Officials of Montgomery County, Arkansas


From 1886 -1958

Date Judge Clerk Sheriff Treasurer Coroner Surveyor Assessor
1886-1888 Silas B Vaught GW Goodner G.W. Golden S.M. Smith G.H. Greene WH Highsmith JN Wasson
1888-1890 S.P. Vaught GW Goodner G.W. Golden S.M. Smith Frank Gross HR Collier GB Willis
1890-1892 Wm O. Duffie J.S. Nelson James M Wasson S.M. Smith John R Bates HR Collier Geo. R Miller
1892-1894 S.P. Vaught J.S. Nelson J. N. Wasson S.M. Smith N.R. Rifle AR Taylor Geo. R Miller
1894-1896 Silas Hatmaker J.S. Nelson J. N. Wasson D.C. Evans   HR Collier RM Reed
1896-1898 S.P. Vaught A.L. Autry G.A. Tackett D.C. Evans __ __ Hart HR Collier JJ Burns
1898-1900 R.H. Battram J.S. Nelson W.D. Sandlin D.C. Evans J.T.Swindle SJ Muse JL Blakeley
1900-1902 R.H. Battram J.S. Nelson W.D. Sandlin John R Howell C.J. Watkins Sol. Chapman JL Blakeley
1902-1904 Isaac Autry J.S. Nelson T.M. Scott John R Howell W.H. Taylor Sol. Chapman JL Blakeley
1904-1906 J.M. Bradley G.H. Speer Jr T.M. Scott JW Wascaster W.C. Crook SJ Muse JJ Tackett
1906-1908 J.S. Nelson G.H. Speer Jr J.R. Howell JW Wascaster JD Wingfield SJ Muse W.C. Crook
1908-1910 I. W. Shepard¹ G.H. Speer Jr John R Howell WA Brakfield LS Kennedy ME Prowse JL Blakeley
1910-1912 A.S. Logan G.H. Speer Jr J.R. Howell WA Brakfield LS Kennedy ME Prowse BD Millsaps
1912-1914 A.S. Logan
W.G. Miller ‡		 G.H. Speer Jr W.J. Ellington Oakus M. Radford LS Kennedy J.T. Fair BD Millsaps
1914-1916 John B. Kelly of Oden
W.G. Miller		 John M Smith W.J. Ellington O.M. Radford JJ Tackett J.T. Fair AL "Shorty"Smith of Slagington
1916-1919 J.B. Kelly
W.G. Miller ‡		 John M Smith O.M. Radford WD Freeman LS Kennedy ME Prowse Guilford Bates
1919-1921 Arthur Standridge
Ernest Berry‡		 Geo. Watkins O.M. Radford² WD Freeman LS Kennedy GH Browse Guilford Bates
1921-1923 Arthur Standridge
T.A. Humble ‡		 Geo. Watkins W.N. Crump WD Freeman   Jas. Fair JT Holt
1923-1925 W.J. Ellington
T.A. Humble‡		 Geo. Watkins W.N. Crump M. Elder WD Freeman Jas. Fair JT Holt
1925-1926 W.J. Ellington
T.A. Humble‡		 Geo. Watkins Geo. Jackson M. Elder WD Freeman J.A. Fair Ervin Freeman
1927-1928 Walter Hitchcock Geo. Watkins Geo. Jackson Edgar Black Dr WD Freeman J.A. Fair Ervin Freeman
1929-1930 Walter Hitchcock Geo. Watkins Frank Hale Edgar Black Dr WD Freeman Glover Prowse 12 AL Gray
1931-1932 JB Hughes Geo. Watkins Frank Hale 13 Morris Elder Dr WD Freeman Jas. Summit AL Gray
1933-1934 JB Hughes Amos Horn Frank Hale Morris Elder Dr WD Freeman Tom Wascaster AL Gray
1935-1936 JH Demby Amos Horn JM Gloze Joe Simpson Dr WD Freeman Oscar Fair Geo. White
1937-1938 Frank Hale Amos Horn JM Gloze Joe Simpson   Oscar Fair Geo. White
1939-1940 JH Shaw Amos Horn John Johnson Geo. Irons Dr JD Robbins Oscar Fair WV Smith
1941-1942 JH Shaw 14 Amos Horn John Johnson Geo. Irons Dr JD Robbins Oscar Fair WV Smith
1943-1944 Amos Horn Clyde Mclane John Johnson Geo. Irons Dr WD Freeman Frank Hale Ode Maddox
1945-1946 Amos Horn Clyde Mclane John Johnson 15 Geo. Irons Dr WD Freeman Frank Hale DW Murphy
1947-1948 GL Graham WV Smith Wm E Black LL Short     Herbert Watson
1949-1950 GL Graham WV Smith Wm E Black LL Short Dr LA Simpson 16 Jess Robbons Herbert Watson
1951-1952 GL Graham Walker V Smith Wilburn Tidwell LL Short 18 Dr LA Simpson Hollis West 17 WD Taylor
1953-1954 GL Graham Wm E Black Wilburn Tidwell Rudolph Bates     Otis White
1955-1956 SD White Wm E Black Mrs R Tidwell 19 Rudolph Bates   Darrell Lee Evans Otis White
1957-1958 SD White Wm E Black Ralph Godbehere Rudolph Bates Phillip Kelly Darrell Lee Evans Otis White

‡ County Superintendent
¹. -  L.L. Beavers Judge for short time - from October 14 to October 31.
² - G.A. Jackson appointed October 1919, vice Radford, resigned.
12 - Failed to qualify. Jas. F. Fair apt. 5-9-29
13 - Failed to qualify. Geo. Jackson aptd. 1-7-31
14 - Resigned. L.L. Beavers apt. 11-5-41. G.A. Bates apt. 2-1-45
15 - Resigned. G.A. Bates apt. 2-1-45
16. - App. failure to elect.
17 - Frank Hale appointed to fill vacancy because of resignation of Hollis West 3-9-1951
18 - Virginia Short appointed to fill vacancy because of resignation of L.L. Short 7-1-1951.
19 - Appointed to fill vacancy caused by resignation of William  Tidwell.

Reference: Historical Report of the Secretary of State 1958 , C.G. "Crisp" Hall, Secretary of State. Printed and bound in Arkansas. It is the first Secretary of State;' Report published since 1926.

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