Edward Cross (politician)

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Edward Cross

Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
In office July 1845 – 1855
Preceded by	Thomas J. Lacy
Succeeded by	William Conway
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's At-large district
In office March 4, 1839 (1839-03-04) – March 3, 1845 (1845-03-03)
Preceded by	Archibald Yell
Succeeded by	Archibald Yell

Personal details
Born	(1798-11-11)November 11, 1798 Hawkins County, Tennessee
Died	April 6, 1887(1887-04-06) (aged 88) Hempstead County, Arkansas
Citizenship	United States
Political party	Democratic
Children	David Cross Mary Frances Witherspoon
Profession	Attorney judge politician railway president

Edward Cross (November 11, 1798 – April 6, 1887) was a judge, surveyor, and Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas.

Biography

Cross was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee, and he attended public schools during his youth. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He owned slaves.^[1]

Career

In 1826 Cross moved to Arkansas and was appointed as a Judge of the Superior Court of the Arkansas Territory on May 26, 1830. From April 30, 1836 to September 1, 1838 he served as United States surveyor general for Arkansas.^[2]

Cross was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh, and Twenty-eighth United States Congresses between March 4, 1839 and March 3, 1845.^[3] During the Twenty-eighth Congress he served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims.

Cross served as a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from July 1845 to 1855. Cross served as president of the Cairo & Fulton Railway (later the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway from 1855 to 1862. In 1874 he was appointed attorney general of Arkansas.

Death

Cross died at his residence, Marlbrook, near Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas on 6 April 1887 (age 88 years, 146 days). He was interred at his residence,^[4] then his remains were moved and interred at the Marlbrook Cemetery near modern-day Blevins, Arkansas in the 20th century. Cross County, Arkansas is named for his son, David Cross.

References

^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-19, retrieved 2022-07-11
^ "Edward Cross". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ "Edward Cross". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ "Edward Cross". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

External links

United States Congress. "Edward Cross (id: C000930)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Edward Cross at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Archibald Yell	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's at-large congressional district March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1845	Succeeded by Archibald Yell

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas

Territory	Bates Conway Sevier
At-large	Yell Cross Yell Newton Johnson Hynes Breckinridge

1st district	Greenwood Hindman Roots Hanks Hodges Gause Dunn Cate Featherstone Cate McCulloch Macon Caraway Driver Gathings Alexander Lincoln Berry Crawford
2nd district	Warren Rust Warren Rust Hinds Elliott A. A. C. Rogers O. P. Snyder Slemons Jones Breckinridge Little Brundidge W. Oldfield P. Oldfield Miller Mills Tucker Bethune T. Robinson Thornton V. Snyder Griffin Hill
3rd district	Boles Edwards Boles Wilshire Gunter Wilshire J. Cravens J. H. Rogers McRae Dinsmore Floyd Tillman Fuller Ellis Fulbright Trimble Hammerschmidt T. Hutchinson A. Hutchinson Boozman Womack
4th district	Gunter Peel J. H. Rogers W. Terry Reid Little W. B. Cravens O. Wingo E. Wingo W. B. Cravens W. F. Cravens Tackett Harris Pryor Thornton Anthony Dickey Ross Cotton Westerman
5th district	Peel Dinsmore Reid Jacoway Ragon D. Terry Hays Alford
6th district	Neill Brundidge J. Robinson S. Taylor C. Taylor Sawyer Reed Glover McClellan W. Norrell C. Norrell
7th district	Wallace Goodwin Parks Kitchens Harris

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