Xenophon Jacob Pindall Sr. (August 13, 1835 – April 14, 1905) was a lawyer, state legislator, and judge in Arkansas.[1][2] He was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Missouri State Guard during the American Civil War.[3]
He was born in Virginia (area that is now (Monongalia County, West Virginia). He lived in Missouri where he moved with his father. L. A. Pindall was his older brother.[4] He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1873-1874 and represented Chicott County and Desha County in the Arkansas Senate from 1875 to 1878.[5][6] He was elected as a delegate to the 1874 Arkansas Constitutional Convention (Arkansas Constitution).[7]
He testified about the election of S. W. Dorsey in 1876.[8]
Five children survived him.[1]
See also
- Xenophon, of ancient Greece
- James Pindall
- Xenophon Overton Pindall, politician in Arkansas
References
- ^ a b "Xenophon Jacob Pindall: 1905 Death". Daily Arkansas Gazette. 1905-04-14. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ The Bench and Bar of St. Louis, Kansas City, Jefferson City, and Other Missouri Cities: Biographical Sketches. American Biographical Publishing Company. 1884. pp. 184–186.
- ^ "Image 184 of List of field officers, regiments and battalions in the Confederate States army, 1861-1865". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
- ^ Arkansas, Bar Association of (December 21, 1903). "Report of the Proceedings of the Bar Association of Arkansas" – via Google Books.
- ^ Daniels, Charlie (July 1, 2009). "The Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State 2008". University of Arkansas Press – via Google Books.
- ^ Co, Goodspeed Publishing (December 21, 1890). "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas: Comprising a Condensed History of the State, a Number of Biographies of Its Distinguished Citizens, a Brief Descriptive History of Each of the Counties Mentioned, and Numerous Biographical Sketches of the Citizens of Such County". Southern Historical Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "Article clipped from Daily Arkansas Gazette". Daily Arkansas Gazette. July 7, 1874. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ senator, Arkansas General Assembly Joint Select Committee to investigate election of S. W. Dorsey as U. S. (December 21, 1876). "Report of the Joint Select Committee of the Two Houses of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas: Appointed to Investigate the Matter of the Election of the Hon. Stephen W. Dorsey, as Senator of the United States from Arkansas : Together with the Testimony Taken Before the Committee : Stenographic Report". Printed at Arkansas gazette Office – via Google Books.