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'''Felix Ives Batson''' (September 6, 1819 – March 11, 1871) was a prominent [[United States|American]] lawyer and politician from [[Arkansas]]. Born in [[Dickson County, Tennessee]], he later moved to [[Clarksville, Arkansas]] and established a law practice. From 1853 to 1858 he was a circuit judge for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Arkansas. In 1858 he served as a justice of the [[Arkansas Supreme Court]], a position he resigned in 1860. During the [[American Civil War]], he represented the First Congressional District of northwest Arkansas in the [[First Confederate Congress]] and the [[Second Confederate Congress]] House of Representatives. In the first Congress, Batson served on the Inauguration, Military Affairs and Territories and Public Lands committees. During the second Congress he served on the Judiciary Committee and on select committees whose purpose was to inform state governors to lesson the granting of exemptions and to increase the number of Confederate troops in each state. After the war Batson returned to Clarksville to practice law. It is estimated he lost 75 percent of his fortune during the war years. In Batson died in [[Clarksville, Arkansas]] and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web| title=Cravens family of Arkansas| publisher=The Political Graveyard| accessdate=2013-12-01| url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10362.html}}</ref> <ref>{{cite book|last1=Wakelyn|first1=Jon L.|title=Biographical Dictionary of the Confederacy|date=1977|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, CT|isbn=978-0837161242|pages=92}}</ref> |
'''Felix Ives Batson''' (September 6, 1819 – March 11, 1871) was a prominent [[United States|American]] lawyer and politician from [[Arkansas]]. Born in [[Dickson County, Tennessee]], he later moved to [[Clarksville, Arkansas]] and established a law practice. From 1853 to 1858 he was a circuit judge for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Arkansas. In 1858 he served as a justice of the [[Arkansas Supreme Court]], a position he resigned in 1860. Batson as a delegate to Arkansas Secession Convention prior to the Civil War in 1861 and voted for secession. During the [[American Civil War]], he represented the First Congressional District of northwest Arkansas in the [[First Confederate Congress]] and the [[Second Confederate Congress]] House of Representatives. In the first Congress, Batson served on the Inauguration, Military Affairs and Territories and Public Lands committees. During the second Congress he served on the Judiciary Committee and on select committees whose purpose was to inform state governors to lesson the granting of exemptions and to increase the number of Confederate troops in each state. After the war Batson returned to Clarksville to practice law. It is estimated he lost 75 percent of his fortune during the war years. In Batson died in [[Clarksville, Arkansas]] and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web| title=Cravens family of Arkansas| publisher=The Political Graveyard| accessdate=2013-12-01| url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10362.html}}</ref> <ref>{{cite book|last1=Wakelyn|first1=Jon L.|title=Biographical Dictionary of the Confederacy|date=1977|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, CT|isbn=978-0837161242|pages=92}}</ref> |
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Felix Ives Batson | |
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| Arkansas Supreme Court | |
| In office 1858–1860 | |
| Arkansas state court judge | |
| In office 1853–1857 | |
| Representative from Arkansas in the Confederate Congress, 1st District | |
| In office 1862–1865 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 6, 1819 Dickson County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 1871 (aged 51) Clarksville, Arkansas, United States |
| Resting place | Oakland Cemetery |
Felix Ives Batson (September 6, 1819 – March 11, 1871) was a prominent American lawyer and politician from Arkansas. Born in Dickson County, Tennessee, he later moved to Clarksville, Arkansas and established a law practice. From 1853 to 1858 he was a circuit judge for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Arkansas. In 1858 he served as a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, a position he resigned in 1860. Batson as a delegate to Arkansas Secession Convention prior to the Civil War in 1861 and voted for secession. During the American Civil War, he represented the First Congressional District of northwest Arkansas in the First Confederate Congress and the Second Confederate Congress House of Representatives. In the first Congress, Batson served on the Inauguration, Military Affairs and Territories and Public Lands committees. During the second Congress he served on the Judiciary Committee and on select committees whose purpose was to inform state governors to lesson the granting of exemptions and to increase the number of Confederate troops in each state. After the war Batson returned to Clarksville to practice law. It is estimated he lost 75 percent of his fortune during the war years. In Batson died in Clarksville, Arkansas and was buried in Oakland Cemetery.[1] [2]
References
- ^ "Cravens family of Arkansas". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ^ Wakelyn, Jon L. (1977). Biographical Dictionary of the Confederacy. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0837161242.