Thomas Burton Hanly (June 9, 1812 – June 9, 1880) was an

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

lawyer and politician who served in the

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during the

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. Hanly was born in

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. He went to

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in Lexington, Kentucky to study law and graduated in 1834. He later moved to

Helena, Arkansas Helena is the eastern portion of Helena–West Helena, Arkansas, a city in Phillips County, Arkansas. It was founded in 1833 by Nicholas Rightor and is named after the daughter of Sylvanus Phillips, an early settler of Phillips County and the n ...

to practice law. Hanly served in the

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and the

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. He also served as a state court judge and on the

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. He was elected to represent Arkansas in the

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and the

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. Hanly died in Helena, Arkansas.Tri Country Genealogical Society-Hanly Family
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