List of secretaries of state of Texas

The following is a list of secretaries of state of Texas for both the Republic of Texas and the State of Texas.History of the Office, Texas Secretary of State.

List of secretaries of state Republic of Texas (1836–1846) NameTermAppointed bySamuel Price CarsonMarch 18, 1836 – April 29, 1836 David G. BurnetJames CollinsworthApril 29, 1836 – May 23, 1836William Houston JackMay 23, 1836 – October 22, 1836Stephen F. AustinOctober 22, 1836 – December 27, 1836 Sam HoustonJames Pinckney Henderson1837Robert Anderson Irion1837–1838T. H. Bowman1838Barnard E. Bee Sr.December 16, 1838 – February 6, 1839 Mirabeau B. LamarJames WebbFebruary 6, 1839 – May 31, 1839David G. Burnet (acting)May 31, 1839 – July 23, 1839Nathaniel Amory (acting)July 23, 1839 – August 5, 1839David G. Burnet (acting)August 5, 1839 – January 31, 1840Abner Smith LipscombJanuary 31, 1840 – January 22, 1841Joseph Waples (acting)January 23, 1841 – February 8, 1841James S. Mayfield (acting)February 8, 1841 – April 30, 1841Joseph WaplesApril 30, 1841 – May 25, 1841Samuel A. Roberts (acting)May 25, 1841 – December 13, 1841Anson JonesDecember 13, 1841 – December 10, 1844Sam HoustonEbenezer AllenDecember 10, 1844 – February 5, 1845 Anson JonesAshbel SmithFebruary 5, 1845 – March 31, 1845Ebenezer AllenMarch 31, 1845 – February 19, 1846

State of Texas (1846–present) ImageNameTermAppointed byCharles MarinerFebruary 20, 1846 – May 4, 1846 James Pinckney HendersonDavid G. BurnetMay 4, 1846 – January 1, 1848Washington D. MillerJanuary 1, 1848 – January 2, 1850George Tyler WoodJames WebbJanuary 2, 1850 – November 14, 1851 Peter Hansborough BellThomas H. DuvalNovember 14, 1851 – December 22, 1853Edward ClarkDecember 22, 1853 – December 21, 1857Elisha M. PeaseThomas Scott AndersonDecember 22, 1857 – December 27, 1859Hardin Richard RunnelsEber Worthington CaveDecember 27, 1859 – March 16, 1861Sam HoustonBird HollandMarch 16, 1861 – November 7, 1861Edward ClarkCharles S. WestNovember 7, 1861 – September, 1862Francis LubbockRobert J. TownesSeptember, 1862 – May 2, 1865 Pendleton MurrahCharles R. PryorMay 2, 1865 – August 9, 1865James H. BellAugust 9, 1865 – August, 1866 James W. ThrockmortonJohn A. GreenAugust, 1866 – August 8, 1867D. W. C. PhillipsAugust 8, 1867 – January 1, 1870Pendleton MurrahJames Pearson NewcombJanuary 1, 1870 – January 17, 1874Edmund J. DavisGeorge W. ClarkJanuary 17, 1874 – January 27, 1874 Richard CokeAlfred Wesley DeBerryJanuary 27, 1874 – December 7, 1876A. J. SearcyDecember 7, 1876 – January 23, 1879Richard B. HubbardJohn D. TempletonJanuary 23, 1879 – January 22, 1881 Oran Milo RobertsThorton Hardie BowmanJanuary 22, 1881 – January 18, 1883Joseph Wilson BainesJanuary 18, 1883 – January 21, 1887John IrelandJohn Marks MooreJanuary 21, 1887 – January 22, 1891Sul RossGeorge W. SmithJanuary 22, 1891 – January 17, 1895Jim HoggAllison MayfieldJanuary 18, 1895 – January 5, 1897 Charles Allen CulbersonJ. W. MaddenJanuary 5, 1897 – January 18, 1899D. H. HardyJanuary 19, 1899 – January 19, 1901 Joseph D. SayersJohn G. TodJanuary 19, 1901 – January 20, 1903J. R. CurlJanuary 20, 1903 – April, 1905 S. W. T. LanhamO. K. ShannonApril, 1905 – January 19, 1907L. Travis DashiellJanuary 19, 1907 – February, 1908 Thomas Mitchell CampbellWilliam Richardson DavieFebruary, 1908 – January 19, 1909W. B. TownsendJanuary 19, 1909 – January 19, 1911C. C. McDonaldJanuary 19, 1911 – December, 1912 Oscar Branch ColquittJohn Tibaut BowmanDecember, 1912 – January, 1913John L. WorthamJanuary, 1913 – June, 1913Ferdinand C. WeinertJune, 1913 – November, 1914D. A. GreggNovember, 1914 – January, 1915John G. McKayJanuary, 1915 – December, 1916James E. FergusonC. J. BartlettDecember, 1916 – November, 1917 William P. HobbyGeorge F. HowardNovember, 1917 – November, 1920Charles D. MimsNovember, 1920 – January 19, 1921S. L. StaplesJanuary 19, 1921 – August, 1924 Pat Morris NeffJ. D. StricklandSeptember, 1924 – January 1, 1925Henry HutchingsJanuary 1, 1925 – January 20, 1925Emma Grigsby MehargJanuary 20, 1925 – January 17, 1927Miriam A. FergusonJane Y. McCallumJanuary 17, 1927 – January 17, 1933Dan MoodyW. W. HeathJanuary 17, 1933 – January 15, 1935Miriam A. FergusonGerald MannJanuary 15, 1935 – August 31, 1935 James V. AllredR. B. StanfordAugust 31, 1935 – August, 1936Boles P. MatochaAugust, 1936 – January 17, 1937Edward A. ClarkJanuary 17, 1937 – January 17, 1939Tom BeauchampJanuary 17, 1939 – October, 1939 W. Lee O'DanielM. O. FlowersOctober, 1939 – January, 1941William J. LawsonJanuary, 1941 – January, 1943 Coke R. StevensonSidney LathamJanuary, 1943 – February, 1945Claude M. IsbellFebruary, 1945 – January 21, 1947Paul H. BrownJanuary 21, 1947 – January 19, 1949 Beauford H. JesterBen RamseyJanuary 19, 1949 – February 9, 1950John Ben ShepperdFebruary 9, 1950 – April 30, 1952 Allan ShiversAndrew Jackson RossApril 30, 1952 – January 9, 1953Howard A. CarneyJanuary 9, 1953 – May 1, 1954C. E. FulghamMay 1, 1954 – January 21, 1955Al MuldrowJanuary 21, 1955 – November 1, 1955Thomas Morrow ReavleyNovember 1, 1955 – January 16, 1957Zollie SteakleyJanuary 16, 1957 – January 2, 1962 Price DanielP. Frank LakeJanuary 2, 1962 – January 15, 1963Crawford MartinJanuary 15, 1963 – March 12, 1966 John ConnallyJohn HillMarch 12, 1966 – January 22, 1968Roy R. Barrera Sr.March 7, 1968 – January 23, 1969Martin Dies Jr.January 23, 1969 – September 1, 1971 Preston SmithBob BullockSeptember 1, 1971 – January 2, 1973V. Larry Teaver Jr.January 2–19, 1973Mark WhiteJanuary 19, 1973 – October 27, 1977 Dolph BriscoeSteven C. OaksOctober 27, 1977 – January 16, 1979George Strake Jr.January 16, 1979 – October 6, 1981 Bill ClementsDavid DeanOctober 22, 1981 – January 18, 1983John FainterJanuary 18, 1983 – July 31, 1984 Mark WhiteMyra McDanielSeptember 6, 1984 – January 26, 1987Jack RainsJanuary 26, 1987 – June 15, 1989 Bill ClementsGeorge BayoudJune 15, 1989 – January 15, 1991John H. Hannah Jr.April 15, 1991 – March, 1994 Ann RichardsRon KirkApril 4, 1994 – January 17, 1995Tony GarzaJanuary 17, 1995 – December 31, 1997 George W. BushAlberto GonzalesJanuary 1, 1998 – January 3, 1999Elton BomerJanuary 11, 1999 – December 31, 2000Henry CuellarJanuary 2, 2001 – October 5, 2001 Rick PerryGeoff Connor October 5, 2001 – January 7, 2002Gwyn SheaJanuary 7, 2002 – August 4, 2003Geoff Connor September 26, 2003 – December, 2004Roger WilliamsJanuary, 2005 – July 1, 2007Phil Wilson July 1, 2007 – July 6, 2008Esperanza Andrade July 23, 2008 – November 23, 2012John Steen November 27, 2012 – 2013Nandita Berry January 7, 2014 – January 20, 2015Carlos Cascos January 21, 2015 – January 6, 2017 Greg AbbottRolando Pablos January 6, 2017 – December 15, 2018David WhitleyDecember 17, 2018 – May 27, 2019Ruth R. HughsAugust 19, 2019 – May 31, 2021 John B. Scott October 21, 2021 – December 31, 2022 Jane Nelson January 5, 2023 – July 17, 2026 Robert Howden July 18, 2026 – Present

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