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C. C. Rockwell.
Jackson.
4
T. B. Cuming
Lee.
Marion.
5
P. B. Rankin. . Lee.
5 ex
P. B. Bradley. . ..
Jackson.
J. Smith Hooton. Charles C. Nourse Charles C. Nourse J. W. Logan.
Van Buren. Muscatine.
7
Geo. E. Spencer ..
Jasper
*Wm. P. Hepburn
Marshall. Hamilton.
8
Jas. H. Sanders ..
Keokuk.
Charles Aldrich. William Thomson Charles Aldrich. Jacob Rich.
Buchanan.
11
J. W. Dixon ..
Wapello
Charles Aldrich .. M. C. Woodruff Charles Aldrich John J. Safely. .
Hardin. Marshall.
15
John A. T. Hull. .
Davis.
Jas. M. Weart.
Black Hawk.
17
John A. T. Hull ..
Davis.
Wm. V. Lucas.
Cerro Gordo.
18
A. T. McCargar .. Frank D. Jackson Frank D. Jackson
Butler
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.
Linn.
Charles Beverly ..
Greene.
25
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
10
William F. Davis William. F. Davis Muscatine
Muscatine.
Hamilton.
12
James M. Weart ..
Buchanan
13
James M. Weart .. John A. T. Hnll ..
Van Buren
Wapello. Buchanan .
16
John A. T. Hull ..
Davis
Jas. W. Logan.
Cerro Gordo.
19
Butler
Wm. V. Lucas. . Eugene C.Haynes Sidney A. Foster. J. K. Powers.
Appanoose.
20
Charles C. Nourse
Van Buren
6
8 ex Jas. H. Sanders.
Keokuk.
Hamilton.
14
Buchanan
Clay
Van Buren.
* Benjamin F. Jones, of Winneshiek county was elected Clerk January 12th and resigned January 18th. He was succeeded by W. P. Hepburn.
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Former Officials of Iowa.
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
tNoble Warwick.
Lee.
June
27,1878
1878
#William L Alexander
Lucas
September 1,1878
1878-1889
** Byron A. Beeson
Marshall
October
9,1889
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
1898-1905
William H Thrift .
Dubuque
February
1, 1905
1905-
* Died September 13, 1876.
₸ Resigned August, 1878.
Į Resigned October 9, 1889, to accept commission as captain and commissary of subsistance 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
*Harrison Holt.
Dubuque
February 4, 1851.
*Andrew Keesecker
william H. Merritt
Dubuque
April 12, 1851. .
1851-1853 1853
tWilliam A Hornish
Lee .
January 20, 1853.
Dennis A. Mahoney .
Dubuque
May 16, 1853.
1853-1855
Peter Moriarity
Jackson
January 20, 1855.
1855-1857
John Teesdale.
Johnson
January 12, 1857.
1857-1861
ĮFrancis 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.
1878-1879
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. +Resigned May 16, 1853. Dennis A. Mahoney and Joseph B. Dorr appointed ,
by Governor to fill vacancy.
#Resigned March 1, 1869. Frank M. Mills appointed by Governor to fill vacancy.
-
George Paul .
$
Joseph B. Dorr.
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Former Officials of Iowa.
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 . .
Po k.
April 4, 1888.
1889-1895
Lafayette Young
Polk.
March 15, 1894 ...
1895-1801
Howard Tedford
Ringgold.
March 15, 1900 ..
1901-
*Appointed by Governor.
PHARMACY COMMISSIONERS.
Created by Chapter 75, Acts of 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. Pickett.
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
Lou sa.
April 23, 1898
1898-1904
Fred Russell.
Calhoun
April 23, 1903 ..
1903-
B F. Keltz.
Hamilton
April 23, 1904
1904-
..
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Former_Officials of Iowa.
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.
87
Former Officials of Iowa.
CUSTODIANS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY.
Office Created by Chapter 148, Acts of the Twenty-first General Assembly (1886).
Name.
Connty From Which Chosea.
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.
Polk
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
1898
+L. A. Wilkinson.
Polk
Oct. 17, 1898.
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. Paul O. Koto
Story. Crawford Winnebago
April 28, 1884. .
1884-1896
April 27, 1896.
1896-1902
April 26, 1902.
1902-
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Former Officials of Iowa.
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
+James E. Stout
Greene
June 1, 1886
1886-1:89
James Gildroy
Keokuk
June 11, 1888.
1888-1892
ĮMorgan G. Thomas
Mahaska .
November 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-
||James E. Stout
Polk .
August 1, 1903. :
1903
R. T. Rhys.
Appanoose
November 20, 1903
1903-1904
James A. Campbell
Wapello
May 3, 1904.
1904-
* 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.
t Resigned November, 1889. Morgan G. Thomas appointed to fill vacancy. Į Died April 11, 1899. John Verner appointed to fill vacancy.
§ Resigned July 31, 1903. James'E. Stout appointed to fill vacancy.
|| James . Stout resigned November 15, 1903; effective November 30,- 1903. R. 'I'. 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 Assembly, 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 Twe Ity .third General Assembly, repealed the former act and created the office of Director of the Iowa Weather and Crop Service,
89
Former Officials of Iowa.
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.
Charles 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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Former Officials of Iowa.
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, 1896 to 1901.
J. A. McKlveen (E), of Chariton, Lucas county, 1898 to 1905. 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 present 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 June 30, 1904.
Frank A. Wilder, of Johnson county, state geologist from July 1, 1904, 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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Former Officials of Iowa.
THE JUDICIARY.
SUPREME COURT OF IOWA.
CHIEF JUSTICES.
Name.
County from which Chosen.
Da'e of First Election or Appointment.
Years Served
* Charles Mason.
Des Moines
1847
Joseph Williams.
Muscatine.
June, 1847
1847-1848
S. 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 C. Cole.
Polk.
1876
William H. Seevers
Mahaska
1876
James G. Dav.
Fremont
1877
James H. Rothrock
Cedar
1878
Joseph M. Beck.
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
Mahasha
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
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
Horace E. Deemer
Montgomery
1904
John C. Sherwin. .
Cerro Gordo.
1905
* Resigned, June, 1847. Joseph Williams appointed to fill vacancy.
+ Resigned, January 19, 1876, succeeded by William H. Seevers.
T Resigned, February 28, 1889, succeeded by Josiah Given.
Charles T. Granger
Allamakee
1894
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Former Officials, of Iowa.
JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT.
Name.
County From Which Chosen.
Date of First Election or Appointment.
Years Served.
Joseph Williams
Muscatine.
1847
* Thomas S. Wilson.
Dubuque
1847
# 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
Linn ..
January 6, 1855
1855-1856
** Lacon D. Stockton
Des Moines
May 17, 1856.
1856-1860
Caleb Baldwin
Pottawattamie
October 11, 1859
1860-1863
## 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. ..
1864-1870
16 Chester C. Cole.
Polk
March 1, 1864.
1864-1876
Joseph M. Beck
Lee
October 8, 1867 .. ..
1868-1891
*** Elias H. Williams
Clayton
January 19, 1870 ..
1870
James G. Day .
Fremont
September 1,1870.
1870-1883
William E. Miller
Johnson.
September 14, 1870
1870-1875
Austin Adams
Dubuque
October 12, 1875 . ..
1876-1887
James H. Rothrock
Cedar
February 24, 1876. February 16,1876. October 9, 1883. ...
1876-1888
Gifford S. Robinson
Buena Vista
November 8, 1887.
1888-1899
Josiah Given
Polk
November 6, 1888. March 12, 1889 .. November 3,1891. May 8, 1894. .
1892-1897 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-
* Resigned October, 1847. George Green appointed to fill vacancy.
Į 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. ## 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.
TTT Resigned June 18, 1902. Charles A Bishop appointed to fill vacancy.
CLERKS OF THE SUPREME COURT.
Name.
County From Which Chosen.
Date of First Election or Appointment.
Years Served.
George S. Hampton
Johnson
July 6, 1847
1847
George S. Hampton
Johnson
February 2, 1848. .
1848-1853
James W. Woods
Des Moines.
1848
1848-1853
Alexander D. Anderson
Dubuque
1848
1848-1853
Thomas J. Given
Wapello
1848
1848-1853
Lewis Whitten
Polk
1849-1853
* George S Hampton
Johnson
March 5, 1853.
1858-1855
William Vandever
Dubuque
June, 1855.
1855-1856
Lewis Kinsey
Wapello
November 3, 1856.
1856-1867
Charles Linderman
Page
October 9, 1866 .. .
1867-1875
Edward J. Holmes
Jackson.
October 13, 1874.
1875-1883
Gilbert B. Pray
Hamilton
November 7,1882.
1883-1895'
Christopher T. Jones
Washington
November 6, 1894
1895-1903
John C. Crockett
Hardin .
November 4,1902. - 1903-
1876-1897
William H. Seevers.
Mahaska
### Joseph R. Reed.
Pottawattamie
1884-1889
Charles T. Granger.
Allamakee
1889-1900
Le Vega G. Kinne
Tama.
1889-1901
Horace E. Deemer
Montgomery.
* From 1848 to 1853 the state was divided into four and five supreme court districts and a clerk was appointed for each district.
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Former Officials of Iowa.
93
ATTORNEYS-GENERAL. Office created February 9, 1853.
Name.
County From Which Chosen.
Date of First Election or Appointment.
Years Served.
David C. Cloud
Muscatine
August 1, 1853 . ..
1853-1856
Samuel A. Rice
Mahaska
August 4, 1856 . .
1856-1861
Charles C. Nourse
Polk
November 6, 1860
1861-1865
*Isaac L. Allen.
Tama
November 8, 1864
1865-1866
+Frederick E. Bissel
Dubuque
January 12, 1866 .
1866-1867
THenry O'Connor
Muscatine
June 20, 1867
1867-1872
Marsena E. Cutts John F. McJunkin
Washington
November 7, 1876
1877-1881
Smith McPherson .
Montgomery
November 2, 1880
1881-1885
A. J. Baker
Appanoose
November 4, 1884
1885-1889
John Y. Stone
Mills.
November 6, 1888
1889-1895
Milton Remley
Johnson
November 6, 1894
1895-1901
Charles W. Mullan
Black Hawk.
November 6, 1900
1901-
*Resigned January 11, 1866. Frederick E. Bissell appointed to fill vacancy. +Died June 12, 1867. Henry O'Connor appointed to fill vacancy.
TResigned February, 1872. Marsena E. Cutts appointed to fill vacancy.
REPORTERS OF THE SUPREME COURT.
N me.
County From Which Chosen.
Date of First Election or Appointment.
Years Served.
George Greene
Dubuque
1847-1855
William Penn Clarke .
Johnson
1855
1855-1860
Thomas F. Withrow
Polk
April 17, 1860
1860-1867
Edward H. Stiles
Wapello
October 9, 1866. .
1867-1875
*John S. Runnells.
Polk
October 13, 1874. .
1875-1882
Bradbury W. Hight
Pottawattamie
March-, 1882
1882-1883
Ezra C. Ebersole .
Tama.
November 7, 1882
1883-1891
Nathaniel B. Raymond.
Polk
November 4, 1890
1891-1895
Benjamin I. Salinger
Carroll.
November 6, 1894
1895-1903
Wendell W. Cornwall
Clay . .
November 4, 1902|
1903-
Mahaska
February 23, 1872
1872-1877
*Resigned March, 1882. Bradbury W. Hight appointed to fill vacancy.
94
United States Officials From Iowa.
REGISTER OF UNITED STATES OFFICIALS FROM IOWA.
UNITED STATES SENATORS.
Names.
Politics.
Residence.
Years Served.
Augustus C. Dodge
Dem . . .
Burlington.
1848-1855
George W. Jones.
Dem .
Dubuque .
1848-1859
James Harlan*
Rep.
Mt. Pleasant.
1855-1865
James W. Grimest.
Rep.
Burlington
1859-1869
Samuel J. Kirkwood.
Rep
Iowa City
1865-1867
James B. Howell
Rep
Keokuk .
1870-1871
James Harlan.
Rep
Mt. Pleasant.
1867-1973
George G. Wright.
Rep.
Des Moines
1871-1877
William B. Allison6.
Rep.
Dubuque
1873-
Samuel J. KirkwoodT
Rep
Iowa City
1877-1881
James W. McDill
Rep.
Afton ..
1881-1883
James F. Wilson.
Rep.
Fairfield
1883-1895
John H. Gear **
Rep.
Burlington
1895-1900
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Rep.
Ft. Dodge
1900-
* Resigned to accept the position of Secretary of Interior. Samuel J. Kirk- wood elected to fill the vacancy. t Resigned, James B. Howell elected to fill the vacaney. (Re-elected by the Twenty-ninth General Assembly for the term ending March 4, 1909. T Resigned to accept the position of Secretary of Inte- rior. James W. McDill appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy ; also elected by the Nineteenth General Assembly, January, 1882, to fil out the balance of the term ending March 4, 1883. ** Died. Jonathan P. Dolliver appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy ; also elected by the Twenty-ninth General Assembly, January, 1902, to fill out the balance of the term ending March 4, 1907.
REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS.
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS-1845 TO 1847.
Dist.
Name.
Poli- tics.
Residence.
Profession.
1
S. Clinton Hastings*
Dem .. Dem ..
Bloomington ..
. .
Lawyer. Farmer.
*Took his seat December 29, 1846.
THIRTIETH CONGRESS-1847 TO 1849.
1
William S. Thompson
2
Shepnerd Leffler
Dem. Dem.
Mt. Pleasant. Burlington
Lawyer. Farmer.
THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS-1849 TO 1851.
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