OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Augustus Hill Garland 

BORN:
June 11, 1832;
Tipton County, Tennessee

DIED:
January 26, 1899 (age 66);
Washington, DC

EDUCATION:
Attended St. Mary’s College,
St. Joseph’s College (BA, 1849),
Studied Law

POLITICAL PARTY:
Whig (before 1855)
American (1855–1859)
Constitutional Union (1859–1860)
Democratic (1860–1899)

HIGHLIGHTS:
1853:
Admitted to Bar;
Began Practicing Law in Washington, Ark.
1856:
Moved to Little Rock, Ark.
1861-1862:
Delegate, Confederate States Provisional Congress
1862-1864:
Member, Confederate States House of Representatives (Arkansas)
1864-1865:
Confederate States Senator (Arkansas)
1874-1876:
Governor of Arkansas
1877-1885:
U.S. Senator (D-Ark.)
1885-1889:
U.S. Attorney General

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Department of Justice
Encyclopedia of Arkansas
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

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