Archibald Hunter Arrington (November 13, 1809 – July 20, 1872) was a slave owner,

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from

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from 1841 to 1845 and a member of the Confederate Congress during the

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Biography

Born near

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in 1809, Arrington attended a local academy in Hilliardston and then

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. Although he studied law, he was also a significant landowner and slave owner.

Congress

In 1840, Arrington was elected as a

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to the

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; he served for two terms, in the 27th and 28th Congresses. (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1845) He sought re-election in 1844, but was defeated and failed to gain a third term.

Civil War

Arrington was a supporter of the Confederacy during the Civil War—he was a member of North Carolina's secession convention in 1861 and was a member of the First Confederate Congress, although he was defeated for re-election in 1863.

Later career

After the Civil War, Arrington was a delegate to the Union National Convention at Philadelphia in 1866, the chairman of the court of common pleas and quarter sessions for Nash County in 1866 and 1867 and a county commissioner in 1868. After departing politics, he engaged in the management of his estate.

Death and burial

He died on his plantation in 1872, where he is buried in a family graveyard.

References

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