Richard C. Byrd | |
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| ActingGovernor of Arkansas | |
| In office January 10, 1849 – April 19, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas S. Drew |
| Succeeded by | John S. Roane |
| 6th President of theArkansas Senate | |
| In office November 4, 1848 – November 4, 1850 | |
| Preceded by | William K. Sebastian |
| Succeeded by | John R. Hampton |
| Member of theArkansas Senate fromArkansas,Jefferson andDesha counties | |
| In office November 2, 1846 – November 4, 1850 | |
| Preceded by | J. Yell |
| Succeeded by | N. B. Burrow |
| Member of theArkansas Senate fromPulaski County | |
| In office November 2, 1840 – November 4, 1844 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | T. W. Newton |
| Member of theArkansas Senate fromPulaski,White andSaline counties | |
| In office November 5, 1839 – November 2, 1840 | |
| Preceded by | John McLean |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives fromPulaski County | |
| In office September 12, 1836 – November 5, 1839 Serving with John H. Cocke | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Absalom Fowler L. Gibson |
| Member of the Arkansas Territory Legislative Council fromPulaski County | |
| In office October 7, 1833 – October 5, 1835 Serving with Samuel M. Rutherford | |
| Preceded by | Samuel M. Rutherford Peter B. Crutchfield |
| Succeeded by | William Gumming Absalom Fowler |
| 2nd Auditor ofArkansas Territory | |
| In office November 20, 1829 – November 5, 1831 | |
| President | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | George W. Scott |
| Succeeded by | Emzy Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ca. 1805 Mississippi Territory (present-dayAlabama) |
| Died | (aged 48–49) |
| Resting place | Flat Bayou Cemetery, Jefferson County, Arkansas 34°21′30.3″N91°52′09.5″W / 34.358417°N 91.869306°W /34.358417; -91.869306 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouses | |
Richard C. Byrd (ca. 1805 – June 1, 1854) was an American politician who served asactinggovernor of Arkansas from January 10 to April 19, 1849, following the resignation ofThomas S. Drew.
Byrd was borncirca 1805 inMississippi Territory (present-dayAlabama).[1] Byrd, merchant and farmer, moved to Arkansas in 1826. He served as the second auditor ofArkansas 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 inJefferson County, Arkansas. Byrd died at his home in Jefferson County following a lengthy illness.
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