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Alfred Burton Greenwood (July 11, 1811 – October 4, 1889) was an American attorney, judge, and a politician who served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1853 to 1859. When Arkansas seceded from the Union in the Civil War , he was elected to the Confederate Congress as a Democrat .
Greenwood was founded in 1851 when its location was selected for the first county seat of Sebastian County. The town was named for Judge Alfred Burton Greenwood.Judge Greenwood had been elected the previous year to serve as Circuit Judge over ten Northwest Arkansas counties.
From 1819 to 1836, the highest court in the Arkansas Territory was the Superior Court, which consisted of presidentially-appointed judges who served four-year terms. The court was established with three judges, with a fourth added in 1828. [2] Below is a list of the judges that constituted that court: [3] [4]
Sebastian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 127,799, [1] making it the fourth-most populous county in Arkansas. The county has two county seats, Greenwood and Fort Smith. [2] Sebastian County is part of the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Fort Smith, Arkansas South Sebastian County Courthouse 35°12′45″N 94°15′12″W / 35.212403°N 94.253265°W / 35.212403; -94.253265 ( Sebastian County Courthouse-Southern
The town of Greenwood is located where the Sac and Fox Agency used to be. It was here where Keokuk and the other Sac nation members were relocated after the Black Hawk War. When the Indians were removed it was determined to start a town. Judge G. B. Greenwood, of Arkansas, then United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs, assisted in making ...
A federal judge struck down an Arkansas law Tuesday that would have banned transition-related medical care for transgender minors, declaring it unconstitutional.
Resigned to become US District judge for the Eastern and Western District of Arkansas. Vacant: February 2, 1966 – November 8, 1966 89th: David Pryor : Democratic: November 8, 1966 – January 3, 1973 89th 90th 91st 92nd: Elected to finish Harris's term and begin own. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Retired to run for U.S. senator. Ray ...