Henry Wharton Conway (1793 - 1827)

Born 18 Mar 1793 in Greene, Tennessee, USA

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Died 9 Nov 1827 at age 34 in Napoleon, Arkansas County, Arkansas Territory, United States

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Henry Wharton Conway (March 18, 1793 – November 9, 1827) was a territorial delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Arkansas Territory.

Henry Wharton Conway was born on March 18, 1793, near Greeneville, Tennessee in Greene County, Tennessee. Conway was educated by private tutors. He was commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1813.

In 1817, Conway became a clerk in the U.S. Treasury and served in that position until he moved to the Missouri Territory in 1818. In 1820, he moved to the Arkansas Territory.

In Arkansas, he was appointed as receiver of public moneys and served in that position in 1820 and 1821. He was elected as a delegate to the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Congresses.

Conway was mortally wounded on October 29, 1827, during a duel near Napoleon, Arkansas, with Robert Crittenden who was Secretary of the Arkansas Territory. Conway lingered for a couple of weeks after the duel but succumbed to his wounds.

Henry Wharton Conway died on November 9, 1827. He is buried in the Arkansas Post cemetery.

Conway was the brother of Governor James Sevier Conway and Governor Elias Nelson Conway. He was first cousin to Senator Ambrose Hundley Sevier and Governor Henry Massey Rector. He was also third cousin to Confederate General and Virginia Governor James Lawson Kemper.

Honors: Conway County, Arkansas is named for him.

About Congressman Henry Wharton Conway

He was a Lieutenant in the Army and served in the War of 1812. In 1817 he was appointed Clerk of the U.S. Treasury. In 1823 he was elected to the U.S. Congress and served until 1827. On October 27th, 1827 he was mortally wounded during a duel with Robert Crittenden, who was the Secretary of the Arkansas Territory. His brothers James S. Conway and Elias N. Conway both served as Governor's of Arkansas. His 1st Cousins were Senator Ambrose H. Sevier and Governor Henry M. Rector. His 3rd Cousin was James L. Kemper was a Brigadier General for the CSA and was Governor of Virginia from 1874-1878.

Burial: Scull Cemetery, Arkansas Post, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

• Goodpasture, Albert. "Andrew Jackson, Tennessee and the Union", The American Historical Magazine (University Press, Nashville, Tenn., 1896) Vol. 1, Page 217
• Wikipedia:Henry_Wharton_Conway
• Find A Grave: Memorial #13272168, Scull Cemetery, Arkansas Post, Arkansas County, Arkansas
• Encyclopedia of Arkansas Henry Wharton Conway

Also See

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/family/L7Y2-7DF

• Willis Miller Kemper, Genealogy of the Fishback Family in America, 1714-1914. p88. Library of Congress.