Arkansas: Governors: 1836-1865

Governor of the State of Arkansas
13 Sep 1836 - 5 Nov 1840	James Sevier Conway
5 Nov 1840 - 29 Apr 1844	Archibald Yell
29 Apr 1844 - 9 Nov 1844	Samuel Adams
9 Nov 1844 - 10 Jan 1849	Thomas Stevenson Drew
Acting Governor of the State of Arkansas [1]
10 Jan 1849 - 19 Apr 1849	Richard C. Byrd
Governor of the State of Arkansas
19 Apr 1849 - 15 Nov 1852	John Selden Roane
15 Nov 1852 - 15 Nov 1860	Elias Nelson Conway
15 Nov 1860 - 4 Nov 1862	Henry Massey Rector
Acting Governor of the State of Arkansas
4 Nov 1862 - 15 Nov 1862	Thomas Fletcher
Governor of the State of Arkansas
15 Nov 1862 - May 1865	Harris Flanagin [2]

Also in official use: President of the Senate of the [said] State and acting Governor thereof.
The capital of Akansas, Little Rock, was occupied by the armed forces of the United States on 10 Sep 1863. The seat of government was transferred to Washington, Southwestern Arkansas. Flanagan continued in office until the military defeat and surrender of the armies of Arkansas in May 1865.