1934. Admitted to District of Columbia bar, 1934.

Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division,
1934-1935. Instructor in law, George Washington University, 1935;
lecturer in law, University of Arkansas, 1936-1939. President of the
University of Arkansas, 1939-1941. Congressman, 1943-1945. United
States senator since 1945.


1. William S. Fulton, 1836-1844

(See "Governors of the Territory of Arkansas," number 4).


2. Chester Ashley, 1844-1848

Lawyer, Democrat. Born in Massachusetts, 1790. Moved with his parents
to Hudson, New York, during infancy. Was graduated from Williams
College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, and the Litchfield (Connecticut)
Law School.

Admitted to bar 1817 and commenced practice of law in Hudson, New York.
Moved to Edwardsville, Illinois, 1818; to St. Louis, Missouri, 1819;
and to Little Rock, Arkansas, 1820. United States senator 1844-1848.
Died 1848.


3. William K. Sebastian, 1848-1861

Lawyer, planter, Democrat. Born in Tennessee, 1812. Was graduated from