Elected judge of county court, Florence, Alabama, 1822. Secretary of Territory of Arkansas, 1829-1835. Last governor of Territory of Arkansas, 1835-1836. United States senator from Arkansas, 1836-1844. Died 1844. GOVERNORS OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS Arkansas was admitted to the Union as the twenty-fifth state on June 15, 1836. From 1836 until 1874, governors were elected for four-year terms. During the remainder of our history the term of office has been two years. 1. James S. Conway, 1836-1840 Planter, surveyor, Democrat. Born in Tennessee, 1798. Came to Arkansas from Missouri, 1820. Married Mary Jane Bradley, 1826; six children. First surveyor-general of Arkansas Territory. Inaugurated as first governor of the State of Arkansas, September 13, 1836. In 1840 retired to "Walnut Hill," his plantation in Lafayette County. Died 1855. 2. Archibald Yell, 1840-1844 Lawyer, Democrat. Born in Tennessee, 1797 or 1799. Served in War of 1812, and in Seminole War of 1818. Married Mary Scott, 1821; two children. Married Ann Jordan Moore, 1827; four children. Married Maria Ficklin, 1836. Member, Tennessee House of Representatives, 1827. Came to Arkansas 1831. Receiver at federal land office in Little Rock, 1831-1832. Moved to Fayetteville, 1834. Territorial judge, 1835-1836. Congressman, 1836-1839, 1845-1847. Governor, 1840-1844. Left Congress in 1846 to become colonel of First Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry, Mexican War. Killed at Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico, 1847. 3. Thomas S. Drew, 1844-1849 Planter, peddler, lawyer, Democrat. Born in Tennessee, 1802. Came to Arkansas 1818. Clerk of Clark County, 1823-1825. Moved to what is now Randolph County, 1826. Married Cinderella Bettis, 1826, five children. Judge of Lawrence County, 1832-1833. Delegate to Arkansas constitutional convention, 1836. Governor, 1844-1849. Resigned as governor, 1849, and returned to Pocahontas. Moved to Hood County, Texas, after death of his wife in 1872. Died in Texas, 1879. 4. John S. Roane, 1849-1852 Planter, lawyer, Democrat. Born in Tennessee, 1817. Attended Cumberland College, Princeton, Kentucky. Came to Arkansas 1837, settled at Pine Bluff. Moved to Van Buren 1842. Speaker, Arkansas House of Representatives, 1844-1845. Served in Mexican War. Returned to Pine Bluff, 1848. Governor, 1849-1852. Married Mary K. Smith, 1855; five children. Brigadier general, Confederate Army. Died 1867. 5. Elias N. Conway, 1852-1860 Surveyor, public official, Democrat. Born in Tennessee, 1812; younger brother of Governor James S. Conway. Came to Arkansas from Missouri 1833. Territorial auditor, 1835-1836. State auditor, 1836-1849. Governor, 1852-1860. Never married. Died 1892. 6. Henry M. Rector, 1860-1862 Planter, lawyer, Independent Democrat. Born in Kentucky, 1816. Came to Arkansas from Missouri, 1835; settled in Hot Springs. Married Ernestine Flora Linde, 1860; one child.