William Meade Fishback | |
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17th Governor of Arkansas | |
In office January 14, 1893 – January 18, 1895 | |
Preceded by | James Philip Eagle |
Succeeded by | James Paul Clarke |
Personal details | |
Born | Jeffersonton, Virginia, U.S. | November 5, 1831
Died | February 9, 1903 Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.[1] | (aged 71)
William Meade Fishback (November 5, 1831 – February 9, 1903) was a lawyer and politician who served as the 17th Governor of Arkansas from 1893 to 1895 and U.S. Senator-elect for Arkansas. He also served in the Arkansas House of Representatives. He was a Unionist and served in the Union Army. He was a delegate at Arkansas' 1874 Constitutional Convention.