Horace Bull Allis Explained

Horace Bull Allis (1813-1868) served as Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives and represented Jefferson County, Arkansas.[1] He was a Unionist Republican.[2]

He was involved in an 1853 Arkansas Supreme Court case.[3]

He sent a letter to U.S. president Abraham Lincoln.[4]

He was one of the preparers of Arkansas' 1864 constitution.[5] He lived in Pine Bluff. He was accused of being a Copperhead while serving as Speaker of the Arkansas House.[6]

He refused to sign William M. Fishback's election certificate.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Centennial History of Arkansas. Dallas Tabor. Herndon. December 8, 1922. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Confederates against the Confederacy: Essays on Leadership and Loyalty. Jon L.. Wakelyn. March 30, 2002. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. Google Books.
  3. Web site: Arkansas Reports. Arkansas Supreme. Court. December 8, 1853. State of Arkansas.. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Horace B. Allis to Abraham Lincoln, Friday, October 07, 1864 (Affairs in Arkansas). Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  5. 1864 Arkansas Constitution . Arkansas Constitutions . 19 January 1864 .
  6. Web site: The Scalawags: Southern Dissenters in the Civil War and Reconstruction. James Alex. Baggett. September 1, 2004. LSU Press. Google Books.
  7. Web site: Freedom's Crescent. John C.. Rodrigue. January 26, 2023. Cambridge University Press. Google Books.

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