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| − | '''Matthew Cunningham''' (July 5, 1782-June 15, 1851) was the first mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas, serving one year in 1832 | + | '''Matthew Cunningham''' (July 5, 1782-June 15, 1851) was the first mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas, serving one year in 1832. |
| − | Cunningham won election in 1831 over the Reverend [[W. W. Stevenson]] by a margin of twenty-three to fifteen. | + | Cunningham was the first physician in Little Rock, settling sometime around 1820. He was trained at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. His wife [[Eliza Bertrand Cunningham]] was the first white female resident of the city. Their son [[Chester Cunningham]] was the first white child born in Little Rock. |
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| + | Cunningham won election to the [[Mayor's Office]] in 1831 over the Reverend [[W. W. Stevenson]] by a margin of twenty-three to fifteen. | ||
Matthew Cunningham was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Little Rock. He is buried in [[Mount Holly Cemetery]]. | Matthew Cunningham was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Little Rock. He is buried in [[Mount Holly Cemetery]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | **Arkansas Writers' Project, ''Arkansas: A Guide to the State'' (Works Progress Administration, 1941), 172. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 20:40, 2 May 2009
Matthew Cunningham (July 5, 1782-June 15, 1851) was the first mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas, serving one year in 1832.
Cunningham was the first physician in Little Rock, settling sometime around 1820. He was trained at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. His wife Eliza Bertrand Cunningham was the first white female resident of the city. Their son Chester Cunningham was the first white child born in Little Rock.
Cunningham won election to the Mayor's Office in 1831 over the Reverend W. W. Stevenson by a margin of twenty-three to fifteen.
Matthew Cunningham was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Little Rock. He is buried in Mount Holly Cemetery.
References
- Arkansas Writers' Project, Arkansas: A Guide to the State (Works Progress Administration, 1941), 172.
