Jacob Frolich (1837–1890) was a newspaper publisher and served as Arkansas Secretary of State.[1]
He was born in Oberndorf, Germany in Bavaria and emigrated to the United States with his family. John Frolich and Marie Elizabeth Herrman were his parents.[2]
The family lived in various states. Frolich settled in Searcy, Arkansas. He purchased Curran Hall after the American Civil War. He founded and published the White County Record, a Democratic Party-affiliated paper. He served as Secretary of State of Arkansas for three terms, from 1879 to 1885.[3] A portrait of him is part of the Arkansas Digital Archives.[4]
He corresponded with Fontaine Richard Earle.[5] Records of his expenses from the Secretary of State office exist.[6]
He married Mollie Gaines Finley September 2, 1869 and they had three children: Pearl, Finley, and Herman.[7] The Arkansas Digital Archives have a collection of his papers.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
- ^ Kwas, Mary L. (April 1, 2011). A Pictorial History of Arkansas's Old State House: Celebrating 175 Years. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 9781557289551 – via Google Books.
- ^ Allsopp, Fred William (May 3, 1922). "History of the Arkansas Press for a Hundred Years and More". Parke-Harper Publishing – via Google Books.
- ^ "Jacob Frolich". Arkansas State Archives Images Collection, 1830s-current. June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Correspondence: Jacob Frolich (Little Rock, Arkansas) to Fontaine Richard Earle, November 5, 1879 | ArchivesSpace at the University of Arkansas". uark.as.atlas-sys.com.
- ^ State, Arkansas Auditor of (May 3, 1884). "Biennial Report" – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Jacob Frolich papers, circa 1880s". Finding Aids. December 31, 1880.