Ripley B. Weaver Explained

Ripley "Rip" B. Weaver[1] (October 9, 1829 – December 1900)[2] [3] was a soldier, raiser of stock animals, state legislator, and government official from Arkansas . He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives and the Arkansas Senate, including as President of the Arkansas Senate. He was a Democrat. He was a director for Arkansas participation in a world's fair and was appointed a negotiator with the Utes in Colorado[4]

He was listed as of Rally Hill when reported to have been appointed a commissioner for Arkansas' participation in the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in 1898.[5] His photograph is included in a composite of Arkansas state senators in 1881[6] and 1885.[7]

He chaired the Arkansas Senate committee on counties and county lines.[8]

Members of the Arkansas Senate elected him president of the body in 1885.[9]

He was a federal official in 1889 involved in producing a treaty with the Utes of Colorado.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: 1880-01-12 . Interview With Rip Weaver, Who Tells the Whys and Wherefores . 2024-01-05 . Arkansas Democrat . 4.
  2. News: 1900-12-11 . Major R. B. Weaver . 2024-01-05 . Arkansas Democrat . 6.
  3. News: 1900-12-03 . Maj. R. B. Weaver . 2024-01-05 . Arkansas Democrat . 1.
  4. A Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region: comprising a condensed general history, a brief descriptive history of each county, and numerous biographical sketches of prominent citizens of such counties. Chicago: Goodspeed Brothers Publishers (1894)
  5. News: Dr. Shibley visits Omaha, NE. Pine Bluff Daily Graphic . March 6, 1898. 2. newspapers.com.
  6. 1881 House of Representatives composite photo of the Twenty-Second General Assembly of the State of Arkansas. R.. Dawson. December 31, 1881. Arkansas General Assembly Composite Images, 1866-2023.
  7. 1885 Senate composite photo of the Twenty-Fifth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas. R.. Dawson. December 31, 1885. Arkansas General Assembly Composite Images, 1866-2023.
  8. Web site: Journal of the Senate of Arkansas. Arkansas General Assembly. Senate. January 5, 1888. Google Books.
  9. Web site: Outline of Executive and Legislative History of Arkansas. Dallas Tabor. Herndon. January 5, 1922. Calvert-McBride printing Company. Google Books.
  10. Web site: House documents. January 5, 1889. Google Books.