Edward Cross (politician)
Edward Cross | |
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| Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court | |
| In office July 1845 – 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas J. Lacy |
| Succeeded by | William Conway |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's At-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | Archibald Yell |
| Succeeded by | Archibald Yell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1798 Hawkins County, Tennessee |
| Died | April 6, 1887 (aged 88) Hempstead County, Arkansas |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | David Cross Mary Frances Witherspoon |
| Profession | Attorney judge politician railway president |
Edward Cross (November 11, 1798 – April 6, 1887) was a judge, surveyor, and Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas.
Biography
[edit]Cross was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee, and he attended public schools during his youth. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He owned slaves.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1826 Cross moved to Arkansas and was appointed as a Judge of the Superior Court of the Arkansas Territory on May 26, 1830. From April 30, 1836 to September 1, 1838 he served as United States surveyor general for Arkansas.[2]
Cross was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh, and Twenty-eighth United States Congresses between March 4, 1839 and March 3, 1845.[3] During the Twenty-eighth Congress he served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims.
Cross served as a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from July 1845 to 1855. Cross served as president of the Cairo & Fulton Railway (later the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway from 1855 to 1862. In 1874 he was appointed attorney general of Arkansas.
Death
[edit]Cross died at his residence, Marlbrook, near Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas on 6 April 1887 (age 88 years, 146 days). He was interred at his residence,[4] then his remains were moved and interred at the Marlbrook Cemetery near modern-day Blevins, Arkansas in the 20th century. Cross County, Arkansas is named for his son, David Cross.
References
[edit]- ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-19, retrieved 2022-07-11
- ^ "Edward Cross". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Edward Cross". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Edward Cross". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "Edward Cross (id: C000930)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Edward Cross at Find a Grave
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| National | |
| People | |
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- 1798 births
- 1887 deaths
- People from Hawkins County, Tennessee
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas
- Justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century American judges
- Members of the United States House of Representatives who owned slaves
- Judges of the Superior Court of the Arkansas Territory