William Furbush

William Hines Furbush, an African-American member of the Arkansas General Assembly and the first sheriff of Lee County; circa 1873.

African-American man in suit and bow tie

Courtesy of the Lee County Historical Society

Media

Time Period

Civil War through Reconstruction (1861 - 1874)

Category

Government and Politics / Law / Law Enforcement / State / State Figures

Type

Person

Race & Ethnicity

African American

Gender

Male

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