List of Governors of Arkansas

Governor of Arkansas
Great Seal of Arkansas
Incumbent Asa Hutchinson since January 13, 2015
Style	The Honorable
Residence	Arkansas Governor's Mansion
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	James Sevier Conway
Formation	1836; Constitution of Arkansas
Succession	Every four years, unless re-elected.
Salary	$86,890 (2013)[1]

The Governor of Arkansas is the head of the executive branch of Arkansas's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Arkansas Legislature, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.^[2]

The state has had 45 elected governors, as well as 10 acting governors who assumed powers and duties following the resignation or death of the governor, totaling 55 distinct terms. Before becoming a state, Arkansas Territory had four governors appointed to it by the President of the United States. Orval Faubus served the longest term as state governor, being elected six times to serve twelve years. Bill Clinton, elected five times over two distinct terms, fell only one month short of twelve years. The shortest term for an elected governor was the 38 days served by John Sebastian Little before his nervous breakdown; one of the acting successors to his term, Jesse M. Martin, served only three days, the shortest stint overall. The current governor is Asa Hutchinson, who took office on January 13, 2015 after his election on November 4, 2014.

Governors

Governors of the Territory of Arkansas

For the period before Arkansas Territory was formed, see the list of Governors of Missouri Territory.

Arkansaw Territory (renamed Arkansas Territory around 1822^{[lower-alpha 1]}) was split from Missouri Territory on July 4, 1819. It lost land twice, on November 15, 1824, and May 6, 1828, with the land being made unorganized territory both times; this land eventually became part of Oklahoma.

As secretary of the territory from 1819 to 1829, Robert Crittenden served as acting governor whenever the appointed governor was not in the state. This meant he was in fact the first person to perform the office of Governor of Arkansas Territory, since James Miller did not arrive in the territory until nine months after his appointment.^[4]

#	Picture	Governor	Term in office	Appointed by	Notes
1		James Miller	March 3, 1819 – December 27, 1824	James Monroe	[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]
2		George Izard	March 4, 1825 – November 22, 1828		[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5]
				John Quincy Adams
3		John Pope	March 9, 1829[7] – March 9, 1835	Andrew Jackson	[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7]
4		William S. Fulton	March 9, 1835 – June 15, 1836		[lower-alpha 8]

Governors of the State of Arkansas

Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836. It seceded from the Union on May 6, 1861, and joined the Confederate States of America on May 18, 1861. During this time, there was a single line of governors until the state began to fall to Union forces, at which point the Confederate government went into exile and a loyalist government was installed. Following the end of the American Civil War, it was part of the Fourth Military District. Arkansas was readmitted to the Union on June 22, 1868.

The first state constitution of 1836 established four-year terms for governors,^[10] which was lowered to two years in the 1874, and current, constitution.^[11] Amendment 63 to the Arkansas Constitution, passed in 1984, increased the terms of both governor and lieutenant governor to four years.^[12] Governors were originally limited only to serving no more than eight out of every twelve years,^[10] but the 1874 constitution removed any term limit. A referendum in 1992 limited governors to two terms.^[13]

Until 1864, the constitutions provided that, should the office of governor be rendered vacant, the president of the senate would serve as acting governor until such time as a new governor were elected or the disability removed, or the acting governor's senate term expired.^[14][15] This led to some situations where the governorship changed hands in quick succession, due to senate terms ending or new senate presidents being elected. For example, after John Sebastian Little resigned in 1907, three senate presidents acted as governor before the next elected governor took office. Should the president of the senate be similarly incapacitated, the next in line for the governorship was the speaker of the state house of representatives.

The 1864 constitution created the office of lieutenant governor^[16] who would also act as president of the senate,^[17] and who would serve as acting governor in case of vacancy.^[18] The 1868 constitution maintained the position,^[19] but the 1874 constitution removed it and returned to the original line of succession.^[20] Amendment 6 to the constitution, passed in 1914 but not recognized until 1925,^[21] recreated the office of lieutenant governor, who becomes governor in case of vacancy of the governor's office.^[22] The governor and lieutenant governor are not elected on the same ticket.

Arkansas was a strongly Democratic state before the Civil War, electing only candidates from the Democratic party. It elected three Republican governors following Reconstruction, but after the Democratic Party re-established control, 92 years passed before voters chose another Republican.

Party key:   Democratic   Republican
#[lower-alpha 9]	Portrait	Governor		Term in office[lower-alpha 10]	Party	Term[lower-alpha 11]	Lt. Governor[lower-alpha 12][lower-alpha 13]
1			James Sevier Conway	September 13, 1836 – November 4, 1840	Democratic	1 (1836)	Office did not exist
2			Archibald Yell	November 4, 1840 – April 29, 1844	Democratic	2 (1840) [lower-alpha 14]
—			Samuel Adams	April 29, 1844 – November 5, 1844	Democratic
3			Thomas Stevenson Drew	November 5, 1844 – January 10, 1849	Democratic	3 (1844)
						4 (1848) [lower-alpha 15]
—			Richard C. Byrd	January 10, 1849 – April 19, 1849	Democratic
4			John Selden Roane	April 19, 1849 – November 15, 1852	Democratic
5			Elias Nelson Conway	November 15, 1852 – November 16, 1860	Democratic	5 (1852)
						6 (1856)
6			Henry Massey Rector	November 16, 1860 – November 4, 1862	Democratic	7 (1860) [lower-alpha 16][lower-alpha 17]
—			Thomas Fletcher	November 4, 1862 – November 15, 1862	Democratic
7			Harris Flanagin	November 15, 1862 – May 26, 1865[lower-alpha 18]	Democratic	8 (1862) [lower-alpha 19][lower-alpha 20]
8			Isaac Murphy	April 18, 1864 – July 2, 1868	Republican	9 (1864) [lower-alpha 19]		Calvin C. Bliss[35]
9			Powell Clayton	July 2, 1868 – March 17, 1871	Republican	10 (1868) [lower-alpha 21]		James M. Johnson[37] (resigned March 14, 1871)
							Vacant
—			Ozra Amander Hadley[lower-alpha 22]	March 17, 1871 – January 6, 1873	Republican
10			Elisha Baxter	January 6, 1873 – November 12, 1874	Republican	11 (1872) [lower-alpha 23][lower-alpha 24]		Volney V. Smith[39]
11			Augustus Hill Garland	November 12, 1874 – January 11, 1877	Democratic	12 (1874)	Office did not exist
12			William Read Miller	January 11, 1877 – January 13, 1881	Democratic	13 (1876)
						14 (1878)
13			Thomas James Churchill	January 13, 1881 – January 13, 1883	Democratic	15 (1880)
14			James Henderson Berry	January 13, 1883 – January 15, 1885[lower-alpha 25]	Democratic	16 (1882)
15			Simon Pollard Hughes Jr.	January 17, 1885[lower-alpha 25] – January 17, 1889	Democratic	17 (1884)
						18 (1886)
16			James Philip Eagle	January 17, 1889 – January 14, 1893	Democratic	19 (1888)
						20 (1890)
17			William Meade Fishback	January 14, 1893 – January 18, 1895	Democratic	21 (1892)
18			James Paul Clarke	January 18, 1895 – January 18, 1897	Democratic	22 (1894)
19			Daniel Webster Jones	January 18, 1897 – January 18, 1901	Democratic	23 (1896)
						24 (1898)
20			Jeff Davis	January 18, 1901 – January 18, 1907	Democratic	25 (1900)
						26 (1902)
						27 (1904)
21			John Sebastian Little	January 18, 1907 – February 11, 1907[lower-alpha 26]	Democratic	28 (1906) [lower-alpha 27]
—			John Isaac Moore	February 11, 1907[lower-alpha 26] – May 14, 1907	Democratic
—			Xenophon Overton Pindall	May 14, 1907 – January 11, 1909	Democratic
—			Jesse M. Martin	January 11, 1909 – January 14, 1909	Democratic
22			George Washington Donaghey	January 14, 1909 – January 16, 1913	Democratic	29 (1908)
						30 (1910)
23			Joseph Taylor Robinson	January 16, 1913 – March 8, 1913	Democratic	31 (1912) [lower-alpha 28]
—			William Kavanaugh Oldham	March 8, 1913 – March 13, 1913	Democratic
—			Junius Marion Futrell	March 13, 1913 – August 6, 1913[lower-alpha 29]	Democratic
24			George Washington Hays	August 6, 1913[lower-alpha 29] – January 10, 1917[lower-alpha 30]	Democratic
						32 (1914)	Vacant
25			Charles Hillman Brough	January 10, 1917[lower-alpha 30] – January 11, 1921[lower-alpha 31]	Democratic	33 (1916)
						34 (1918)
26			Thomas Chipman McRae	January 11, 1921[lower-alpha 31] – January 13, 1925[56]	Democratic	35 (1920)
						36 (1922)
27			Tom Jefferson Terral	January 13, 1925[56] – January 11, 1927	Democratic	37 (1924)
28			John Ellis Martineau	January 11, 1927 – March 2, 1928	Democratic	38 (1926) [lower-alpha 32]		Harvey Parnell
29			Harvey Parnell	March 2, 1928 – January 10, 1933	Democratic		Vacant
						39 (1928)		William Lee Cazort
						40 (1930)		Lawrence Elery Wilson
30			Junius Marion Futrell	January 10, 1933 – January 12, 1937	Democratic	41 (1932)		William Lee Cazort
						42 (1934)
31			Carl Edward Bailey	January 12, 1937 – January 14, 1941	Democratic	43 (1936)		Robert L. Bailey
						44 (1938)
32			Homer Martin Adkins	January 14, 1941 – January 9, 1945	Democratic	45 (1940)
						46 (1942)		James L. Shaver
33			Benjamin Travis Laney	January 9, 1945 – January 11, 1949	Democratic	47 (1944)
						48 (1946)		Nathan Green Gordon
34			Sid McMath	January 11, 1949 – January 13, 1953	Democratic	49 (1948)
						50 (1950)
35			Francis Cherry	January 13, 1953 – January 11, 1955	Democratic	51 (1952)
36			Orval Faubus	January 11, 1955 – January 10, 1967	Democratic	52 (1954)
						53 (1956)
						54 (1958)
						55 (1960)
						56 (1962)
						57 (1964)
37			Winthrop Rockefeller	January 10, 1967 – January 12, 1971	Republican	58 (1966)		Maurice Britt
						59 (1968)
38			Dale Bumpers	January 12, 1971 – January 3, 1975[58]	Democratic	60 (1970)		Bob C. Riley
						61 (1972) [lower-alpha 33]
—			Bob C. Riley	January 3, 1975[58] – January 14, 1975	Democratic		Acting as governor
39			David Pryor	January 14, 1975 – January 3, 1979	Democratic	62 (1974)		Joe Purcell
						63 (1976) [lower-alpha 34]
—			Joe Purcell	January 3, 1979 – January 9, 1979	Democratic		Acting as governor
40			Bill Clinton	January 9, 1979 – January 19, 1981	Democratic	64 (1978)		Joe Purcell
41			Frank D. White	January 19, 1981 – January 11, 1983	Republican	65 (1980)		Winston Bryant[lower-alpha 35]
42			Bill Clinton	January 11, 1983 – December 12, 1992	Democratic	66 (1982)
						67 (1984)
						68 (1986) [lower-alpha 36]
						69 (1990) [lower-alpha 37]		Jim Guy Tucker
43			Jim Guy Tucker	December 12, 1992 – July 15, 1996	Democratic		Vacant
						70 (1994) [lower-alpha 38]		Mike Huckabee[lower-alpha 39]
44			Mike Huckabee	July 15, 1996 – January 9, 2007	Republican		Vacant
								Winthrop P. Rockefeller (elected November 1996) (died July 16, 2006)
						71 (1998)
						72 (2002)
							Vacant
45			Mike Beebe	January 9, 2007 – January 13, 2015	Democratic	73 (2006)		Bill Halter
						74 (2010)		Mark Darr[lower-alpha 39] (resigned February 1, 2014)
							Vacant
46			Asa Hutchinson	January 13, 2015 – Incumbent	Republican	75 (2014) [lower-alpha 40]		Tim Griffin

Living former governors

There are five living former governors, the oldest being David Pryor (served 1975–1979, born 1934). The most recent death of a former governor was that of Dale Bumpers (served 1971–1975, born 1925), who died on January 1, 2016. The most recently serving governor to die was Frank D. White, who served from 1981 to 1983 and died on May 21, 2003.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth (and age)
David Pryor	1975–1979	August 29, 1934
Bill Clinton	1979–1981 1983–1992	August 19, 1946
Jim Guy Tucker	1992–1996	June 12, 1943
Mike Huckabee	1996–2007	August 24, 1955
Mike Beebe	2007–2015	December 28, 1946

Notes

1. The territory was formally organized with the name "Arkansaw", but spellings including "Arkansas" and "Arkansa" remained common until around 1822, when the popularity of the Arkansas Gazette helped standardize the spelling as "Arkansas".^[3]
2. James Miller was appointed territorial governor on March 3, 1819, the same date the bill organizing Arkansaw Territory was signed. However, to avoid the hot southern summer, he delayed his departure from New Hampshire until September, and took a non-direct route, finally arriving in the territory on December 26, 1819.^[5] Robert Crittenden, secretary of the territory, served as acting governor while Miller was delayed.^[4]
3. Resigned citing poor health. At the time of his resignation, he had been absent from the territory for 18 months.^[3]
4. George Izard did not arrive in Arkansas Territory until May 31, 1825; Robert Crittenden, Secretary of the territory, acted as governor in his stead, though Crittenden himself was out of state when Izard arrived.^[6]
5. Died in office.
6. The office was vacant from November 22, 1828, until March 9, 1829. By the time notice of George Izard's death reached Washington, D.C., Andrew Jackson had been elected president, and the United States Senate refused to approve John Quincy Adams's choice for governor, preferring to wait until Jackson took office.^[3]
7. Pope arrived in the territory in May 1829.^[8]
8. William S. Fulton served as governor until statehood, when he was elected to the United States Senate.^[9]
9. The official numbering includes repeat governors and omits acting governors. Subsequent terms for repeat governors are marked with their original number italicized.
10. Most dates come from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas list of governors;^[23] when differing, either the date was different in the actual articles on the governors and that agreed with other sources, or specific sourcing is supplied to explain the discrepancy.
11. Each term for which a governor is elected is listed here; if multiple governors served in a single term, due to resignations, deaths, and the like, then that term will be shared among those governors. If a governor was elected multiple times, then there will be multiple terms listed for that governor.
12. The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1864 and abolished in 1874. It was recreated in 1914, and was not filled until 1927. The amendment to the constitution creating the office was narrowly voted in by the electorate in 1914. The Speaker of the House declared that the measure had lost, because even though it had received the majority of the votes cast for that particular ballot measure, winning 45,567 to 45,206, it had not received the majority of votes cast across the whole election, determined by looking at the question on the ballot with the highest total number of votes for or against. On that ballot, this figure was 135,517 votes, so it was ruled that at least 67,758 votes in favor would have been required for the measure to pass, essentially counting blank votes as votes against. In 1925, it was discovered that a 1910 law amended this requirement such that only a majority of the votes on the specific question was required. Therefore, the 1914 initiative was declared to be valid.^[21]
13. Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
14. Yell resigned to run for the United States House of Representatives, winning the election.^[24] As president of the senate, Adams acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
15. Drew resigned due to the low salary he received as governor.^[25] As president of the senate, Byrd acted as governor^[26] until Roane was elected in a special election to fill the remainder of the term.^[27]
16. The 1861 constitution was enacted during this term; while term lengths remained at four years, a new election schedule was created, calling for elections in 1862, two years into the term.^[28]
17. Rector resigned two weeks before the end of his term. Most sources state it was due to badly losing his bid for re-election^[29][30] but at least one source states it was due to unhappiness that the new constitution would shorten his term.^[31] Governor-elect Flanagin was not sworn in until November 15;^[32] in the interim, as president of the senate, Thomas Fletcher acted as governor.^[31] Fletcher is omitted from most lists of Arkansas governors.
18. Some sources state Flanagin left office on April 18, 1864, but that was when Isaac Murphy was sworn in as provisional governor; Flanagin remained governor of the Confederate government-in-exile until May 26, 1865.^[23]
19. Flanagin fled Little Rock as it fell to Union forces on September 10, 1863, leading a largely inept government in exile in Washington, Arkansas until 1865. Murphy was elected provisional governor by a loyalist government set up after Union control of the state was established, taking office on April 18, 1864, causing a slight overlap in terms, though due to the collapse of the Confederate effort in Arkansas, Flanagin had no authority over the state.^[33]
20. The 1864 constitution was enacted during this term; however, it was drafted by the Union occupation, and had no effect on Flanagin's government. While term lengths remained at four years, a new election schedule was created, calling for elections in 1864.^[34]
21. Clayton resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate. The office of lieutenant governor was vacant at the time, so as the president pro tempore of the senate, Hadley acted as governor for the remainder of the term.^[36]
22. Ozra Amander Hadley's first name is sometimes spelled "Ozro" in sources; it is unknown which is correct.^[36]
23. Baxter was removed from office for a short time due to the Brooks–Baxter War.^[38]
24. The 1874 constitution was enacted during this term, shortening terms to two years.
25. Sources disagree on when Hughes succeeded Berry, with the National Governors Association saying January 17,^[40] contemporary sourcing saying January 15,^[41] and the Encyclopedia of Arkansas using both dates.^[23][42] This list uses the contemporary source as the least likely to be mistaken.
26. Sources disagree on when Little resigned. The Encyclopedia of Arkansas says February 7, but the National Governors Association and a book by University of Arkansas Press^[43] say February 11. Due to wider use, February 11 is the date used here.
27. Little resigned after suffering a nervous breakdown soon after taking office.^[44] As president of the senate, Moore acted as governor until the legislature adjourned,^[45] at which time a new president pro tempore of the senate was chosen, Pindall, who acted as governor until his senate term expired.^[46] For the remaining three days of the term, Martin, the new president pro tempore of the senate, acted as governor.^[47]
28. Robinson resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate. As president of the senate, Oldham acted as governor for six days before a new president of the senate was elected.^[48] The new president, Futrell, acted as governor^[49] until Hays was elected in a special election to fill the remainder of the term.^[50] Conflict over whether or not Futrell could succeed Oldham as acting governor led to the Arkansas Supreme Court ruling that he could.^[51]
29. Some sources state Hays succeeded Futrell on July 23, but that was when the special election that chose Hays occurred; he was sworn in on August 6.^[52][53]
30. Sources disagree on whether Brough succeeded Futrell on January 10 or January 11; a contemporary source states January 10,^[54] so this list uses that date.
31. Sources disagree on whether McRae succeeded Brough on January 11 or January 12; a slim majority of sources say January 12.^[55]
32. Martineau resigned to be a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.^[57] As lieutenant governor, Parnell became governor.
33. Bumpers resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate. As lieutenant governor, Riley acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
34. Pryor resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate. As lieutenant governor, Purcell acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
35. Represented the Democratic Party.
36. Terms changed from two years to four years beginning with this term.
37. Clinton resigned to be President of the United States. As lieutenant governor, Tucker acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
38. Resigned after being convicted of mail fraud in the Whitewater scandal.^[59] As lieutenant governor, Huckabee acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
39. Represented the Republican Party.
40. Governor Hutchinson's term expires on January 8, 2019; he is not yet term-limited.

References

General

• "Arkansas: Past Governors Bios". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
• "The Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Category: Politics and Government, State". Retrieved August 31, 2007.
• Herndon, Dallas Tabor (1922). Centennial History of Arkansas. Southern Historical Press. ISBN 978-0-89308-068-6. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
• "About The Office – Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas". Retrieved September 6, 2016.

Constitutions

• "Constitution of the State of Arkansas" (pdf). Arkansas State Legislature. 1874. Retrieved August 2, 2008.
• Arkansas; Rose, Uriah M (1868). Constitution of the State of Arkansas. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
• Arkansas; Rose, Uriah M (1864). Constitution of the State of Arkansas. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
• Arkansas; Rose, Uriah M (1861). Constitution of the State of Arkansas. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
• Arkansas; Rose, Uriah M (1836). Constitution of the State of Arkansas. Retrieved October 13, 2008.

Specific

1. "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
2. AR Const. art. VI
3. "Arkansas History Timeline (1819-1861)". Historic Arkansas Museum. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
4. "Robert Crittenden (1797–1834)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
5. "James Miller (1776–1851)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
6. "George Izard (1776–1828)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
7. Bruce, Henry Addington (1909). The Romance of American Expansion. Moffat, Yard & Company. p. 86.
8. Williams, Nancy A.; Jeannie M. Whayne (2000). Arkansas Biography: A Collection of Notable Lives. University of Arkansas Press. p. 226. ISBN 1-55728-587-X.
9. "Fulton, William Savin". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
10. 1836 Const. art. V, § 4
11. AR Const. art. VI, § 1
12. AR Const. amendment 63
13. "State Term Limits". Retrieved October 11, 2016.
14. 1836 Const. art. V, § 18
15. 1861 Const. art. V, § 18
16. 1864 Const. art. VI, § 19
17. 1864 Const. art. VI, § 20
18. 1864 Const. art. VI, § 23
19. 1868 Const. art. VI, § 1
20. AR Const. art. VI, § 12
21. "About The Office – Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas". Retrieved September 6, 2016.
22. Arkansas Supreme Court, Bryant v. English, 311 Ark. 187, 843 S.W.2d 308 (1992).
23. "Office of the Governor". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
24. "Archibald Yell". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
25. "Thomas Stevenson Drew". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
26. "Arkansas Governor Richard C. Byrd". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
27. "John Selden Roane". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
28. 1861 Const. art. IV, § 8
29. "Henry Massie Rector". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
30. The Confederate Governors. p. 51. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
31. Historical Review of Arkansas: Its Commerce, Industry and Modern Affairs, Volume 1. p. 250. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
32. "Harris Flanagin". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
33. "Harris Flanagin (1817–1874)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved January 18, 2008.
34. 1864 Const. art. IV, § 8
35. Herndon p. 287
36. "Ozro Amander Hadley (1826–1915)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved October 14, 2008.
37. Herndon p. 293
38. "Elisha Baxter". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
39. Herndon p. 306
40. "James Henderson Berry". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
41. Arkansas Biennial Report of the Auditor of State. Office of Auditor of State, Arkansas. 1886. p. 39. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
42. "Simon Pollard Hughes". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
43. Governors of Arkansas. University of Arkansas Press. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
44. "John Sebastian Little". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
45. "John Isaac Moore". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
46. "Xenophon Overton Pindall". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
47. "John Sebastian Little (1851–1916)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved October 14, 2008.
48. "William Kavanaugh Oldham". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
49. "Junius Marion Futrell". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
50. "George Washington Hays". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
51. Futrell v. Oldham, accessed September 9, 2015
52. New International Yearbook: A Compendium of the World's Progress. Dodd, Mead and Company. 1914. p. 63. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
53. Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Somerset Publishers, Inc. 1998. p. 145. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
54. Monthly Checklist of State Publications. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1917. p. 61. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
55. Encyclopedia of Arkansas. p. 147. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
56. Encyclopedia of Arkansas. p. 148. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
57. "John Ellis Martineau". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
58. "Bob Cowley Riley". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
59. R.H., Melton; Michael Haddigan (May 5, 1996). "Three Guilty in Arkansas Fraud Trial". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 14, 2008.

External links

• Office of the Governor of Arkansas