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Abraham A. Pennington

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A. A. Pennington
Pennington in 1874 as Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
1859–1861, 1875–1877
Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
1875–1877
Preceded byJames H. Berry
Succeeded byDawson L. Kilgore
Member of the Arkansas State Senate
In office
1877–1881
Personal details
BornAbraham Anderson Pennington (1825-09-23)September 23, 1825
Arkansas, United States
DiedOctober 21, 1885(1885-10-21) (aged 60)
Whelen Springs, Clark County, Arkansas
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseElizabeth Tennessee Andrews (1836-1885)
Residence(s)Hot Spring County, Arkansas
Occupationlawyer

Abraham Anderson Pennington (23 September 1825 – 23 October 1885) was an American politician in Arkansas. He was a Democratic Party member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1859-1861 and 1875-1877.[1][2][3]

He served as Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives. He served in the Arkansas Senate from 1877 to 1881. His post office was listed as in Malvern, Arkansas in Hot Spring County.

1877 Arkansas Senate composite of photographs

References

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  1. ^ Ritter, Charles F.; Wakelyn, Jon L. (September 22, 1989). American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313239434. Retrieved September 22, 2019 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Arkansas House Of Representatives". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)