Shawnee County History
Official County Roster, 1855-1904
Sheriffs. � The first sheriff was George W. Berry, elected by the Legislature in 1855. but he declined to serve, and John Horner was appointed in
his stead. The other sheriffs in succession have been: Benjamin D. Castleman, 1856; Jehial Tyler, 1857: Thomas W. Maires, 1S58; Alonzo H. Hale,
1859; Charles C. Whiting, 1863; Sherman Bodwell, 1867; Chester Thomas,
Jr., 1869; Spencer P. Wade, 1873; W. D. Disbrow, 1877; H. E. Bush, 1881;
Chester Thomas, Jr., 1883: A. M. Fuller. 1885: J. M. Wilkerson, 1889;
D. N. Burdge, 1893; R. B. Kepley. 1895; Porter S. Cook, 1897; A. T.
Lucas, 1903 � .
Probate Judges. � William O. Yeager, 1855: Philip C. Schuyler, 1857;
Edward Hoagland, 185S: S. A. Fairchild. i860: Alfred L. Winans, 1863;
John T. Morton, 1867; Louis Hanback, 1869; D. C. Metsker, 1872; G. W.
Carey, 1876; D. A. Harvey, 1880; A. B. Quinton, 1886; G. N. Elliott, 1890;
J. G. Wood, 1894; L. S. Dolman, 1896; Waher E. Fagan, 1900; R. F. Hayden, 1903 � .
Treasurers. � Thomas N. Stinson, 1855; A. Polley, 1857; Loring W.
Farnsworth, 1859; L. G. Cleveland, 1860; Jacob Smith, 1861 ; William E.
Bowker, 1863; Hiram T. Beman, 1867; W. E. Bowker, 1868; Hiram T.
Beman, 1869; Thomas M. James, 1871 ; Avery Washburn, 1876; Chester
Thomas, Jr., 1876; Bradford Miller, 1879; A. J. Huntoon, 1883: Byron
Roberts, 1887; A. K. Rodgers. 1889: Francis M. Stahl, 1893: H. M. Philips,
1897; F. C. Bowen, 1903 � .
Clerks.� John Martin, 1855; Fry W. Giles, 1S58; G. W. Sapp, 1860
Hiram McArthur, 1862; P. I. Bonebrake, 1865; J. Lee Knight, 1875
George T. Gilmore, 1881; Charles F. Spencer, 1883; D. N. Burdge, 1885
John M. Brown, 1889; Charles T. McCabe, 1893; John M. Wright, 1897
A. Newman, 1903 � .
Recorders and Registers of Deeds. � John Martin. 1855: Fry W. Giles,
1857: Loring W. Farnsworth, 1860-62; George B. Holmes, 1863; William
P. Thompson, 1865; James M. Harr, 1873; S. M. Wood, 1879; Albert
Parker, 1883; James Burgess, 1885; S. J. Bear, 1889; Frank Brooks, 1893;
Frank L. Stevens, 1897; John B. Marshall, 1902 � .
County Attorneys. � John Martin, 1857; John P. Greer, 1858; Justus
Brockway, 1859; E. E. Chesney. 1864; John G. Otis. 1865; A. L. Williams,
1866; Thomas Ryan, 1867; A. H. Vance. 1875; Charles Curtis. 1885; R.
B. Welch, 1887; B. M. Curtis. 1892; H. C. Safford, 1893; A. P. Jetmore,
1897; Galen Nichols, 1901 ; Otis E. Hungate, 1903 � .
Superintendents of Public Instruction.� R. M. Fish, 1859; Peter MacVicar, 1861; J. S. Griffing. 1862; Peter MacVicar, 1864; John D. Knox,
1866; W. H. Butterfield, 1868; D. G. Evans, 1869; Eunice Hebron, 1875;
John MacDonald, 1876; L. T. Gage. 1880: John MacDonald. 1882; Josiah
Jordan, 1888; W. H. Wright. 1892; J. W. Stout, 1895; S. F. Wright, 1901;
John C. Carter, 1905 � .
Coroners. � G. W. Spencer, 1860; E. Tef�t, 1862; Americus Ashbaugh,
1866; Silas E. Sheldon, 1869; A. M. Eidson, 1872; Silas E. Sheldon, 1873;
W. B. Gibson, 1879; J. B. Hibben, 1883; F. W. Bailey, 1889; J. M. Westerfield, 1895; H. B. Hogeboom, 1899; H. H. Keith, 1905 � .
Clerks of the District Court. � E. B. Smith, 1859; L. McArthur, i860;
James Fletcher, 1861 ; Hiram McArthur, 1863; Arthur B. McCabe, 1874;
R. E. Heller, 1878; B. M. Curtis, 1883; W. E. Sterne, 1887; S. M. Gardenhire, 1891 ; E. M. Cockrell, 1895; A. M. Callahan, 1899; I. S. Curtis, 1902 � .
Surveyors.� Joel Huntoon, 1858; J. B. Whitaker, 1861 ; W. Tweeddale, 1870; D. A. Harvey, 1871 ; Jacob Welchans, 1875 ; C. H. Barton, 1879;
Frank J. Baker, 1883; Robert Giles, 1885; A. H. Wetherbee, 1886; B. A.
Bailey, 1889; John P. Rogers, 1897�.
Auditors. � Howel Jones, 1881 ; J. G. Wood, 1885; Walter E. Fagan,
1895; Clad Hamilton, 1900; C. D. Welch, 1901 ; R. H. Gaw, 1904 � .
County Commissioners - The first Board of County Commissioners was elected in 1855 by the
Territorial Legislature and consisted of W. O. Yeager, chairman; Edward
Hoagland and William Yocum. The second board was composed of Harvey
W. Curtis and Hiram Shields, with Probate Judge Edward Hoagland as
cx-officio chairman. The third board consisted of John Martin and C. B.
Clements. They served until 1858, when the Legislature provided for one
commissioner from each township. The first board under this plan consisted of : Jeremiah Murphy, Topeka township ; Eli Hopkins, Tecumseh;
P. T. Hupp, Wakarusa; A. H. Hale, Brownsville; George Bratton, Burlingame. In 1860 the county was given three commissioners, those elected
being William E. Bowker, George W. Spencer and J. M. Haywood. The
commissioners thereafter were Hiram C. Coville, chairman, George W. Spencer and Francis Grasmund, 1861 ; Hiram C. Coville, chairman, Samuel
Kozier and Henry K. Winans, 1862; B. F. Kistler, chairman, Samuel
Benham and Jacob Haskell, 1865; B. F. Kistler, chairman, Samuel Kozier
and H. L. Shumway, 1865 (Shumway resigned in 1867 and was succeeded
by Reuben Struse); A. G. Miller, chairman, George W. Spencer and E. Carriger, 1867; William Wellhouse, chairman, Golden Silvers and Harvey D.
Rice, 1869; E. Carriger, chairman, Golden Silvers and B. J. Ricker, 1871;
Golden Silvers, chairman, Harvey D. Rice and Bradford Miller, 1873; Bradford Miller, chairman, E. T. James and John Grice, 1875; David Brockway,
chairman, M. M. Hale and Avery Washburn, 1877.
After 1877 one commissioner was elected annually for a term of three
years, and those who served in this position were: A. C. Sherman, 1878;
John S. Branner, 1879; Avery Washburn, 1880; J. 0. A. Peyton, 1881;
H. C. Lindsey, 1882; Thomas Buckman, 1883; John M. Wilkerson, 1884;
H. C. Lindsey, 1885; Bradford Miller, 1886; John M. Wilkerson, 1887;
J. Lee Knight, 1888; Samuel Kerr and J. L. Campbell, 1889; Samuel Kerr,
1890; J. Lee Knight, 1891; J. L. Campbell, 1892; D. A. Williams, 1893;
T. P. Rodgers, 1S94; Scott Kelsey, 1895; D. A. Williams, 1896; T. P.
Rodgers, 1897; Scott Kelsey, 1898; S. H. Haynes, 1899; Silas Rain, 1900;
Frank W. Harrison, 1901; S. H. Haynes, 1902; W. E. Sterne, 1903; Frank
W. Harrison, 1904.
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