Chair, Jeff Davis

 
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Chair, Jeff Davis

Object number1979.065.00
Dateca 1900
Associated LocationLittle Rock, Arkansas
MediumWalnut
Dimensions31 1/8 x 20 7/8 in. (79 x 53 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionWalnut armchair with crested rail and burl with walnut inlay, double turned stretchers below slip seat connect turned legs. Originally used in the Senate Chamber of the old state capitol (Old State House), it was eventually used by Goernor Jeff Davis in his office from 1901-1907 in the Old State House.

    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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