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Joseph Warren House

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Joseph Warren House (12 June 1847 – 10 March 1926) was a lawyer in Little Rock, Arkansas, a state legislator, and a United States District Attorney. He served in the Arkansas Senate.

House was a delegate to the 1874 Arkansas Constitutional Convention.[1] He represented White County in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1871,[verification needed] as well as Faulkner County in the Arkansas Senate during 1884–1877.[2] He was a lawyer at the firm of Coleman, Robinson, and House.[3]

House moved to Little Rock in 1885; his house at 2125 Arch Street is extant.[4] He married Ina Dowdy of Memphis, Tennessee. His child, J. W. House Jr.,[verification needed] married Julia Clarke House; she was a founding member of the Little Rock Garden Club.[5]

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  1. "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Eastern Arkansas: Comprising a Condensed History of the State, a Number of Biographies of Distinguished Citizens of the Same, a Brief Descriptive History of Each of the Counties". Goodspeed publishing Company. December 24, 1890 via Google Books.
  2. Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Central Arkansas. Southern Historical Press. December 24, 1889. ISBN 978-0-89308-079-2 via Google Books. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  3. "Hubbell's Legal Directory for Lawyers and Businessmen ..." J.H. Hubbell & Company. December 24, 1920 via Google Books.
  4. "Joseph House Tour Script 2014" (PDF). www.arkansasheritage.com.
  5. "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
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