Robert Crittenden

Robert Crittenden
1st Secretary of the Arkansas Territory
In office
July 4, 1819 – April 8, 1829
GovernorJames Miller
George Izard
John Pope
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byWilliam S. Fulton
Governor of Arkansas Territory
Acting
In office
July 4, 1819 – December 26, 1819
PresidentJames Monroe
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJames Miller
Personal details
Born(1797-01-01)January 1, 1797
Woodford County, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedDecember 18, 1834(1834-12-18) (aged 37)
Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Spouse
Ann Morris
(m. 1822)
Children4
RelativesJohn Crittenden (father)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1814–1815
1817–1818
RankCaptain
CommandsCrittenden's Company of Kentucky Life Guards
Battles/warsWar of 1812
First Seminole War

Robert Crittenden (January 1, 1797 – December 18, 1834) was an American lawyer who served as the first secretary of the Arkansas Territory from 1819 to 1829. He also served as the acting governor of Arkansas Territory from July to December 1819. Crittenden co-founded the Rose Law Firm.