Edward Cross [graphic]. [187-?]

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Edward Cross [graphic]. [187-?]

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Edward Cross (1798-1887) was Judge of the Superior Court of Arkansas, 1832-36; Surveyor General of Public Lands, 1836-38; U.S. Representative, 1839-45; Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, 1845-46; and president of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad, 1855-62.

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The Arkansas History Commission was created by the General Assembly in 1905. Inspired and guided during its early years by John Hugh Reynolds, the commission is the official archives of the state, responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. From the description of Arkansas History Commission records, 1905-1984 [microform]. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 244818119 ...

Cross, Edw. (Edward), 1798-1887

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On 15 June 1836, after an all-night congressional debate on the slavery question, President Andrew Jackson signed a bill to admit the State of Arkansas to the Union, effective the Fourth of July. Article VI, Section 1, of the Arkansas Constitution of 1836 vested the judicial power of the State "in one Supreme Court, in Circuit Courts, in County Courts and in Justices of the Peace." Section 2 declared that the Supreme Court would consist of three judges, including a Chief Justice, who would "have...