Date Original
1865
Description
This collection contains Elias N. Conways declaration and oath for amnesty from the United States dated February 16, 1865.
Biographical/Historical Note
Elias Nelson Conway (1812-1892) was born on May 17, 1812, in Greeneville, Tennessee, to Thomas Conway and Ann Rector Conway. When he was six years old, Conway’s family moved to Missouri, first to Saint Louis County and then Howard County. Elias N. Conway moved to Arkansas in 1833, where he was appointed U.S. deputy surveyor in 1834. On July 25, 1835, territorial governor William Savin Fulton appointed Conway territorial auditor. Conway came from a politically connected family. His brother James Sevier Conway would become the first state Governor of Arkansas and the Conway family was related to the Seviers and Johnsons or "The Family." "The Family," dominated Arkansas politics from statehood until the Civil War. With support from "The Family," Elias Conway became the first Arkansas state auditor, which he held until 1849. In 1852, Conway was nominated as the Democratic Party's candidate for Governor. He won reelection in 1856 and served until 1860. In 1860, Conway retired to a quiet, near-reclusive life. He died more than three decades later on February 28, 1892, in Little Rock after falling headfirst into his fireplace. He is buried in Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.030.007
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Elias N. Conway Records, SMC.030.007
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Elias N. Conway records, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
