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Alfred W. Arrington

  • Born: September, 1810
  • Birthplace: Iredell County, NC
  • Died: December 31, 1867

Alfred W. Arrington was a preacher, a lawyer, a judge, and an author who also wrote under the name of Charles Summerfield. He started out as a Methodist circuit preacher in Indiana in 1829, and over the next five years, he traveled through Indiana and Missouri, gaining a reputation as an inspiring and eloquent speaker. In 1834, he opted to give up the pulpit for the study of law, and was soon admitted to the Missouri bar. Within two years, he had moved to Arkansas, where he was elected to the legislature.

Arrington moved to Texas in 1844; he was elected judge of the 12th district court in 1850, presiding for six years. In 1857, Arrington moved to Chicago, IL, where he was a renowned constitutional lawyer.

His book, Apostrophe to Water, was told from the point of view of a Methodist preacher. He also wrote a volume of poems, with a short autobiography, which was published in Chicago in 1869.

Most Famous Works

  • Apostrophe to Water
  • Sketches of the Southwest
  • The Rangers and Regulators of the Tanaha (1857)
 
 
Works: Works by Alfred W. Arrington
(1810-1867)

1847The Desperadoes of the Southwest. This vivid portrait of lynch law, based on the western lawyer's own experiences, is first published in eastern newspapers under the pseudonym "Charles Summerfield." The United States Democratic Review calls it "A work of thrilling adventure, recounting, in a graphic and readable style, scenes of murder and lynching."

 
 

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