of
Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| History of Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume I, 1911, pages 95-96
COUNTY OFFICERS.
AUDITORS. When the circuit court was created in 1869, the office of county auditor, or business agent, was instituted. Robert H. McCampbell was then chosen and continued in the office for fifteen years, or until 1884. 1884-1894, W. H. Johnson; 1896-1900, Edward C. Stocker; 1902-03, A. C. Noble; 1904-10, A. S. Lawrence.
CIRCUIT COURT ABOLISHED. In 1869, the business of the district court had become so great that a new tribunal was created and designated as the circuit court. This court exercised general jurisdiction concurrent with the district court, in all civil actions and special proceedings, and exclusive jurisdiction in all appeals and writs of error from inferior courts, and had a general supervision thereof in all civil matters. It also had the power to correct and prevent abuses where no other remedy was provided. This court also had original jurisdiction of all probate matters. Prior to the year 1869 the clerk was elected as clerk of the district court. When the law went into effect establishing the circuit court, the official duties were circumscribed by both courts. January 1, 1887, the circuit court was abolished.
CLERKS DISTRICT COURT. 1838, J. G. Morrow; 1844, John A. Parvin; 1848, Richard Cadle; 1850, William Leffingwell; 1854, Richard Cadle; 1858, Charles S. Foster; 1862, John W. Jayne; 1868, John D. Walker; 1874-82, John H. Munroe; 1884, S. M. Hughes--resigned in May, and H. J. Fitzgerald appointed; 1884, H. J. Fitzgerald for long and short term; 1888, John B. Hudson; 1890-94, W. H. Hughes; 1896-1900, Joseph W. Eells; 1902-05, C. J. Richman; 1906-10, W. S. McKee.
SHERIFFS. 1838, James Davis; 1840, Denton J. Snyder; 1844, George W. Humphrey; 1846, Lyman C. Hine; 1850, John J. Reece; 1852, David G. McCloud; 1856, William Gordon; 1862, Harris H. Hine; 1866, Abraham E. Keith; 1872, James A. Eaton; 1876, R. C. Jewett; 1880-82, A. N. Snyder; 1884-86, W. W. Hartman; 1888-90, Thomas P. Gray; 1892, Daniel McCurdy; 1894-96, H. E. Wiley; 1898-1900, R. O. McGaughey; 1902-05, John D. Stuart; 1906-09, R. Frank Benham; 1910, David Vanatta.
TREASURER. 1837, Lewis McKee; 1839, Hezekiah Musgrave; 1841, John 'A' McCormick; 1843, T. S. Battelle; 1847, F. H. Stone; 1851, A. T. Banks; 1855, William G. Robb; 1858, John W. Lucas; 1862, Brinton Darlington; 1865, M. L. Miksell; 1867, R. T. Thompson; 1871, Henry Molis, Sr.; 1873, Joseph Morrison; 1880-82, Lyman Banks; 1884-92, G. M. Scott; 1894-98, Silas N. Johnson; 1900, C. H. Gobble; 1902-06, E. C. Stocker; 1907, C. R. Stafford; 1908, A. C. Shiflet; 1909-10, R. E. Johnson.
OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY ABOLISHED. In 1883, H. H. Banson was the last person elected to serve as district attorney. In the general assembly of 1885-6, an act was passed abolishing the office of district attorney and creating the office of county attorney, thereby confining the duties of the prosecutor to his own county. The county attorney, under the act, holds his office by the votes of the electorate of the county, the same as other officers. The first election in Muscatine county for county attorney was held in 1887.
COUNTY ATTORNEY. 1888-92, Herman J. Lander; 1894, E. M. Warner; 1896, Douglas V. Jackson; 1898, J. R. Hanley; 1900, Clymer A. Coldren; 1902-03, E. P. Ingham; 1904-05, J. R. Hanley; 1906-09, I. S. Pepper; 1910, Herbert G. Thompson.
RECORDER. 1838, Lewis McKee; 1841, Irad C. Day; 1847, F. H. Stone; 1851, A. T. Banks; 1855, William G. Robb; 1858, John W. Lucas; 1862, Bronton Darlington; 1865, Charles S. Foster; 1867-80, W. M. Kennedy; 1882, S. E. Wolcott; 1884, W. M. Kennedy; 1886-94, John B. Hudson; 1896-1900, William C. Schenck; 1902-03, C. H. Reesink; 1904-09, H. C. Shoemaker; 1910, H. S. Howe.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS. W. F. Brannan, Charles Woodhouse, D. H. Goodno, G. B. Denison, R. H. McCampbell, Frank Gilbert (to fill vacancy), C. H. Hamilton and T. N. Brown. R. W. Leverich followed T. N. Brown in the '70s and remained in that office until 1886. 1886-90, G. W. Coverston; 1882-94, E. A. Allber; 1896-1900, J. A. Townsley; 1902-1907, F. W. Witter; 1908-10, M. F. Cronin.
CORONER. 1880-82, John Beard; 1884-1894, P. A. Austin; 1896-1900, Elliott R. King.
SURVEYOR. 1880-84, George Metz; 1884, W. H. K. Cunningham; 1886, A. G. Townsley; 1890, J. J. Ryan; 1894, P. A. Austin; 1898-1902, R. H. McCampbell.
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