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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—ArkansasAlfred Burton GREENWOOD
(1811-1889)
GREENWOOD, Alfred Burton,
a Representative from Arkansas; born in Franklin County, Ga., July
11, 1811; pursued classical studies at Lawrenceville, Ga.; was
graduated from the University of Georgia at Athens; studied law;
was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced practice in
Bentonville, Ark; member of the State house of representatives
1842-1845; State prosecuting attorney 1845-1851; circuit judge of
Arkansas 1851-1853; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third,
Thirty-fourth, and Thirty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1853-March 3,
1859); chairman, Committee on Indian Affairs (Thirty-fifth
Congress); Commissioner of Indian Affairs from May 13, 1859, to
April 13, 1861; served in the Confederate House of Representatives
1862-1865; died in Bentonville, Ark., October 4, 1889; interment in
Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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