September 27, 1856

Roswell Beebe, one of the most important businessmen and politicians in Little Rock (Pulaski County) as well as the donor of several pieces of land to the city, died while visiting a relative in New York. Beebe was elected an alderman for Little Rock (Pulaski County) in 1848 and mayor in 1849, both on the Democratic ticket. His greatest business venture, though, was the organization of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad Company.