Date Original
1871
Description
This collection contains a preacher's license for Benjamin H. Greathouse dated November 13, 1871 and renewed in 1872 and 1873.
Biographical/Historical Note
Benjamin Harvey Greathouse (1849-1940) was born near present day Conway, Arkansas on April 26,1849. After serving in the Civil War as a member of the Confederate cavalry, he married Martha Stout on March 18, 1869. In 1871, he was licenses as a Methodist minister and preached in Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma. In 1874, he was appointed a deacon in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Arkansas Conference, and in 1876 he was appointed by the same Conference as an elder. He retired from the ministry in the early 1900's and served for two terms in the Arkansas State Senate and one term in the State House of Representatives from Washington County, Arkansas. He died in Lincoln, Arkansas on May 2, 1940.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Oklahoma; Texas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.029.034
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Benjamin H. Greathouse preacher's license, SMC.029.034
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Benjamin H. Greathouse Preacher's license, 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
