Date Original
1885 December 5
Description
This collection contains a commission to certify the election of B.B. Battle as the Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. It is dated December 5, 1885.
Biographical/Historical Note
Burrill Bunn Battle (October 24, 1838-December 21, 1917) was a Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1885 to 1910. He was born in Hinds County, Mississippi. His father, Joseph J. Battle, was a judge in Raleigh, North Carolina and moved to Arkansas in 1844. B.B. Battle practiced law in Lewisville, Lafayette County, Arkansas, as well as Washington, Hempstead County. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the artillery of the Confederate States Army. Battle later served in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1871 and was elected Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court in 1885. He served until his retirement in 1911. Battle married Josephine A. Witherspoon on November 29, 1871. He died in Little Rock on December 21, 1917.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.095.002
Resource Type
Text
Collection
B.B. Battle Commission as Associate Justice of Arkansas State Supreme Court, SMC.095.002
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
B.B. Battle Commission as Associate Justice of Arkansas State Supreme Court, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
