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Solon Borland
American politician (1808-1864)
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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.
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 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) |
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| Allegiance |  United States Confederate States |
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| Monuments | Borland Memorial Marker, Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas |
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Solon Borland
American politician, journalist, physician and military officer (1808–1864)
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