Samuel Adams (governor)
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Samuel Adams was a Democratic Governor of the State of Arkansas
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Samuel Adams was born in Halifax County, Virginia. Adams was self-taught and moved to Arkansas in 1835. Adams became a planter and became active in Arkansas politics.
In 1840 Adams was elected to the Arkansas Senate. He was reelected and served as president of the Senate during his second term.
On April 29, 1844, Governor Archibald Yell
resigned from his office to run for the United States House of Representatives
. Being president of the senate, Adams became Acting Governor of Arkansas and served until November 5, 1844.
During his short term he focused on internal improvements
and education and left a surplus in the state treasury.
He was elected in 1846 to the office of State Treasurer and served in that position for the rest of his life.
Samuel Adams died in Saline County, Arkansas. Adams is buried in the historic Mount Holly Cemetery
in Little Rock, Arkansas
.
Adams was stepfather of Civil War General James Fleming Fagan
. An engraving of Samuel Adams graced Arkansas Civil War treasury notes.
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
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Samuel Adams was born in Halifax County, Virginia. Adams was self-taught and moved to Arkansas in 1835. Adams became a planter and became active in Arkansas politics.
In 1840 Adams was elected to the Arkansas Senate. He was reelected and served as president of the Senate during his second term.
On April 29, 1844, Governor Archibald Yell
Archibald Yell
Archibald Yell was a member of the United States House of Representatives, second Governor of the State of Arkansas, and a Brigadier General in the United States Army serving in the Mexican-American War.-Early life:...
resigned from his office to run for the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
. Being president of the senate, Adams became Acting Governor of Arkansas and served until November 5, 1844.
During his short term he focused on internal improvements
Internal improvements
Internal improvements is the term used historically in the United States for public works from the end of the American Revolution through much of the 19th century, mainly for the creation of a transportation infrastructure: roads, turnpikes, canals, harbors and navigation improvements...
and education and left a surplus in the state treasury.
He was elected in 1846 to the office of State Treasurer and served in that position for the rest of his life.
Samuel Adams died in Saline County, Arkansas. Adams is buried in the historic Mount Holly Cemetery
Mount Holly Cemetery
Mount Holly Cemetery is the original cemetery in the Quapaw Quarter area of downtown Little Rock, Arkansas, and is the resting place for numerous Arkansans of note...
in Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
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Adams was stepfather of Civil War General James Fleming Fagan
James Fleming Fagan
James Fleming Fagan was a planter, public official, and a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
. An engraving of Samuel Adams graced Arkansas Civil War treasury notes.