January 29, 2009

Grandison Royston of Washington (Hempstead County) was a leading politician for almost forty years. He served in the first Arkansas House of Representatives (1836-1837), the Arkansas Senate (1856-1858), the Confederate House of Representatives (1861-1863), and finally as president of the Arkansas state constitutional convention of 1874. His restored home is one of the featured attractions at Historic Washington State Park.