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Solon Borland

Democrat Senator of Territory of Arkansas

  • Senator

    Arkansas

    March 30, 1848 - March 3, 1849

  • Senator

    Arkansas

    March 5, 1849 - April 3, 1853

4

Congresses Served

2

Senate Terms

January 1, 1808 (56 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1864

Death

  • Served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1848 to 1853.
  • Initially a physician before entering politics.
  • Participated in the Mexican-American War, where he was captured and later escaped.
  • Known for his disunionist views and physical altercation with a fellow senator during a debate.
  • Resigned from the Senate to serve as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Nicaragua.
  • Advocated for U.S. military support in Central America and sought to repudiate a treaty with Great Britain.
  • Commanded a cavalry regiment in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
  • Helped recruit troops for the Confederacy and served in various military roles in Arkansas.
  • Experienced conflicts with state and Confederate authorities regarding military orders.
  • Married three times and had several children, with some serving in the Confederate Army.
  • Died in 1864 in Texas and was buried in Houston.