Date Original
1963
Description
This collection contains a short biography on General Grandison D. Royston written around 1963.
Biographical/Historical Note
Grandison Delaney Royston (1809–1889) was a prominent Arkansas politician. He was born in Carter County, Tennessee and later moved to Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1837 and the Arkansas State Senate in 1858. He represented the state in the First Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1864 In 1874 Royston was elected president of the Arkansas Constitutional Convention. He died August 14, 1889 in Washington, Arkansas.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.062.025
Resource Type
Text
Collection
General Grandison D. Royston biography, SMC.062.025
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
General Grandison D. Royston biography, 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
