J. P. Carnahan

Jacob Preston Carnahan (September 22, 1832 – July 16, 1912) was an American Confederate officer, a professor of mathematics, and Populist politician.

J. P. Carnahan
Born
Jacob Preston Carnahan

(1832-09-22)September 22, 1832
Canehill, Arkansas, United States
DiedJuly 16, 1912(1912-07-16) (aged 79)
Prairie Grove, Arkansas, United States
Alma materCumberland University
OccupationConfederate States Army captain, professor, Populist politician
Spouse(s)Susan Amelia Crawford Carnahan
Children5

Early life

Carnahan was born in Canehill, Arkansas[1] on September 22, 1832. He attended the Cane Hill School; he later graduated from what became Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee.[1]

Civil War

Carnahan was a captain in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, he commanded Company G of the 16th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, involved in the bloody Battle of Elkhorn Tavern, also known as the Battle of Pea Ridge.[1]

Educator

He was a professor of mathematics at Cane Hill College, formerly Cane Hill School from 1869 to 1883.[2][3]

Politician

He was candidate for governor with the People's Party of Arkansas in 1892,[4] receiving 31,116 of 156,186 (20%) votes,[5] losing to Democrat William Meade Fishback and winning narrowly fewer votes than Republican mayor of Little Rock, William G. Whipple.[6]

Personal life

He was married to Susan Amelia Crawford Carnahan.[7] They had five children, three daughters Evalyn "Eve" Carnahan (Quailie), Mary Clementine "Clem" Carnahan (Moore), Susan E. Carnahan (Rogers), and sons Rev. Alfred E. Carnahan of Cane Hill and James Crawford Carnahan. He died July 16, 1912 at the home of his youngest daughter, Mrs. Susan Rogers, near Prairie Grove. He was buried at Cane Hill..[1]

References
  1. "Jacob Preston Carnahan Obituary". Luginbuel Funeral Home. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas: From the Earliest Time to the Present, Including a Department Devoted to the Preservation of Sundry Personal, Business, Professional, and Private Records ... Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1889. pp. 272–273.
  3. "Cane Hill College". Fayetteville Weekly Democrat. August 20, 1870. p. 3. Retrieved May 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Third Party Ticket: Carnahan for Governor and Complete State Ticket". Daily Arkansas Gazette. June 23, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved May 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Arkansas Historical Association (1906). Publications, Volume I. p. 226.
  6. Jeannie M. Whayne; Thomas A. DeBlack; George Sabo (October 15, 2017). Arkansas: A Narrative History. University of Arkansas Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-61075-043-1.
  7. "Historical Group will Pay Tribute to Three Sisters". Springfield News-Leader. Avoca, Arkansas. October 14, 1956. p. 43. Retrieved May 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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