Treasurer of Arkansas

Head banker for the State of Arkansas

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.

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

Image Name Term William E. Woodruff October 1, 1836 – November 20, 1838 John Hutt November 20, 1838 – February 2, 1843 J. C. Martin February 2, 1843 – January 4, 1845 Samuel Adams January 4, 1845 – January 2, 1849 William Adams January 2, 1849 – January 10, 1849 John H. Crease January 10, 1849 – January 27, 1855 A. H. Rutherford 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 Robert C. Newton May 23, 1874 – November 12, 1874 T. J. Churchill 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 Dwight H. Blackwood 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 Nancy J. Hall January 1963 – January 1981 Jimmie Lou Fisher January 1981 – January 2003 Gus Wingfield January 2003 – January 2007 Martha Shoffner January 2007 – May 2013 Charles Robinson May 2013 – January 2015 Dennis Milligan January 2015 – January 2023 Mark Lowery January 2023 – July 2023 Larry Walther August 2023 – present