Solon Borland

Solon Borland
Portrait of Borland by Mathew Brady
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Nicaragua)
In office April 18, 1853 – April 17, 1854
President	Franklin Pierce
Preceded by	John B. Kerr
Succeeded by	John H. Wheeler
United States Senator from Arkansas
In office April 24, 1848 – March 3, 1853
Preceded by	Ambrose Hundley Sevier
Succeeded by	Robert Ward Johnson
Personal details
Born	(1808-09-21)September 21, 1808 Nansemond County, Virginia, US
Died	January 1, 1864(1864-01-01) (aged 55) Harris County, Texas, Confederate States of America
Resting place	Old City Cemetery, Houston, Texas, US 29°46′06.5″N 95°22′04.6″W / 29.768472°N 95.367944°W / 29.768472; -95.367944
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Hildah Wright ​ ​ (m. 1831; died 1837)​ Eliza Buck Hart ​ ​ (m. 1839; died 1842)​ Mary Isabel Melbourne ​ ​ (m. 1845)​
Education	Louisville Medical Institute (MD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States Confederate States
Service	United States Volunteers  Confederate States Army
Years of service	1846–1847 (U.S.) 1861–1862 (C.S.)
Rank	Major (U.S.) Colonel (C.S.)
Commands	Company B, Arkansas Mounted Infantry Regiment (July 1846) 3d Arkansas Cavalry Regiment (1861–62)
Battles	Mexican–American War (POW) Battle of Churubusco Battle of Chapultepec Battle for Mexico City American Civil War Trans-Mississippi Theater
Monuments	Borland Memorial Marker, Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas

Solon Borland (September 21, 1808 – January 1, 1864) was an American politician, journalist, physician and military officer. He served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1848 to 1853. Later in life, he served as an officer of the Confederate States Army including commanded of a cavalry regiment in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War.