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Arkansas House Of Representatives". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
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- ^ Godspeed, Weston Arthur, ed. (1904). The Province and the States: A History of the Province of Louisiana Under France and Spain, and of the Territories and States of the United States Formed Therefrom — In Seven Volumes. VII. Madison, Wisconsin: The Western Historical Association. pp. 391–392.
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- 1849 births
- 1917 deaths
- 19th-century American politicians
- Arkansas Democrats
- Burials in Arkansas
- People from Garland County, Arkansas
- People of the Brooks–Baxter War
- Politicians from Little Rock, Arkansas
- Speakers of the Arkansas House of Representatives
- Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives
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