1914 Delaware Co., History Vol. 1
pgs. 75-78.
County
commissioners—William H. Whiteside, William Eads and Daniel Brown, 1841-42; William H. Whiteside, Simeon
Phillips and Missouri Dickson, 1842-3;
William H. Whiteside, Missouri Dickson and Simeon Phillips, 1843-4; Henry
A. Carter, Simeon Phillips and Missouri Dickson, 1844-5; Henry A. Carter,
Lawrence McNamee and Simeon Phillips, 1845-6; Henry A. Carter, Henry Baker and Samuel Mulliken, 1846-7; Henry A.
Carter, Samuel Mulliken and Henry Baker, 1847-8; Henry A. Carter, Samuel
Mulliken and Daniel H. Thornburg, 1848-9; Lawrence McNamee, Daniel H. Thornburg
and Henry A. Carter, 1849-50; Lawrence
McNamee, Daniel H. Thornburg and John W. Penn, 1850-51.
Judges of probate—Roland Aubrey, 1841-4; Clement
Coffin, 1844-7; A. K. Eaton, 1847-50; Z. A. Wellman, 1850-51.
County judges—John Benson, 1851-5; Frederick B.
Doolittle, 1855-7; A. E. House, 1857-60; Joel Bailey, 1860-1 (confined to
probate powers when county board of supervisors were created in 1860); Z. A. Wellman,
1861-5; Jeremiah B. Boggs, 1866-9.
School fund commissioners—John Benson, 1849-51;
Joel Bailey, 1851-3; Peter Case, 1854-5; John Hefner, 1855-6.
Recorders—John Paddleford, 1841; Charles W. Hobbs,
1842-7; William Phillips, 1847-53; Zina A. Wellman, 1854-5;
George Wattson, 1856-7; Joel Bailey, 1858-9; Ray B. Griffin, 1861; Z. D.
Scobey, 1862-3; O. E. Taylor, 1864-5; W. H. H. Blanchard,
1866-7; Henry Harger, 1868-74; Henry C. Jackson, 1875-8; George H.
Morisey, 1879-82; Jacob H. Morisey, 1883-4; G. H. Morisey, 1885-94; Abner Dunham,
1895-1902; John Latimer, 1903-12; A. E. Dunlap, 1913-.
Clerks of
the court—The
offices of clerk of the courts and clerk of county commissioners and
supervisors were held by the same person, although distinct under the law,
until the creation of the office of county auditor. Charles W. Hobbs, 1841-6; J. W. Clark, 1846-7; C. W. Hobbs,
1847-50; James E. Anderson, 1850-1; William Price, 1851-4; James Wright,
1854-62; Eli O. Clemens, 1863-8; A. J. Brown, 1869-72; G. B. Beveridge, 1873-4;
Jerome B. Satterlee, 1875-82; H. J. Jackson, 1883-4; H. C. Jackson, 1885-8; F.
H. Paul, 1889-1900; John Georgen, 1901-04;
James Bishop, 1905-10; R, D. Graham, 1911-.
Auditors—1869-91; S. M. Chase, 1892; R, R. Robinson
to fill vacancy, 1892; R. R. Robinson, 1892-6; H. E. Stetson, 1897-1902; Roy B.
Davis, 1903-06; W. J. Davis, 1907-08; Will J. Crosby, 1909-10; W. J. Davis, 1911-12; C.
H. Bunker, 1913-.
Sheriffs—Leroy Jackson, 1841-4; John W. Penn,
1844-50; Isaac Smith, 1850-3; John W. Penn, 1853-5; Cornelius T. Peet, 1855-7; Samuel F.
Parker, 1857-9; Rensselaer Eddy, 1859-61;
Jeremiah B. Boggs, 1862-3; Ancil E. Martin,
1864-5; William M. Williams, 1868-9; C. H. Smith, 1870-1; Abner Dunham, 1872-5; John W. Corbin, 1876-7; E. S.
Cowles, 1878-81; John Cruise, Jr., 1882-89; G. H. Odell, 1890-97; R. W.
Fishel, 1898-1903; T. J. Hennessey, 1904-06;
M. P. Hennessey, 1907-.
County treasurers—Robert B. Hutson, 1841-2; Theodore
Marks, 1842-3; Joel Bailey, 1843-4; Drury R. Dance, 1844 (murdered in February,
1845); Oliver A. Olmstead, appointed to fill
vacancy, 1845; Joel Bailey, 1845-6; Ira A.
Green. 1846-7; William Phillips, 1847-53;
Zina A. Wellman, 1853-5; George Wattson, 1855-7; Joel Bailey, 1858-9;
Ray B. Griffin, 1860-1; Z. D. Scobey, 1862-5;
Joseph M. Holbrook. 1866-1881; John M. Holbrook, 1882-3; H. C. Haeberle,
1884-93; C. E. Smith, 1894-97; L. Matthews, 1898-1901; F. E. Dutton, 1902-08; George A. Newman, 1909-.
County surveyors—Joel Bailey, 1841-47; John W. Clark,
1847-53; Joel Bailey, 1853-55; W. P. Cunningham, 1855-57; Hiram D.
Wood, 1857-59; Henry L. Ryan, 1860-61; Charles Harger, 1862-63;
James G. Verplank, 1864-65; Henry G. Doolittle, 1866-71; Silas
Sawyer, 1872-75; Orin E. Noble, 1876-78; Charles Crawford, 1879-81; Henry Harger,
1882-84; P. H. Warner, 1885; D. O. Potter, 1886-87; P. H. Warner, 1888-89; A.
G. Wilson, 1890-91; E. B. Porter, 1892; D. O. Potter, 1893-97; Thomas Wilson, 1898-1900; D. O. Potter, 1901; Thomas Wilson,
1902-08; L. Matthews, Jr., 1909-.
County superintendents of schools—Horatio N. Gates,
1858-59; Ezra F. Chase, 1860-61; John L. McCreery, 1862-63;
Rodney W. Tirrill, 1864-67; Ferdinand W. Dunham, 1867; Samuel Calvin, 1868;
Jerome B. Satterlee, 1869; John Kennedy, 1870-71; William H. Merton, 1872-75;
Robert M. Ewart, 1876-79; Q. M. Ewart,
1880-81; Horace G. Miller, 1882-87; A. O. Stanger, 1888-95; L. T. Eaton,
1896-99; H. J. Schwietert, 1900-03; Frank D. Joseph, 1904-10; Guy D. Ribble, 1911-.
SUPERVISORS
In 1860 the county
judge system of county government was abolished, and a board
consisting of one supervisor from each township was constituted. One-half of
the first board served one year and the other half two years, after which eight members were elected annually for two years.
1861—Z. D. Scobey, chairman; John H. Burrington,
Joseph Lichtenberg, Charles H. Carpenter, Clement Coffin, William Price,
William Crozier, Peter Richardson, Silas Gilmore, Ephraim Frost,
Francis McFall, Aaron Richardson, Samuel P. Whittaker, Christopher L. Flint,
Daniel Fuller, Daniel Sheldon.
1862—Silas Gilmore, chairman; E. K. Frost, C. T.
Peet, D. Sheldon, Francis Rubly, F. McFall, Noble Ruggles, Abram
Parliman, Philip Stoner, John M. Brayton, William Crozier, P.
Richardson, S. P. Whittaker, C. L. Flint, Daniel Flint.
1863—N. Ruggles, chairman; Joseph Grimes, Job
Gildersleeve, C. T. Peet, S. A. Thompson, F. Rubly, William
Cattron, P. Stoner, W. Crozier, James Harper, S. P. Whittaker, B. P. Miller, W. G.
Campbell, Francis Schultz, William M. Hartshorn.
1864—J. Gildersleeve, chairman; J. Grimes, O. S.
Boggess, S. A. Thompson, T. Rubly, Cummings Sanborn. Ferdinand
Dunham, A. Parliman, P. Stoner, W. M. Hartshorn, W. Crozier, D. K. Fox, J.
Harper, S. P. Whittaker, B. P. Miller,
W. G. Campbell.
1865—O. S. Boggess, chairman; J. Grimes, H. C.
Drybread, F. Rubly, C. San-born, F. Dunham, D. P. Baker, P.
Stoner, W. M. Hartshorn, W. Crozier, George Cowell, Leroy Jackson, S.
P. Whittaker, J. M. Ames, D. Fuller, H. G. Doolittle.
1866—Joseph Grimes,
chairman; H. C. Drybread, Alexander Loban, S. A. Thompson, James Le Gassick, C. Sanborn, F. Dunham, D. P. Baker, John
Galyean, Samuel F. Parker, W. Crozier, Thomas J. Annis, L. Jackson, S.
P. Whittaker, J. M. Annis, D. Fuller.
1867—J. Grimes, chairman;
Charles Malven, A. Loban, Daniel Sheldon, J. Le
Gassick, Richard Boon, P. Dunham, D. P. Baker, John Galyean, S. F. Parker, W.
Crozier, T. J. Annis, William Spence, J. M. Annis, Christopher L. Flint, Patrick Donnelly.
1868—C. L. Flint, chairman;
Joseph Chapman, C. Malven, C. T. Peet, D. Sheldon,
J. Le Gassick, R. Boon, William Cattron, R. Norton, Jesse B. Bailey, R. Holdridge,
John Brownell, H. Gardner, W. Spence, J. M. Annis, P. Donnelly, D. P. Baker.
1869—R. Norton, chairman; A.
G. Smith, J. Chapman, W. Cattron, J. Le Gassick, Thomas Conner, C. Sanborn, R. Holdridge,
J. H. Campbell, Henry Ehlers, H. Gardner,
J. Brownell, C. Malven, C. T. Peet, Philip Dale, J. B. Bailey.
1870—R. Norton, chairman; H.
M. Cougar, O. E. Taylor, Charles Malven, J.
H. Campbell, H. Ehlers, J. F. Jackson, J. Chapman, Philip Dale, A. G. Smith, C.
Sanborn, Albert Boomer, M. P. Spencer, Thomas Conner, J. Le Gassick, William Ford. (Township system abolished April
14, 1870, and succeeded by a board of
three, elected by the county.)
1870—Ferdinand Dunham, chairman; Joseph
Chapman, J. Salisbury.
1871—F. Dunham, chairman; J. Chapman, Jesse
B. Bailey.
1872—F. Dunham, chairman; J. Chapman, Jesse
B. Bailey.
1873—P. Dunham, chairman; J. Chapman, Jesse
B. Bailey.
1874—F. Dunham, chairman; J. Chapman, Jesse
B. Bailey.
1875—J. B. Bailey, chairman; F. Dunham, H.
C. Merriam.
1876—F. Dunham, chairman; H. C. Merriam,
George Staehle.
1877—Henry C. Merriam, chairman; G. Staehle,
F. Dunham. .1878—G. Staehle, chairman; P. Dunham, James Le Gassick.
1879—James Le Gassick, chairman; F. Dunham,
B. P. Miller.
1880—James Le Gassick, chairman; F. Dunham,
B. P. Miller.
1881—B. P. Miller, chairman; James Le
Gassick, H. P. Chapman.
1882—H. P. Chapman, chairman; B. P. Miller,
W. M. Sawyer.
1883—W. M. Sawyer, chairman; H. P. Chapman;
Charles Crocker.
1884—W. M. Sawyer, chairman; Charles Crocker,
Ryal Hickox.
1885—W. M. Sawyer, chairman; Ryal Hickox,
Charles Crocker.
1886—W. M. Sawyer, chairman; Charles Crocker,
Ryal Hickox.
1887—W. M. Sawyer, chairman; Henry Ehlers,
Charles Crocker.
1888—Charles Crocker, chairman; Henry
Ehlers, John F. Graham.
1889—Charles Crocker, chairman; Henry
Ehlers, John F. Graham.
1890—Charles Crocker, chairman; John F.
Graham, Henry Ehlers.
1891—Charles Crocker, chairman; John F.
Graham, Henry Ehlers.
1892—John F. Graham, chairman; G. Merriam,
Henry Ehlers.
1893—John F. Graham, chairman; Thomas Rose,
G. Merriam.
1894—G. Merriam, chairman; Thomas Rose, F.
A. Grimes.
1895—Thomas Rose, chairman; F. A. Grimes, G.
Merriam.
1896—F. A. Grimes, chairman; Thomas Rose, G.
Merriam.
1897—G. Merriam, chairman; Thomas Rose, F.
A. Grimes.
1898—F. A. Grimes, chairman; Thomas Rose, S.
P. Carter.
1899—S. P. Carter, chairman; F. L. Durey, F. A. Grimes.
1900—S. P. Carter, chairman; Thomas Lindsay,
F. L. Durey.
1901—S. P. Carter, chairman; F. L. Durey,
Thomas Lindsay.
1902—S. P. Carter, chairman; F. L..Durey,
Thomas Lindsay.
1903—Thomas Lindsay, chairman; S. P. Carter,
F. L. Durey.
1904—Thomas Lindsay, chairman; James Le
Gassick, F. L. Durey.
1905—Thomas Lindsay, chairman; W. B.
Robinson, J. J,
1907—J. J. Kirkwood, chairman; A. M.
Burbridge, W. B. Robinson.
1909—J. J. Kirkwood, chairman; W. B.
Robinson, F. M. Burbridge.
1911—F. M. Robinson, chairman; J. J.
Kirkwood, W. B. Robinson.
1913—W. B. Robinson, chairman; F. A. Mead,
James Kehoe.
Under the law passed a
short time before, the first biennial election was held, in
Representatives—Arial K. Eaton, 1850-53; James M.
Noble, 1856-57; Joseph Grimes, 1858-59; John W. Le Lacheur,
1860-61; Salue G. Van Anda, 1862-63; Joseph W. Simpson, 1864-65;
Albert Boomer, 1866-67; Cummings Sanborn, 1868-71; Cornelius T. Peet, 1872-75; Joseph
Chapman, 1876-78; William H. Merten, Eighteenth and Nineteenth general
assemblies; L. E. Hersey, Twentieth, succeeding Joseph Holbrook, who died
January 31, 1884; L. S. Gates, Twenty-first; William C. Oakman, Twenty-second
and Twenty-third; W. H. Norris,
Twenty-fourth; D. H. Young, Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, extra session of
Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh; George W. Dunham, Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth;
R. J. Bixby, Thirtieth, Thirty-first, Thirty-second and Thirty-second extra; Eli C. Perkins, Thirty-third and
Thirty-fourth; Millard F. LeRoy, Thirty-fifth.
Senators—John M. Brayton, 1864-67; Joseph Grimes,
1868-71; Albert Boomer, 1872-75; Lewis G. Hersey, 1876-77;
Charles E. Bronson, 1878-79; Ed P. Seeds, Twenty-second and
Twenty-third; George W. Dunham, Thirtieth, Thirty-first,
Thirty-second and Thirty-second extra session; Eli C. Perkins, Thirty-fifth.
Becky
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