Henry Massey Rector

Henry Massie Rector
6th Governor of Arkansas
In office
November 15, 1860 – November 4, 1862
Preceded byElias Conway
Succeeded byThomas Fletcher (acting)
Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
In office
February 5, 1859 – May 1860
Preceded byChristopher C. Scott
Succeeded byHulbert F. Fairchild
Member of the
Arkansas House of Representatives
from Pulaski County
In office
November 6, 1854 – November 3, 1856
Serving with Joseph Stillwell
Preceded byWilliam E. Ashley
Benjamin F. Danley
Succeeded byLorenzo Gibson
Samuel W. Williams
Member of the Arkansas Senate
from Saline and Perry counties
In office
November 4, 1848 – November 1, 1852
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1816-05-01)May 1, 1816
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedAugust 12, 1899(1899-08-12) (aged 83)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Resting placeMount Holly Cemetery,
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
34°44′15.3″N 92°16′42.5″W / 34.737583°N 92.278472°W / 34.737583; -92.278472
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Jane Elizabeth Field
(m. 1838; died 1857)
Ernestine Flora Linde
(m. 1859)
ChildrenElias W. Rector (son)
James Rector (grandson)
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States
ServiceArkansas Militia
Years of service1862–1865
RankPrivate
WarsAmerican Civil War

Henry Massie Rector (May 1, 1816 – August 12, 1899) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the sixth governor of Arkansas from 1860 to 1862.