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Conway #2 family of Arkansas

Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  Henry Wharton Conway (1793-1827) — also known as Henry W. Conway — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born near Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn., March 18, 1793. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; postmaster at Little Rock, Ark., 1821-23; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Arkansas Territory, 1823-27; died in office 1827. Mortally wounded in a duel with Robert Crittenden on October 29, 1827, and died at Arkansas Post, Arkansas County, Ark., November 9, 1827 (age 34 years, 236 days). Interment at Scull Cemetery, Arkansas Post, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas C. Conway and Nancy Ann Elizabeth (Rector) Conway; brother of James Sevier Conway, William Conway and Elias Nelson Conway; first cousin of Ambrose Hundley Sevier and Henry Massey Rector; second cousin twice removed of George Taylor Conway and Walter B. Conway; second cousin thrice removed of Charles Mitchell Conway; third cousin of James Lawson Kemper.
  Political families: Conway #1 family of Little Rock, Arkansas; Conway #2 family of Arkansas (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Conway County, Ark. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Sevier Conway (1798-1855) — of Arkansas. Born in Greene County, Tenn., December 9, 1798. Governor of Arkansas, 1836-40. Died, from complications of pneumonia, in Walnut Hill, Lafayette County, Ark., March 3, 1855 (age 56 years, 84 days). Interment at Conway Cemetery State Park, Walnut Hill, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas C. Conway and Nancy Ann Elizabeth (Rector) Conway; brother of Henry Wharton Conway, William Conway and Elias Nelson Conway; first cousin of Ambrose Hundley Sevier and Henry Massey Rector; second cousin twice removed of George Taylor Conway and Walter B. Conway; second cousin thrice removed of Charles Mitchell Conway; third cousin of James Lawson Kemper.
  Political families: Conway #1 family of Little Rock, Arkansas; Conway #2 family of Arkansas (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Conway (1805-1852) — of Arkansas. Born near Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn., January 14, 1805. Circuit judge in Arkansas, 1830; justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1847-48. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., December 29, 1852 (age 47 years, 350 days). Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas C. Conway and Nancy Ann Elizabeth (Rector) Conway; brother of Henry Wharton Conway, James Sevier Conway and Elias Nelson Conway; first cousin of Ambrose Hundley Sevier and Henry Massey Rector; second cousin twice removed of George Taylor Conway and Walter B. Conway; second cousin thrice removed of Charles Mitchell Conway.
  Political families: Conway #1 family of Little Rock, Arkansas; Conway #2 family of Arkansas (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elias Nelson Conway (1812-1892) — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born near Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn., May 17, 1812. Arkansas territorial auditor, 1835-36; Arkansas state auditor, 1836-49; Governor of Arkansas, 1852-60. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., February 28, 1892 (age 79 years, 287 days). Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas C. Conway and Nancy Ann Elizabeth (Rector) Conway; brother of Henry Wharton Conway, James Sevier Conway and William Conway; first cousin of Ambrose Hundley Sevier and Henry Massey Rector; second cousin twice removed of George Taylor Conway and Walter B. Conway; second cousin thrice removed of Charles Mitchell Conway; third cousin of James Lawson Kemper.
  Political families: Conway #1 family of Little Rock, Arkansas; Conway #2 family of Arkansas (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Taylor Conway (1881-1929) — also known as George T. Conway — of Texarkana, Miller County, Ark. Born in Washington County, Ark., November 11, 1881. Democrat. Mayor of Texarkana, Ark., 1923-27; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1924. Died in Texarkana, Miller County, Ark., March 26, 1929 (age 47 years, 135 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joel Dyer Conway and Rosie Conway; brother of Walter B. Conway; married, November 22, 1916, to Mary Cecilia O'Dwyer; father of Charles Mitchell Conway; second cousin twice removed of Henry Wharton Conway, James Sevier Conway, Ambrose Hundley Sevier, William Conway and Elias Nelson Conway.
  Political families: Conway #1 family of Little Rock, Arkansas; Conway #2 family of Arkansas (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Walter B. Conway (b. 1883) — of Texarkana, Miller County, Ark. Born in Arkansas, 1883. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1916 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joel Dyer Conway and Rosie Conway; brother of George Taylor Conway; married, October 4, 1921, to Portia Trippet; uncle of Charles Mitchell Conway; second cousin twice removed of Henry Wharton Conway, James Sevier Conway, Ambrose Hundley Sevier, William Conway and Elias Nelson Conway.
  Political families: Conway #1 family of Little Rock, Arkansas; Conway #2 family of Arkansas (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Charles Mitchell Conway (1925-1975) — also known as Charles M. Conway — of Texarkana, Miller County, Ark.; Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark. Born in Texarkana, Miller County, Ark., May 5, 1925. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, 1961-69. Died in Texarkana, Miller County, Ark., May 16, 1975 (age 50 years, 11 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Taylor Conway and Mary Cecilia (O'Dwyer) Conway; married to Hazel Dodson; nephew of Walter B. Conway; second cousin thrice removed of Henry Wharton Conway, James Sevier Conway, Ambrose Hundley Sevier, William Conway and Elias Nelson Conway.
  Political families: Conway #1 family of Little Rock, Arkansas; Conway #2 family of Arkansas (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).

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