Conway was one of ten children born to Thomas and Ann Rector Conway. Had an early education. He was born on March 18, 1793 in Greeneville, Tennessee. He died at the age of 34 on November 9, 1827 in Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas. His friend betrayed him. He was a delegate to the U.S House of Representatives. His full name is Henry Wharton Conway.
Henry Wharton Conway before he joined the U.S. Arm, he received early education. Conway he was a clerk in the U.S Treasury Department. He was a member of the American force that defended Fort Bowyer at Mobile Point. Oden, a former military and lawyer representing the Whig Party, attacked Conway by asserting that he had moved to Arkansas because of his government job. Then, he was elected…show more content… Crittenden was a political supporter of Conway. During an Arkansas election campaign they got conflict and that lead to the duel. Conway and Crittenden were great friends and worked together in an official, Arkansas politics. Conway tried to make Crittenden look good by saying he allowed Conway to keep some of the funds, but Crittenden denied it. Crittenden got really mad because Conway had twice served as a delegate for Arkansas and helped building roads and founding institutions for the territory. They dueled on October 29, 1827, near the White and Mississippi river in East-Central Arkansas. Conway had already been on a trip to Washington DC and Crittenden brought Benjamin Desha, to serve as second. Conway, for his second brought Wharton Rector, the main general of the Arkansas Territorial Militia who had served as a Regular Army paymaster in the territory. Then, the men turned and shot. Conway, bullet missed Crittenden, but Crittenden shot Conway in the chest Conway he was taken to William Montgomery, a tradesman from Tennessee, and succumbed to his wounds days later on November 9 he died. Conway was buried in the Arkansas Post Cemetery. They named Conway County after Henry
