Augustus H. Garland

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Augustus Garland
38th United States Attorney General
In office March 6, 1885 – March 4, 1889
President	Grover Cleveland
Preceded by	Benjamin H. Brewster
Succeeded by	William H. H. Miller
United States Senator from Arkansas
In office March 4, 1877 – March 6, 1885
Preceded by	Powell Clayton
Succeeded by	James Henderson Berry
11th Governor of Arkansas
In office November 12, 1874 – January 11, 1877
Preceded by	Elisha Baxter
Succeeded by	William Read Miller
Confederate States Senator from Arkansas
In office November 8, 1864 – May 10, 1865
Preceded by	Charles B. Mitchel
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the Confederate House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district
In office February 18, 1862 – November 8, 1864
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	David Carroll
Delegate to the Confederate States Provisional Congress from Arkansas
In office May 18, 1861 – February 17, 1862
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Augustus Hill Garland (1832-06-11)June 11, 1832 Covington, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	January 26, 1899(1899-01-26) (aged 66) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Mount Holly Cemetery
Political party	Whig (before 1855) American (1855–1859) Constitutional Union (1859–1860) Democratic (1860–1899)
Education	St. Mary's College, Kentucky St. Joseph's College, Kentucky (BA)
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Augustus Hill Garland (June 11, 1832  – January 26, 1899) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Arkansas, who initially opposed Arkansas' secession from the United States, but later served in both houses of the Congress of the Confederate States and the United States Senate, as well as becoming the 11th governor of Arkansas (1874–1877) and the 38th attorney general of the United States (1885–1889).^[1] He wrote several books.