Grandison Royston Explained

Honorific Prefix:General
Grandison D. Royston
Office1:Delegate to 1874 Arkansas Constitutional Convention
Term Start1:July 14, 1874
Term End1:September 7, 1874
Constituency1:Hempstead County
Alongside1:John R. Eakin
Office2:Member of the
Confederate House of Representatives
from Arkansas's 2nd district
Term Start2:February 18, 1862
Term End2:November 8, 1864
Predecessor2:Constituency established
Successor2:Rufus K. Garland
State Senate3:Arkansas
District3:Hempstead County and Pike County
Term Start3:November 3, 1856
Term End3:November 1, 1858
Predecessor3:P. R. Booker
Successor3:A. H. Carrigan
Office4:Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Term Start4:December 4, 1837
Term End4:November 5, 1838
Predecessor4:John Wilson
Successor4:Gilbert Marshall
State House5:Arkansas
District5:Hempstead County
Term Start5:September 12, 1836
Term End5:November 5, 1838
Alongside5:James W. Judkins
Predecessor5:constituency established
Office6:United States Attorney for the District of Arkansas
Nominator6:John Tyler
Term Start6:1836
Term End6:1836
Predecessor6:Thomas J. Lacey
Successor6:Samuel S. Hall
Office7:Delegate to 1836 Arkansas Constitutional Convention
Term Start7:January 4, 1836
Term End7:January 30, 1836
Alongside7:James H. Walker
Constituency7:Hempstead County[1]
Birth Date:9 December 1809
Birth Place:Carter County, Tennessee
Education:Presbyterian Academy
Profession:Lawyer, politician
Residence:Grandison D. Royston House
Party:Democratic
Death Place:Washington, Arkansas
Serviceyears:1844-1849
Rank:Brigadier general
Footnotes:[2]

Grandison Delaney Royston (December 9, 1809 – August 14, 1889) was an Arkansas politician. He was born in Carter County, Tennessee and later moved to Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1837 and the Arkansas State Senate in 1858. He represented the state in the First Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1864.[3]

In 1853 he was elected a prosecuting attorney.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Herndon, Dallas T. . Annals of Arkansas . 1947 . 1-4 . 123 . The Historical Record Association . Hopkinsville, Kentucky . 978-1-56546-450-6 . 48002456 . 3920841 . .
  2. Book: Priest . Sharon . Sharon Priest . Runnells . Jonathan . Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State . 216-217, 226-228 . 1998 . . 9780313302121 . 40157815 . .
  3. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Royal to Rubio . 2008-10-09.
  4. Web site: Publications of the Arkansas Historical Association . 1908 .