Flavius Josephus Carpenter

Carpenter c. 1930

Born| (1851-03-24)March 24, 1851

Franklin County, Georgia, U.S.

Died| August 2, 1933(1933-08-02) (aged 82)

Arkadelphia, Arkansas, U.S.

Flavius Josephus Carpenter (March 24, 1851 – August 2, 1933) was an American businessman from Arkansas. He is best known for selecting the locations of two hydroelectric dams for Arkansas Power & Light on the Ouachita River, forming Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine. He was also an American Civil War veteran[citation needed], steamboat captain, and deputy United States marshal.[1][2][3]

## Early life

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He married on June 2, 1877, in Clark County, Arkansas, to Jane Elizabeth Wallis, who was born in August 1857 in Missouri; they were the parents of eight children.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ Wendy Richter, Arkansas History Commission: Flavius Josephus (Flave) Carpenter (1851–1933), http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=1204#, last updated 13 December 2007.
2. ^ "Carpenter Dam" photo at: http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/media-detail.aspx?mediaID=5942, undated (retrieved 17 Jun 2009).
3. ^ Richter, http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=1204#.

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