27 Sep 2019 Susan Hutchinson Susan Hutchinson became the first lady of Arkansas when her husband, Governor Asa Hutchinson, was sworn in as governor on January 13, 2015. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Mrs. Hutchinson grew… wpengine
07 Sep 2018 James Sevier Conway JAMES SEVIER CONWAY, Arkansas's first governor, was born in Greene County, Tennessee, on December 9, 1798. He was educated by private tutors, and in the schools of Tennessee. In 1820… National Governors Association
07 Sep 2018 Archibald Yell ARCHIBLAD YELL was born in North Carolina, on August 9, 1797. He fought in the War of 1812, and served under General Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans.… National Governors Association
07 Sep 2018 Samuel Adams SAMUEL ADAMS was born in Halifax County, Virginia, on June 5, 1805. He was self-taught, and moved to Arkansas in 1835, where he became a planter. Adams entered politics in… National Governors Association
07 Sep 2018 Thomas Stevenson Drew THOMAS STEVENSON DREW was born in Wilson County, Tennessee, on August 25, 1802. He received a rudimentary education and moved with his family to Louisiana. In 1817 he moved to… National Governors Association
07 Sep 2018 Richard C. Byrd RICHARD C. BYRD was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee, in 1805. He was a merchant and a farmer when he moved to Arkansas in 1826. Byrd entered politics as the… National Governors Association
07 Sep 2018 John Selden Roane JOHN SELDEN ROANE was born in Wilson County, Tennessee, on January 8, 1817. He was educated in the local schools in Wilson County, and attended Cumberland College in Princeton, Kentucky.… National Governors Association
07 Sep 2018 Elias Nelson Conway ELIAS NELSON CONWAY, brother to Arkansas's first governor, James Sevier Conway (1836-1840), was born at Greenville in Greene County, Tennessee, on May 17, 1812. He moved with his family to… National Governors Association
07 Sep 2018 Henry Massey Rector HENRY MASSEY RECTOR was born at Fountain Ferry near Louisville, Kentucky, on May 1, 1816. He received his primary education from his mother and attended school in Louisville, Kentucky for… National Governors Association
07 Sep 2018 Harris Flanagin HARRIS FLANAGIN was born in Roadstown, New Jersey, on November 3, 1817. He was educated in Quaker schools in his native state, and was made a professor of mathematics at… National Governors Association
07 Sep 2018 Isaac Murphy ISAAC MURPHY, Arkansas's eighth governor, was born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 16, 1799. He attended Washington College, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1825. Murphy taught… National Governors Association
