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COUNTY OFFICIALS FROM 1841 - 1914
County
Commissioners: William H. Whiteside, William Eads and Daniel Brown,
1841-1842; William H. Whiteside, Simeon Phillips and Missouri Dickson,
1842-1843; William H. Whiteside, Missouri Dickson and Simeon Phillips,
1843-1844; Henry A. Carter, Simeon Phillips and Missouri Dickson, 1844-1845;
Henry A. Carter, Lawrence McNamee and Simeon Phillips, 1845-1846; 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, 1848-1849; Lawrence McNamee, Daniel H. Thornburg and Henry A. Carter,
1849-50; Lawrence McNamee, John W. Penn, Daniel H. Thornburg, 1850-1851
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, 1851-55; Frederick B. Doolittle, 1855-1857; A. E. House, 1857-1860;
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, 1862-1863; 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; 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, 1862-84; 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, 1969; 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. Stranger, 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 --Noble 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 -- Job Gildersleeve, Chairman; J. Grimes; O. S.
Boggess; S. A. Thompson; T. Rubly; Cummings Sanborn, Ferdinand Dunham; A.
Parliman; P. Stoner; W. M. Hartshorn; 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. Sanborn, 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, F. 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.
Malvern, 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. Malvern, C. T. Peet, Philip Dale, J. B.
Bailey.
1870 -- R. Norton, Chairman; H. M. Congar, O. E. Taylor,
Charles Malvern, J. H. Campbell, H. Ehlers, J. F. Jackson, J. Chapman, Philip
Dale, A. G. Smith, C. Sanborn, Albert Boomer, M. P. Spence, 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 -- Ferdinand Dunham, chairman; Joseph
Chapman, Jesse B. Bailey.
1872 -- Ferdinand Dunham, chairman; Joseph
Chapman, Jesse B. Bailey.
1873 -- Ferdinand Dunham, chairman; Joseph
Chapman, Jesse B. Bailey.
1874 -- Ferdinand Dunham, chairman, Joseph
Chapman, Jesse B. Bailey.
1875 -- J. B. Bailey, chairman, Ferdinand
Dunham, Henry C. Merriam.
1876 -- Ferdinand Dunham, chairman, Henry C.
Merriam, George Staehle.
1877 -- Henry C. Merriam, chairman; George Staehle, Ferdinand
Dunham.
1878 -- George Staehle, chairman; Ferdinand
Dunham, James Le Gassick.
1879 -- James Le Gassick, chairman; Ferdinand
Dunham, B. P. Miller.
1880 -- James Le Gassick, chairman; Ferdinand
Dunham, B. P. Miller.
1881 -- B. P. Miller, chairman; James Le
Gassick, Henry P. Chapman.
1882 -- Henry 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.
1888 -- Charles Crocker,
chairman; John F. Graham, Henry Ehlers.
1889 -- 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 Lindsey, F. L. Durey.
1901 -- S. P. Carter, chairman; F.
L. Durey, Thomas Lindsey.
1902 -- S. P. Carter, chairman; F.
L. Durey, Thomas Lindsey.
1903 -- Thomas Lindsey,
chairman; S. P. Carter, F. L. Durey.
1904 -- Thomas Lindsey,
chairman; James Le Gassick, F. L. Durey.
1905 -- Thomas Lindsey, chairman;
W. B. Robinson, J. J. Kirkwood.
1907 -- J. J. Kirkwood, chairman; A. M.
Burbridge, W. B. Robinson.
1909 -- J. J. Kirkwood,
chairman; W. B. Robinson, A. 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 Iowa for all state and
county officers, in November, 1906. This made it necessary for all officers to
hold over one year that would otherwise have finished their terms in 1905.
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, 1866-1867; Cummings
Sanborn, 1868-1871; Cornelius T. Peet, 1872-1875; Joseph Chapman, 1876-1878;
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 and 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.
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