Solon Borland

Solon Borland
Portrait of Borland by Mathew Brady
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Nicaragua)
In office
April 18, 1853 – April 17, 1854
PresidentFranklin Pierce
Preceded byJohn B. Kerr
Succeeded byJohn H. Wheeler
United States Senator
from Arkansas
In office
April 24, 1848 – March 3, 1853
Preceded byAmbrose Hundley Sevier
Succeeded byRobert Ward Johnson
Personal details
Born(1808-09-21)September 21, 1808
Nansemond County, Virginia, US
DiedJanuary 1, 1864(1864-01-01) (aged 55)
Harris County, Texas, Confederate States of America
Resting placeOld 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 partyDemocratic
Spouses
Hildah Wright
(m. 1831; died 1837)
Eliza Buck Hart
(m. 1839; died 1842)
Mary Isabel Melbourne
(m. 1845)
EducationLouisville Medical Institute (MD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Confederate States
Service
Years of service
  • 1846–1847 (U.S.)
  • 1861–1862 (C.S.)
Rank
Commands
Battles
MonumentsBorland 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.