Grandison Delaney Royston

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Grandison Delaney Royston (born December 9, 1809 in Carter County , Tennessee , † August 14, 1889 in Washington , Arkansas ) was an American politician and lawyer .

Career

Royston was born and raised in Tennessee, then moved to Arkansas. There he took part in the constituent assemblies as a delegate in 1836 and 1877 . Royston was a federal attorney in Arkansas in 1836 and between 1843 and 1844 . He sat in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1837 and in the Arkansas Senate in 1858 . During the Civil War he represented Arkansas between 1862 and 1864 as a member of the first Confederate Congress . In his re-election in 1863, he suffered a defeat. He died in Washington ( Hempstead County ) in 1889 and was buried there in the Presbyterian Cemetery .

family

Royston was married to Mary Clarissa Bates (1819-1890). The couple had at least four children together: Charles E. (1843-1910), Mary Elizabeth (1847-1855), Catharine Frances (1849-1858) and Irene (1852-1932).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mary Clarissa Bates Royston in the database of Find a Grave (English)
  2. ↑ Charles E. Royston in the database of Find a Grave (English)
  3. ↑ Mary Elizabeth Royston in the database of Find a Grave (English)
  4. ↑ Catharine Frances Royston in the Find a Grave database (English)
  5. ↑ Irene Royston Jett in the database of Find a Grave (English)

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personal data
SURNAME Royston, Grandison Delaney
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Royston, Grandison D.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH Carter County , Tennessee
DATE OF DEATH August 14, 1889
Place of death Washington , Arkansas