 :this article is about the arkansas governor. for the virginia politician, see john roane.  john selden roane (january 8, 1817april 8, 1867) was a confederate brigadier general during the american civil war. he also served as the fourth governor of the state of arkansas. ==biography== john selden roane was born in lebanon in wilson county, tennessee, and was educated at cumberland college which at the time was located in princeton, kentucky. roane immigrated to arkansas in 1837, studied law, and was admitted to the bar. from 1840 to 1842 he was prosecuting attorney for the second judicial district of arkansas. he served in the arkansas house of representatives from 1842 to 1844. at the outbreak of the mexican-american war, roane was made a lieutenant colonel in archibald yell's arkansas mounted infantry regiment and succeeded to command of the regiment when colonel yell was mortally wounded repelling the charge of the mexican lancers at the battle of buena vista. roane was officially appointed colonel of the regiment on february 28, 1847. roane was known to be jealous of the honor of his state and once challenged albert pike to a duel over what he perceived 
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