Benjamin Boone Chism
American soldier, farmer, lawyer and politician
About Benjamin Boone Chism
Lived 1845 – 1924 (aged 78).
Benjamin Boone Chism (March 12, 1845 - January 15, 1924) was a soldier, farmer, lawyer and politician in Arkansas. He served as a state legislator in the Arkansas State Senate from 1877 and as Secretary of State of Arkansas 1889-1893.
Early life Dr. Stephen H. Chism House outside Booneville, Arkansas being renovated Chism was born March 12, 1845 in Booneville to state senator Stephen H. Chism and Jennatta Logan. She was the daughter of James Logan for whom Logan County, Arkansas is named. His education was in the local common school and then the Academy and Wallace Institute in Van Buren, Arkansas.
He died January 15, 1924 in Fort Smith at the house of his daughter, Mrs. Luther D. Reid. He is interned in Paris, Arkansas.
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American soldier, farmer, lawyer and politician
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Benjamin Boone Chism was born on 12 March 1845.
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Benjamin Boone Chism died on 15 January 1924.
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