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The first election was held on the first Monday in April, 1856, at the dwelling of Lewis Sherwood. The organization of this township compelled changes in the boundaries of Olive.and De Witt Townships, and the record says :
" Olive Township will not extend further north than to the township line between Townships 81 and 82 north, but will embrace all of Sections 1 and 12 in said township.'
De Witt Township will not embrace any part of Sections 24, 25 and 36, in Township 82 north, Range 2 east, those sections being in Berlin Township; nor any part of Sections 1 and 12 in Township 81 north, Range 2 east, the same being in Olive Township."
On March 3, 1856, on petition, a new township was formed, and called Clinton, from territory taken from Lyons and Camanche. Its boundaries were as follows :
"Commencing at the middle of the Mississippi River, on the State line between the States of Illinois and Iowa, where the line between Townships 81 and 82 north intersects said State line, running west on said township line to where it intersects the range line between Ranges 5 and 6 east ; thence south on said range line, between Ranges 5 and 6, to the southwest corner of Section 18, in Township 81 north, Range 6 east; thence east on the section line between Sections 18 and 19, Township 81 north, Range 6 east, and the same course until it intersects the State line between Illinois and Iowa; thence northerly on said State line to the place of beginning."
It was further ordered, March 3, 1856, that a new township, to be called Eden, be formed from parts of De Witt, Center and Camanche Townships, with boundaries as follows :
" Commencing at a point on the Waubesipinicon River, between Sections 84 and 35 in Township 81 north, Range 4 east; thence eastwardly down that
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river to a point where the section line between Sections 14 and 15 in Township 80 north, Range 5 east, crosses said river ; thence north on the section line to the northeast corner of Section 10 in Township 81 north, Range 5 east ; thence west on the section line to the northwest corner of Section 11 in Township 81 north, Range 4 east; 'thence south on the section line to the place of begin- ning."
The first election was held on the first Monday in April, 1856, at the stone schoolhouse " on the east side of Brophy's Creek."
These new townships necessitated changes in the boundaries of Lyons, Camanche, Center and De Witt Townships, which were accordingly modified to correspond with the lines of Center so far as they were changed by its erection.
On the 15th of March, 1856, Washington Township was organized. Its boundaries were those of Congressional Township 82 north, Range 4 east. The first election was held the first Monday in April, at the house of Joel King.
The boundaries of De Witt, Waterford and Center were modified by its organization, and they were changed accordingly. However, by action had March 11, on petition, all those sections which had been taken from the town- ship of De Witt were returned to and again included in its boundaries.
On the 20th of February, 1857, the town of Hampshire was organized :
" Beginning on the range line between Ranges 6 and 7 east, on the section line between Sections 12 and 13 in Township 82 north, Range 6 east ; thence west to the range line between Ranges 5 and 6 east; thence south to the south- west corner of Section 6 in Township 81 north, Range 6 east ; thence east on the section line between Sections 6 and 7 to the range line between Ranges 6 and 7 east; thence north on said range line to the place of beginning."
The first election was held on the first Monday in April, 1857, at the Hess schoolhouse.
This necessarily caused a change in the boundaries of Lyons and Clinton Townships, out of whose territory the township was taken, and their bound- aries were changed accordingly.
On the 11th of March, 1858, on petition of citizens, Congressional Town- ship 82 north, Range 3 east, was taken from the townships of De Witt and Bloomfield and organized as a township, and called Welton. The first election was held at the Walrod schoolhouse, on the first Monday in April, 1858.
By this organization, the six original townships at the organization had, by the increased population and its demands for convenience in the dispatch of business, been more than trebled, now numbering twenty civil townships. This number has since been increased to twenty-one by the organization of Lincoln Township in 187, and which was taken from Clinton Township.
Judge McNeil's term of service as County Judge continued until December 31, 1859, when he was succeeded by John C. Polley, who performed the duties of the office until December 31, 1860, when the powers and duties of the office were vested in a Board of Supervisors, elected by and sent from each civil township.
The first meeting of the Board of Supervisors convened at De Witt, Janu- ary 7, 1861. The following were the members of that body :
Berlin, John A. Hyde ; Bloomfield, Robert Williams; Brookfield, John S. Maxwell ; Camanche, J. V. Van Epps; Center, J. Henry Smith; Clinton, J. Van De Venter ; Deep Creek, J. Mclellan; De Witt, John F. Homer; Eden, R. B. Millard; Elk River, George A. Griswold; Hampshire, Elbert Ham- mond ; Liberty, James Cummings ; Lyons, Norman Boardman ; Olive, James Vance ; Orange, A. S. Allison ; Sharon, Arthur Lillie ; Spring Rock, S. H.
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Rogers; Washington, Patrick Lawler; Waterford, John Crouch ; Welton, R. J. Crouch.
Norman Boardman was elected Chairman, and Loring Wheeler, Clerk.
Having thus followed down the chain of this branch of the history as fully as the limits of the work will permit, and to the inauguration of the " Supervisor · system," we shall only incidentally refer to their record as it becomes identified with events or measures of a public character. It may be to some a chapter of dry detail, but to the thoughtful reader the story of the wonderful develop- ment of the county is graphically pictured because truthfully done, by the extracts from the musty records of the doings of the people's representatives.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
In accordance with the new system, the following persons were elected as Supervisors from the respective townships, and took their seats and organized the first Board of Supervisors of Clinton county in January, 1861.
Berlin, John A. Hyde; Bloomfield, Robert Williams ; Brookfield, John S. Maxwell (who, however, resigned, and J. R. Twiss was appointed to fill vacancy); Camanche, J. R. Van Epps ; Center, J. Henry Smith ; Clinton, J. Van De Venter; Deep Creek, James McLellan (resigned, G. W. Davis, appointed) ; De Witt, John F. Homer; Eden, R. B. Millard (resigned, Silas Freeman appointed); Elk River, George A. Griswold ; Hampshire, Elbert Hammond ; Liberty, James Cummings ; Lyons, Norman Boardman ; Olive, James Vance ; Orange, A. S. Allison ; Sharon, Arthur Lillie; Spring Rock, S. H. Rogers ; Washington, Patrick Lawler ; Waterford, John Crouch ; Welton, R. J. Crouch.
Norman Boardman was elected Chairman.
During the existence of this system of township representation, which con- tinued until December 31, 1870, the townships were represented as given in the following record :
Berlin .- 1861, John A. Hyde; 1862, Alfred Warren (died during his term, and Abram Correll appointed); 1863-65, Abram Correll; 1866-67, Thomas S. Flathers ; 1868-69, J. S. Risley ; 1870, C. L. Sherwood.
Bloomfield .- 1861-62, Robert Williams ; 1863-64, Amos Morse ; 1865-66, Levi Kettle; 1867-70, Benjamin Spencer.
Brookfield .- 1861, John S. Maxwell (resigned, J. R. Twiss appointed) ; 1862-1870, Jacob L. Stamen.
Camanche .- 1861-62, J. V. Van Epps; 1863-64, Oscar A. Anthony ; 1865-66, A. B. Ireland ; 1867-68, Horace Anthony ; 1869-70, Homer Car- penter.
Center .- 1861, J. Henry Smith ; 1862, Rufus A. Traver ; 1863-68, John A. Young; 1869-70, Thomas Murphy.
Clinton .- 1861. James Van De Venter ; 1862-63, G. A. Rogers ; 1864-65, W. F. Coan ; 1866-67, M. H. Tyrrell; 1868-70, A. P. Hosford and Charles H. Toll.
Deep Creek .- 1861, James McLellan. resigned, G. W. Davis, appointed ; 1862-64, Thomas Watts ; 1865-66, Daniel Conrad ; 1867-68, Thomas Watts ; 1869-70, Darius Wilcox.
De Witt .- 1861, John F. Homer ; 1862-63, Thomas F. Butterfield; 1864- 67, Loring Wheeler ; 1868-69, William Familton ; 1870, Samuel Saddoris.
Eden .- 1861, R. B. Millard (resigned, Silas Freeman appointed) ; 1862, Silas Freeman ; 1863-64, L. D. Winne; 1864-65, Benjamin Palmer ; 1866, E. R. Townsend; 1867, Enoch F. Byng; 1868, E. R. Townsend; 1869-70, Henry Muhs.
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Elk River .- 1861, George A. Griswold; 1862-63, John Lowry; 1864-65, Thomas Calderwood; 1866-67, George A. Griswold ; 1868-69, Hiram Polley; 1870, Henry Ingwersen.
Hampshire .- 1861-65, Elbert Hammond; 1866, George B. Pearce; 1867- 70, E. Albright.
Liberty .- 1861-62, James Cummings ; 1863-64, James Devitt ; 1865-70, George W. Thorn.
Lyons .- 1861, Norman Boardman ; 1862-65, A. C. Root ; 1866-67, Nor- man Boardman ; 1868-69, David H. Scott ; 1870, A. C. Root and D. H. Scott. Olive .- 1861, James Vance; 1862-65, Leroy D. Dutton ; 1866-67, John A. Boyd; 1868-69, J. W. S. Robinson ; 1870, William Scott.
Orange .- 1861-62, A. S. Allison ; 1863-66, Hiram Brown ; 1867-68, Archibald Buchanan ; 1869-70, John R. Merrill.
Sharon .- 1861, Arthur Lillie; 1862-63, B. F. Monroe; 1864-67, Stephen Bennett ; 1868-69, A. C. Bligh ; 1870, A. A. Gardner.
Spring Rock .- 1861, S. H. Rogers; 1862, James A. Hicks ; 1863, C. E. Leffingwell, appointed ; 1864-65, S. H. Templeton ; 1866-67, N. M. Ever- hart ; 1868-69, Jesse Stine; 1870, George Goddard.
Washington .-- 1861-64, Patrick Lawler ; 1865-68, Patrick Craney ; 1869- 70, Patrick Lawler.
Waterford .- 1861-64, John Crouch ; 1865-66, John Preffer; 1867-68, A. J. Albright ; 1869-70, Henry Nurre.
Welton .- 1861, R. J. Crouch ; 1862, N. N. Walrod ; 1863-66, S. O. Web- ster ; 1867-68, T. A. Maxson ; 1869-70, A. G. Clement.
The following gentlemen served as Chairmen of the Board:
In 1861, Norman Boardman; 1862-63, A. C. Root; 1864, Loring Whee- ler; 1865, W. F. Coan ; 1866, Loring Wheeler ; 1867, Norman Boardman ; 1868, Horace Anthony ; 1869, Charles H. Toll; 1870, J. L. Stamen.
By the change of system to the one existing at the present time, that of three Supervisors, on the 2d of January, 1871, the Board organized, and the following have composed the Boards each year up to the present time :
1871-Jesse Stine, Chairman, Carl. H. Ingwersen and Charles H. Toll.
1872-Jesse Stine, Chairman, Charles H. Toll, J. L. Stamen.
1873-Charles H. Toll, Chairman, J. L. Stamen, John Shambaugh. 1874-J. L. Stamen, Chairman, John Shambaugh, Francis Brogan. 1875-John Shambaugh, Chairman, Francis Brogan, William Lake. 1876-William Lake, Chairman, Henry Nurre, Arthur Lillie.
By an error in printing the ballots the wrong man was elected, it being the intention to vote for B. A. Lillie, a brother of the above. Arthur Lillie resigned and B. A. Lillie was duly appointed and served during the year. 1877-William Lake, Chairman, Henry Nurre, Claus C. Ruus.
1878-Henry Nurre; Chairman, Claus C. Ruus, William Lake.
1879-Claus C. Ruus, Chairman, William Lake, Edward Svendsen.
FIRST COURTS.
The first term of the United States District Court held in Clinton County, convened at Camanche, the first seat of justice, October 12, 1840. Hon. Thomas S. Wilson, now in active practice at Dubuque, where he then resided, was the Judge; James D. Bourne, also from Dubuque before he became a resi- dent of this county in 1836, and now hale and hearty at his home in De Witt, was the Sheriff; Martin Dunning, of Camanche, and who died there in 1874, was the Clerk, and William J. A. Bradford, Prosecuting Attorney.
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The names of the grand jurors are given in the record of County organiza- tion.
The District comprised the counties of Jackson, Dubuque, Scott and Clay- ton, and was the Second Judicial District of the Territory of Iowa. .
The first entry after the organization of the Court and the empanelment of the Grand Jury was that of James Claborne against J. S. Mccullough, assump- sit. The plaintiff dismissed his suit and the Court taxed the cost to him.
On the 13th of October, the Prosecuting Attorney moves the Court in the case of the United States against Timothy Bigelow, for a scire facias against the defendant, to show cause why his recognizance should not be forfeited.
Bigelow had been indicted for forgery of United States coins. He, however, appeared in court and the default was set aside.
The first jury trial was held October 14, 1840, an appeal case in which John Thomas was plaintiff and John Eldred, defendant. The jury empaneled were William H. Onley, John Sloan, Philip Deeds, Nathaniel Barber, William Pearsall, Reuben Root, Daniel Hess, Robert Aikman, Stephen Tripp, Charles E. Langford, Francis F. Ketchum and Stephen Briggs, who gave a verdict for the appellee for $5.25.
The suit was originally brought by Thomas against Eldred before Abner Beard, one of the Justices of the Peace of Clinton County (attached to Scott for judicial purposes). He lived at De Witt and still resides there.
The suit was originally commenced before Justice Beard, December 13, 1839, and was for " five dollars cash lent and interest." Judgment was ren- dered for plaintiff for $5 damages and $6.87 costs. The defendant appealed and gave the requisite bond for judgment and costs. The bondsman was Robert Calder.
The amount of the judgment and costs was $32.81. Attached to the papers in the case are receipts from John F. Homer, Abraham Folck, and James W. Kirtley, for their witness fees. Mr. Kirtley dates his "Point Pleas- ant, October 11, 1842."
Levy was made upon one yoke of Cattle and one silver watch, which were sold for $17.25, "being all the property to be found at this time, November 10, 1842. JAMES D. BOURNE, Sheriff of Clinton County."
Execution was then issued against the bondsman, but is recalled by the Clerk of the Court.
Every paper in the case is wholly in manuscript, except the District Court subponas, the typographic appearance of which is indicative of the limited resources of the printers of that day. They are issued in the name of the United States of America, and are signed, " Witness the Honorable Thomas S. Wilson, Judge of the Third Judicial District of the Territory of Iowa, and the tempor- ary seal of said Court, affixed this fifteenth day of September, A. D. 1840. "M. DUNNING, Clerk."
The " temporary seal" was a wafer and diamond-shaped paper.
The first case, however, the papers in which are found and indorsed No. 1, was the United States against Erastus Fairman, who was indicted by the grand jury for arson, October 14, 1840. The information was sworn out April 25, 1840, by Joseph P. Brown. The indictment recites that "Erastus Fairman, of said county, on the 24th day of April, 1840, in the night-time of said day, with force and arms did feloniously and maliciously, willfully and knowingly, set on fire and burn a dwelling-house, in said county then standing and being, the said dwelling-house then and there being the property of Madison E. Hollister, against the peace of the United States of America," etc. Simeon Gardnier,
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Elias Day. Joseph P. Brown and Charles Bovard entered each their recogniz- ance in the sum of $50 to appear as witnesses. At the April term this action was discontinued by the Prosecuting Attorney, and the defendant was directed . by the Court to "go hence without day," and the costs are ordered to be paid out of the County Treasury.
DISTRICT COURT.
Judges, 1840 to 1879-Second Judicial District, Territory of Iowa, Hon. · Thomas S. Wilson, 1840 to 1845. This Judicial District comprised the counties of Jackson, Dubuque, Scott and Clayton. Clinton County was attached to Scott for judicial purposes. Third Judicial District, Territory of Iowa, Hon. Thomas 3. Wilson, 1846. This district comprised the same territory as the former. Second Judicial District, State of Iowa, Hon. James Grant, 1847 to 1851; Hon. Thomas S. Wilson, 1852. This District comprised Muscatine, Scott, Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Jones, Dubuque, Delaware and Clavton, and the counties north and west of Delaware and Clayton attached to Clayton for judicial purposes. Eighth Judicial District, Hon. William E. Leffingwell, 1853; Hon. John B. Booth, 1854; Hon. William H. Tuthill, 1855 and 1856. This district comprised the counties of Muscatine, Scott, Cedar, Jones, Clinton and Jackson. The Fourteenth Judicial District, Hon. Gilbert C. R. Mitchell, 1857 (resigned) ; Hon. A. H. Bennett (appointed), 1857 and 1858. This district comprised the counties of Scott, Clinton and Jackson. Seventh Judicial District, Hon. John F. Dillon, 1858 to 1863; Hon. J. Scott Richman, 1863 to 1872; Hon. W. F. Brannan, 1872 to 1876; Hon. W. I. Hayes, 1876, and the present incumbent. This district comprises the counties of Muscatine, Scott, Clinton and Jackson.
COUNTY JUDGES.
Hon. Aylett R. Cotton served from 1851 to April 4, 1853, when he resigned, and Edward Graham, Prosecuting Attorney, became his successor, in accordance with the law ; Hon. Edward Graham, 1853 to 1855; Hon. Daniel McNeil, 1856 to 1859; Hon. John C. Polley, 1860 to 1863; Hon. Pitkin C. Wright, 1864 and 1865; Hon. George B. Young, 1866 to 1868, when the office of County Judge was discontinued, and Judge Young became ex officio Auditor until the close of his term, December 31, 1869.
CIRCUIT COURT.
The Circuit Court was established by act of Legislature in 1868. Each Judicial District in the State was by the act divided into two circuits, in each of which, at the general election in November, 1868, a Circuit Judge was elected for four years. Clinton and Jackson Counties constitute the Second Circuit in the Seventh Judicial District. It has concurrent jurisdiction with the District Court except as to criminal business, and has exclusive jurisdiction in probate matters. The Judges who have presided are : Hon. George B. Young, 1870 to March, 1872, when he resigned, and Hon. Daniel W. Ellis was appointed to the vacancy, and was afterward elected, and, by re-election, is the present incumbent.
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
The following gentlemen have held the office of Prosecuting Attorney : William J. A. Bradford, 1840; James Thorington, 1841; James Crawford, 1842 to 1846; E. S. Hewitt, 1847; William L. Burge, 1848 and 1849; Edward Graham, 1850 and 1852; Aylett R. Cotton, 1853; Thomas J. W. Long, 1854 and 1855; William T. Graham, 1856 and 1857; Henry
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O'Connor, 1858 to 1861; Lyman A. Ellis, 1862 to 1878; H. H. Benson, 1879 and present incumbent.
CLERKS OF THE COURT.
The roster of the Clerks of the Courts is as follows : Martin Dunning, 184 and 1841; Loring Wheeler, 1842 to 1846; R. L. Westbrook, 1847 and 1848 S. H. Samuels, 1849 to 1853; Loring Wheeler, 1854 to 1862; William Fami ton, 1863 to 1866; Noel B. Howard, 1867 to 1870; Charles W. Chase, 187 to 1874 ; W. Bruce Leffingwell, 1875 to 1879, and present incumbent.
SHERIFFS.
James D. Bourne, 1840 to 1850; Hiram Brown, 1851 and 1853 D. P. McDonald, 1854 and 1855; R. H. Dawson, 1856, and resigne March 14, 1857. Special election ordered, and William H. Buchana elected ; William H. Buchanan, 1857 to 1859; Charles H. Toll, 1860 an 1861; George A. Griswold, 1862 to 1865; Robert Hagle, 1866 to 1869 Thomas G. Ferreby, 1870 and 1871 ; Charles H. Ingwersen, 1872 and 1873 Jacob H. Walliker, 1874 and 1875; E. M. Purcell, 1876 to 1879, and preser incumbent.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Recorder and Treasurer .- Until 1865, the offices of Recorder and Trea urer were combined in one incumbent. The names of those who held thes offices are : James D. Bourne, 1840 to 1842; Z. Metcalf, 1843; Alexand Work, 1844 to 1846; R. R. Bedford, 1847; Lyman Buck, 1848 to 1852 Thomas F. Butterfield, 1853 to 1856 ; James Allison, 1857 to 1859; Stephe Lockwood, 1860 to 1862 (Mr. Allison was a defaulter, and resigned by reques and Mr. Lockwood, having been already elected, was, by appointment, installe at once into office) ; Horace Anthony, 1863 to 1865.
Recorders .- Dennis Whitney, 1865 and 1866; Joseph D. Fegan, 1867 1870; Henry F. Bowers, 1871 to 1874; Daniel Correll, 1875 to 1878 Thomas H. Ellis, 1879, and present incumbent
Treasurers .- Robert Williams, 1866 to 1869 ; Edwin R. Lucas, 1870 1877 ; B. H. A. Henningsen, 1878, and present incumbent.
County Auditor .- The office of County Auditor was created by act of Legi lature at its session of 1868. The first election was held at the general election fo lowing, and the duties of the office began January 1, 1869. The then Count Judge became ex officio Auditor until the expiration of his term. The follow ing have filled this office : Kirke W. Wheeler, 1870 and 1871; John Polloc] 1872 to 1875; A. A. Wagner, 1876 to 1879, and present incumbent.
County Superintendent of Common Schools .- John Van Antwerp, 185 and 1859 : P. L. Hyde, elected in October, 1859, but declined to serve an Samuel S. Burdette appointed to fill the vacancy, 1860 and 1861 ; Isaac Bal win, 1862 and 1863; Richard J. Crouch, 1864 to 1869 ; Roswell B. Millar 1870 to 1873; Miss Lucy Curtis, 1874 and 1875 ; Miss Kate Hudson, 187 and 1877 ; M. J. Wilcox, 1878 and 1879, and present incumbent.
School-Fund Commissioners .- R. R. Bedford, 1848; A. R. Bissell, 1848 1856; E. Graham, 1856-1858. The office of School-Fund Commissioner w discontinued in 1858.
The following early record of the proceedings of Commissioner Bedfor will give an index to the condition of the School Fund at that date, 1848 :
OFFICE OF SCHOOL-FUND COMMISSIONER, CLINTON COUNTY, IOWA, March 11, 1848.
Called to my assistance two School Inspectors to apportion the same according to law ; a herewith is a true record of our proceedings. We, Hiram G. Warner and John P. Soliss, Scho Inspectors of Clinton County, and Robert R. Bedford, acting School-Fund Commissioner, of sa
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county, this day made an apportionment of school funds in the hands of said School-Fund Com- missioner, and herewith annex a true statement of said school funds as follows, to wit :
To De Witt, $48.17; Lyons Township, $34.33 ; Camanche Township, $31.92} ; Bloomfield Township, $24.304 ; Elk River Township, $21.76}.
HIRAM G. WARNER, JOHN P. SOLISS, School Inspectors.
R. R. BEDFORD, School-Fund Commissioner.
Drainage Commissioner .- William Dinwoodie, 1853 to 1856; James N. Miles, 1857 to 1860; George W. Thorn, 1861 to 1865 ; Charles L. Sherwood, 1866 and 1867; William W. A. Huntington, 1867 and 1869; J. H. Noble, 1870 and 1871; John Dawson, 1872 and 1873 ; J. R. Merrell, 1874 and 1875, when the office was abolished.
Coroners .- E. M. Downs, 1853 ; Joseph D. Fegan, 1857; William B. La Mont, 1858 (to fill vacancy); H. W. Perkins, 1858; James Harvey, 1859 to 1862; Asa Morgan, 1863 ; Jacob Soy, 1866 and 1867 ; Daniel McNeil, 1868 and 1869 ; Charles H. Lothrop, 1870 and 1871 ; John Mathews, 1872 to 1875; Lyman P. Adams, 1876 and 1877; E. Lukins, 1878 and 1879, and present incumbent.
County Surveyors .- Lyman Buck, 1840 to 1847 ; Thomas Watts, 1848 to 1852; T. E. Davidson, 1853 ; Roswell B. Millard, 1854 ; John O'Brien, 1855; Amos Matthews, 1856 ; George Lilly, 1857; resigned, James Runyon, 1858, appointed to fill vacancy ; Thomas S. Flathers, 1859 to 1861 ; Benjamin B. Hart, 1862 to 1871; T. N. Boutelle, 1872 and 1873; B. B. Hart, 1874 and 1875; Allen Slack, 1876 and 1877 ; R. G. Brown, 1878 and 1879, and present incumbent.
LEGISLATIVE.
Representation in Congress-Delegates .- William W. Chapman, in the XXVth and XXVIth Congresses ; Augustus C. Dodge, in XXVIIth, XXVIIIth and XXIXth Congresses.
Senators .- (See page 225.)
Members of Congress, Second District .- Shepherd Leffler, 1846 to 1851; Lincoln Clark, 1851 to 1853; John P. Cook, 1853 to 1855; James Thoring- ton, 1855 to 1857; Timothy Davis, 1857 to 1859; William Vandever, 1859 to 1863; Hiram Price, 1863 to 1869; William Smyth, 1869 to 1870 (died during his term); W. P. Wolf, 1870 (to fill vacancy) ; Aylett R. Cotton, 1871 to 1875; John G. Tufts, 1875 to 1877; Hiram Price, 1877 to 1879, and present incumbent.
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE.
Council .- Scott and Clinton Counties : Jonathan W. Parker, 1838 to 1843; Robert Christie, 1843 to 1845; Laurel Summers, 1845 to 1846.
House of Representatives .- Scott and Clinton Counties : Laurel Summers, Jabez A. Burchard Jr. (after contest with Samuel R. Murray), 1838 and 1839 ; Laurel Summers, Joseph M. Robertson, 1839 to 1841 ; Joseph M. Rob- ertson, James Grant, 1841 to 1842. Clinton County : Eli Goddard, 1842 to 1843; John Brophy, 1843 to 1845; Shubael Coy, 1845 to 1846.
STATE LEGISLATURE.
Senators .- Scott and Clinton Counties : Loring Wheeler, 1846 to 1850; William E. Leffingwell, 1850 to 1852 for Scott and Clinton, 1852 to 1854 for Cedar and Clinton Counties. Cedar and Clinton Counties : Julius J. Mathews, 1854 to 1856, and for Clinton County 1856 to 1858; George M. Davis, 1858 to 1862; . Norman Boardman, 1862 to 1866 ; John Henry Smith, 1866 to 1870;
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