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Horace Bull Allis

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American politician (1813–1868)

Horace Bull Allis (1813-1868) served as Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives and represented Jefferson County, Arkansas. He was a Unionist Republican.

He was involved in an 1853 Arkansas Supreme Court case.

He sent a letter to U.S. president Abraham Lincoln.

He was one of the preparers of Arkansas' 1864 constitution. He lived in Pine Bluff. He was accused of being a Copperhead while serving as Speaker of the Arkansas House.

He refused to sign William M. Fishback's election certificate.

References

  1. Herndon, Dallas Tabor (December 8, 1922). "Centennial History of Arkansas". S. J. Clarke publishing Company – via Google Books.
  2. Wakelyn, Jon L. (March 30, 2002). "Confederates against the Confederacy: Essays on Leadership and Loyalty". Bloomsbury Publishing USA – via Google Books.
  3. Court, Arkansas Supreme (December 8, 1853). "Arkansas Reports". State of Arkansas. – via Google Books.
  4. "Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Horace B. Allis to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, October 07, 1864 (Affairs in Arkansas)". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  5. "1864 Arkansas Constitution". Arkansas Constitutions. 19 January 1864.
  6. Baggett, James Alex (September 1, 2004). "The Scalawags: Southern Dissenters in the Civil War and Reconstruction". LSU Press – via Google Books.
  7. Rodrigue, John C. (January 26, 2023). "Freedom's Crescent". Cambridge University Press – via Google Books.
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