Daniel Ringo (1803 - 1873)

Born 27 Oct 1803 in Fayette, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Cocke) Ringo — married 19 Jun 1834 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

Died 3 Sep 1873 at age 69 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

Biography

Daniel Ringo is Notable.

Daniel Ringo was born on October 27, 1803 in Cross Plains, Fayette County, Kentucky.^[1] In 1820, he moved to Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas Territory, and worked as a deputy clerk in the district court. During that time, he read law, and in 1830, he entered private practice as a lawyer in Washington County, Arkansas.^[1] In 1836, he moved to Little Rock where he continued to practice law until 1836.^[1]

In 1836, when Arkansas became a state, he was elected to the Arkansas Supreme Court. The first chief justice of the court and served for eight years.^[1]

In 1849, he received a recess appointment from President Zachary Taylor to the United States District Court of the District of Arkansas. The following year, Congress confirmed him. In 1851, he resigned from the court and was appointed Judge of the United States Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. A position he served until his resignation in 1861.^[2]

During the Civil War, he served as judge for the Confederate District Court, Districts of Arkansas from 1862 to 1863. After the war, he re-entered private practice in Little Rock, Arkansas.^[2]

He died on September 3, 1873 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. He was buried at Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock.^[1][3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Wikipedia Contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, last edited on 12 Nov 2022. "Daniel_Ringo." Accessed 25 Mar 2023.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ringo, Daniel, Federal Judicial Center (FJC), Histor of the Federal Judiciary. (n.d.). "Biography Daniel Ringo." Accessed 25 Mar 2023.
3. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19656/daniel-ringo: accessed 25 March 2023), memorial page for Daniel Ringo (1803–1873), Find A Grave: Memorial #19656, citing Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Arkieologist (contributor 47246586).

• See Also:
  • "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCD-NXR : 1 January 2021), Daniel Ringo, 1870.
  • "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM2J-Z9S : 15 January 2021), Daniel Ringo, 19 Jun 1834; citing Marriage, Pulaski, Arkansas Territory, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,302,792.
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