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Subject: [RHEA-L] History of Benton Co. AR Pleasant V. Rhea
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 20:42:20 EDT

History of Benton Co. AR Pleasant V. Rhea
FAYETTEVILLE.

Municipal.–At the January term of the county court, in 1841, a petition
signed by more than two-thirds of the taxable inhabitants praying for the
incorporation of Section 16, Township 16 north, Range 30 west, was presented
and granted. P. V. Rhea was appointed the first alderman, and John W.
Johnson, John B. Costa, Richard P. Pulliam, Hosea G. Cardwell and M. W.
Thornby, the first councilmen. This organization was maintained until 1859,
when a city charter was obtained from the Legislature. The first election
under the new charter was held in April of that year, when the following
officers were chosen: J. W. Walker, mayor; J. W. Washbourne, C. E.
Butterfield, P. P. Van Hoose, J. B. Simpson, A. Crouch, J. H. Stirman and E.
C. Boudinot, councilmen. The next year the officers elected were Stephen
Bedford, mayor; L. B. Cunningham, J. R. Pettigrew, J. Holcomb, C. E.
Butterfield, J. T. Sutton, J. H. Van Hoose and W. T. Pollard, councilmen,
and M. D. Frazer, marshal.

Pat H.

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