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Anson Hart
Johnson
April 2, 1855
1855-1857
Theodore S. Parvi 1
Muscatine.
April 6, 1857 ...
1857-1859
* Amos B. Miller
Cerro Gordo. Polk
October 12, 1858.
1859-1862
Edwin Mitchell.
October -, 1862 ..
1862-1863
Josiah A. Harvey
Fremont
October 14, 1862 ..
1863-1867
Cyrus C. Carpenter
Webster
October 9, 1866 ..
1867-1871
Aaron Brown.
Fayette ..
October 11, 1870 ..
1871-1875
David Secor
Winnebago
October 13, 1874.
1875-1879
James K. Powers
Cass .
October 8, 1878 .. ]
1879-1883
* Resigned October 6, 1862, to accept commission in 32nd Iowa Infantry. Edwin Mitchell appointed to fill vacancy.
NOTE .- Office abolished January 1, 1883, the duties devolving upon the sec- retary of state.
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RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS. Office created in 1878.
Name.
County From Which Chosen.
Date of First Election or Appointment.
Years Served.
*Cyrus C. Carpenter.
Webster
March 26, 1878.
1878
Peter A. Dey ...
Johnson
March 26, 1878. .
1878-1895
+ James W. McDill
Union
March 26, 1878.
1878-1881
Marcus C. Woodruff.
Dubuque
August 27, 1878 ..
1x78-1882
Albert R. Anderson.
Fremont.
March 14, 1881. . ..
1881-1884
Į James Wilson.
Tama ..
March 30, 1882. .
1882-1883
Lorenzo S. Coffin
Webster
April 28, 1883.
1883-1888
James W. McDill
Union
April 16, 1884.
1884-1887
** Spencer Smith.
Pottawattamie.
April 5, 1887.
1887-1893
Frank T Campbell
Jasper
March 31, 1888.
1888-1892
++ John W. Luke.
Franklin.
November 4, 1890.
1891-1895
George W. Perkins
Fremont
November 8, 1892.
1893-1899
## O. L. Davidson
Sioux.
November 6, 1894.
1895-1898
Edward A. Dawson
Bremer
January 7, 1896 ...
1896-
David J. Palmer
Washington
March 22, 1898.
1898-
Welcome Mowry.
Tama.
November 8, 1898.
1899-1902
Ed Brown.
O'Brien
November 5, 1901.
1902-
* Resigned August, 1878; Marcus C. Woodruff appointed to fill vacancy.
t Resigned March, 1831; Albert R. Anderson appointed to fill vacancy.
Į Resigned April 1, 1833; Lorenzo S. Coffin appointed to fill vacancy.
** Beginning with the year 1899 the commissioners were elected by the peo- ple. Smith, Dey and Campbell drew lots for term of office. S. Smith served the one year, Dey the two year and Campbell the three year term.
++ Died December 20, 1895; Edward A. Dawson appointed to fill vacancy. ## Died March 15, 1898; David J. Palmer appointed to fill vacancy.
LIST OF PRESIDENTS OF THE SENATE.
General Assembly.
Name.
County From Which Chosen.
No.
Convened.
Adjourned.
Thomas Baker
1
Nov. 30, 1846
Feb.
25, 1847
Thomas Hughes
Johnson
Ex
Jan.
3, 1848
Jan.
25, 1848
John J. Selman
Davis
2
Dec.
4, 1848
Jan.
15, 1849
Enos Lowe.
Des Moines.
3
Dec. 2, 1850
Feb.
5, 1851
Wm. E. Leffingwell.
Clinton.
4
Dec.
6, 1852
Jan.
24, 1853
Maturin L. Fisher.
Clayton
5
Dec.
4, 1854
Jan.
26, 1855
Maturin L. Fisher.
Clayton
Ex.
July
2, 1856
July
16, 1856
Wm. W. Hamilton.
Dubuque
6
Dec.
1, 1856
Jan.
29, 1857
NOTE-The office of Lieutenant-Governor was created September 3, 1857, by the New Constitution. For list of Lieutenant-Governors see page 73.
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LIST OF SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
General Assembly.
Name.
County From Which Chosen.
No.
Convened.
Adjourned.
Jesse B. Brown.
Lee.
1
Nov. 30, 1846
Feb.
25, 1847
Jesse B. Brown. .
Lee.
1 Ex.
Jan.
3, 1848
Jan.
25, 1848
Smiley H. Bonham
Johnson.
2
Dec.
4, 1848
Jan.
15, 1849
George Temple.
Des Moines
3
Dec.
2, 1850
Feb.
5, 1851
James Grant
Scott
4
Dec.
6, 1852
Jan.
24, 1853
Reuben Noble.
Clayton
5
Dec
4, 1854
Jan.
26, 1855
Reuben Noble.
Clayton
5 Ex.
July
2, 1856
July
16, 1856
Samuel McFarland
Henry
6
Dec.
1, 1856
Jan.
29, 1857
Stephen B Shelledy.
Jasper
7
Jan.
11, 1858
Mar.
23, 1858
John Edwards
Lucas
8
Jan.
8, 1860
April 3, 1860
John Edwards
Lucas
8 Ex.
May
15,
1861
May
29, 1861
Rush Clark.
Johnson
9
Jan. 13,
1862
April
8, 1862
Rush Clark.
Johnso
Ex.
Sept. 3,
1862
ept. 11, 1862
Jacob Butler
Muscatine.
10
Jan.
11,
1864
Mar.
29, 1864
Ed Wright
Cedar
11
Jan.
8,
1866
April 3, 1866
John Russell.
Jones
12
Jan. 13, 1868
April 8, 1868
Aylett R. Cotton
Clinton
13
Jan. 10,
1870
April 13, 1870
*James Wilson
Tama
14
Jan.
8, 1872
April 23, 1872
John H. Gear
Des Moines
15
Jan.
10,
1876
Mar.
16, 1876
John Y. Stone.
Mills.
17
Jan.
14,
1878
Mar.
26, 1878
Lore Alford.
Black Hawk.
18
Jan.
12, 1880
Mar. 27, 1880
George R. Struble
Tama.
19
Jan.
9, 1882
Mar.
17, 1882
William P. Wolf
Cedar
20
Jan.
14,
1884
April 2, 1884
Albert Head.
Greene.
21
Jan. 11, 1886
April 13, 1886
W. H. Redman
Poweshiek
22
Jan.
9, 1888
April 10, 1888
J. T. Hamilton
Linn ..
23
Jan.
13, 1890
April 15, 1890
W. O. Mitchell
Adams
24
Jan. 11,
1892
Mar. 30, 1892
Henry Stone.
Marshall.
25
Jan.
8,
1894
April 6, 1894
W. H. Byers.
Shelby
26
Jan. 13, 1896
April 11, 1896
iW. H. Byers
Shelby
26 Ex.
Jan.
19, 1897
May
11, 1897
J. H. Funk.
Hardin.
27
Jan. 10, 1898
April 1, 1898
D H. Bowen.
Allamakee.
28
Jan.
8, 1900
April 6, 1900
Willard L. Eaton
Mitchell .
99
Jan. 13, 1902
April 11, 1902
George W. Clarke
Dallas
30
Jan. 11, 1904
Mar.
19, 1874
John H. Gear
Des Moines
16
Jan. 12,
1874
*The Fourteenth General Assembly held an adjourned session January 15, 1873, to February 20, 1873.
+The extra session of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly held an adjourned session July 1, 1897, to July 2, 1897.
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SECRETARIES OF THE SENATE AND CHIEF CLERKS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRE- SENTATIVES.
No. General Assembly.
Secretary.
County.
Chief Clerk.
County.
1
John B. Russell.
Silas A. Hudson ..
Des Moines. Muscatine.
2
C. C. Rockwell.
Jackson
J. Scott Richman W. E. Leffingwell
Clinton.
3
Philip B. Bradley
Jackson.
C. C. Rockwell.
Jackson.
4
T. B. Cuming.
Lee.
Marion.
5
P. B. Rankin.
Lee
J. Smith Hooton. Charles C. Nourse Charles C. Nourse J. W. Logan. ·
Van Buren. Muscatine.
7
Geo. E. Spencer ..
Jasper
*Wm. P. Hepburn
Marshall.
8
Jas. H. Sanders ..
Keokuk.
Charles Aldrich.
Hamilton.
10
William F. Davis William. F. Davis J. W. Dixon. .
Wapello
Charles Aldrich ..
Hamilton.
12
James M. Weart .. James M. Weart ..
Buchanan
M. C. Woodruff Charles Aldrich .. John J. Safely.
Wapello.
15
John A. T. Hull ..
Davis
Jas. M. Weart.
Buchanan .
16
John A. T. Hull ..
Davis
Jas. W. Logan ...
Black Hawk.
17
John A. T. Hull ..
Davis
Wm. V. Lucas. .
Cerro Gordo.
18
A. T. McCargar. Frank D. Jackson Frank D. Jackson
Butler
Wm. V. Lucas. . Eugene C.Haynes Sidney A. Foster. J. K. Powers.
Worth.
21
Don D. Donnan ..
Clayton
Pottawattamie.
22
Cloud H. Brock
Marshall
D. C. Kolp.
Ida.
23
W. R. Cochran. ..
Taylor
H. S. Wilcox.
Polk.
24
Sam'IN. Parsons. E. R. Hutchins.
Polk
I. K. Wilson ...
Madison.
26
W. E. Bullard ...
Wright.
James D. Rowen
Polk.
26 ex| Geo. A. Newman
Black Hawk.
James D. Rowen
Polk.
27
Geo. A. Newman
Black Hawk.
James D. Rowen Polk.
28
Geo. A. Newman
Black Hawk,
S. M. Cart ..
Warren.
29
Geo. A. Newman Black Hawk.
C. R. Benedict ..
Shelby.
30
Geo. A. Newman|Black Hawk.
C. R. Benedict. .. Shelby.
Henry. ...
9 & 9 ex
Muscatine.
William Thomson Charles Aldrich. Jacob Rich.
Buchanan.
11
Buchanan
Hardin.
13
Marshall.
14
John A. T. Hnll.
Van Buren
Clay
Cerro Gordo.
19
Appanoose.
20
Butler
Charles Beverly ..
Greene.
25
Charles C. Nourse
Van Buren
Van Buren.
5ex P. B. Bradley . . . .
Jackson.
6
8 ex
Jas. H. Sanders .. Keokuk.
Hamilton.
Muscatine
Lex
John B. Russell.
* Benjamin F. Jones, of Winneshiek county was elected Clerk January 12th and resigned January 18th. He was succeeded by W. P. Hepburn.
Linn
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ADJUTANTS-GENERAL.
Name.
County From Which Chosen.
Date of First Appointment.
Years Served.
Daniel S. Lee.
Lee
April 3, 1851.
1851-1855
George W. McCleary
Louisa.
May 16, 1855.
1855-1857
Elijah Sells.
Muscatine
January 15, 1857.
1857-1858
Jesse Bowen. ..
Johnson
January 18, 1858
1858-1861
*Nathaniel B. Baker
Clinton.
July 25, 1861.
1861-1876
John H. Looby.
Clarke
October 1, 1876. .
1876-1878
+Noble Warwick.
Lee
June 27, 1878 ....
1878
#William L. Alexander
Lucas
September 1, 1878
1878-1889
** Byron A. Beeson
Marshall
October 9, 1899. ..
1889-1890
George Greene.
Linn.
May 1, 1890.
1890-1894
John R. Prime
Polk
February 1, 1894.
1894-1896
Henry H. Wright
Appanoose
February 1, 1896.
1896-1898
Melvin H. Byers
Mills
February 1, 1898.
1898
*Died September 13, 1876.
+Resigned August, 1878.
#Resigned October 9, 1889, to accept commission as captain and commissary of subsistence in U. S. A.
** Resigned May 1, 1890.
STATE PRINTERS. Office created January 3, 1849.
Name.
County From Which Chosen.
Date of First Election or Ap- pointment.
Years Served.
Garrett D. Palmer
Johnson
January 4, 1849 ..
1849-1851
George Paul
*Harrison Holt
Dubuque
February 4, 1851.
*Andrew Keesecker
William H. Merritt
Dubuque
April 12, 1851.
1851-1853 1853
+William A. Hornish
Lee ..
January 20, 1853. May 16, 1853.
1853-1855
Joseph B. Dorr
Peter Moriarity
Jackson
January 20, 1855.
1855-1857
John Teesdale
Johnson.
January 12, 1857.
1857-1861
T Francis W. Palmer
Dubuque
January 25, 1860.
1861-1869
Frank M. Mills .
Polk.
March 1, 1869
1869-1871
George W. Edwards
Des Moines
March 18, 1870 .
1871-1873
Richard P. Clarkson
Polk
January 24, 1872.
1873-1879
Frank M. Mills.
Polk.
January 30, 1878.
1879-1883
George E. Roberts
Webster.
February 18, 1882.
1883-1889
George H. Ragsdale
Plymouth
April 4, 1888.
1889-1895
Freeman R. Conaway
Poweshiek
March 15, 1894.
1895-1901
Bernard Murphy
Benton
March 15, 1900.
1901-
*Declined. William H. Merritt appointed by Governor to fill vacancy.
t Resigned May 16, 1853. Dennis A. Mahoney and Joseph B. Dorr appointed by Governor to fill vacancy.
TResigned March 1, 1869. Frank M. Mills appointed by Governor to fill vacancy.
Dennis A. Mahoney
Dubuque
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STATE BINDERS. Office Created February 21, 1855.
Name.
County From Which Chosen.
Date of First Election or Ap- pointment.
Years Served.
*William M. Coles
Scott.
March 16, 1855
1855-1859
Frank M. Mills.
Polk
Jan. 26, 1858
1859-1867
James S. Carter
Polk
March 10, 1866
1867-1871
James J. Smart
Black Hawk
March 18, 1870.
1871-1875
Henry A. Perkins.
Woodbury
March 18, 1874.
1875-1879
Matt Parrott.
Black Hawk.
Jan. 30, 1878
1879-1885
L. S. Merchant
Linn
Jan. 23, 1884
1885-1889
Otto Nelson.
Polk
April 4, 1888
1889-1895
Lafayette Young.
Polk
March 15, 1894.
1895-1901
Howard Tedford.
Ringgold.
March 15, 1900
1901-
*Appointed by Governor.
PHARMACY COMMISSIONERS. Created by Chapter 75, Acts of the Eighteenth General Assembly (1880).
Name.
County From Which Chosen.
Date of First Appointment.
Years Served.
Olaf M. Olson
Webster
April 22, 1880.
1880-1881
George H. Schafer
Lee
April 22, 1880.
1880-1888
Charles A. Weaver.
Polk
April 22, 1880.
1880-1886
Robert W. Crawford.
Webster.
April 22, 1881.
1881-1887
John H. Picket.
Black Hawk.
April 23, 1886.
1886-1898
Charles A. Weaver
Polk
April 23, 1887.
1887-1890
H. K. Snyder.
Poweshiek
April 24, 1888.
1888-1891
J. H. Harrison .
Scott
April 19, 1890.
1890-1893
John H. Mitchell.
Davis
April 23, 1891.
1891-1894
Fletcher Howard.
O'Brien
April 6, 1893.
1893-
William L. Leland.
Sioux.
May 1, 1894.
1894-1903
Norbury T. Hendrix.
Louisa
April 23, 1898.
1898-
Fred Russell
Calhoun
April 23, 1903.
1903-
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DAIRY COMMISSIONERS.
Office Created by Chapter 52, Acts of the Twenty-first General Assembly (1886 .
Name.
County From Which Chosen.
Date of First Appointment.
Years Served.
Henry D. Sherman
Jones.
May 1, 1886.
1886-1890
Augustus C. Tupper .
Mitchell
May 1, 1890.
1890-1894
William K. Boardman
Story.
May 1, 1894.
1894-1898
* Levi S. Gates. ..
Delaware.
May 1, 1898.
1898
Byron P. Norton.
Howard
Nov.8, 1898.
1898-1902
Herbert R. Wright
Polk ..
May 1, 1902
1902-
* Died October 11, 1898. Byron P. Norton appointed to fill vacancy.
LABOR COMMISSIONERS.
Office Created by Chapter 132, Acts of the Twentieth General Assembly (1884).
Name.
County From Which Chosen.
Date of First Appointment.
Years Served.
Edward R. Hutchins
Polk
April 14, 1884.
1884-1890
James R. Sovereign
Cass.
April 1, 1890.
1890-1894
W. E. O'Bleness ..
Polk
April 1, 1894.
1894-1900
Charles F. Wennerstrum
Webster
April 1, 1900.
1900-1902
Edward D. Brigham
Polk
April 1, 1902.
1902-
* FISH COMMISSIONERS.
Office Created by Chapter 50, Acts of the Fifteenth General Assembly (1874) .
- Name.
County From Which Chosen.
Date of First Appointment.
Years Served.
Samuel B. Evans
Wapello
April 8, 1874.
1874-1876
Benjamin F. Shaw.
Jones.
April 8, 1874.
1874-1882
Charles A. Haines
Black Hawk.
April 8, 1874
1874-1876
A. W. Aldrich.
Jones.
March, 30, 1882
1882-1886
Edward D. Carlton
Dickinson
May 19, 1886.
1886-1890
H. K. Soper
Emmet
May 31, 1890.
1890-1892
T. J Griggs
O' Brien
March 25, 1892.
1892-1894
George E. Delevan.
Emmet
March 15, 1894.
1894-1901
George A. Lincoln.
Linn.
April 1. 1901
1901-
*Act of the Fifteenth General Assembly provided for three inspectors, this was amended by chapter 70 of the acts Sixteenth General Assembly to provide for the appointment of but one commissioner. Chapter 15, Title XII of the 1897 Code abolished office of state fish commissioner and created the office of state fish and game warden, with a term of office of three years,
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CUSTODIANS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY.
Office Created by Chapter 148, Acts of the Twenty-first General Assembly (1886).
Name.
Connty From Which Choseo.
Date of First Appointment.
Years Served.
Ed Wright.
Polk
April 21, 1886.
1886-1890
W. L. Carpenter.
Polk
April 1, 1890
1890-1894
George Metzger
Scott
April 1, 1894
1894-1898
Joseph D. McGarraugh
Polk
April 1, 1898.
1898-1902
Timothy E. McCurdy
Buchanan
April 1, 1902
1902-
BOARD OF CONTROL OF STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Created Under Chapter 118, Acts of the Twenty-seventh Genera l Assembly, (1898).
Name.
County From Which Chosen.
Date of First Appointment.
Years Served.
*William Larrabee.
Fayette
April 6, 1898.
1898-1900 ·
L. G. Kinne.
PoÏk
April 6, 1898
1898-
John Cownie.
Iowa
April 6, 1898.
1898-
tGifford S. Robinson
Woodbury
Feb. 23, 1900.
1900-
*Resigned February 14, 1900.
+Appointed to fill unexpired term of William Larrabee; also, for the full term beginning April 6, 1900.
SECRETARIES OF THE BOARD OF CONTROL.
Name.
County From Which Chosen.
Date of First Appointment.
Years Served.
*J. G. Jordan.
Polk
April 6, 1898. Oct. 17, 1898.
1898
+L. A. Wilkinson.
Polk
1898-1900
F. S. Treat.
Polk
Sept. 11, 1900.
1900-
*Resigned, Oct. 17, 1898.
+Resigned, Sept. 11, 1900.
STATE VETERINARY SURGEONS.
Office Created by Chapter 189, Acts of the Twentieth General Assembly (1884).
Name.
County From Which Chosen.
Date of First Appointment.
Years Served.
Milliken Stalker James I. Gibson
Story. Crawford
April 28, 1884. April 27, 1896. April 26, 1902.
1884-1896 1896-1902
Paul O. Koto
Winnebago
1902-
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STATE MINE INSPECTORS. *Office Created July 4, 1880.
Name.
County From Which Chosen.
Date of First Appointment.
Years Served.
Park C. Wilson.
Mahaska
July
1880
1880-1886
Joshua A. Smith.
Keokuk
May 28, 1886.
1886-1888
Thomas Binks.
Wapello
June 1, 1886.
1886-1892
tJames E. Stout.
Greene
June 1, 1886
1886-1889
James Gildroy
Keokuk
June 11, 1888.
1888-1892
(Morgan G. Thomas.
Mahaska
Nov 26, 1889.
1889-1899
John W. Canty
Polk
May 21, 1892.
1892-1894
John Verner.
Lucas
May 21, 1892.
1892-1894
James A. Campbell.
Wapello
May 19, 1894.
1894-1902
** James W. Miller.
Polk
May 19, 1894.
1894-1903
John Verner. .
Lucas
April 18, 1899.
1899-
Edward Sweeney
Marion
April 7, 1902.
1902-
İJames K. Stout
Polk
August 1, 1903. .
1903
R. T. Rhys.
Appanoose
Nov. 20, 1903.
1903-
, *Chapter 202, Eighteenth General Assembly created office and provided for one inspector. This law was amended by chapter 140, Twenty-first General Assembly, which provided for three inspectors.
tResigned November, 1889. Morgan G. Thomas appointed to fill vacancy. (Died April 11, 1899. John Verner appointed to fill vacancy.
** Resigned July 31, 1903. James E. Stout appointed to fill vacancy.
įJames E. Stout resigned November 15, 1903; effective November 30, 1903. R. T. Rhys appointed to fill vacancy.
STATE INSPECTORS OF OILS.
Office Created by Chapter 185, Acts of the Twentieth General Assembly, (1884).
Name.
County From Which Chosen.
Date of First Appointment.
Year Served.
B. W. Blanchard.
Dubuque
April 3, 1884
1884-1888
Charles Beardsley
Des Moines.
April 5, 1888.
1888-1890
James J. Dunn.
Dubuque ..
April 1, 1890
1890-1894
+L. S. Marchant.
Linn
March 29, 1894.
1894
Luther A. Brewer
Linn.
October 1, 1894.
1894-1898
Office discontinued by Code of 1897.
+Died. Luther A. Brewer appointed to fill vacancy.
DIRECTOR OF THE IOWA WEATHER AND CROP SERVICE.
*Office created by Chapter 45, Acts of the Seventeenth General Assembty, 1878,
Gustavus Hinrichs of Johnson county. 1878 to June 3, 1890
John R. Sage of Polk county.
from June 3, 1890, to the present date
*Chapter 45, acts of the Seventeenth General Assembly, created the office of Director of the Iowa Weather Service. Chapter 29, acts of the Twenty .third General Assembly, repealed the former act and created the office of Director of the Iowa Weather and Crop Service,
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STATE LIBRARIANS.
Lemuel B. Patterson of county, appointed by First General Assembly, 1846 to 1851.
Israel Kister of Davis county, treasurer of state and librarian, 1851 to 1852. Martin L. Morris, of Polk county, treasurer of state and librarian, 1852 to 1855.
John Pattee, of Bremer county, auditor of state and librarian, 1855 to 1858.
J. P. Coulter, of county, 1858 to 1868.
John C. Merrill, of Clayton county, 1868 to 1871.
Mrs. Ada North, of Polk county, 1871 to 1878.
Mrs. S. B. Maxwell, of Guthrie county, 1878 to 1888.
Mrs. Mary H. Miller, of Wapello county, 1888 to 1894.
Mrs. Laura C. Creighton, of Polk county, 1894 to 1896.
Mrs. Lana H. Cope, Marshall county, 1896 to 1898.
Johnson Brigham, Polk county, 1898 to present date.
CURATOR OF STATE HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT.
Organized under Chapter 56, Acts of Twenty-fourth General Assembly, (1892).
Charles Aldrich, of Boone county, Curator, from July 1892 to present date.
IOWA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Organized 1880, under Chapter 151, Laws Eighteenth General Assembly.
EX OFFICIO.
J. F. McJunkin, Attorney-General, 1880 to 1881. Smith McPherson, Attorney-General, 1881 to 1885.
Andrew J. Baker, Attorney-General, 1885 to 1889. John Y. Stone, Attorney-General 1889 to 1895. Milton Remley, Attorney General, 1895 to 1901.
C. W. Mullan, Attorney-General, 1901 to present date.
M. Stalker, Veterinary Surgeon, 1884 to 1896.
James I. Gibson, Veterinary Surgeon, 1896 to 1902.
Paul O. Koto, Veterinary Surgeon, 1902 to present date.
PHYSICIANS. *
W. S. Robertson (R), of Muscatine, 1880 to Jan. 20, 1887, date of death. Wilmot H. Dickinson(H), of Des Moines, Polk county, 1880 to 1889. George F. Roberts (H), of Waterloo, Black Hawk county, 1880 to 1883. Justin M. Hull (E), of Lake Mills, Winnebago county, 1880 to 1886. Philip W. Llewellen (R), of Clarinda, Page county, 1880 to 1892. Henry H. Clark (R), of McGregor, Clayton county, 1880 to 1893. Ephraim M. Reynolds (R), of Centerville, Appanoose county, 1880 to 1894. S. B. Olney (H), of Ft. Dodge, Webster county, 1883 to 1890. Jay D. Miller (E), of Ida Grove, Ida county, 1886 to 1890. John C. Shrader (R), of Iowa City, Johnson county, 1887 to 1902. Frederick Becker (H), of Clermont, Fayette county, 1889 to 1896.
E. A. Guilbert (H), of Dubuque, Dubuque county, 1890 to March 4, 1900, date of death.
E. H. Carter (E), of Des Moines, Polk County, 1891 to 1898.
*"R" indicates Regular school of physicians; "H" Homeopathic school; 'E" Eclectic school.
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J. M. Emmert (R), of Atlantic, Cass county, 1892 to 1898.
R. E. Conniff (R), of Sioux City, Woodbury county, 1893 to present date.
J. A. Scroggs (R), of Keokuk, Lee county, 1894 to 1901.
W. Bancroft (H), of Keokuk, Lee county, 1895 to 1901.
J. A. McKlveen (E), of Chariton, Lucas county, 1898 to present date. Henry Matthey (R), of Davenport, Scott county, 1899 to present date.
C. B. Adams (H), of Sac City, Sac county, 1900 to 1904.
A. M. Linn (H), of Des Moines, Polk county, 1901 to present date.
F. W. Powers (R), of Waterloo, Black Hawk county, 1901 to present date.
J. H. Sams (R), of Clarion, Wright county, 1902 to present date.
A. P. Hanchett (H), of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie county, 1904 to pres- ent date.
CIVIL ENGINEERS.
James L. Loring, Dallas Center, Dallas county, 1880 to 1894.
Warren Dickinson, Des Moines, Polk county, 1894 to 1901.
Charles Francis, Davenport, Scott county, 1901 to present date.
. SECRETARIES.
L. F. Andrews, Des Moines, Polk county, 1880 to 1881.
R. J. Farquharson, Davenport, Scott county, 1881 to 1885.
J. F. Kennedy, Des Moines, Polk county, 1885 to present date.
IOWA GEOLOGICAL AND MINERALOGICAL SURVEY.
Authorized January 31, 1855.
James Hall, of New York, appointed state geologist, 1855. J. D. Whitney, of Massachusetts, chemical assistant, 1855.
Again ordered April 2, 1866.
Charles A. White, of Johnson county, state geologist, April, 1866. Gustavus Hinrichs, of Johnson county, chemist, April, 1866.
C. Child, of Dubuque county, assistant geologist, April, 1866 to March, 1867. O. H. St. John, of Black Hawk county, assistant geologist, March, 1867.
Again ordered April 16, 1892.
Samuel Calvin, of Johnson county, state geologist from July, 1892 to present date.
Charles R. Keyes, of Polk county, assistant state geologist from July, 1892 to March, 1895.
H. F. Bain, of Indiana, assistant state geologist from April, 1895 to Febru- ary, 1900.
Frank A. Wilder, of Michigan, assistant state geologist from March, 1900 to September, 1900.
A. G. Leonard, of Ohio, assistant state geologist from September, 1900 to September, 1903.
T. E. Savage, of Henry county, assistant state geologist from September 1903, to present date.
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THE JUDICIARY.
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SUPREME COURT OF IOWA. CHIEF JUSTICES.
NAME.
COUNTY FROM WHICH CHOSEN.
DATE OF FIRST ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT.
YEARS SERVED.
*Charles Mason
Des Moines.
1847
Joseph Williams
Muscatine
June, 1847.
1847-1848
8. Clinton Hastings
Muscatine
January 26, 1848 ..
1848-1849
Joseph Williams,
Muscatine
December 7, 1848.
1849-1855
George G. Wright
Van Buren
January 5, 1855. ..
1855-1860
Ralph P. Lowe
Lee ..
January 12, 1860.
1860-1862
Caleb Baldwin.
Pottawattamie
January 1, 1862 ..
1862-1863
George G. Wright
Van Buren
1864-1865
Ralph P. Lowe
Lee
1866-1867
John F. Dillon .
Scott
1868-1869
Chester C. Cole
Polk
1870-
James G. Day
Fremont
1871
Joseph M. Beck
Lee.
1872-1873
William E. Miller
Johnson
1874-1875
+ Chester O. Cole.
Polk
1876
William H. Seevers
Mahaska
1876
James G. Day
Fremont
1877
James H. Rothrock
Cedar
1878
Joseph M. Reck
Lee
1879
Austin Adams.
Dubuque
1880-1881
William H. Seevers
Mahaska
1882
James G. Day
Fremont
1883
. James H. Rothrock
Linn
1884
Joseph M. Beck
Lee
1885
Austin Adams
Dubuque
1886-1887
William H. Seevers
Mahaska
1888
T Joseph R. Reed
Pottawattamie.
1889
Josiah Given.
Polk
1889
James H. Rothrock
Linn
1890
Joseph M. Beck.
Lee
1891
Gifford S. Robinson
Buena Vista
1892-1893
Charles T Granger.
Allamakee
1894
Josiah Given
Polk
1895
James H. Rothrock
Linn
1896
Le Vega G. Kinne
Tama
1897
Horace E. Deemer
Montgomery.
1898
Gifford S. Robinson
Woodbury
1899
Charles T. Granger
Allamakee
1900
Josiah Given.
Polk
1901
Scott M. Ladd
O'Brien
1902
Charles A. Bishop
Polk
1903
* Resigned, June, 1847. Joseph Williams appointed to fill vacancy.
t Resigned, January 19, 1876, succeeded by William H. Seevers. T Resigned, February 28, 1889, succeeded by Josiah Given.
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JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT.
NAME.
COUNTY FROM WHICH CHOSEN.
DATE OF FIRST ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT.
YEARS SERVED.
Joseph Williams
Muscatine
1847 1847
* Thomas S. Wilson
Dubuque
+ John F. Kinney
Lee ..
June 12, 1847.
1847-1854
George Green ...
Dubuque
November 1, 1847
1847-1855
Jonathan C. Hall ..
Des Moines
January 20, 1854.
1854-1855
William G. Woodward
Muscatine
January 5, 1855.
1855-1860
T Norman W. Isbell ** Lacon D. Stockton
Linn
January 6, 1855 .. May 17, 1856.
1856-1860
Caleb Baldwin
Pottawattamie.
October 11, 1859 ..
1860-1863
it George G. Wright
Van Buren
June 19, 1860.
1860-1870
Ralph P. Lowe
Lee
October 11, 1859.
1860-1867
John F. Dillon
Scott
October 13, 1863. . March 1, 1864
1864-1876
*** Elias H. Williams
Clayton
January 19, 1870
1870-1883
William E. Miller
Johnson
September 14, 1870 October 12, 1875. February 24, 1876 February 16, 1876 October 9, 1883.
1876-1897
William H. Seevers
Mahaska
Pottawattamie
November 8, 1887
1888-1899
Charles T. Granger
Alamakee
November 6, 1888 March 12, 1889 .
1889-1901
Le Vega G. Kinne.
Tama
November 3, 1891 May 8, 1894. . .
1894
Scott M. Ladd
O'Brien
November 3, 1896
1897
TTT Charles M. Waterman
Scott
November 2, 1897
1898-1902
John C. Sherwin
Cerro Gordo.
November 7, 1899
1900
Emlin McClain
Johnson.
November 6, 1900
1901
Silas M. Weaver.
Hardin
November 5, 1901
1902
Charles A. Bishop
Polk
July 2, 1902
1902-1903
· Resigned October, 1847. George Green appointed to fill vacancy.
+ Resigned February 15, 1854. Jonathan C. Hall appointed to fill vacancy. T Resigned May 1856. Lacon D. Stockton appointed to fill vacancy. ** Died June 9, 1860. George G. Wright appointed to fill vacancy. it Resigned August, 1870. James G. Day appointed to fill vacancy. TT Resigned January 19, 1876. William H Seevers appointed to fill vacancy. *** Resigned September 14, 1870. William E. Miller appointed to fill vacancy +++ Resigned February 28, 1889. Josiah Given appointed to fill vacancy.
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