Mark Whitaker Izard (December 25, 1799 – August 4, 1866[1]) was an Arkansas Democratic politician who served as the 2nd Governor of the Nebraska Territory.

His family were among the early settlers of the Huntsville, Alabama area and he was educated there in public schools.

[2] Izard married the daughter of George Shackleford of Charleston, South Carolina in 1823.

The next year he moved his family to frontier town of Mount Vernon, Arkansas.

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