XX. Civil List of Hamilton Co

XX. Civil List of Hamilton Co History of Hamilton County Ohio
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CHAPTER XX.
CIVIL LIST OF HAMILTON COUNTY.

the roll of honor in the public offices of civil life, for the county of Hamilton, is almost as imposing in its way as the military roster. The county has been singularly fortunate in the eminent usefulness to which it representative citizens have attained, and in general, in there public and private character representative citizens have attained, in general, in their public and private character. It has furnished to the country on President of the Federal Union, in the person of General William Henry HARRISON; and another General Rutherford HAYNES, although not elected from Cincinnati, was once a resident of the city, and was also one chief justice of the supreme court of the United State, Hon. Salmon Portland CHASE. The number of citizens of this county who have filled high positions in the President' cabinet, in the diplomatic and consular service of the country, in the service of the State other wise than as governor, and in various capacities to numerous to make a roll of incumbents practicable in this, is very great indeed. We present herewith a partial, but sufficiently indicative civil list of the county. All available sources of information, and a vast deal of time, has been exhausted in the effort to make the list complete; but we must rest with the names here given. It is believed that they, with dates, so far as given, are noted with approximate exactness, though some errors
will doubtless appear.

GOVERNORS.

Charles Wylling BYRD, secretary of the Northwest Territory, and the acting governor of the territory after the removal of General ST. CLAIR, and acting governor of the territory after the removal of, near the close of 1802, until the institution of the State government, March 3, 1803; Othinal LOOKER, acting governor of the State of Ohio, April 14^th to December 8, 1814, by reason of resignation of Governor R. J. MEIGS, to accept the office of postmaster general of the United States. Ethan Allen BROWN, governor from December 14, 1818, to January 4, 1822, when resigned to become United states senator from Ohio. Salmon P. CHASE, governor from January 14, 1856 to January 9, 1860. Rutherford B. HAYES, January 13, 1868 to January 8, 1872. When Governor HAYES was re-elected in 1875, he was a resident of Sandusky county, and resigned March 2, 1877, to accept the office of President of the United States. Edward F. NOYES, from January 8, 1872 to January 12, 1872. THOMAS I. YOUNG, March 2, 1877, to January 14, 1878, in place of Governor HAYES, resigned. Richard M. BISHOP, January 14, 1878, to January 14, 1880 [Of the thirty-five governors and acting governors which the Northwest Territory and the State of Ohio have had, Hamilton county furnished seven, or just one-fifth. Jeremiah MORROW, also who was elected Governor from WARREN county, was originally a citizen of Hamilton county.]

TERRITORIAL DELEGATE IN CONGRESS,

William Henry HARRISON, 1799. Resigned to accept the office of the Territory of Indiana, William MC MILLAN, 1800-01, vice HARRISON, resigned.

UNITED STATES SENATORS.

John SMITH, 1803-08.* Ethan Alien BROWN, 1822-5, vice William A. TRIMBLE, of Highland county, who died in 1822, from the effects of a wound received at Fort Erie, in the War of 1812. William Henry HARRISON, 1825-8. Resigned to accept appointment as minister to Colombia. Jacob BURNET, 1828-31, vice HARRISON, resigned. Salmon P.CHASE, 1849-55 ; also 1861, but resigned to take a place in the cabinet as Secretary of the United States treasury. George E. PUGH, 1855-61. Stanley MATTHEWS, 1877-9, vice John SHERMAN, resigned to take the portfolio of secretary of the treasury. George H. PENDLETON, 1879-.

REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS.

William Henry HARRISON, 1816-17, vice John MC LEAN, of Warren, resigned; also 1817-19, James W. GAZLEY, 1823-5; James FINDLAY, 1825-33; Robert T LYTLE, 1833-5, resigned October 16, 1834, and reelected November 8, 1834; Bellamy STORER, 1835-7; Alexander DUNCAN, 1837-41, and 1843-5; Nathaniel G. PENDLETON, 1841-3; James J. FARAN, 1845-9; David T. DISNEY, 1849-55; Timothy C. DAY, Scott HARRISON, 1855-57; George H. PENDLETON, 1857-65; William S. GROESBECK, 1857-9; John A. GURLEY, 1859-63; Alexander LONG, 1863-5 ; Rutherford B. HAYES, Benjamin EGGLESTON, 1865-9; Peter W. STRADER, 1869-71; Job E. STEVENSON, 1869-73; Aaron F. PERRY, 1871-2, resigned; Orzo J. DODDS, 1872-3, vice PERRY; Milton SAYLER, Henry B. BANNING, 1873-9; Benjamin BUTTERWORTH, THOMAS L. YOUNG, 1879-83.

MEMBERS OF THE FIRST STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.

The First Convention, 1802.-Charles W. BOYD, John W. BROWNE, Francis DUNLAVY, William GOFORTH, John KITCHEL, Jeremiah MORROW, John PAUL, John REILY, John SMITH, John WILSON.

The Second Convention, 1851.-William S. GROESBECK, George W. HOLMES, J. Daniel JONES, Adam N. RIDDLE, Charles REEMELIN, Edward C. ROLL, John STRUBEL.

The Third Convention, 1873.-Rufus KING, Richard M. BISHOP, Samuel F. HUNT, Charles W. ROWLAND, Elias

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H. JOHNSON, Julius FREIBERG, George HOADLEY, John W. HERRON, Joseph P. CARBERRY, John L. MINER (in place of Josiah L. KECK, resigned).

MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE TERRITORY.

Jacob BURNET, James FINDLAY.

MEMBERS OF THE TERRITORIAL ASSEMBLY.

1799-1800.-William MC MILLAN, William GOFORTH, John SMITH, John LUDLOW, Aaron CALDWELL, Isaac MARTIN, Robert BENHAM; 1801-2.-John LUDLOW, John SMITH, Francis DUNVAVY, Moses MILLER, Jeremiah MORROW, Daniel REEDER, Jacob WHITE.

SPEAKERS IN THE LEGISLATIVE HOUSES.

Senate.-Daniel SYMMES, Second and Third general assemblies; Samuel R. MILLER, Twenty-ninth and Thirty-first; David T. DISNEY, Thirty-second and Thirty-third, and at the extra session of 1835; James J. FARAN, Fortieth and Forty-first. (After the adoption of the constitution.)

House of Representatives.-Micajah T. WILLIAM, Twenty-third general assembly; David T. DISNEY, Thirty-first; James J. FARAN, Thirty-seventh; A. J. CUNNINGHAM, Fifty-ninth.

STATE SENATORS.

First general assembly-Francis DUNLAVY, Jeremiah MORROW, John PAUL, Daniel SYMMES; Second-John BIGGER, W. C. SCHENCK, Daniel SYMMES, William WARD; Third-Daniel SYMMES; Fourth-Cornelius SNIDER, Stephen WOOD; Fifth-Stephen WOOD, William MC FARLAND; Sixth-Stephen WOOD, Hezekiah PRICE (to fill unexpired term of John TAGGART, resigned); Seventh and Eighth-Stephen WOOD, Hezekiah PRICE; Ninth-Othniel LOOKER, Aaron GOFORTH (to fill the place of Alexander CAMPBELL, resigned); Tenth -Einathan STONE (to fill vacancy caused by death of Aaron GOFORTH), Othniel LOOKER; Eleventh-John JONES, Francis MC CORMICK; Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth-John JONES, Othniel LOOKER; Fifteenth - Othniel LOOKER, Ephraim BROWN; Sixteenth and Seventeenth-Ephraim BROWN, George P. TORRENCE; Eighteenth and Nineteenth-Ephraim BROWN, William H. HARRISON ; Twentieth, Twenty-first, and Twenty-second-Ephraim BROWN, Benjamin M. PIATT; Twenty-third-Clayton WEBB, Nathaniel GUILFORD (to fill vacancy of Benjamin M. PIATT, resigned); Twenty-fourth-Clayton WEBB, Nathaniel G. PENDLETON; Twenty-fifth-N. G. PENDLETON, Stephen WOOD; Twenty-sixth-Stephen WOOD, Andrew MACK; Twenty-seventh-Andrew MACK, Jonathan CILLEY; Twenty-eighth-Jonathan CILLEY, Ethan A. BROWN; Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth-Jonathan CILLEY, Samuel R. MILLER; Thirty-first-Samuel R. MILLER, Alexander DUNCAN; Thirty-second-Alexander DUNCAN, David T. DISNEY; Thirty-third and extra session-David T. DISNEY, Henry MORSE; Thirty-fourth-Henry MORSE, William PRICE; Thirty-fifth-John H. GARRARD, William PRICE; Thirty-sixth-John H. GARRARD, William OLIVER; Thirty-seventh-William OLIVER, George W. HOLMES; Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth, and Fortieth-George W. HOLMES, James J. FARAN; Forty-first-James J. FARAN, Oliver JONES; Forty-second and Forty-third-Oliver JONES, David T. DISNEY; Forty-fourth-Oliver JONES, J. H. EWING; Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth-J. H. ESING, Charles C. REMELIN; Forty-seventh-J. H. EWING, John H.DUBBS; Forty-eighth-John H. DUBBS, William F. JOHNSON (seat of latter contested and given to Lewis BROADWELL); Forty-ninth-Lewis BROADWELL, William S. HATCH; Fiftieth-Edwin L. ARMSTRONG, Adam N. RIDDLE, John I. VATTIER; Fifty-first-George H. PENDLETON, John SCHIFF, William F. CONVERSE; Fifty-second-Stanley MATTHEWS, William F. CONVERSE, George W. HOLMES; Fifty-third-William S. HATCH, A. B. LANGDON, Charles THOMAS; Fifty-fourth-Thomas M. KEY, E. A. FERGUSON, George W. HOLMES; Fifty-fifth-Benjamin EGGLESTON, Thomas H. WHETSTONE, William S. GROESBECK; Fifty-sixth-Benjamin EGGLESTON, Thomas H. WHETSTONE, Thomas H. WEASNOR (at the adjourned session, Joshua H. BATES took the seat of Mr. WEASNOR, resigned); Fifty-seventh-Warner M.BATEMAN, S. L. HAYDEN, G. B. HOLLISTER; Fifty-eighth-Thomas R.BIGGS, Henry KESSLER, John V.TORRENCE; Fifty-ninth--Thomas H. YEATMAN, Michael GOEPPER, Samuel F. HUNT, Nathaniel LORD, JR.; Sixtieth-John SCHIFF, Joseph F. WRIGHT, Thomas L. YOUNG; Sixty-first-William Pitt WALLACE, Vachel WORTHINGTON, Stephen H. BURTON; Sixty-second-Joshua H. BATES, Henry KESSLER, E. F. KLEINSCHMIDT, E. P. RANSOM; Sixty-third-James M. ARMSTRONG, William T. FORREST, Henry C. LORD, Theodore MARSH; Sixty-fourth - Benjamin EGGLESTON, Charles FLEISCHMANN, Josiah KIRBY.

REPRESENTATIVES.

First General Assembly-Thomas BROWN, John BIGGER, James DUNN, William JAMES, Robert MC CLURE, William MAXWELL, Thomas MC FARLAND; Second-Samuel DICK, William DODDS, Abner GARRARD, Ephraim KIBBY, Ichabod MILLER, John WALLACE, Stephen WOOD, William MC CLURE; Third-Stephen WOOD, Hezekiah PRICE, Judah WILLEY; Fourth-John JONES, Hezekiah PRICE, Adrian HAGERMAN; Fifth - Ethan STONE, John JONES, Hezekiah PRICE; Sixth-Othniel LOOKER, Zebulon FOSTER, John JONES; Seventh-Othniel LOOKER, William PERRY, James CLARK; Eighth - Othniel LOOKER, James DARK, William LUDLOW; Ninth-John JONES, Peter BELL, Samuel MC HENRY; Tenth-Peter BELL, John JONES, Ogden ROSS; Eleventh-Peter BELL, Ogden ROSS, William CORRY; Twelfth-Zebulon FOSTER, Peter BELL, Ephraim BROWN; Thirteenth and Fourteenth-Jacob BURNET, Ephraim BROWN , Peter BELL; Fifteenth-Arthur HENRY, Daniel HOSBROOK, Benjamin M. PIATT; Sixteenth and Seventeenth-Andrew MACK, Samuel MC HENRY, Peter BELL; Eighteenth-Peter BELL, Samuel MC HENRY, William CORRY; Nineteenth-Zaccheus BIGGS, Clayton WEBB, Micajah T. WILLIAM; Twentieth-Clayton WEBB, Micajah T. WILLIAM, John T.SHORT, Samuel R. MILLER; Twenty-first-Benjamin AYRES, William DISNEY, Samuel REES, Micajah T. WILLIAM; Twenty-second-Samuel REES, William DISNEY, Daniel HOSBROOK, Micajah T. WILLIAM; Twenty-third-Micajah T. WILLIAM, William CORRY, Samuel MC HENRY; Twenty-fourth - Samuel MC HENRY, Charles G. SWAIN, Elijah HAYWARD; Twenty-fifth-Elijah

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HAYWARD, Charles G. SWAIN, William CORRY; Twenty-sixth-Elijah HAYWARD, Peter BELL, Jolin C. SHORT; Twenty-seventh-Elijah HAYWARD, Robert T. LYTLE, Alexander DUNCAN; Twenty-eighth-David T. DISNEY, Samuel REES, George GRAHAM, Jr., Alexander DUNCAN; Twenty-ninth- Daniel STONE, Samuel REES, Leonard ARMSTONG; Thirtieth - Alexander DUNCAN, David T. DISNEY, Daniel H. HAWES, John HURGOYNE; Thirty-first-D. 'I'. DISNEY, Samuel BOND, Israel BROWN, Adam N.RIDDLE; Thirty-second - Adam N. RIDDLE, Samuel BOND, William C. ANDERSON, John HURGOYNE; Thirty-third-William C. ANDERSON, Samuel BOND, John C. SHORT, Elijah HOTCHKISS; Extra session, 1835-Samuel BOND, Elisha HOTCHKISS, John C. SHORT; Thirty-fourth-William CONCLIN, James J. FARAN, Andrew PORTER, Daniel HOSBROOK; Thirty-fifth-Israel BROWN, George W. HOLMES, James ARMSTRONG; Thirty-sixth-James J. FARAN, James GIVEN, A. F. CARPENTER; Thirty seventh-James J. FARAN, Israel BROWN; Thirty-eighth-Robert MOORE, Thomas J. HENDERSON; Thirty ninth-A. F. CARPENTER, John M. COCHRAN, John REEVES; Fortieth-Robert MOORE, William HATCH, James H. EWING, Oliver JONES; Forty-first- Israel BROWN, Archibald GORDON, William WAKEFIELD; Forty-second-James H. EWING, William WAKEFIELD, John SNYDER; Forty-third-Israel BROWN, Charles REEMELIN, James H. EWING, Jacob FLINN; Forty-fourth-John MC MAKIN, Charles REEMELIN, THOMAS J. GALLAGHER, Jacob FLINN; Forty-fifth-William S. SMITH, William F. CONVERSE, John B. WARREN; Forty-sixth-Edward I- ARMSTRONG, William F.CONVERSE, William S. SMITH, John B. WARREN; Forty-seventh-George E. PUGH, Alexander N. PIERCE, Henry ROEDTER, Alexander LONG, Edward L. ARMSTRONG; Forty-eighth-Alexander LONG, John BENNETT, Henry ROEDTER, George E. PUGH, Andrew PURDON; Forty-ninth-Peter ZINN, James ILIFF, John BENNETT, John SCHIFF, Andrew W. DAVIDSON; Fiftieth-William H. LYTLE, Benjamin T. DALE, James SHUBLE, Thomas F. ECKHART, John B. STAETLER, Andrew DAVIDSON, Richard H.. STONE, Oliver BROWN. At the adjourned session, Henry BRACHMAN, vice Jacob STRUBLE, deceased; Fifty-first-H. B. BROWN, Joseph E. EGLEY, Nelson CROSS, John B. KRAUTH, E. Bassett LANGDON, Jolin N. RIDGEWAY, George ROBINSON, Thomas WRIGHT; Fifty-second-Joseph E. EGLEY, E. B. LANGDON, William M. CORRY, James P. HOLMES, George C. ROBINSON, Charles THOMAS, Ebenezer T. TURPIN, John P. SLOUGH; Fifty-third- George C. ROBINSON, Patrick RODGERS, Hunter BROOKE, Aaron C. BAGLEY, Isaac C. COLLINS, Joseph J. BOBMEYER, James SAFFIN, Joseph T. WEIGHT; Fifty-fourth-William J. FLAGG, John SCHIFF, Joseph JONAS, Patrick RODGERS, Joseph F. WRIGHT, William JONES, William JESSUP; Fifty-fifth-Peter ZINN, George KECK, William STANTON, Milton SAYLER, William J. FLAGG, James HUSTON, Amzi MC GILL, Henry BRACHMAN, Theodore MARSH; Fifty-sixth - William STANTON, George KECK, Henry BRACHMAN, Amzi MC GILL, James HUSTON, J. M. COCHRAN, S. L. HAYDEN, John K. GREEN, Josiah KIRBY; (adjourned session-N. P. NIXON took the place of George KOCH, deceased); Fifty-seventh-Henry KESSLER, William STANTON, N. P. NIXON, J. M. COCHRAN, Gustav TAFEL, M. P. GADDIS, Thomas L. YOUNG, V. H. OBERKLINE, George B. WRIGHT (at the adjourned session, Griffith M. BUNCE and Charles E. CIST, to take the places, respectively, of Maxwell P. GADDIS and George B. WRIGHT, resigned); Fifty-eighth---Henry C. BORDON, Robert S. COLEMAN, George CIST, Henry G. KENNETT, Frederick W. MOORE, William H. SCOTT, George W. SKAATS, Jacob WOLF, Henry WARNKIN; fifty-ninth-Henry M. RATES, THOMAS A. CORCORAN, A. J. CUNNINGHAM, Ozro J. DODDS, Tomas J. HALDEINAN, James H. HAMBLETON, George H. HILL, John K. LOVE, Augustus WARD, Earnest F. KLEINSCHMIDT; Sixtieth -John M. BRUNSWICK, John M. COCHRAN, Thomas A. CORCORAN, Robert CREIGHTON, John J. FALLIS, THOMAS J. HALDEMAN, John A. SHANK, Robert 0. STRONG, Charles P. TAFT, John M. WILSON (at the adjourned session H. F. BRASHEAR and M. W. OLIN, vice respectively, Robert CREIGHTON and R. 0. STRONG, resigned); Sixty-first-Chapman C. ARCHER, George W. BOYCE, John J. GEGHNN, James S. GORDON, Paul A. J. HUSTON, Edwin W. MILLER, Elbert P. NEWELL, John M. PATTERSON, Thomas E. SATER, James L. HAVEN; Sixty-second-S. W. BARD, I.. BURCKHARDT, Gabriel DIRR, H. P. GOEBEL, John E. NAYLOR, George W.. SKAATS, Peter F. STRYKER, R. M. WHITE, W. P. WILTSEE, John W. ZUMSTEIN; Sixty-third-Lloyd S. BUNN, Milo G. DODDS, William JESSUP, Frederick KLIMPER, Benjamin V. LOVELACE, William B. LODER, Joseph G. SEXTON, John SULLIVAN, Irwin B. WRIGHT; Sixty-fourth-Lewis M. DAYTON, Charles C. DAVIS, Joseph E. HEART, William H. HILL, Frank Kirchner, D. Gano RAY, Peter STRYKER, Lewis VOIGHT, George W. WILLIAMS.

JUDGES OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS AND OF THF.
GENERAL QUARTER SESSIONS OF THE PEACE.

William MC MILLAN, William GOFORTH, William WELLS, (appointed by Governor ST. CLAIR, January 4, 1790, under the territorial organization).

The first justices of the peace were appointed for the county at large, and sat on the bench with the justices of the quarter sessions. The original appointments of 1790 were John S. GANO and Benjamin STITES, of Columbia; Jacob TAPPING, and George MC CULLUM. Others were added from time to time, of whom we have only the name of Henry WEAVER, of Tucker's Station, appointed by Governor ST. CLAIR in 1794, and of those whose names appear upon the records of the court from 1790 to 1802, as follows: We give only the year of their first appearance on the record:1792, Aaron CALDWELL; 1793, John ARMSTRONG, James BARRETT; 1794, John MERCER; 1795, Stephen WOOD, John S. WALLACE; 1796, Thomas GIBSON, John BEASLY; 1797) Nathan Ellis; 1799, Ignatius BROWN, William BUNN, Ichabod B. MILLER, Asa KITCHELL, Jacob WHITE, Alexander MARTIN; 1800, Olear TODD; 1801, James FINDLAY, Joseph PRINCE, Emanuel VANTREES, Cornelius SEDAM; 1802, William ARMSTRONG, Samuel ROBB.

JUDGES OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

1803, Thomas GIBSON, presiding-judge, three associates; 1804, Michael JONES, presiding judge; 1805, Francis DUNLAVY, presiding judge for fourteen years; associates.

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James SILVERS (to at least 1819), Luke FOSTER (1803-10). [Mr. DUNLAVY was the first judge on the first circuit, which embraced Hamilton, Butler, Warren, Clermont, Montgomery, and Greene, and afterwards Clinton and Preble counties.] 1804-6, Matthew NIMMO, associate;1807, William MC FARLAND, associate; 1808-10, John
MATSON, associate; 1810-16, Stephen WOOD, associate;1811, James DARK, associate; 1817, Othniel LOOKER, associate; 1818, William BURKE, associate; 1819, George P. TORRENCE, presiding judge until 1832; John C. SHORT; 1820-22, Othniel LOOKER, James SILVERS, Peter BELL;1823-4, Samuel R. MILLER; 1825-6, Patrick SMITH, Benjamin PIATT; 1825-9, Peter BELL, Patrick SMITH, John JOLLEY. [It is quite certain that one or more of these gentlemen held the office before and after these dates; but we only know that they were holding in these years.] 1829-31, Enos WOODRUFF. [A similar remark is true of Mr. WOODRUFF, as also of Mr. REES and many others named below-in nearly all cases, probably where but a single year is given in connection with a name. If the dates of their several terms could be completed, many of the gaps observable in the list would doubtless be filled.] 1831, Samuel REES; 1831-6, Thomas HENDERSON; 1834, John M. GOODENOW; 1834-6, John BURGOYNE, Jonathan CILLEY; 1836, David K. ESTE; 1839-40, N. C. READ, Joseph BROWN, Richard AYRES; 1839-45, Henry MOISE; 1845-6,William B. CALDWELL; 1845, Israel BROWN; 1845-51, Robert MOORE; 1846-51, James SAFFIN; 1846-51, John A. Wiseman; 1850, Samuel M. Hart; 1851, Robert B. MARTIN.

[Under the New Constitution.]

1852, Stanley MATTHEWS, Donn PIATT; 1852-61, A. G. W. CARTER; 1858-67, M. W. OLIVER; 1858-61, Patrick MALLON; 1860-1, Isaac C. COLLINS; 1861-7, Nicholas HEADINGTON; 1861-77, Charles C. MIRDOCK; 1867-72, Joseph COX (also 1877- in place of Judson HARMON); 1867-77, Manning F. FORCE; 1872,-.Jacob BURNET, William L. AVERY; 1877-8, Judson HARMON; 1877-,Nicholas LONGWORTH, Robert A. Johnston; 1878 - Fayette SMITH, Frederick W. MOORE.

[The judges of the superior and other local courts are city officers, and will be named in the civil list of Cincinnati.]

Under the new constitution and laws of 1852, all probate business was set over to the probate court, then organized; and all books and papers pertaining there to were transferred to the care and keeping of the new court. The probate judge is, ex officio, clerk of the court, and appoints all deputies and clerks in his department. There are at present three deputies, six recorders, a messenger, and a janitor in the office. The chief deputy, Daniel HERIDER, esq., has been connected with the probate court almost continuously from the time of its organization- twenty-eight years. All books and papers in the probate office are vigilantly cared for; and the records are almost perfect, back the beginning of the " session" court in 1790-91. The Following is a complete list of the judges:

Probate Judges

1852-5, John B. WARREN; 1855-8, John BURGOYNE, Sr.1858-61, George H. HILTON; .1861-4, Alexander PADDACK; 1864-7, Edward WOODRUFF; 1867-70, Edward F. NOYES; 1870-3, George F. HOEFFER; 1873-4, William TILDEN (died in office, and Albert PADDACK appointed); 1873-80, Isaac B. MATSON.

CLERK OF THE COURTS.

This office was appointive till the constitution of 1852. 1790-2, Israel LUDLOW, prothonotary of the court of common pleas and clerk of the general quarter sessions of the peace; 1792-3, Samuel SWAN; 1793-1818, John S. GANO;1819-1835, Daniel GANO; 1836, William H. HARRISON; 1841,}. W. PIATT; 1845, James McMASTERS; 1846-Edward C. ROLL; 1854, J. M. MC MASTERS; 1858-61, Richard H. STONE.

COUNTY CLERKS.

1861-4, Charles E. GIST; 1864-7, Benjamin J. HORTON; 1867-70, T. Bishop DISNEY; 1870-4, H. H. TINKER;1874-7, William M. TREVOR; 1877-80, Lewis G. BERNARD; 1880- Samuel W. RAMP.

PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.

This office was also appointive till the year 1833. 1792-3, Abner DUNN; 1793-4, Ezra FREEMAN; 1795, Isaac DANVILLE; 1796, John S. WILLS; 1797, Arthur St. CLAIR, JR.; 1798, George W. BURNETT; 1799-1807, A. ST. CLAIR, JR; 1809-10, Ethan A. BROWN; 1811, Elias GLOVER; 1812-29, David WADE; 1831-4, Daniel VAN MATRE; 1836-,N.C. READ; 1841, J.T. CRAPSEY; 1845-6, Charles H. BROUGH; 1858, T. A. O' 1859-63, Theophilus GAINES; 1864-5, E. B. HUTCHESON; 1866-7, William H. KERR; 1867-9, H. W. THOMSON; 1869-70, C. H. BLACKBURN; 1871-3, William M. AMPT; 1873-4, Robert 0. STRONG; 1875, Clinton W. GERARD; 1876-8, Charles W. BAKER; 1879-80, Lewis W. ERWIN, Samuel H. DREW; 1881, Miller OUTCALT.

SHERRIFS

1790-2, John BROWN, gent; 1791, Isaac MARTIN (deputy); 1793-4, John LUDLOW (R. WHEELAN and MARTIN, deputies); 1795-6, Daniel SYMMES; 1797-1804, James SMITH. [Also collector of the government revenue, universally known as "Sheriff SMITH"]; 1805-6, William MC FARLAND; 1806-10, Aaron GOFORTH; 1811-12, Joseph JENKINSON; 1813-14, John S. WALLACE; 1816, Daniel HOSBROOK; 1817, William RUFFIN; also 1823-5; 1818-22, Richard AYRES; 1829, John C. AVERY; also 1839-42; 1831-4, Ebenezer HULSE; 1836-8, Samuel FOSDICK; 1843-6, John H. GERARD; 1847-8, Thomas S. WEAVER; 1849-50, Joseph COOPER; 1851-2, Charles W. SMITH; 1853-4, Benjamin HIGDON; 1855-6, Gassaway BRASHEAR; 1857-8, Richard MATTHEWS; 1859-60, Henry KESSLER; 1861-2, John B. ARMSTRONG; 1863-4, William LONG; 1865-6, .Richard CALVIN; 1867-8, Henry S.SCHOTMAN; 1869-70, Daniel WEBER; 1871-2, Joseph E. HEART; 1873-4, George W. ZEIGLER; 1875-6, Fred SPRINGMEIER; 1878-8, William Pitt WALLACE; 1879-80, George WEBER; 1881, Samuel BAILEY, JR.

AUDITORS

This office was created by act of the legislature at the session of 1820-1. It was elective annually until 1824. 1825, John T. JONES; 1829-36, John S. WALLACE; 1841-5, Hugh MC DOUGAL; 1846, John S.THORP; 1849-50, A. W. ARMSTRONG; 1858-9, J. Dan JONES; 1859-61, Howard

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MATTHEWS; 1861-3, William P. WARD; 1863-5, John E. BELL; 1866-7, S. W. SEIBEN; 1867-9, August WILLICH; 1869-71, George S. LA RUE; 1871-3, W. M. YEATMAN; 1873-7, Joseph B. HUMPHREYS; 1877- , William S. CAPELLER.

TREASURERS.

This officer, under the first State constitution, was appointed, at first by the associate judges of the court of common pleas, and afterwards by the county .commissioners. After 1827 he was elected biennially.

1795-7 Stephen WOOD; 1798-1806, Jacob BURNET; 1807, James EWING; 1809, John H. ARMSTONG; 1810-14, Joshua L. WILSON; 1815-19, David WADE; 1825-31,
Richard FOSDICK; 1834-6, George P. TORRENCE; 1840-1, Samuel MARTIN; 1845-6, George W. HOLMES; 1849-50, Henry DEBOLT -- 1857-8, R. HAZLEPOOD; 1859-60, George FRIES; 1861-2, E. D. CRUIKSHANK; 1863-4, Oliver H. GEFFROY; 1865-7, 0. W. NIXON; 1867, A. C. PARRY; 1867-8, Miles GREENWOOD; 1869-70, John SEBASTIAN; 1871-2, Frederick J. MAYER; 1873-4, John GERKE; 1875-6, Ross H. FENTON; 1877-8, James S. WISE; 1879-80, John G. FRATZ; 1881, L. A. STALEY.

RECORDERS.

This officer was appointed by the judges of the court of common pleas until 1831. Since that time he has been elected by the people.

1790, James BURNET (register of deeds); 1802, Oliver SPENCER (also 1804); 1803, John W. BROWN; 1819, Thomas HENDERSON ; 1825-41, Griffin YEATMAN; 1845, Thomas HECKWELDER; 1850, William HORN; 1858, John W. CARLTON; 1859-62, Henry IVES; 1863-66, F. H. OEHLMAN; 1866-68, John E. REES; 1869-70, Thomas L. YOUNG; 1871-74, George J. LEININGER; 1875-79, Frank BRUNER; 1880, George 0. DECKBAUGH.

ASSESSORS.

This office was in existence for about twenty years, from 1825. 1829-34, Jonathan PANCOAST; 1835-36, Jonah MARTIN; 1841-42, H. R. BYWATERS; 1845-46, Robert WINTER.

COLLECTOR.

This office existed until 1827, when it was abolished and the treasurer was charged with its duties. We find the name of but one incumbent of the office, Thomas
CLARK, in and about the year 1819.

SURVEYORS.

The surveyor was appointed by the court of common pleas until 1831.

1802, Benjamin VAN CLEVE; 1806, Thomas HENDERSON; 1817-20, Joel WRIGHT; Daniel HOSBROOK; 1825-32, Eli ELDER; 1833-36, Garrett VIEIT; 1836, Mahlon BROWN; 1841-51, John L. HOSBROOK; 1851-60, James B. BELL; 1861-66, Joseph W. GILBERT; 1870-72, Jacob AMMEN; Samuel P. BOWLES; 1876-79, George HAIRE;1879-80, John H. WELSCH; 1880, Peter N. JONTE.

CORONERS.

1792, Robert BUNTEN; 1794-9, George GORDON; 1800, William AUSTIN; 1801-2, William C. SCHENCK; 1803-4, Joseph CARPENTER; 1805-6, Henry EWING; 1807-10, William WOODWARD; 1811-19, William BUTLER; 1820-1, Lot COOPER; 1823-5, David JACKSON; 1840, Lewis DAY; 1841-5, Charles HALES; 1849-50, Henry LOWRY 1853-4, Henry NOBEL (also 1857-8); 1855-6, S. G. MENZIES}1859-60, M. T. CAREY (also 1865-6); 1861-2, F. L. EMMERT (also 1867-68); 1863-4, George A. DOHERTY; 1869-70, Charles BETSCHER; 1871-2, J. W. UNDERBILL; 1873-76, P. F. MALEY; 1877-8, Ferdinand STICH; 1879-80, Anthony L. CARRICK; 1881, John H. RENDIGS.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

1796-7, William MC MILLAN; 1796-7, Robert WHEELAN; 1796-9, Robert BENHAM 1797-1800, Joseph PRINCE;1798-1801, David E. WADE; 1799-1802, Ichabod B. MILLER; 1800-5, William RUFFIN; 1801, John BAILEY;1802-5, William LUDLOW; 1803, John R. GASTON; 1804-7, Zebulon FOSTER; 1805-8, John MATSEN; 1805-12, Jacob FELTER; 1806-11, John RIDDLE; 1811-18, Ezekiel HALL;1811-19, Clayton WEBB; 1812-18, John ELLIOT; 1818-20, Adam MOORE; 1818-25, Isaac JACKSON; 1819-25, Richard FOSDICK; 1825, Israel BROWN; 1829, William BENSON, Abraham FERRIS; 1829-31, William SNODGRASS; 1831, William WAKEFIELD, Samuel BORDEN; 1834, Garrett VANOSDAL (also 1846); 1834, Oliver JONES; 1834-41, Thomas COOPER; 1836-44, E. D. WILLIAMS (also 1846);1836-9, William B. DODSON; 1840-4, Pressly KEMPER; 1840, B. F. LOOKER; 1841-4, Jonathan LARRISON; 1846, Henry DEBOLD; 1850, Levi BUCKINGHAM, R. K. COX;1850-2, John PATTON; 1852, John BLACK, Jesse TIMANUS;1858, John H. GERARD; 1858-9, John MC MAKIN; 1860-5, John N. RIDGEWAY; 1859-61, Michael GOEPPER; 1861-3,Leonard SWARTZ; 1862 4, Frederick J. MAYER; 1864, W. L. CONVERSE; 1865-7, Casper GEIST; 1865-6, J. W. FITZGERALD; 1866-8, Amzi MC GILL; 1867-9, John FERNS 1868-70, C. V. BECHMANN; 1869-71, Robert SIMMS; 1870-2, William HOLMES; 1871-3, John MARTIN; 1872-5, Joseph E. SATER; 1873-5, Charles HUFF; 1874-6, Jacob BAUMGARDNER; 1876-8, Aaron HOOER; 1877-9, Herman FRICKE; 1878-80, Joseph M. REARDON; 1879, John ZUMSTEIN; 1880, B. F. HOPKIN; 1881, Martin HARRELL.

COMMISSIONERS' CLERKS.

No attempt has been made to bring this list down from 1820.

1796-7, Tabor WASHBURNE; 1798, John KEAN; 1799-1800, Reuben REYNOLDS; 1801-4, Aaron GOFORTH; 1804-7, John S. GANO; 1807-11, Thomas RAWLINS; 1812, Jeremiah REEDER; 1813, David WADE; 1814-15, C. WEBB; 1816-19, Micajah T. WILLIAMS; 1820, Aquila WHEELER.

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