Oliver H. Oates
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Oliver H. Oates was an American lawyer, judge, and state legislator in Arkansas. He served as Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1858-1859. From November 1860-November 1862 during the American Civil War, he served as Secretary of State of Arkansas.[1]
Oates was born in South Carolina.[2] In March 1839 he became a First Circuit Court judge. He was succeeded in 1860 by Earl C. Bronough.[1] He represented Monroe County, Arkansas in the Arkansas House of Representatives.[3]
Oates commanded a company during the American Civil War.[4]
Oates' officeholding was the subject of an Arkansas Supreme Court case.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hempstead, Fay (December 8, 1890). A Pictorial History of Arkansas: From Earliest Times to the Year 1890 ... Southern Historical Press. ISBN 978-0-89308-074-7 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ Ritter, Charles F.; Wakelyn, Jon L. (September 26, 1989). American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-313-23943-4 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hempstead, Fay (December 8, 1890). A Pictorial History of Arkansas: From Earliest Times to the Year 1890 ... Southern Historical Press. ISBN 978-0-89308-074-7 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ Biographical and historical memoirs of Eastern Arkansas. Рипол Классик. ISBN 978-5-87207-514-1.
- ^ Supreme Court, Arkansas (1867). "Arkansas Reports".