Edward Allen Warren (May 2, 1818 – July 2, 1875) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.

Edward A. Warren
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arkansas's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byAlbert Rust
In office
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Preceded byAlbert Rust
Succeeded byAlbert Rust
8th Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
November 4, 1848 – November 4, 1850
Preceded byJohn S. Roane
Succeeded byT. B. Flournoy
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the Ouachita County district
In office
November 4, 1848 – November 4, 1850[1]
Serving with A. A. Smith
Preceded byredistricted
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
In office
1845–1846
Personal details
Born
Edward Allen Warren

(1818-05-02)May 2, 1818
Greene County, Alabama, U.S.
DiedJuly 2, 1875(1875-07-02) (aged 57)
Prescott, Arkansas, U.S.
Resting placeMoscow, Arkansas, U.S.
33°46′35.4″N 93°21′59.6″W / 33.776500°N 93.366556°W / 33.776500; -93.366556
Political partyDemocratic

Early life and education

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Edward Allen Warren was born in Greene County, Alabama, on May 2, 1818, to Robert H. Warren and Lydia A. Minter Warren. He received his early education there, and then studied law on his own. He married in October 1838, and he and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Warren, went on to have two children.[2] In 1843, he was admitted to the bar and he began his practice in Clinton, Mississippi.

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In 1845, he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, serving until 1846. In 1847, Warren moved to Camden, Arkansas and opened his law practice there. In 1848, he entered Arkansas politics as a Democrat and was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives. He served as the House Speaker during the 7th Arkansas General Assembly. Between 1850 and 1851, Warren served as a judge on the Circuit Court of the Sixth District of Arkansas. Warren was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). Warren was elected to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859), representing Arkansas's 2nd congressional district.

Later life and death

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After his years of government service, Warren devoted the rest of life to his family and to his law practice. On July 2, 1875, Warren died at the residence of his son; E.A. Warren, Jr., in Prescott, Nevada County, Arkansas,[3] and was interred in Moscow Church.

Legacy

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In 1876, Warren's son, E.A. Warren Jr., opened 'The Prescott Dispatch' in Prescott,[4] and became Prescott's Mayor in 1881.[5]

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Priest, Sharon (1998). Runnells, Jonathan (ed.). Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State. Office of the Arkansas Secretary of State. pp. 222–223. OCLC 40157815.
  2. ^ Pruden, William H. III (April 18, 2017). "Edward Allen Warren (1818–1875)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. CALS. 4665. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Death of Edward A. Warren". Arkansas Gazette. July 6, 1875.
  4. ^ "1876 - The Prescott Dispatch was started by John P. Faggan and E.A. Warren". Nevada County Depot and Museum - depotmuseum.org.
  5. ^ "1881 - E.A. Warren was Mayor of Prescott". Nevada County Depot and Museum - depotmuseum.org.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
New constituency
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arkansas's 2nd congressional district

1853 – 1855
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Albert Rust
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arkansas's 2nd congressional district

1857 – 1859
Succeeded by
Albert Rust