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James Sevier Conway

1st governor of Arkansas (1798–1855)
Person human Q881532
James Sevier Conway
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Facts

33 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
December 9, 1798
Date of death
March 3, 1855
Place of birth
Greene County
Place of death
Lafayette County
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Ethnic group
white people[11]
Occupation
farmer
Field of work
agriculture[12]
Position held
Governor of Arkansas[13]
Religion or worldview
Methodism[15]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[17]
Father
Thomas Conway[7]
Mother
Ann Rector Conway[8]
Sibling
Elias Nelson Conway, Henry Wharton Conway[32][33]
Cause of death
pneumonia[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Short name
James S. Conway[28]
Family name
Conway[22]
Given name
James[23]
Manner of death
natural causes[25]
Member of
Arkansas Convention[14]
Name in native language
James Sevier Conway[27]
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Native language
English[10]
Net worth
+23500[31]
Number of children
+10[30]
Owner of
slave, slave[29]
Personal pronoun
L485
Place of burial
Conway Cemetery[6]
Residence
Hot Spring County, Pulaski County, Lafayette County[19][20][21]
Significant event
Panic of 1837[24]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000070563950
VIAF cluster ID
96761144
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2009162719
GND ID
1211656152
CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas ID
james-sevier-conway-97
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02297620
FAST ID
1912752
Find a Grave memorial ID
18486
Freebase ID
/m/01skdr
Geni profile ID
6000000008221588416
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
Political Graveyard politician ID
conrey-coogan.html#026.76.98
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Prabook ID
2191681
SNAC ARK ID
w6wq238q
Topic's main category
Category:James Sevier Conway
WikiTree person ID
Conway-296
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJghtdbXhpD8hqyTMW83cP
Yale LUX ID
person/ee438d93-cd33-469f-8bcb-1d8c2d7a93a1

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🔗 Connections
Residence 3
Pulaski County, Lafayette County, Hot Spring County
Owner of 2
slave, slave
Cause of death 1
pneumonia
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
white people
Family name 1
Conway
Field of work 1
agriculture
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Native language 1
English
Occupation 1
farmer
Place of birth 1
Greene County
Place of death 1
Lafayette County
Position held 1
Governor of Arkansas
Religion or worldview 1
Methodism
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant event 1
Panic of 1837
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

James Sevier Conway was born on December 9, 1798[1], in Greene County[2]. He died on March 3, 1855[3], in Lafayette County[4]. He worked as a farmer[5].

FAQs

Where was James Sevier Conway born?

James Sevier Conway's place of birth was Greene County[2].

Where did James Sevier Conway die?

James Sevier Conway died in Lafayette County[4].

Who were James Sevier Conway's parents?

James Sevier Conway's father was Thomas Conway[7]. James Sevier Conway's mother was Ann Rector Conway[8].

What did James Sevier Conway do for work?

James Sevier Conway worked as a farmer[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . 1840 United States Census. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . nga.org. Retrieved . nga.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . nga.org. Retrieved . nga.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . 1850 United States Census. wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . 1840 United States Census. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 1840 United States Census. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 1850 United States Census. wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . 1840 United States Census. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . 1840 United States Census. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . 1840 United States Census. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . 1850 United States Census. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Ann Rector Conway
    Sibling → Elias Nelson Conway, Henry Wharton Conway
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64330: import sibling (P3373) from GND"
  2. 5w ago · So29375609982 · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Thomas Conway
    "Created claim: Father: Thomas Conway"
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