Arthur MacArthur

Arthur MacArthur, Sr. (January 26, 1815–August 26, 1896) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician who served as the acting governor of Wisconsin for four brief days in 1856, in the midst of an election scandal. 19th century photograph of Arthur MacArthur, Sr. ... 19th century photograph of Arthur MacArthur, Sr. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... One of the periods of glaciation was also termed the Wisconsin glaciation. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

MacArthur was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the descendant of Highlander nobility through his father, who had died just seven days before his birth in 1815. His mother remarried and moved the family to Uxbridge, Massachusetts in 1828. MacArthur attended school briefly at Wesleyan College in Connecticut, but dropped out to help his family through a severe economic depression in 1837. He worked as a law clerk in Boston and then New York, and was admitted to the New York bar in 1841. Around 1844, he married Aurelia Belcher (1819 - 1864), the daughter of a wealthy industrialist. With the help of his father-in-law, MacArthur established a very successful legal practice in Springfield. Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic), in the United Kingdom, is Scotlands largest city, on the River Clyde in west central Scotland. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ... The Scottish Highlands are considered to be the mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Uxbridge is a town located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Wesleyan College is a private, liberal arts college for women located in Macon, Georgia. ... State nickname: The Constitution State Other U.S. States Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell (R) Official languages English Area 14,371 km² (48th)  - Land 12,559 km²  - Water 1,809 km² (12. ... The Panic of 1837 was an economic depression, one of the sharpest financial crises in the history of the United States. ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: City of Homes Location in Massachusetts Founded  -Incorporated May 14, 1636   County Hampden County Mayor Charles Ryan (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 86. ...

Differences in politics between the immigrant Democrat MacArthur and his conservative Whig in-laws soon led him to move his family from their influence. He set up a law office in New York City in 1845, and finally settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1849. MacArthur quickly befriended the powerful in his new home state, and was elected as the city attorney of Milwaukee in 1851. In 1855, he was offered the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, as running mate to the incumbent, William A. Barstow. The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The United States Whig Party was a political party of the United States. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, music, and culture. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... County Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, (D) Congressional Rep. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1852 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... William A. Barstow William Augustus Barstow (b. ...

The election ended in scandal. Though Barstow was initially declared winner by a mere 157 votes, the result was challenged as a fraud by Barstow's opponent, the Republican Coles Bashford, and it was substantiated that election returns had been forged from non-existent precincts. Barstow kept hold of the office anyway, and as the rivals' militia forces converged on the state capital of Madison threatening to start a civil war, Barstow and MacArthur were inaugurated publicly on January 7, 1856. Despite his promises to hold onto the office at all costs, Barstow eventually realized that he was fighting a losing battle both legally and in public opinion, and resigned on March 21, 1856, four days before the Wisconsin Supreme Court resolved the controversy in favor of Bashford. MacArthur became acting governor upon Barstow's resignation and initially repeated his predecessor's resolve to remain in office. On March 25, however, when confronted face to face with a threat to use force from Bashford, a county sheriff, and a throng of Bashford's followers, MacArthur and his supporters vacated the Capitol. MacArthur finished his term as lieutenant governor, leaving office in 1857. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Coles Bashford Coles Bashford (January 24, 1816 _ April 25, 1878) was an American lawyer and politician who became the first Republican governor of Wisconsin. ... Wisconsin State Capitol Madison is the capital of Wisconsin, a state of the United States of America. ... January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Wisconsin Supreme Court - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... Wisconsin State Capitol The Wisconsin State Capitol, located in Madison, Wisconsin, houses both arms of the Wisconsin legislature, the state Supreme Court, and the Office of the Governor. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

The election scandal somehow left MacArthur's reputation relatively unscathed, and he won election for two terms as a judge on the Wisconsin Second Judicial Circuit, from 1857 until 1869. In 1870, President Grant appointed MacArthur as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia,¹ a position that he held until his retirement in 1887. MacArthur spent his remaining years in Washington moving in high society, accepting speaking engagements, and writing books. He died in Atlantic City, New Jersey and was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington. 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... Order: 18th President Vice President: Schuyler Colfax (1869–1873); Henry Wilson (1873–1875) Term of office: March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1877 Preceded by: Andrew Johnson Succeeded by: Rutherford B. Hayes Date of birth: April 27, 1822 Place of birth: Point Pleasant, Ohio Date of death: July 23, 1885 Place... Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C., Washington, the Nations Capital, or the District, and historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United States of America, and as such, the word Washington is often used as a... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Atlantic City is a city located in Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 40,517. ...

MacArthur had two sons, Frank, and famed General Arthur MacArthur, Jr., for whom he had first secured an appointment to West Point Military Academy and then as a first lieutenant in the 24th regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers. Arthur Jr. was himself the father of a general of even greater fame, the World War II commander, Douglas MacArthur. Arthur MacArthur, Jr. ... Alternate meanings: West Point (disambiguation). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ... General Douglas MacArthur aboard a battle ship toward the end of World War two, 1945 Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 – April 5, 1964) was an American military leader. ...

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External links

• PBS biography of Arthur MacArthur

Notes

Note 1: This court was renamed to the present title of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with the congressional Act of June 25, 1936, 49 Stat. 1921. MacArthur was nominated by Grant on July 15, 1870, to a new seat on the court created by 16 Stat. 160; confirmed by the Senate on July 15, 1870, and received his commission on July 15, 1870. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia is the United States District Court that hears cases originating in the District of Columbia under Federal law. ...