William Hines Furbush

William Hines Furbush (1839 - 1902) was a photographer, state legislator, sheriff, lawyer, and newspaper editor in Arkansas. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He lived in Liberia for less than a year after the war before returning to the United States.

He was born in Kentucky.[1] He studied in Ohio before returning to Arkansas.

A Republican he served in the Arkansas Legislature. He advocated for the creation of Lee County, Arkansas (named for Confederate Army leader (Robert E. Lee) and was appointed its first sheriff.[2]

A Republican, he eventually switched to the Democrat Party.[3] He moved to Colorado and Phio before returning to Arkansas.[4]

See also

References
  1. "W. Hines Furbush - Arkansas Black Lawyers". arkansasblacklawyers.uark.edu.
  2. "Furbush, William H. · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database". nkaa.uky.edu.
  3. Wintory, Blake (2004). "William Hines Furbush: African-American Carpetbagger, Republican, Fusionist, and Democrat". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 63 (2): 107–165 – via JSTOR.
  4. "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
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