Augustus Hill Garland
| Augustus Hill Garland | |
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| 38th Attorney General of the United States | |
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In office March 6, 1885 – March 4, 1889 |
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| President | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Brewster |
| Succeeded by | William Miller |
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United States Senator from Arkansas |
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In office March 4, 1877 – March 6, 1885 |
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| Preceded by | Powell Clayton |
| Succeeded by | James Berry |
| 11th Governor of Arkansas | |
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In office November 12, 1874 – January 11, 1877 |
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| Preceded by | Elisha Baxter |
| Succeeded by | William Miller |
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Confederate States Senator from Arkansas |
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In office November 8, 1864 – May 10, 1865 |
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| Preceded by | Charles B. Mitchel |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of the C.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district |
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In office February 18, 1862 – November 8, 1864 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | David Carroll |
| Delegate from Arkansas to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States |
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In office May 18, 1861 – February 17, 1862 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
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June 11, 1832 Tipton County, Tennessee |
| Died | January 26, 1899 (aged 66) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place |
Mount Holly Cemetery Little Rock, Arkansas 34°44′16.5″N 92°16′38.6″W / 34.737917°N 92.277389°W |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party |
Whig (before 1855) American (1855–1859) Constitutional Union (1859–1860) Democratic (1860–1899) |
| Alma mater |
St. Mary's College St. Joseph's College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Augustus Hill Garland (June 11, 1832 – January 26, 1899) was an Arkansas lawyer and politician. He was a senator in both the United States and the Confederate States, served as 11th Governor of Arkansas and as Attorney General of the United States in the first administration of Grover Cleveland.
Garland was born in Covington, Tennessee, on June 11, 1832, to Rufus and Barbara (Hill) Garland. His parents moved to Lost Prairie in Arkansas in 1833, his father owning a store. Rufus Garland died several years later, and in 1836 his mother married Thomas Hubbard. Hubbard moved the family to Washington, Arkansas, near the Hempstead County seat of Hope.
Garland attended Spring Hill Male Academy from 1838 to 1843. He attended St. Mary's College in Lebanon, Kentucky, and graduated from St. Joseph's College in Bardstown, Kentucky, in 1849.
Garland taught at Brounstown School in Mine Creek, Sevier County, but returned to Washington to study law with Hempstead County clerk Simon Sanders, He was admitted to the bar in 1853 and starting his law practice with his stepfather. He married Sarah Virginia Sanders on June 14, 1853; they had nine children, four of whom survived to adulthood. Garland moved to Little Rock in June 1856, and Garland became a law partner to Ebenezer Cummins, a former associate of Albert Pike.
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