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COUNTY OFFICIALS FROM 1841 - 1914
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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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