Edward Cross (politician)
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Edward Cross | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court | |
| In office July 1845 – 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas J. Lacy |
| Succeeded by | William Conway |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | Archibald Yell |
| Succeeded by | Archibald Yell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1798 |
| Died | April 6, 1887 (aged 88) |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Party | Democratic |
| Children | David Cross Mary Frances Witherspoon |
| Profession | Attorney judge politician railway president |
Edward Cross (November 11, 1798 – April 6, 1887) was a judge, surveyor, and Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas.
Cross was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee, and he attended public schools during his youth. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He owned slaves.[1]
Career
In 1826 Cross moved to Arkansas and was appointed as a Judge of the Superior Court of the Arkansas Territory on May 26, 1830. From April 30, 1836, to September 1, 1838, he served as United States surveyor general for Arkansas.[2]
Cross was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh, and Twenty-eighth United States Congresses between March 4, 1839, and March 3, 1845.[3] During the Twenty-eighth Congress he served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims.
Cross served as a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from July 1845 to 1855. Cross served as president of the Cairo & Fulton Railway (later the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway from 1855 to 1862. In 1874 he was appointed attorney general of Arkansas.
