William Frederick Milton Arny

William Frederick Milton Arny ( born March 6, 1813 in Washington DC; † September 18, 1881 in Topeka, Kansas ) was an American politician and from 1865 to 1866 temporarily appointed acting governor of New Mexico Territory.

Early years

William Arny attended Bethany College in present-day West Virginia. After that, he was secretary of Alexander Campbell, a then well-known preacher for some time. Over the years he learned many of the powerful and influential personalities of the former U.S. know. In 1850 he settled in McLean County in Illinois low. There he was one of the founders of the Republican Party. Since 1857 he has been resident in Anderson County, Kansas. In 1858 he was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Kansas.

Political career

Also in 1858 he was elected to the House of Representatives from Kansas. During these years he also managed the funds of an auxiliary committee to overcome the effects of a plague of locusts. In 1861, Arny was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as Secretary of State in the New Mexico Territory. In this capacity he had to temporarily represent the diseased Territorial Governor Henry Connelly. Even after the expiry of his political office, he remained in New Mexico, where he dabbled in various business areas. The great financial success was him but denied. William Arny died in September 1881 in Topeka on the way home from a visit to the east.