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John Selden Roane

4th governor of Arkansas from 1849 to 1852
Person Human Q364779

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
January 8, 1817
Date of death
April 8, 1867
Place of birth
Wilson County, Lebanon[10]
Place of death
Jefferson County, Pine Bluff[11]
Country of citizenship
United States, Confederate States of America[13][14]
Occupation
lawyer, politician, army officer, Brigadegeneral, governor
Position held
Governor of Arkansas, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives[16][17]
Educated at
Cumberland College[18]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[20]
Sibling
Sam C. Roane[37]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[35]
Family name
Roane[32]
Given name
John, Selden[33][34]
Military branch
United States Volunteers, Confederate States Army[21][22]
Military unit
Trans-Mississippi District[40]
Military, police or special rank
captain, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, brigadier general[23][24][25][26]
Name in native language
John Selden Roane[36]
Native language
English[15]
Participated in conflict
Mexican-American War, Battle of Buena Vista, American Civil War, Battle of Whitney's Lane, Battle of Prairie Grove[27][28][29][30][31]
Place of burial
Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery[12]
Social classification
slave owner[38]
Writing language
English[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Selden Roane en John S. Roane en J. S. Roane he ג'ון סלדן רואן sv Roane, John Selden
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000060356448
VIAF cluster ID
88419660
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2009161851
GND ID
1211723666
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Official gubernatorial portrait of John Selden Roane, fourth governor of Arkansas (1849–1852).jpg ↗
CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas ID
john-selden-roane-120
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02297505
FAST ID
1928574
Find a Grave memorial ID
11061
Freebase ID
/m/01rltp
Geni profile ID
6000000022855877635
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m01rltp
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NNDB people ID
380/000170867
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
Our Campaigns candidate ID
75738
Political Graveyard politician ID
roads-robberson.html#116.39.52
Prabook ID
1067894
SNAC ARK ID
w6s498j7
WikiTree person ID
Roane-101
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwMHW9GMRd6BjvkkyTGpP

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🔗 Connections
Military, police or special rank 4
captain, brigadier general, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel
Participated in conflict 4
American Civil War, Mexican-American War, Battle of Buena Vista, Battle of Prairie Grove
Country of citizenship 2
United States, Confederate States of America
Military branch 2
Confederate States Army, United States Volunteers
Occupation 2
politician, lawyer
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Wilson County
Place of death 1
Jefferson County
Position held 1
Governor of Arkansas
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

John Selden Roane was born on January 8, 1817[1], in Wilson County[2]. He died on April 8, 1867[3], in Jefferson County[4]. He worked as a lawyer[5], politician[6], army officer[7], Brigadegeneral[8], and governor[9].

FAQs

Where was John Selden Roane born?

John Selden Roane was born in Wilson County[2].

Where did John Selden Roane die?

John Selden Roane passed away in Jefferson County[4].

What did John Selden Roane do for work?

John Selden Roane worked as a lawyer[5], politician[6], army officer[7], Brigadegeneral[8], and governor[9].

Where did John Selden Roane go to school?

John Selden Roane was educated at Cumberland College[18].

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  4. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65766: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
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    Place of birth → Wilson County, Lebanon
    Place of death → Jefferson County, Pine Bluff
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57880: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
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    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp02297505
    Occupation → lawyer, politician, army officer +1
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