Western District of ArkansasThe Territory of
Arkansas was established on March 2, 1819 and was effective July 4, 1819.
The District of Arkansas was established on June 15, 1836. The
Eastern and Western Districts were established on March 3, 1851.
Following is a listing of
former United States Marshals for the Western District of Arkansas.
|
Territory of Arkansas |
Type of Appointment |
Date |
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SCOTT, George Washington |
Recess Appointment
Senate Confirmation
Senate Confirmation
Senate Confirmation
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May 29, 1820
February 7, 1821
January 13, 1825
January 2, 1829
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RECTOR, Elias |
Senate Confirmation
Senate Confirmation
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March 2, 1831
January 20, 1835 |
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District of Arkansas |
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RECTOR, Elias |
Senate Confirmation
Senate Confirmation |
June 29, 1836
February 17, 1840 |
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NEWTON, Thomas |
Recess Appointment
Senate Confirmation |
April 20, 1841
July 22, 1841 |
|
RECTOR, Henry M. |
Recess Appointment
Senate Confirmation |
May 8, 1843
January 16, 1844 |
|
RECTOR, Elias |
Recess Appointment
Senate Confirmation |
May 23, 1845
February 5, 1846 |
|
CHASE, Luther |
Senate Confirmation |
April 25, 1850 |
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Western District of Arkansas |
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KNOX, George |
Original |
March 12, 1851 |
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HAYS, Samuel M. |
Recess Appointment
Senate Confirmation
|
June 16, 1853
March 14, 1854 |
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JACOWAY, Benjamin J. |
Recess Appointment
Senate Confirmation
|
March 19, 1857
May 10, 1858 |
|
BROWN, James M. |
Senate Confirmation |
January 24, 1861 |
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WHITE, Luther C. |
Senate Confirmation |
March 3, 1865 |
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ROWLAND, Joseph S.C. |
Recess Appointment |
August 19, 1868 |
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BRITTON, William A. |
Senate Confirmation |
April 16, 1869 |
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ROOTS, Logan |
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March 31, 1871
June 19, 1872 (suspended) |
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SARBER, John |
Senate Confirmation |
March 18, 1873 |
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FAGIN, James S. |
Senate Confirmation
|
February 10, 1875 |
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UPHAM, Daniel P. |
Senate Confirmation
|
July 10, 1876 |
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DELL, Valentine |
Senate Confirmation
|
June 15, 1880 |
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BOLES, Thomas |
Senate Confirmation
|
February 20, 1882 |
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CARROLL, John |
Recess Appointment
Senate Confirmation
|
October 24, 1885
May 21, 1886 |
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YOES, Jacob |
Recess Appointment
Senate Confirmation
|
May 17, 1889
January 27, 1890 |
|
CRUMP, George J. |
Senate Confirmation |
April 15, 1893 |
|
STAHL, Solomon F. |
Senate Confirmation
Recess AppointmentSenate Confirmation |
June 1, 1897
June 13, 1901
March 5, 1902 |
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MAYES, John Frank. |
Commission Date
Commission Date |
March 6, 1906
May 4, 1910 |
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PARKER, John H. |
Commission Date
Commission Date |
June 22, 1914
November 19, 1919 |
|
RUSSELL, Andrew J. |
Commission Date
Commission Date |
September 18, 1922
January 4, 1927 |
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JOHNSON, George H. |
Court Appointed |
March 1, 1928 |
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HUDSPETH, Cooper |
Commission Date
Commission Date |
March 5, 1928
April 5, 1932 |
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RILEY, John C. |
Commission Date |
March 5, 1936 |
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ARMSTRONG, Henry C. |
Commission Date |
April 29, 1940 |
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FLOYD, Jones |
Commission Date
Commission Date |
May 18, 1945
August 8, 1949 |
|
GEREN, Louis C. |
Court Appointed |
May 24, 1953 |
|
HUDSPETH, Cooper |
Recess AppointmentCommission Date |
October 27, 1953
March 9, 1954 |
|
NEAL, Jay |
Commission Date
|
August 21, 1954
August 21, 1958 |
|
DOUGLAS, Dan M. |
Commission Date
Commission Date |
April 4, 1962
April 28, 1966 |
|
OWEN, Lee R. |
Commission Date
Commission Date |
December 20, 1969
February 28, 1974
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BURTON, Mack |
Commission Date |
February 1, 1978 |
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PATTERSON, James C. |
Commission Date |
February 24, 1983 |
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BLACK, Hugh Dinsmore |
Commission Date |
February 11, 1994 |
|
BLEVINS, Michael |
Interim Appointment |
February 10, 1996 |
|
McFERRAN, Kenneth
|
Commission Date |
1996 - 2003 |
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O'CONNELL, Richard J.
|
Commission Date |
2003 - July 29, 2010 |
|
H. Michael Oglesby |
Commission Date |
September 9, 2010 |
History The following translation of
abbreviations applies to the list:
"R" - Recess appointment date
"S" - Senate Confirmation date (used from 1789-1903)
"C" - Commission date (used from 1903 to present)
"C.A." - Court Appointment date
"A.G." - Attorney General appointment date |
