Title
Preview
Description
Black and white sketch of Thomas S. Drew, including biographical narrative.
Transcription
From peddler to governor
Thos. S. Drew
Born 1802 in Wilson County, Tennessee… Came into Arkansas as a peddler.. Settled on Ouachita River near Camden and farmed… Was clerk of Clark Co… Moved to Lawrence Co. and represented that county in constitutional convention of 1836...
When Elias N. Conway refused the nomination for governor in 1844, he advised the selection of T.S. Drew of Independence County.... Drew was elected and re-elected 1848... At the end of the first year of his second term his fortune was gone and he was unable to support his family on meagre governor's salary of $1800... Resigned and then returned to farming... He moved to California, joining the gold rush but failed to retrieve his fortunes... Drifted into Texas.... Died at Lampassas, Texas, in 1880..
Physical Description
Document, 11" x 14"
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000379, Image 21
Resource Type
Image
Collection
Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: biographical sketches, MS.000379
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Thomas S. Drew, Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: biographical sketches, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
