George Izard
| George Izard | |
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| 2nd Governor of Arkansas Territory | |
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In office March 4, 1825 – November 22, 1828 |
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| President |
James Monroe John Quincy Adams |
| Preceded by | James Miller |
| Succeeded by | John Pope |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 21, 1776 Paris, France |
| Died | November 22, 1828 (aged 52) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Resting place |
Mount Holly Cemetery Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. 34°44′17″N 92°16′44″W / 34.738056°N 92.278889°W |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Farley |
| Occupation | Army officer, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1797–1803 1812–1815 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
George Izard (October 21, 1776 – November 22, 1828) was the second Governor of Arkansas Territory and a Major-General in the United States Army during the War of 1812.
Izard was born in Paris as the son of Ralph Izard who was a delegate to the Continental Congress and United States Senator from South Carolina, and Alice DeLancey, niece of New York Governor James DeLancey and a descendant of Stephanus Van Cortlandt and Gertrude Schuyler. He graduated from the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania) in 1792. He attended military academies in England and Germany and received military engineering instruction in France.
Izard returned to the United States in November 1797, and received a commission as Lieutenant in the US Army Corps of Engineers. He was ordered by Secretary of War James McHenry to oversee the construction of Castle Pinckney in South Carolina.
In January 1800, Izard became aide-de-camp to Army commander Alexander Hamilton. A few months later he was invited by William Loughton Smith, Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal, to serve as his secretary, a position he accepted. He left Portugal the next year and returned to the United States. He officially resigned his army commission in June 1803.
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