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American newspaper publisher and politician
Jacob Frolich (1837–1890) - 1877 Arkansas Senate Secretary
Jacob Frolich (1837–1890) was a newspaper publisher and served as
Arkansas Secretary of State .
[1]
He was born in
Oberndorf, Germany in
Bavaria and emigrated to the United States with his family. John Frolich and Marie Elizabeth Herrman were his parents.
[2]
The family lived in various states. Frolich settled in
Searcy, Arkansas . He purchased
Curran Hall after the
American Civil War . He founded and published the White County Record , a
Democratic Party -affiliated paper. He served as Secretary of State of Arkansas for three terms, from 1879 to 1885.
[3] A portrait of him is part of the
Arkansas Digital Archives .
[4]
He corresponded with
Fontaine Richard Earle .
[5] Records of his expenses from the Secretary of State office exist.
[6]
He married Mollie Gaines Finley September 2, 1869 and they had three children: Pearl, Finley, and Herman.
[7] The Arkansas Digital Archives have a collection of his papers.
[7]
References
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"Encyclopedia of Arkansas" . Encyclopedia of Arkansas .
^ Kwas, Mary L. (April 1, 2011).
A Pictorial History of Arkansas's Old State House: Celebrating 175 Years . University of Arkansas Press.
ISBN
9781557289551 – via Google Books.
^ Allsopp, Fred William (May 3, 1922).
"History of the Arkansas Press for a Hundred Years and More" . Parke-Harper Publishing – via Google Books.
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"Jacob Frolich" . Arkansas State Archives Images Collection, 1830s-current . June 1, 2020.
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"Correspondence: Jacob Frolich (Little Rock, Arkansas) to Fontaine Richard Earle, November 5, 1879 | ArchivesSpace at the University of Arkansas" . uark.as.atlas-sys.com .
^ State, Arkansas Auditor of (May 3, 1884).
"Biennial Report" – via Google Books.
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a
b
"Jacob Frolich papers, circa 1880s" . Finding Aids . December 31, 1880.