Richard C. Byrd

Richard C. Byrd (ca. 1805 – June 1, 1854) was an American politician who served as acting governor of Arkansas from January 10 to April 19, 1849, following the resignation of Thomas S.Drew.

Richard C. Byrd
Acting Governor of Arkansas
In office
January 10, 1849 – April 19, 1849
Preceded byThomas S. Drew
Succeeded byJohn S. Roane
6th President of the Arkansas Senate
In office
November 4, 1848 – November 4, 1850
Preceded byWilliam K. Sebastian
Succeeded byJohn R. Hampton
Member of the Arkansas Senate
from Arkansas, Jefferson and Desha counties
In office
November 2, 1846 – November 4, 1850
Preceded byJ. Yell
Succeeded byN. B. Burrow
Member of the Arkansas Senate
from Pulaski County
In office
November 2, 1840 – November 4, 1844
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byT. W. Newton
Member of the Arkansas Senate
from Pulaski, White and Saline counties
In office
November 5, 1839 – November 2, 1840
Preceded byJohn McLean
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of the
Arkansas House of Representatives
from Pulaski County
In office
September 12, 1836 – November 5, 1839
Serving with John H. Cocke
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byAbsalom Fowler
L. Gibson
Member of the
Arkansas Territory Legislative Council
from Pulaski County
In office
October 7, 1833 – October 5, 1835
Serving with Samuel M. Rutherford
Preceded bySamuel M. Rutherford
Peter B. Crutchfield
Succeeded byWilliam Gumming
Absalom Fowler
2nd Auditor of Arkansas Territory
In office
November 20, 1829 – November 5, 1831
PresidentAndrew Jackson
Preceded byGeorge W. Scott
Succeeded byEmzy Wilson
Personal details
Bornca. 1805
Mississippi Territory (present-day Alabama)
Died (aged 48–49)
Jefferson County, Arkansas
Resting placeFlat Bayou Cemetery,
Jefferson County, Arkansas
34°21′30.3″N 91°52′09.5″W
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
    Ann L. Byrd
    ​
    (div. 1835)​
      Mary E. Byrd
      ​
      (died 1851)​
        Rachael E. Byrd
        ​
        (m. 1852)​

        Biography

        Byrd was born circa 1805 in Mississippi Territory (present-day Alabama).[1] Byrd, merchant and farmer, moved to Arkansas in 1826. He served as the second auditor of Arkansas Territory from 1829 to 1831,[2] and in the Territorial Legislature from 1833 to 1835. Byrd served as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1836, and the Arkansas Senate in 1840, 1842, 1846, and 1848.

        Byrd had an unsuccessful gubernatorial run in 1844.[3] When Governor Thomas S. Drew resigned from office on January 10, 1849, Byrd was president of the Senate and became acting governor. He left the office on April 19, 1849,[4] and returned to his mercantile store in Jefferson County, Arkansas. Byrd died at his home in Jefferson County following a lengthy illness.

        See also

        References
        1. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. NARA Microfilm Publication, M432, 1009 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives.
        2. Woodruff, Wm. E., Jr. (1879). The Arkansas Year Book for 1879. Little Rock. p. 8. OCLC 1156050724. OL 26455327M – via Internet Archive.
        3. "Arkansas Gov. Richard C. Byrd". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
        4. Pope, William F. (1895). Pope, Dunbar H. (ed.). Early days in Arkansas. Little Rock, Ark.: Frederick W. Allsopp. p. 77. LCCN rc01001258. OCLC 1042982348. OL 23296431M – via Internet Archive.
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