Robert Ward Johnson
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Robert Ward Johnson was an American planter and lawyer who served as the senior Confederate States senator for Arkansas, a seat that he was elected to in 1861. He previously served as a delegate from
Johnson in 1858
Solon Borland
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Solon Borland was an American politician, journalist, medical doctor and military officer. He served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1848 to 1853. Later in life, he served as an officer
Robert Ward Johnson
…Johnson declined to run for reelection in 1852. He was appointed by the legislature to the United States Senate to fill the unexpired term of Senator Solon Borland. In 1855, he was elected by the legislature to the seat, serving the full term until 3 March 1861. After the outbreak of the American Civil War, he…
Portrait of Borland by Mathew Brady