John T. Bearden

John Telemachus Bearden
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
1852–1853
1879–1880
Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
1879–1881
Preceded byDawson L. Kilgore
Succeeded byGeorge Thornburgh
Personal details
Born(1826-08-18)August 18, 1826
Knoxville, Tennessee
DiedMarch 9, 1900(1900-03-09) (aged 73)
Los Angeles, California
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Ouachita County, Arkansas
Occupationlawyer/judge

John Telemachus Bearden (August 18, 1826 – March 9, 1900) was a judge and politician in Arkansas. He was a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives.[1][2][3]

He served as Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1879.[4]

References

  1. ^ Ritter, Charles F.; Wakelyn, Jon L. (September 22, 1989). American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313239434. Retrieved September 22, 2019 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Arkansas House Of Representatives". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 13, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Co, Goodspeed Publishing. Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas: Comprising a Condensed History of the State, a Number of Biographies of Its Distinguished Citizens, a Brief Descriptive History of Each of the Counties Mentioned, and Numerous Biographical Sketches of the Citizens of Such County. Southern Historical Press. ISBN 978-0-89308-083-9.