Elias W. RectorElias William Rector was an American politician who served as the 28th speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives from January 1891 to January 1893.Political careerElias William Rector was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, serving from 1886 to 1900. A member of the Democratic Party, He was an elector for Grover Cleveland in the presidential election of 1892, and was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Arkansas in 1889 and 1902.Personal lifeRector was the son of former Arkansas governor Henry M. Rector.