Date Original
1872
Description
This collection contains a statement by electors in Liberty Township, St. Francis County, Arkansas regarding their votes for Hubert W. Winthrop for county sheriff. Winthrop won the election but declined the position.
Biographical/Historical Note
Hubert W. Winthrop was born around 1839 in Vermont to William Winthrop and Ann Herron Winthrop. He enrolled in Company A, 53rd Massachusetts Infantry, during the Civil War. By the end of the war he was near Memphis and soon after moved to St. Francis County, Arkansas. He served as chief clerk of the United States Bureau, United States Assessor for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Assessor of St. Francis County for six years. In 1872 he was elected St. Francis county sheriff but declined the office because of a “change of political administration.” He would later become a proprietor of the Forrest City Hotel. It was at this hotel that he leaned against a balcony railing that broke, and fell fifteen feet to the floor causing injuries and his death in February 1897.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
St. Francis County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.055.026
Resource Type
Text
Collection
St. Francis County (Ark.) electors' statement, SMC.055.026
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
St. Francis County (Ark.) electors' statement, 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
