The Arkansas State Treasurer acts as the head banker for the State of Arkansas

Arkansas

Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

, handling deposits, withdrawals, redemptions of state warrants, and investments of state funds. The position was created in 1819 when Arkansas

Arkansas

Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

 became a territory. When Arkansas became a state in 1836, its constitution

Arkansas Constitution

The Constitution of the State of Arkansas is the governing document of the U.S. state of Arkansas. It was adopted in 1874, shortly after the Brooks-Baxter War replacing the 1868 constitution that had allowed Arkansas to rejoin the Union after the conclusion of the American Civil War; the new...

 established the Office of the Treasurer of State, a position that would be elected by the legislature.

The current Arkansas State Treasurer is Martha Shoffner

Martha Shoffner

Martha Shoffner is the current state treasurer of Arkansas. A Democrat, she was first elected in 2006, taking office in January 2007. She was re-elected in 2010....

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Territorial Treasurers

Name	Term
James Scull	August, 1819 to November, 1833
S.M. Rutherford	November, 1833 to October, 1836

State Treasurers

Name	Term
W. E. Woodruff	October, 1836 to November, 1838
John Hutt	November, 1838 to February, 1843
J. C. Martin	February, 1843 to January, 1845
Samuel Adams	January, 1845 to January, 1849
William Adams	January 2, 1849 to January 10, 1849
John H. Crease	January, 1849 to January, 1855
A. H. Rutherford	January, 1855 to February, 1857
John H. Crease	February, 1857 to February, 1859
John Quindley	February, 1859 to February, 1860
Jared C. Martin	December, 1860 to February, 1861
Oliver Basham	February, 1861 to April, 1864
E. D. Ayers	April, 1864 to October, 1866
L. B. Cunningham	October, 1866 to August, 1867
Henry Page	August, 1867 to May, 1874
R. E. Newton	May, 1874 to November, 1874
T. C. Churchill	November, 1874 to January, 1881
W. E. Woodruff, Jr	January, 1881 to January, 1891
R. B. Morrow	January, 1891 to January, 1895
Ransom Gulley	January, 1895 to January, 1899
T. E. Little	January, 1899 to April, 1901
H. C. Tipton	April 1901 to January, 1907
James L. Yates	January, 1907 to January, 1911
John Crockett	January, 1911 to January, 1915
R. G. McDaniel	January, 1915 to January, 1919
Joe Ferguson	January, 1919 to January, 1925
Sam Sloan	January, 1925 to October, 1925
Dwight Blackwood	October, 1925 to January, 1927
Ralph Koonce	January, 1927 to January, 1931
Roy V. Leonard	January, 1931 to January, 1935
Earl Page	January, 1935 to January, 1945
J. Vance Clayton	January, 1945 to July, 1961
L.A. Clayton	July, 1961 to January, 1963
Nancy J. Hall	January, 1963 to January, 1981
Jimmie Lou Fisher Jimmie Lou Fisher Jimmie Lou Fisher , grew up in Paragould, Arkansas. She attended school at Delaplaine School in Delaplaine, Arkansas. She, at a very early age, became interested in politics, and aspired to be successful...	January, 1981 to January, 2003
Gus Wingfield Gus Wingfield Gus Wingfield is a former one term Arkansas State Treasurer, and two term Arkansas State Auditor, 1994-2003. He served from 2003-2007.- Early life :...	January, 2003 to January, 2007
Martha Shoffner Martha Shoffner Martha Shoffner is the current state treasurer of Arkansas. A Democrat, she was first elected in 2006, taking office in January 2007. She was re-elected in 2010....	January, 2007 (Term unexpired)

External links

• Official Arkansas State Treasurer web site