C. E. Daggett Supplementary Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 956A

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Scope and Content Note

The C. E. Daggett Supplementary Papers contain genealogical material, Daggett family reunion newsletter (1984), memorial booklet (1891) in memory of John Mayhew Daggett, Jr., photocopies and transcripts of newspaper articles, family letters, and family photographs.

Dates

ca 1890-1985

Creator

Daggett, Charles Ebenezer, 1885-1954 (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Charles Ebenezer Daggett I was born in Marianna, Lee County, Arkansas, on April 28, 1885 and died in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on October 7, 1954. He married Ruby Irene Lockwood of Kiowa, Kansas in 1905. In 1908, he was admitted to the Bar of the State of Oklahoma; returned to Marianna, Arkansas, with his wife and son, John L. Daggett; and established the law firm of Daggett & Daggett with his brother, Jesse B. Daggett.

In 1917, Daggett & Daggett were appointed District Attorneys for the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company. In 1917-1918 C. E. Daggett served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention called to revise the Arkansas Constitution of 1874, and in 1923-1924 he was appointed President of the Arkansas Bar Association. In addition to his professional responsibilities, he was an active and lifelong member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Marianna. St. Andrew's parish house was built and donated to the church by C.E., his brothers J. B. and Maxcy, and his sisters Amelia and Olive.