Treasurer of Arkansas explained

Post:Treasurer of Arkansas
Insignia:Arkansas Treasurer Seal.png
Incumbent:Larry Walther
Incumbentsince:August 3, 2023
First:James Scull

The treasurer of Arkansas acts as the head banker for the State of Arkansas, handling deposits, withdrawals, redemptions of state warrants, and investments of state funds. The position was created in 1819 when Arkansas became a territory. When Arkansas became a state in 1836, its constitution established the Office of the Treasurer, a position that would be elected by the legislature, and was later changed to a statewide elected post.

The office is currently held by Larry Walther, who was appointed to the position following the death of Mark Lowery.

List of treasurers

Territorial treasurers

Name Term
James Scull August 5, 1819 – November 12, 1833
S.M. Rutherford November 12, 1833 – October 1, 1836

State treasurers

Image Name Term
October 1, 1836 – November 20, 1838
John Hutt November 20, 1838 – February 2, 1843
J. C. Martin February 2, 1843 – January 4, 1845
January 4, 1845 – January 2, 1849
William Adams January 2, 1849 – January 10, 1849
John H. Crease January 10, 1849 – January 27, 1855
January 27, 1855 – February 2, 1857
John H. Crease February 2, 1857 – February 2, 1859
John Quindley February 2, 1859 – December 13, 1860
James A. Martin December 13, 1860 – February 2, 1861
Oliver Basham February 2, 1861 – April 18, 1864
E. D. Ayers April 18, 1864 – October 15, 1866
L. B. Cunningham October 15, 1866 – August 19, 1867
Henry Page August 19, 1867 to May 23, 1874
May 23, 1874 – November 12, 1874
November 12, 1874 – January 1881
William E. Woodruff, Jr. January 1881 – January 1891
R. B. Morrow January 1891 – January 1895
Ransom Gulley January 1895 – January 1899
T. E. Little January 1899 – April 1901
H. C. Tipton April 1901 – January 1907
James L. Yates January 1907 – January 1911
John Crockett January 1911 – January 1915
R. G. McDaniel January 1915 – January 1919
Joe Ferguson January 1919 – January 1925
Sam Sloan January 1925 – October 1925
October 1925 – January 1927
Ralph Koonce January 1927 – January 1931
Roy V. Leonard January 1931 – January 1935
Earl Page January 1935 – January 1945
J. Vance Clayton January 1945 – July 1961
L.A. Clayton July 1961 – January 1963
January 1963 – January 1981
January 1981 – January 2003
January 2003 – January 2007
January 2007 – May 2013
May 2013 – January 2015
January 2015 – January 2023
January 2023 – July 2023
August 2023 – present

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