License, Attorney - Jeff Davis

 
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License, Attorney - Jeff Davis
License, Attorney - Jeff Davis
License, Attorney - Jeff Davis
License, Attorney - Jeff Davis

License, Attorney - Jeff Davis

Object number1987.052.64ab
Date1884
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (47 x 36.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionAn attorney's license issued to Jeff Davis by the state of Arkansas for May term 1884. It is signed by Clerk L.E. Barber. The license is framed with finished wood with a black outside edge and gilt inside border.

    Jefferson "Jeff" Davis was born in Rocky Comfort, Arkansas on May 6, 1862. Davis served as the twentieth Governor of Arkansas from 1901 to 1907. Although his administration was said to have "produced more politics than government," Davis succeeded in building a new state house and reforming the penal system. Davis passed away on January 3, 1913 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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