Richard C. Byrd
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox officeholder Richard C. Byrd (ca. 1805 – June 1, 1854) was an American politician who served as acting governor of Arkansas from January 10 to April 19, 1849, following the resignation of Thomas S. Drew.
Biography
Byrd was born circa 1805 in Mississippi Territory (present-day Alabama).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Byrd, merchant and farmer, moved to Arkansas in 1826. He served as the second auditor of Arkansas Territory from 1829 to 1831,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and in the Territorial Legislature from 1833 to 1835. Byrd served as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1836, and the Arkansas Senate in 1840, 1842, 1846, and 1848.
Byrd had an unsuccessful gubernatorial run in 1844.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> When Governor Thomas S. Drew resigned from office on January 10, 1849, Byrd was president of the Senate and became acting governor. He left the office on April 19, 1849,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and returned to his mercantile store in Jefferson County, Arkansas. Byrd died at his home in Jefferson County following a lengthy illness.
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