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William M. Harrison (1818 – February 15, 1900) [1] was a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1868 to 1872, [2] and again from 1874 to 1882.
Born in Maryland in 1818, Harrison "came to Arkansas in 1840 and taught school for a year in Chicot County". [2]
He returned to Maryland and taught while studying law. [2]
"From 1852 to 1856, he represented Ashley, Drew, and Chicot Counties in the Arkansas Senate". [2]
He was "elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1860", and voted in favor of a secession convention. [2]
He was elected to the second circuit in 1864, and nominated to the Supreme Court in 1868. [2]
Harrison died at his home in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, at the age of 82. [1]
Category:Justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court