Draft:William W. Mansfield
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William Walker Mansfield (January 16, 1830 – July 27, 1912)[1] was a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1891–1894.[2]
Born in Scottsville, Kentucky, Mansfield "moved to Arkansas in 1856 and was elected to be a State Representative that same year".[1]
He was a delegate to the constitutional conventions of 1861 and 1874 as well as the Secession Convention of 1861. Mansfield was elected to be a Circuit Judge for the Fifth Judicial Circuit from 1874 until 1878, Digester of Arkansas Statutes in 1884, and Supreme Court Reporter from 1887 until 1890. He was elected to be an Associate Justice in 1891 where he served until his retirement in 1894.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Arkansas Courts, A Self-Guided Tour of Justice Building Portraits (2016), p. 9.
- ^ "William Walker Mansfield (1830–1912)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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