Arkansas newspaperman and judge
Wyatt C. Thomas (died February 19, 1874) was a newspaperman,[ 1] state legislator, and judge in Arkansas.
He was assistant Adjutant General with the rank of captain during the American Civil War .[ 2] [ 3] He returned to Washington, Arkansas after the war and started practicing law.[ 4]
He founded the Pine Bluff Press in 1869 and he was the editor-in-chief until he died when Maj. Charles Gordon Newman took over until 1881.[ 5] [ 6] He was a member of the Arkansas Press Association.[ 7] He was the paper's editor and publisher.[ 8] He wrote a letter about the Battle of First Manassas.[ 9]
Governor Isaac Murphy appointed Thomas as special probate judge for Hempstead County, Arkansas February 9, 1866.[ 10]
In 1870 he served as Secretary of the Arkansas Senate.[ 11]
Thomas died February 19, 1874 in Pine Bluff after being ill for some time.[ 4]
^ Association, Arkansas Historical (May 24, 1906). "Publications" . The Association – via Google Books.
^ Department, United States War (May 24, 1902). "The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies" . U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
^ "The Rebellion Record" . G. P. Putnam. May 24, 1867 – via Google Books.
^ a b "Death of Co. Wyatt C. Thomas" . The Southern Standard . 28 February 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 15 June 2024 .
^ "The Pine Bluff Press" . Pine Bluff Daily Graphic . 10 June 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 29 June 2024 .
^ "Col. Wyatt C. Thomas" . Fayetteville Weekly Democrat . 7 March 1874. p. 1. Retrieved 29 June 2024 .
^ Allsopp, Fred William (May 24, 1922). "History of the Arkansas Press for a Hundred Years and More" . Parke-Harper Publishing – via Google Books.
^ Survey (Ark.), Historical Records; Arkansas, Historical Records Survey (U S. ) (May 24, 1942). "Union List of Arkansas Newspapers, 1819-1942: A Partial Inventory of Arkansas Newspaper Files Available in Offices of Publishers, Libraries and Private Collections in Arkansas" . Historical Records Survey – via Google Books.
^ Sutherland, Daniel E. (July 1, 1999). Reminiscences of a Private: William E. Bevens of the First Arkansas Infantry C.S.A. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 978-1-55728-545-4 – via Google Books.
^ "Wyatt C. Thomas probate judge appointment, 1866 February 6" . Finding Aids . 9 February 1866. Retrieved 15 June 2024 .
^ Representatives, Arkansas General Assembly House of (May 24, 1870). "Journal" – via Google Books.