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James Gordon Frierson (1835 - 1884) was a state representative in Arkansas in 1871 and was re-elected for a second term. He also served at the 1874 Arkansas Constitutional Convention. He established a high school. He was elected a judge. He married and had 3 children.

He grew up in Mississippi and served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.

References

1. "1874 Arkansas Constitution". Arkansas Constitutions. October 13, 1874.
2. Reserved, The Higher Learning Commission All Rights. "Arkansas African American Legislators, 1868-1893". Magale Library.
3. Commission, Arkansas History (January 29, 1940). "The Arkansas Handbook". Arkansas History Commission – via Google Books.
4. "Goodspeed's History of Craighead County, Arkansas". Press-Argus. January 29, 1889 – via Google Books.
5. Hempstead, Fay (January 29, 1911). "Historical Review of Arkansas: Its Commerce, Industry and Modern Affairs". Lewis Publishing Company – via Google Books.

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