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purpose of electing one associate Judge to fill the vacancy occasioned by the failure to elect such officer at the last general election, in consequence of two persons having received the highest and equal number of votes as certified by the proper authority."
Joseph Reeves August 20, 1845, to serve seven years from March 17. 1846.
John McCorkhill October 29, 1845, to serve seven years from March 17, 1846.
Coonrod (alias)
Conrad Kern August 24, 1846, to serve seven years from August 17, 1846.
PROBATE JUDGES.
Wm. D. Mccullough September 7, 1829.
Aquilla Rogers September 3, 1833, vice William D. Mccullough (deceased), to serve until the first Monday in Au- gust, 1834.
Aquilla Rogers August 22, 1834, to serve seven years from date. Stephen P. Seal. May 25, 1838, appointed vice Aquilla Rogers, re- signed.
John Eller August 10, 1838; died, October, 1840.
William Edmonson October 14, 1840, vice John Eller, deceased.
Aquilla Rogers August 5, 1841, to serve seven years from date.
Jacob B. Lowe January 28, 1847, appointed pro tem, vice Aquilla Rogers. Jacob B. Lowe appointed under provision of act of January 27, 1847.
Frederick T. Butler October 29, 1847, "to fill vacancy by the enlistment of Aquilla Rogers in the army of the United States and his consequent leaving the state."
Frederick T. Butler
August 29, 1848.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
William G. Quick 1852-56.
George A. Buskirk 1856-64.
Oliver J. Glessner 1864-68.
Thomas W. Woollen.
1868-70, resigned.
Richard L. Coffee. Appointed October 15, 1870-73.
DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Daniel W. McClure 1852-53, resigned.
Thomas L. Perry
Appointed December 20, 1853-56.
A. D. Cunning. 1856-57, recigned
Thomas L. Perry Appointed October 30, 1857-58.
E. K. Millen 1858-60, resigned.
Stephen Thresher 1860-61, resigned.
James Harrison
Appointed January 7, 1861-62.
David D. Banta
1862-64.
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Kendall M. Hord 1864-66.
Francis M. Conner
1866-68.
James A. Reeves
1868-69, resigned.
William C. Sandifer
Appointed May 24, 1869-70.
George W. Workman. 1870-72, died.
James A. Jordan
Appointed August 21, 1872.
Charles W. Snow
1872-73.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
William Prince April 10, 1818-May 16, 1818, resigned. First cir- cuit.
Thomas Blake Appointed May 16, 1818-December 31, 1818.
General W. Johnston December 31, 1818-April 10, 1819, resigned.
Jonathan Doty Appointed April 10, 1819-December 31, 1821. The
act of December 31, 1821, put Monroe in the Fifth.
William W. Wick Appointed February 7, 1822-January 20, 1825, re- signed.
Bethuel F. Morris January 20, 1825-January 20, 1830. The act of January 20, 1830, put Monroe in the Seventh.
John Law January 25. 1830-August 10, 1831, resigned.
General W. Johnston Appointed August 10, 1831-January 21, 1832.
Amory Kinney
January 21, 1832-January 25, 1837, resigned.
Elisha M. Huntington January 25, 1837-January 28, 1839. The act of January 28, 1839, put Monroe in the Tenth.
David McDonald January 28, 1839-January 12, 1850. The act of January 12. 1850, put Monroe in the Fifth.
William W. Wick January 12, 1850-October 12, 1852.
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
James Hughes October 12, 1852; resigned, July 2, 1856. circuit.
Sixth
Ambrose B. Carlton Appointed July 2, 1856-October 30, 1856.
James M. Hanna October 30, 1856; resigned December 18, 1857.
Solomon Claypool Appointed December 21, 1857-November 6, 1864.
Delana R. Eckles. November 6, 1864-November 6, 1870.
William M. Franklin _ November 6, 1870-March 6, 1873. The act of March 6, 1873, put Monroe in the Tenth.
Ambrose B. Carlton Appointed March 12, 1873; resigned August 6, 1873.
Francis Wilson Appointed August 20, 1873-October 22, 1873.
Eliphalet D. Pearson October 22. 1873-October 22, 1879.
Francis Wilson October 22, 1879; died in office April 26. 1885.
Robert W. Miers Appointed April 30, 1885-October 23, 1885.
Eliphalet D. Pearson October 23. 1885; died in office July 3, 1890.
Henry C. Duncan Appointed July 16, 1890-November 10, 1890.
Robert W. Miers November 10, 1890; resigned August 12, 1896.
Joseph Giles Appointed August 12, 1896-November 10, 1896. William H. Martin November 10, 1896-November 10, 1902.
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James B. Wilson November 10, 1902-November 10, 1914. The act of March 4, 1911, constituted Monroe and Owen the Tenth, where they have since remained.
Robert W. Miers November 10, 1914; term expires November 10, 1920.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Harvey Gregg August 9, 1824-August 9, 1825. Fifth circuit.
Calvin Fletcher August 9, 1825-August 14, 1826.
James Whitcomb August 14, 1826-January 14, 1829.
W. W. Wick
January 14, 1829-January 20, 1830. The act of January 20, 1830, put Monroe in the Seventh.
E. M. Huntington January 25, 1830-January 25, 1832.
John H. Dowden January 25, 1832-April 9, 1833, died.
Erasmus H. McJunkin_Appointed April 9, 1833-August 14, 1834, died.
John Cowgill Appointed August 14, 1834-December 4, 1834.
David McDonald December 4, 1834-August 17, 1837, resigned.
John Cowgill Appointed August 17, 1837-February 13, 1838.
Delana R. Eckles February 13, 1838-January 28, 1839. The act of January 28, 1839, put Monroe in the Tenth.
John I. Watts February 1, 1839-February 1, 1843.
William G. Quick February 1, 1843-February 1, 1845.
Craven P. Hester February 1, 1845-February 1, 1849. The act of January 13, 1850, put Monroe in the Seventh.
Harvey D. Scott August 19, 1851-October 12, 1852.
William E. McLean October 12, 1852-November 7. 1854. Sixth circuit.
Ambrose B. Carlton
November 7, 1854-April 3, 1855, resigned.
Theodore Read April 3, 1855-August 6, 1855, resigned,
Francis L. Neff August 6, 1855-November 2, 1856.
Milton A. Osborn November 2, 1856-November 6, 1858.
Isaac N. Pierce November 6, 1858-November 6, 1860.
Willis G. Neff. November 6, 1860-November 6, 1864.
Michael Malott November 6, 1864-November 6, 1866.
Jacob S. Broadwell November 6, 1866-November 6 ,1868.
John C. Robinson November 6, 1868-November 1, 1872.
Courtland C. Matson November 1, 1872-March 6, 1873. The act of March 6, 1873, put Monroe in the Tenth.
Jeremiah F. Pittman Appointed March 12, 1873-October 22, 1873.
J. W. Tucker.
October 22, 1873-October 22, 1875.
Robert W. Miers
October 22, 1875-October 23, 1878, resigned.
John R. East
Appointed October 25, 1878-October 22, 1879.
Milton S. Mavity October 22, 1879-October 22, 1881.
Henry C. Duncan October 22, 1881-October 22, 1883.
Simpson Lowe October 22, 1SSI-October 22, 1883.
Joseph E. Henley October 22, 1885-March 28, 1887.
Abram Noblett Appointed March 28, 1887-October 22, 1887. Miltou S. Mavity October 22, 1887-October 22, 1893.
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John E. Edmonson Ocober 22, 1893-October 22, 1897.
James E. Zaring October 22. 1897-January 1, 1902.
Robert G. Miller January 1, 1902-January 1, 1906.
Fred M. Fletcher January 1, 1906-January 1, 1910.
Johu H. Underwood
January 1. 1910-January 12, 1912. The act of March 4, 1911, constituted Monroe and Oweu the Tentb, where they have since remained.
William M. Louden January 1, 1912-January 1, 1914.
Joseph K. Barclay January 1, 1914; term expires January 1, 1918.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Montgomery county was organized out of a part of Wa- bash county by the act of December 21, 1822. At that time it was attached to the First judicial circuit, which, by an act of 1821, included Knox, Sullivan, Vigo, Parke, Putnam, Daviess, Martin and Orange counties. The Circuit court of Montgomery county was organized in May, 1823, by Jacob Call, of Vincennes, President Judge of the First circuit, at the house of William Miller in Crawfordsville. Judge Call presented his commission as Judge, signed by Governor Will- iam Hendricks at Corydon, on December 18, 1822, together with a certificate from Isaac Blackford, one of the Judges of the Supreme court, that the usual oath of office and the oath against dueling had been duly administered by him to the new Judge.
Judge Call, a lawyer of much learning and of great ability, was a personal friend of Governor Hendricks. He held office and continued to hold court at Crawfordsville in 1823 and in 1824, when he was elected to Congress. He died during his first term in Congress.
Judge Call was succeeded in 1824 by Judge John R. Porter, of Newport. Nothing had been done at the first session of the court besides perfecting its organization and ordering a summons for a grand jury for the ensuing term to be held in August. The second term of court which convened August 28, 1823, is believed to have been held at the tavern of Major Henry Ristine in Crawfordsville. Judge John R. Porter was a native of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, a graduate of Union College at Schenectady, New York, and, after reading law, had settled at Paoli in Orange county, in 1820. After his selec-
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tion as President Judge of the First Circuit, he moved to Eugene township, Vermillion county, where he engaged in farming.
Isaac Naylor, of Crawfordsville, who succeeded Judge Porter in 1838, was a native of Rockingham county, Vir- ginia, born July 30, 1790. His parents immigrated to Ken- tucky in 1793 and to Indiana in 1805, settling in Clark county near Charlestown. Judge Naylor was largely self-educated, though he had carried forward his education, studied law and was admitted into practice by the Supreme court of Indiana in 1818. He married Mary Anderson in 1826 and settled in Crawfordsville in 1833, where he resided until his death, April 26, 1873. Judge Naylor served as a volunteer at the battle of Tippecanoe and was justly proud of his record-in fact, the lawyers used to claim that if a favor was wanted of him, the way to get it was to start the subject of Tippecanoe. An account of the battle of Tippecanoe by Judge Naylor and an autobiographical sketch of him have been published by the Indiana Quarterly Magazine of History. Judge Naylor served as Circuit Judge from 1838 to 1852.
William P. Bryant, the fourth Judge of the Montgomery Circuit court, who succeeded Judge Naylor in 1852, was a resident of Rockville, Indiana, a veteran of the Black Hawk War and had represented his district in the Legislature in 1832-33. He had served as a senator in 1838-39 and was Circuit Judge in the old Rockville circuit from 1842 to 1844, after which he had joined a throng of immigrants to Oregon. He had served in 1848 as Chief Justice of Oregon territory. Upon his return to Indiana in 1852, at the first election under the new Constitution, he defeated Judge Naylor for Circuit Judge of the Eighth circuit. Judge Bryant died at Rockville, October 9, 1860.
In 1858 John M. Cowan, then of Franklin, but later of Crawfordsville, was chosen Judge of the Eighth judicial cir- cuit. Judge Cowan was the son of John and Anna (Maxwell) Cowan, who were both of Scotch-Irish lineage. John Cowan was a Virginian by birth, who, after a residence in Tennessee and Kentucky, came to Charleston, Indiana, in territorial days. He served in the Tippecanoe campaign and later as a ranger
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or dragoon scout until the early Indian hostilities were ended. When the state capital was located at Indianapolis, the Cowans and Maxwells moved there in 1820 and were among the earliest settlers of the place. Judge John M. Cowan was born at Indianapolis, December 6, 1821, and one year later his father moved to Montgomery county and located on a farm near Crawfordsville, where he died ten years later. In his youth John Maxwell Cowan had the schooling of severe ad- versity, but in 1836 he entered the preparatory school of Wabash College and took the degree of Bachelor of Arts six years later. He was then appointed deputy clerk of Clinton county by his relative, Samuel D. Maxwell. He studied law during his spare moments and was enabled to graduate from the law school at Bloomington in 1845 after a course of one year. He then opened an office in Frankfort in the same year. He formed a partnership with James F. Suit and the firm soon established itself as one of the strongest in Clinton county and vicinity. In 1858 he was elected Judge of the Eighth judicial circuit, succeeding Judge William P. Bryant and in 1864 he was re-elected without opposition. At the close of his term in 1870, Judge Cowan located at Crawfordsville and formed a partnership with Hon. Thomas M. Patterson, later a United States senator from Colorado. Two years later he entered the new firm with M. D. White and James E. Cowan, his second son, which arrangement continued for three years. He then retired from general practice to become assistant cashier and attorney for the First National Bank of Craw- fordsville, in which position he continued until 1881. He then moved to Springfield, Missouri. In person Judge Cowan was slender, of medium height and dignified carriage. His dis- position was genial and his reputation as an upright Judge and model citizen was well established.
Thomas F. Davidson, of Covington, succeeded Judge Cowan in 1870 and served as Judge of the Montgomery Circuit court until 1873, when the circuit was changed and Montgomery and Parke counties were joined together in the Twenty-second circuit.
On March 12, 1873, Samuel C. Wilson, of Crawfordsville, was appointed to succeed Judge Davidson on the bench of the
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Montgomery Circuit court. Judge Wilson served a short term by appointment in 1873 and was succeeded by Judge Albert D. Thomas, of Crawfordsville, who served until 1879. Judge Thomas was succeeded in 1879 by William P. Britton, who served until 1885, when he was followed by Edward C. Sny- der, who served until 1891. Judge James F. Harney served from 1891 until 1897 and was succeeded by Judge Jere West, the present incumbent. Judge West's term expires October 21,1921.
Judge Snyder was born in Maryland, October 7, 1843, of German and English descent. His people came to Indiana and settled near Crawfordsville when he was a small child, but soon returned to Ohio and there he spent most of his youth. When about eighteen years old, he enlisted in an Ohio regiment in the Union army under Col. Granville Moody. He was wounded at Stone river, taken prisoner and paroled the third day. In 1872 he commenced the study of law with Hon. M. D. White, of Crawfordsville, and in 1878 was elected city attorney of Crawfordsville and re-elected in 1880. After serving one term as Judge of the Montgomery Circuit court, he practiced law for a short time and then returned to his farm near New Market in Montgomery county.
The late James F. Harney, who succeeded Snyder on the bench, was born in Kentucky in 1824 and died in March, 1904. He was of Scotch ancestry and the son of Gilbert T. Harney, who moved to Indiana in 1835. Judge Harney was a soldier in the war with Mexico under Capt. Henry S. Lane, and was elected to the state Legislature in 1849, 1858 and 1862. He was a state senator from 1872 to 1876. In 1885 he was ap- pointed revenue collector and, in 1890, elected Judge of the Circuit.
In November, 1893, Mrs. Fannie Nuckolls was admitted to the bar at Crawfordsville. She was then a traveling sales- woman for a Chicago publishing house and was the first woman to be admitted to the bar in Indiana under what was then a recent Supreme court decision, which gave women the right to be admitted to the bar in Indiana.
Montgomery county is able to boast a distinguished list of attorneys. Thomas M. Patterson, who served as United
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States senator from Colorado, practiced law at Crawfordsville thirty-five years ago as a partner of M. D. White. Will and Maurice Thompson practiced law in Crawfordsville for fifteen years. The former became solicitor for the Northern Pacific Railroad and located at Seattle, Washington. A law firm known as that of Crane & Anderson, Crawfordsville, was a strong firm, but Anderson withdrew to become Judge of the United States court, after which the firm name became Crane & McCabe.
Bayless W. Hanna, a partner of Daniel W. Voorhees, died at Crawfordsville and is buried in the Oak Hill cemetery there. He served as attorney-general of Indiana from Novem- ber 3, 1870, to November 6, 1872, and later as minister to the Argentine Republic. James Wilson, who was United States minister to Venezuela, was a member of the Montgomery county bar. The venerable Michael D. White, who was a member of the bar for many years, represented the Ninth district in Congress from 1877 to 1879. Robert B. F. Peirce, who represented the Eighth district in Congress from 1881 to 1883, was a member of the Montgomery county bar. Henry S. Lane, Governor of Indiana from January 14 to January 16, 1861, and, after that, a United States senator until 1867, was a member of the Montgomery county bar. Joseph E. McDonald, who represented Indiana in the United States Senate from 1875 to 1881, moved from Lafayette to Craw- fordsville in 1847 and remained there until 1859. He had previously served as prosecuting attorney. In 1849 he was elected to the fifty-first Congress, serving one term. In 1856 he was elected attorney-general of Indiana and re-elected in 1858. In 1859 he moved to Indianapolis and formed a part- nership with Addison L. Roache, who had resigned as one of the Judges of the Supreme court. In 1864 McDonald was nominated on the Democratic ticket for Governor, but was defeated by Oliver P. Morton. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1875 to succeed D. D. Pratt. In 1881 he was a candidate for re-election, but was defeated by Benjamin Harrison. In 1884 he was defeated for the Democratic presi- dential nomination at Chicago by Grover Cleveland.
GEN. LEW WALLACE. From the Bust in the Capitol at Washington, D. C.
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Although born at Brookville, Gen. Lew Wallace, the author of "Ben-Hur," made Crawfordsville his home during practi- cally the entire period of his life after his student days at Wabash College. Lew Wallace was the second child born to Gov. David and Esther Wallace. Gov. David Wallace, a graduate of the West Point Military Academy, had studied law and engaged in the practice of his pro- fession at Brookville. He became a brilliant attorney and served successively as a member of the Legislature, twice as lieutenant-governor and became Governor in 1837. He was also a member of Congress from 1841 to 1845, and after his retirement from Congress, served as Judge of the court of Common Pleas. He died in 1859, at the age of sixty-eight. At the breaking out of the Civil War, Lew Wallace was ap- pointed adjutant-general from Indiana and soon thereafter was commissioned colonel of the Eleventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Later he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier- general and, still later, to the rank of major-general. He was the second member of the court to try the assassins of President Lincoln and was president of the court-martial which tried Henry Wirtz, commander of the notorious Con- federate prison at Andersonville, Georgia.
George D. Hurley died after a law practice of fifty-two years at Crawfordsville, in May, 1906. He was a native of New Albany, Indiana, born in 1833. Henry Perry, who died in 1906, was a veteran of the Civil War and studied law under P. S. Kennedy and W. T. Brush, of Crawfordsville. P. S. Kennedy, who died in 1903, was a native of Kentucky, born in 1829. In 1866 Kennedy was appointed by Chief Justice Chase as commissioner in bankruptcy. Under Judge Gresham he was appointed United States commissioner and served more than twenty years in this capacity. His two sons, Dumont and Schuyler Kennedy, are in the practice of law at Crawfordsville today. Thomas O. Osburn, who studied law with Gen. Lew Wallace and Hon. M. D. White, held a min- istership in South America and at one time practiced law in Chicago. William P. Hargrave, who died in January, 1897, rounded out a long career as an able attorney at the Craw- fordsville bar.
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ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
William Burbridge September 1, 1823.
James Stitt September 1, 1823.
James Stitt August 10, 1830, to serve seven years from Sep- tember 5, 1830.
William Burbridge August 10, 1830, to serve seven years from Sep- tember 5, 1830; resigned. December, 1832.
Absalom Ketchum February 25. 1833 (special election), vice William Burbridge, to serve seven years from September 15, 1830.
James Stitt August 14, 1837, to serve seven years from Sep- tember 15, 1837.
Thomas Glenn August 14, 1837, to serve seven years from Sep- tember 15, 1837.
lleury Lee August 20, 1844, to serve seven years from Sep- tember 15, 1844.
James Stitt August 20, 1844, to serve seven years from Sep- tember 15, 1844; died, September, 1844.
Abram P. Watson November 20, 1844 (special election ), vice James Stitt (deceased), to serve seven years from Sep- tember 1, 1844
James Riley August 20, 1846. to serve seven years from Sep- tember 1, 1844.
Orrion Stoddard August 22, 1851, to serve seven years from Sep- tember 1, 1851.
PROBATE JUDGES.
Robert Taylor August 13, 1829.
Robert Taylor August 19. 1836.
Robert Taylor August 12, 1843.
Robert Taylor August 24, 1850.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
Lorenzo C. Dougherty_1852-60.
Isaac Naylor 1860-68.
Joseph Ristine 1868-72.
Albert D. Thomas 1872-73.
DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Abner V. Austin 1852-54.
Michael D. White 1854-56, resigned.
Bayless W. Hanna
Appointed October 28. 1856-58, resigned.
C. C. Galvin Appointed March 25, 1858.
John Morgan 1858-60.
Hiram W. Stilwell 1860-64.
William Eggleston
1864-66.
William T. Brush. 1866-68.
George D. Hurley 1868-70.
Thomas L. Stilwell 1870-73.
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PRESIDENT JUDGES.
At the time of the organization of Montgomery county, March 1, 1823. it was placed in the First circuit, on which Jacob Call was then serving as President Judge. He continued on the bench until his resignation, in July, 1824, when he was succeeded by John R. Porter, who was commis- sioned on July 28, 1824. Porter remained in office until January 27, 1838, when Isaac Naylor ascended the bench and served until the new consti- tution went into operation.
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
William P. Bryant October 12, 1852-November 1, 1858. Eighth cir- cuit.
John M. Cowan November 1, 1858-November 1, 1870.
Thomas F. Davidson __ November 1, 1870-March 6, 1873. The act of March 6. 1873, put Montgomery in the Twenty-second with Parke.
Samuel C. Wilson Appointed March 12. 1873-October 21, 1873.
Albert D. Thomas. October 21, 1873-October 21, 1879.
William P. Britton. October 21, 1879-October 21, 1885. The act of February 25, 1885, made Montgomery the sole county in the Twenty-second.
Edward C. Snyder October 21, 1885-October 21, 1891.
James F. Harvey October 21, 1891-October 21, 1897.
Jere West October 21, 1897; term expires October 21. 1921.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Jolın Law Angust 9, 1824-January 25, 1830.
Edward A. Hannegan January 25, 1830-January 25, 1832.
Andrew Ingram
January 25, 1832-January 23, 1834.
William P. Bryant
January 23, 1834-January 23, 1838.
Joseph A. Wright January 23. 1838-December 5, 1839.
Samuel C. Willsou December 5, 1839-September 4, 1843.
Joseph E. McDonald September 4, 1843-September 19, 1847.
Lew Wallace August 18, 1851-October 12, 1852; transferred to Eighth by act of June 17, 1852.
Robert P. Moore October 12, 1852-November 7, 1854. Eighth circuit.
Daniel Kelso November 7, 1854-November 7, 1856.
Francis Adkinson November 7, 1856-November 7, 1858.
George W. Richardson_November 7, 1858-November 7, 1862.
James M. Myers November 7, 1862; resigned June 16, 1864.
Benjamin F. Lewis Appointed June 16, 1864-November 1, 1865.
John A. Miller November 1, 1865-November 3, 1868.
John Denton November 3, 1868-November 3. 1872.
John O. Cravens November 3, 1872-March 6, 1873. The act of March 6, 1873, put Montgomery in the Twenty-second.
Robert B. F. Peirce Appointed March 6, 1873-November 3, 1874. The act of March 6, 1873, transferred Peirce from the Eighth to the Twenty-second.
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Ared F. White November 3. 1874-November 3. 1876.
David Roach November 3. 1876-November 3, 1878.
George W. Collings. November 3. 1878-November 3, 1880.
John N. Burford
November 3, 1880-November 17. 1882.
Frank M. Howard November 17. 1882-February 27, 1885. The act of
February 25, 1885, made Montgomery the sole county in the Twenty-second.
Charles Johnston Appointed February 27, 1885-November 17, 1SSG.
Albert B. Anderson November 17, 1886-November 17, 1890.
Winfield S. Moffit
November 17, 1890-November 17, 1894.
Dumont Kennedy
November 17, 1894-November 17. 1898.
William M. Reeves November 17, 1898-Jannary 1, 1903.
John B. Murphy January 1. 1903-January 1, 1905.
Robert W. Caldwell January 1. 1005-January 1, 1907.
Harry N. Fine
January 1, 1907-January 1, 1911.
Ira Clonser
January 1. 1911-January 1, 1915.
Walter H. Lini Jannary 1. 1915; term expires Jannary 1, 1917.
MORGAN COUNTY.
Morgan county was organized by an act of the Legislature, approved December 31, 1821, which became effective on February 15, 1822. Martinsville, which was selected as the county seat, was named in honor of James Martin, the senior member of the commissioners selected by the state to choose the seat of justice. The first session of the Morgan Circuit court was begun at the house of Jacob Cutler on the 25th of March, 1822, with Judge William W. Wick on the bench. John Gray and Jacob Cutler as Associate Judges. The second session of the court convened at the house of Jacob Cutler on September 23, 1822, with John Gray and Jacob Cutler as Associate Judges, but adjourned to meet at the house of George H. Beeler in the town of Martinsville. The third term was held in the new court house in Martinsville on April 1, 1823, with Judge Wick presiding, and John Gray and Jacob Cutler, as Associate Judges.
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