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Edward Cross
Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
In office July 1845 – 1855
Preceded by	Thomas J. Lacy
Succeeded by	William Conway
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's at-large district
In office March 4, 1839 (1839-03-04) – March 3, 1845 (1845-03-03)
Preceded by	Archibald Yell
Succeeded by	Archibald Yell
Personal details
Born	(1798-11-11)November 11, 1798 Hawkins County, Tennessee
Died	April 6, 1887(1887-04-06) (aged 88) Hempstead County, Arkansas
Citizenship	United States
Political party	Democratic
Children	David Cross Mary Frances Witherspoon
Profession	Attorney judge politician railway president

Edward Cross (November 11, 1798 – April 6, 1887) was a judge, surveyor, and Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas.

Biography

Cross was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee, and he attended public schools during his youth. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He owned slaves.

Career

In 1826 Cross moved to Arkansas and was appointed as a Judge of the Superior Court of the Arkansas Territory on May 26, 1830. From April 30, 1836, to September 1, 1838, he served as United States surveyor general for Arkansas.

Cross was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh, and Twenty-eighth United States Congresses between March 4, 1839, and March 3, 1845. During the Twenty-eighth Congress he served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims.

Cross served as a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from July 1845 to 1855. Cross served as president of the Cairo & Fulton Railway (later the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway from 1855 to 1862. In 1874 he was appointed attorney general of Arkansas.

Death

Cross died at his residence, Marlbrook, near Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas on 6 April 1887 (age 88 years, 146 days). He was interred at his residence, then his remains were moved and interred at the Marlbrook Cemetery near modern-day Blevins, Arkansas in the 20th century. Cross County, Arkansas is named for his son, David Cross.

References

1. "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-19, retrieved 2022-07-11
2. "Edward Cross". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
3. "Edward Cross". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
4. "Edward Cross". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

External links

• United States Congress. "Edward Cross (id: C000930)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Edward Cross at Find a Grave

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• 1798 births
• 1887 deaths
• People from Hawkins County, Tennessee
• Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas
• Justices of the Arkansas Supreme Court
• 19th-century American judges
• Members of the United States House of Representatives who owned slaves
• Judges of the Superior Court of the Arkansas Territory
• 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives