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P. D. English, deputy clerk of the Supreme court of Arkansas, was born in Athens, Ala., January 2, 1846, and is a son of Chief Justice Elbert H. and Julia (Fisher) English. He was reared in Little Rock, and has resided in that city the greater part of his life. At the age of fourteen years he left school, and was appointed deputy clerk of the supreme court, and continued in that capacity until 1864, when he joined Gen. Fagan’s escort, and remained with him until the close of the war. After that event he returned to Little Rock, and worked for the firm of Scott, Lawson & Co., where he remained for several years, and then commenced the study of law in his father’s office. After being licensed to practice, in 1867, he continued in his profession until 1870, and then entered the Washington and Lee University at Lexington, Va., from which institute he graduated the following year. He next returned to Little Rock, and entered into partnership with his father, under the firm name of E. H. & P. D. English, but in 1873 he moved to Texas, where he resided for one year and then came back to Little Rock. Mr. English then turned his attention to farming, continuing in that occupation until 1880, when he was appointed deputy clerk of the Arkansas Supreme Court, by L. E. Barber, clerk of that court, and has served in that capacity ever since. Mr. English is also secretary of the Arkansas Collecting, Detective and General Intelligence Association at Little Rock. In secret societies he is Chief Templar of Little Rock Lodge No. 1, I. O. G. T., and Grand Treasurer of the Grand Lodge I. O. G. T., of Arkansas. In religious belief he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and is secretary of the board of stewards. Mr. English was married on February 15, 1887, to Miss Katie L. Speirs, of Columbus, Miss., by whom he has had two children: Marguerite and Katherine. Mrs. English is a member of the First Presbyterian Church.