James Sevier Conway

James Sevier Conway
2nd and 8th Postmaster of Walnut Hill, Arkansas
In office
July 3, 1845 – August 9, 1846
Nominated byJames K. Polk
Preceded byFleetwood Herndon
Succeeded byFrancis E. Goodwin
In office
November 15, 1854 – December 19, 1854
Nominated byFranklin Pierce
Preceded byA. C. J. Phillips
Succeeded byAnn I. Sevier
6th Postmaster of Conway, Arkansas
In office
February 18, 1843 – July 2, 1845
Nominated byJohn Tyler
Preceded byGideon Ruyle
Succeeded byOffice abolished
1st Governor of Arkansas
In office
September 13, 1836 – November 4, 1840
Preceded byWilliam S. Fulton (as Governor of Arkansas Territory)
Succeeded byArchibald Yell
1st Postmaster of Conway, Arkansas Territory
In office
May 24, 1828 – November 7, 1832
Nominated by
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byThomas Quigg
Delegate to 1836 Arkansas Constitutional Convention
In office
January 4, 1836 – January 30, 1836
ConstituencyHot Spring County
Personal details
Born(1796-12-04)December 4, 1796
Greene County, Tennessee
DiedMarch 3, 1855(1855-03-03) (aged 58)
Lafayette County, Arkansas
Cause of deathPneumonia
Resting placeConway Cemetery State Park
33°06′06.8″N 93°40′59.0″W / 33.101889°N 93.683056°W / 33.101889; -93.683056
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Mary Jane Bradley
(m. 1826)
Children10
ParentThomas & Ann Conway
RelativesConway-Johnson family

James Sevier Conway (December 9, 1796 – March 3, 1855) was an American politician who served as the first governor of Arkansas from 1836 to 1840.