William F. Slemons
William Ferguson Slemons (March 15, 1830 – December 10, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.Born in Dresden, Tennessee, Slemons attended Bethel College.In the Fall of 1864, while fighting in Kansas, Slemons had his horse shot out from under him, and he and a large part of his regiment were captured.For the remainder of the war, he was held captive by Union forces.[4] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress