Albert Webb Bishop (January 8, 1832 – November 29, 1901) was a lawyer who served in the

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during the

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, worked as a public official, and was a college president. He was born in

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to Calvin and Emily Bishop. He graduated from

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with a

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in 1853. He later served in the Union Army, serving as

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of the

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, and was

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of Arkansas in 1864 and 1865. He then served as federal register in bankruptcy for Arkansas' second district from 1867 until 1873. When

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was founded in 1871 he served as a trustee and treasurer. He then served as the university's second president from 1873 until 1875. The University went on to become the

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. He was married to Maria L. Woodard until her death in 1860. Their daughter Maria was raised by family in

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. He wrote ''Loyalty on the Frontier'' in 1862 and 1863. He married Kate Compton of

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in 1871. As Adjutant General, Bishop submitted the manuscript, ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Arkansas...'', as a document accompanying the governor's message to the legislature of the State of Arkansas, which disregarded the governor's recommendation that it be printed by their order. The report, a compilation of the rosters and service of the units and men from Arkansas who served on the Union side, was subsequently ordered published by the United States Senate in 1867. In August 1872, during what became known as the Pope County Militia War Governor O. A. Hadley sent General Bishop to Pope County "as a commissioner of peace and to discover the actual state of feeling." Bishop, in a report to Hadley, said that there was "insufficient" cause for a declaration of martial law and that the people generally believed that peace should be maintained. He ran for

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as a

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in 1875. With the resurgence of

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control and

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, he saw a decline in his income and station. He and his wife divorced. He eventually returned to New York and died in Buffalo. The

has some of his letters in its library collection. He gave a speech about loyalists in northwestern Arkansas that was published. He wrote a request for supplies to U.S. President

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Bibliography

*''Loyalty on the Frontier: or Sketches of Union Men of the South-West'' (1863) republished in 2003 with editor introduction and notes in 2003

References

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