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Mark W. Izard
2nd Governor of Nebraska Territory
In office
February 20, 1855 – October 25, 1857
Nominated byFranklin Pierce
Preceded byFrancis Burt
Thomas B. Cuming (acting)
Succeeded byThomas B. Cuming (acting)
William Richardson
Personal details
Born(1799-12-25)December 25, 1799
Lexington, Kentucky
DiedAugust 1866 (aged 66–67)
Forrest City, Arkansas
Political partyDemocratic

Mark Whitaker Izard (December 25, 1799 – August 1866)

Background

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Izard was born in Lexington, Kentucky to Nicholas H and Rebecca (Whitaker) Izard on December 25, 1799. His family were among the early settlers of the Huntsville, Alabama area and he was educated there in public schools.[1]

Izard married the daughter of George Shackleford of Charleston, South Carolina in 1823. The next year he moved his family to frontier town of Mount Vernon, Arkansas. Over the next several years he acquired a appreciable amount of land and slaves.[1]

Nebraska

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References

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  1. ^ a b McMullin & Walker, p. 224
  • McMullin, Thomas A.; Walker, David (1984). Biographical Directory of American Territorial Governors. Westport, CT: Meckler Publishing. ISBN 0-930466-11-X.
  • Morton, Julius Sterling; Watkins, Albert (1918). History of Nebraska from the earliest explorations of the trans-Mississippi region. Lincoln, Nebraska: Western Publishing and Engraving Company. OCLC 17692533.