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American politician
Allison Nelson
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In office
January 26, 1855 ? July 6, 1855
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Preceded by
| William M. Butt
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Succeeded by
| John Glen
(
acting
)
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Born
| (
1822-03-11
)
March 11, 1822
Fayette County
(present-day
Fulton County
),
Georgia
, U.S.
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Died
| October 7, 1862
(1862-10-07)
(aged 40)
Prairie County
(present-day
Lonoke County
),
Arkansas
,
C.S.
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Cause of death
| Typhus
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Resting place
| Mount Holly Cemetery
,
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
34°44′15.3″N
92°16′42.5″W
/
34.737583°N 92.278472°W
/
34.737583; -92.278472
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Nationality
| American
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Political party
| Democratic
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Spouse
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Mary Nelson
(
m.
1840)
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Allegiance
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United States
Confederate States of America
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Branch/service
| United States Volunteers
Confederate States Army
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Years of service
| 1846?1847
(USV)
1861?1862
(CSA)
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Rank
| Captain
(USV)
Brigadier-General
(CSA)
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Battles/wars
| Mexican?American War
American Civil War
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Allison Nelson
(March 11, 1822 ? October 7, 1862) was the ninth
mayor of Atlanta
, serving from January until July 1855, when he resigned from office. He died of disease in
Prairie County
(present-day
Lonoke County
),
Arkansas
, during the
American Civil War
.
Early life
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His father, John B. Nelson, was an early
DeKalb County
settler who operated
Nelson's Ferry
across the
Chattahoochee River
until murdered by John W. Davis in 1825.
Political career
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In a close election for mayor, Nelson, running as a
Democrat
, defeated the
Know Nothing
candidate,
Ira O. McDaniel
, but resigned in July when the city council reduced a fine he had levied on two young men for destroying city property, thus leaving
John Glen
as the
acting
mayor. Nelson left for
Kansas
during the border disputes, then moved to
Meridian, Texas
, where he was involved with Indian affairs, serving under
Lawrence S. Ross
, and in 1860 was elected to the
legislature
.
Military service and death
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During the
Mexican?American War
, Nelson served as a captain in the Kennesaw Rangers with another future mayor,
Cicero C. Hammock
, as well as the father of mayor
John B. Goodwin
? Williamson H. Goodwin. Nelson later served as a brigadier general under General
Narciso Lopez
, in a failed attempt to free
Cuba
from Spain. He organized and served as
colonel
of the
10th Texas Infantry Regiment
in the
Confederate States Army
. He was later promoted
brigadier general
but contracted
typhus
and died. He was buried in
Mount Holly Cemetery
,
Little Rock, Arkansas
.
Legacy
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Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery
(established 1897) in
Lonoke County, Arkansas
, is named after him.
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