CS Rector, Henry Massie - Gov. of AK

Henry Massie Rector Sr.

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Born: May 1, 1816

Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky

Father: Colonel Elias Rector 1786 – 1822

Mother:
Frances “Fannie” Bardella Thurston 1795 – 1852

Wife: Jane Elizabeth Field 1822 – 1857
(Buried: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas)​

Children:

Ann Baylor Rector Matheny 1841 – 1913​
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Hot Springs Arkansas)​
William Field Rector 1843 – 1863​
(Buried: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas)​
Julia Sevier Rector Mitchell 1844 – 1880​
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Texas)​
Dr. Henry Massie Rector Jr. 1847 – 1904​
(Buried: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas)​
Elias William Rector 1849 – 1917​
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Hot Springs, Arkansas)​
Ada E. Rector 1851 – 1853​
(Buried: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas)​
Frances Thurston Rector Mitchell 1853 – 1913​
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas)​

Occupation before War:

United States Marshal in Arkansas​
1848 – 1852: Arkansas State Senator​
1853 – 1857: United States Surveyor General of Arkansas​
1854 – 1856: Arkansas State Representative​
1859 – 1860: Associate Justice of Arkansas State Supreme Court​

Civil War Career:

1860 – 1862: Governor of Arkansas​
1861 – 1862: Urged for the extension of Slavery in Arkansas
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1862 – 1865: Private in Arkansas State Militia​
Occupation after War:
Farmer and Hauled Cotton from his Plantations​
1874: Member of Arkansas State Constitutional Convention​

Died: August 12, 1899

Place of Death: Little Rock, Arkansas

Age at time of Death: 83 years old

Burial Place:
Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas
 
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As Govenor He was soon came in conflict with Confederate Authorities by not letting or trying to prevent Arkansas Troops from leaving the state. A new State Constitution was soon approved and Rector's effectiveness was pretty much eliminated .He resigned on November 4, 1862.
 
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