Wyatt C. Thomas Explained

Wyatt C. Thomas (died February 19, 1874) was a newspaperman,[1] state legislator, and judge in Arkansas.

He was assistant Adjutant General with the rank of captain during the American Civil War.[2] [3] He returned to Washington, Arkansas after the war and started practicing law.

He founded the Pine Bluff Press in 1869 and he was the editor-in-chief until he died when Maj. Charles Gordon Newman took over until 1881.[4] [5] He was a member of the Arkansas Press Association.[6] He was the paper's editor and publisher.[7] He wrote a letter about the Battle of First Manassas.[8]

Governor Isaac Murphy appointed Thomas as special probate judge for Hempstead County, Arkansas February 9, 1866.[9]

In 1870 he served as Secretary of the Arkansas Senate.[10]

Thomas died February 19, 1874 in Pine Bluff after being ill for some time.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Publications. Arkansas Historical. Association. May 24, 1906. The Association. Google Books.
  2. Web site: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. United States War. Department. May 24, 1902. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
  3. Web site: The Rebellion Record. May 24, 1867. G. P. Putnam. Google Books.
  4. News: The Pine Bluff Press . 29 June 2024 . Pine Bluff Daily Graphic . 10 June 1922 . 3.
  5. News: Col. Wyatt C. Thomas . 29 June 2024 . Fayetteville Weekly Democrat . 7 March 1874 . 1.
  6. Web site: History of the Arkansas Press for a Hundred Years and More. Fred William. Allsopp. May 24, 1922. Parke-Harper Publishing. Google Books.
  7. Web site: Union List of Arkansas Newspapers, 1819-1942: A Partial Inventory of Arkansas Newspaper Files Available in Offices of Publishers, Libraries and Private Collections in Arkansas. Historical Records. Survey (Ark.). Historical Records Survey (U S.). Arkansas. May 24, 1942. Historical Records Survey. Google Books.
  8. Book: Sutherland, Daniel E.. Reminiscences of a Private: William E. Bevens of the First Arkansas Infantry C.S.A.. July 1, 1999. University of Arkansas Press. 978-1-55728-545-4 . Google Books.
  9. Wyatt C. Thomas probate judge appointment, 1866 February 6 . Finding Aids . 15 June 2024 . 9 February 1866.
  10. Web site: Journal. Arkansas General Assembly House of. Representatives. May 24, 1870. Google Books.
  11. News: Death of Co. Wyatt C. Thomas . 15 June 2024 . The Southern Standard . 28 February 1874 . 2.

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