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Henry Secrest, Basil Champer, William E. Taylor, John H. Martin, Alfred Dyar, James H. Swaar, Jesse I. Alexander, James R. Fritts, William A. Montgomery, David L. Weir, William M. Franklin, Harlan Richards, John C. Robinson, Inman H. Fowler, Wiley E. Dittemore, David E. Beam, Sam- uel O. Pickens, Willis Hickam, James S. Meek, James W. Ar- cher, Albert W. Fullerton, William J. Richards, William A. Pickens, Samuel H. Dunn, Wesley Coffey, Thomas E. Spang- ler and Richard R. Overstreet.
The present attorneys, who are residents of Owen county and who are actively engaged in the practice of law, include John L. Duncan, Inman H. Fowler, Thomas G. Spangler, David E. Beem, Willis Hickman, Hubert Hickam, Herbert Rundell, James Miller, Homer Elliott, Henry Hochstetler and J. C. Hendrickson. Of these men, John L. Duncan has served two terms as a member of the Legislature. David E. Beem, who has retired from the practice, served many years as a trustee of DePauw University. Hubert Hickam represented Owen county in the Indiana General Assembly in 1915, as a member of the lower house. Homer Elliott was the Repub- lican candidate for Judge of Monroe and Owen counties in 1914. J. C. Henderickson is a native of Arkansas, who has lately settled at Gosport.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Joseph Freeland February 8, 1819.
ยท Hugh Barnes
February 8, 1819.
Daniel Harris
September 17, 1821.
William Bull
April 10, 1822.
Reuben McDaniel November 25, 1824.
John Dunn August 22, 1825; resigned, August, 1831.
William Bull
August 22, 1825.
Alexander Edson
August 23. 1831, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 8, 1826, vice John Dunn, resigned ; died, Sep- tember, 1836.
Alexander Edson August 20, 1832, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 20, 1833.
William Dunning August 20, 1832, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 20, 1833; resigned, February, 1839.
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George E. Tingle. November 14, 1836 (special election), to serve seven years from February 20, 1838, vice Alexander Edson, deceased. George E. Tingle resigned, Feb- ruary, 1838.
John Conn April 23, 1838.
Amon P. Howe. March 26, 1839, vice William Dunning, resigned. Isaac Westfall August 10, 1839, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 20, 1840; resigned, June, 1841. Thomas Allen August 10, 1839, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 20, 1840.
James Edson August 9, 1841 (special election), vice Isaac West- fall (resigned), to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 20, 1840. James Edson resigned. July, 1845. Joseph B. Stevenson August 12, 1843, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 20, 1840.
William H. Fritts. September 11, 1845 (special election), vice James Edson (resigned), to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 20, 1840.
Abner Goodwin August 17, 1846, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 20, 1847. "Died about September 12, 1849."
Joseph G. Stevenson August 17, 1846, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 20, 1847.
Garrett Conover December S. 1849 (special election), to serve seven years from February 20, 1847, vice Abner Goodwin, deceased.
PROBATE JUDGES.
Thomas Allen August 27, 1829.
John Dunn August 20, 1832, to serve seven years from Feb-
ruary 20, 1833.
Nathan Sacket August 10, 1839.
John Dunn August 11, 1840.
Isaac Heaton August 21, 1847.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
William M. Franklin __ 1S52-56.
Frederick T. Brown. 1856-64.
William M. Franklin _ 1864-68.
Harry Burns 1868-73.
DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Fred T. Brown 1852-54.
Oliver H. P. Ash 1854-56.
Michael Malott
1856-5S.
George W. Throop 1858-60.
Harvey Burns
1860-62.
Samuel W. Curtis 1862-64.
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Patrick Harvey 1864-66.
John C. Robinson. 1866-68.
Courtland C. Matson. _ 1868-72.
Samuel M. McGregor __ 1872-73.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
General W. Johnston __ January 1, 1819-April 10, 1819, resigned. First
circuit.
Jonathan Doty Appointed April 10, 1819-December 31, 1821. The
act of December 31, 1821, put Owen in the Fifth.
William W. Wick Appointed February 7, 1822-January 14, 1824. The
act of January 14, 1824, put Owen in the First.
Jacob Call January 14, 1824-July 28, 1824, resigned.
John R. Porter Appointed July 28, 1824-January 20, 1830. The act of January 20, 1830, put Owen in the Seventh.
John Law Appointed January 25, 1830-August 10, 1831, re- signed.
General W. Johnston __ Appointed August 10, 1831-December 13, 1831. 1
Amory Kinney December 12, 1831-January 25, 1837.
Elisha M. Huntington_ January 25, 1837-January 28. 1839. The act of January 28, 1839, put Owen in the Tenth.
David McDonald
January 28, 1839-October 12, 1852.
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
James Hughes October 12, 1852; resigned, July 2, 1856. Sixth cir- cuit.
Ambrose B. Carlton. Appointed July 2, 1856-October 30, 1856.
James M. Hanna October 30, 1856; resigned December 18, 1857, to accept place on Supreme bench.
Solomon Claypool Appointed December 21, 1857-November 6, 1864.
Delana R. Eckles November 6, 1864-November 6. 1870.
William M. Franklin November 6, 1870-November 6, 1876. The act of March 6, 1873, put Owen in the Fifteenth, and transferred Franklin from the Sixth to the Fif- teenth.
John C. Robinson November 6, 1876-November 14. 1882.
Ambrose M. Cumming __ November 14, 1882-November 14, 18SS.
George W. Grubbs. November 14, 1SSS-November 14, 1900.
Milton H. Parks. November 14, 1900-February 6, 1904.
Judge Parks was stricken with paralysis in the winter of 1903-4 and became unable to attend to his duties on the bench. The governor appointed Jo- seph W. Williams, who filled out the unexpired. term of Judge Parks.
Joseph W. Williams __. Appointed February 6. 1904-March 4, 1911. The act of March 4, 1911, put Owen in the Tenth with Monroe, where they have since remained.
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James B. Wilson March 4, 191-November 10, 1914. Judge Wilson had been on the bench in the Tenth since Novem- ber 10, 1902.
Robert W. Miers November 10, 1914; term expires November 10, 1920.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
John Law August 9, 1824-January 20, 1830. First circuit. The act of January 20, 1830, put Owen in the Seventh.
E. M. Huntington January 25, 1830-January 20, 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 Owen in the Tenth.
John I. Watts Appointed February 1, 1839-February 1, 1843.
William G. Quick February 1, 1843-February 1, 1845.
Craven P. Hester February 1, 1845-February 1, 1849.
William M. Franklin
August 23, 1851-October 12, 1852.
William E. McLean
October 12, 1852-November 7, 1854. Sixth circuit.
Ambrose B. Carlton
November 7, 1854; resigned, March 23, 1855.
Theodore Read
Appointed April 3, 1855-August 6, 1855, resigned. Appointed August 6, 1855-November 2, 1856.
Milton A. Osborn
November 2, 1856-November 6, 1858.
Isaac N. Pierce
November 6, 185S-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, 1863. The act of March 6. 1873, put Owen in the Fifteenth.
Henry Burns Appointed March 12, 1873-October 29, 1873.
Ambrose M. Cunning __ October 29, 1873-October 29, 1877.
Samuel O. Pickens
October 29, 1877-October 29, 1SS1.
John D. Alexander October 29, 1881-February 24, 1SS3.
Frank A. Phelps Apointed February 24, 1SS3-November 15, 1SS4.
Edwin M. McCord November 15, 1SS4-November 15, 1SS6.
William R. Asher November 15, 1886-November 15, 1SSS.
William H. Beaman November 15, 1SSS-April 7, 1890.
Edward S. Davis April 7, 1890-April 7, 1894. election April 7, 1890.
Elected by special
Joseph W. Williams April 7, 1894-April 7, 1898.
Homer L. McGinnis. April 7, 1898-April 7, 1900.
John E. Sedgwick April 7, 1900-January 1, 1901.
Francis L. Neff
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Homer L. McGinnis January 1, 1901-January 1, 1905.
Eller E. Pryor January 1, 1905-January 1, 1907.
Homer L. Moss. January 1, 1907-January 1, 1909.
Elam M. McCord January 1, 1909-January 1, 1912. The act of March
4, 1911, put Owen in the Tenth with Monroe, 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.
PARKE COUNTY.
On January 9, 1821, the Legislature organized Parke county with what is known now as Vermillion county attached to Parke as a civil township. The county seat was permanently fixed at Rockville in 1822, but no court house was provided until 1824. The first court house was a spacious log struc- ture built on the south side of the present public square and served both as a house of worship and temple of justice until it was superseded by a brick building in 1832. This served the county until 1879, when the present court house was built at a cost of one hundred and ten thousand dollars. It was dedicated on Washington's birthday, February 22, 1882. The first court held in Parke county was held at the house of Sam- uel Blair in Rosedale, where it continued to be held until a suitable place could be provided at the county seat.
The first legal execution in Parke county was that of Noah Beauchamp on Friday, February 8, 1843, in the woods south- east of the Rockville cemetery. People came from far and near to the execution, even from Illinois and surrounding counties in the state. It was a bitter cold day and several women, with babes in their arms, were present and drank whiskey freely with the men in order to drive out the cold.
The President Judges who served over the circuit from 1821 to 1852 have all been mentioned in other counties be- longing to the various circuits to which Parke was attached during this period. The county was made a part of the First circuit upon its organization and remained in this circuit un- til the act of January 28, 1839, attached it to the Seventh cir- cuit. No further changes were made until after the adoption of the present Constitution. Since 1852, Parke has been in no less than five different circuits, as follows: June 2, 1852,
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Eighth; March 1, 1867, Eighteenth; March 6, 1873, Twenty- second; February 25, 1885, Forty-seventh ; February 22, 1915, Sixty-eighth. Upon the creation of the last circuit, George D. Sunkel was appointed Judge by Governor Ralston.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Dempsey Seybold March 27, 1821.
Joseph Walker
March 27, 1821.
Dempsey Seybold
Resigned August, 1826.
Samuel Steele
August 29, 1826.
James Nesmith September 6. 1827: resigned December. 1831.
James Strange September 6. 1827; resigned August, 1832.
Robert Mitchell March 21, 1832 (special election), vice James Ne- smith (resigned), to serve seven years from March 21, 182S.
Eliphalet Allen August 21, 1832, vice James Strange ( resigned), to serve seven years from March 21, 1828: resigned April, 1833.
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Dempsey Seybold May 27. 1833, vice Eliphalet Allen (resigned), to serve until August, 1834; died August. 1835.
Dempsey Seybold August 8, 1834, to serve seven years from March 21, 1835.
Robert Mitchell August 8, 1834, to serve seven years from March 21, 1835.
Samuel H. McCord August 11, 1835, vice Dempsey Seybold (deceased), to serve seven years from March 21, 1825; resigned November, 1840.
Walter C. Donaldson __ August 13, 1828, to serve seven years from March 21, 1835.
Randolph H. Wedding_December 27, 1840. to serve seven years from March 21, 1835, vice Samuel H. McCord, resigned.
James McDonald August 9. 1841, to serve seven years from March 21, 1842; resigned December, 1842. Randolph H. Wedding_August 9, 1841, to serve seven years from March 21, 1842.
Walter C. Donaldson __ January 23. 1843 (special election), vice James Mc- Donald (resigned), to serve seven years from March 21, 1842.
Walter C. Donaldson __ August 22, 1848, to serve seven years from March 21, 1849. Filed registration August 1, 1850.
Alexander Kirkpatrick_August 22, 1848, to serve seven years from March 21, 1849.
Samuel S. Case. October S, 1850 (special election), to serve seven years from March 21, 1849, vice Walter C. Donald- son, resigned.
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PROBATE JUDGES.
Joseph Potts Elected Proate Judge in August, 1829, but he was ineligible, on account of not being a resident of county for one year prior to election. At special election held the first Monday in December Potts was again elected and was commissioned on De- cember 25, 1829; resigned March, 1833.
Lewis Noel March 18, 1833, appointed vice Joseph Potts, re- signed.
Daniel M. Morris August 9, 1833, to serve seven years from date; re- signed May, 1834.
Tyler S. Baldwin August , 1834, to serve seven years from August 4, 1834.
Daniel M. Morris August 9, 1841, to serve seven years from date; resignation filed July 2, 1844.
John Marshall
August 21, 1844, appointed.
John Marshall
August 21, 1851.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
John R. Porter 1852; died in office April 1, 1853.
Samuel F. Maxwell Appointed April 4, 1853-60.
Chambers Y. Patterson_1860-64.
Samuel F. Maxwell 1864-68.
John T. Scott. 1868-73.
DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Lyman G. Smith 1852-54.
Thomas N. Rice
1854-56.
James Jordan
1856-57, resigned.
William P. Bryant.
Appointed November 18, 1857-58.
Robert E. Craign 1858-60.
John T. Scott 1860-64.
Henry N. Boudinot 1864-66.
James T. Johnson
1866-68.
Eugene I. Holden
1868-70.
James W. Hurst
1870-72.
George W. Collings 1872-73.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
Jonathan Doty April 2, 1821-March 7, 1822. First circuit. Jacob Call March 7, 1822-July 28, 1824. resigned.
John R. Porter Appointed July 28, 1824-January 27, 1838.
January 27, 1838-January 28, 1839. The act of
Isaac Naylor January 28, 1839, put Parke in the Seventh.
Elisha M. Huntington January 28, 1839-July 12, 1841, resigned.
William P. Bryant Appointed July 12, 1841-January 25, 1844.
John Law January 25, 1844; resigned in July, 1850.
Samuel B. Gookins Appointed August 31, 1850-January 30, 1851. Delana R. Eckles January 30, 1851-October 12, 1852.
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CIRCUIT JUDGES.
William P. Bryant. October 12, 1852-November 1, 1S5S. Eighth cir- cuit.
John M. Cowan Nevember 1, 1858-March 1, 1867. The act of March 1, 1867, put Parke in the Eighteenth.
Richard W. Thompson_Appointed March 1, 1867-November 4, 1867. Chambers Y. Patterson_November 4, 1867-March 6, 1873. The act of March 6, 1873, put Parke in the Twenty-second.
Samuel C. Willson Appointed March 12, 1873-October 21, 1873.
Albert D. Thomas. October 21, 1873-October 21, 1879.
William P. Britton October 21, 1879-February 25, 1885. The act of February 25, 1885, put Parke in the Forty-sev- enth.
Joshua Jump Appointed February 26, 1885-November 15, 1886.
Ared F. White. November 15, 1SSG-November 15, 1904.
Gould G. Rheuby Nocember 15, 1904; resigned in August, 1909.
Charles W. Ward Appointed August 23, 1909; resigned in Septem- ber, 1910.
William C. Wait Appointed September 24, 1910-November 15, 1910.
Barton S. Aikman .November 15, 1910-February 22, 1915. The act of February 22, 1915, made Parke the sole county in the newly created Sixty-eighth, where it has since remained. Judge Aikman was left in the Forty- seventh circuit.
George D. Sunkel Appointed March 1, 1915, to serve until next gen- eral election.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
John Law August 9, 1824-January 25, 1830. First circuit.
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-January 28, 1839. The act of January 28, 1839, put Parke in the Seventh.
Delana R. Eckles
January 28, 1839-February 15, 1841, resigned.
E. W. McGaughey
February 15, 1841-August 10, 1842, resigned.
George F. Waterman
.Appointed August 10, 1842-December 15, 1812.
John P. Usher
December 15, 1842-December 15, 1844.
James M. Hanna December 15, 1844-December 15, 1846.
James C. Allen December 15, 1846-December 15, 1848.
Harvey D. Scott August 19, 1851-October 12, 1852.
Lew Wallace October 12, 1852-May 14, 1853. Eighth circuit.
Daniel W. Voorhees Appointed May 14, 1853-July 24, 1854, resigned.
Samuel L. Telford Appointed July 24, 1854-November 7, 1854.
Charles A. Naylor November 7, 1854-February 20, 1855.
James M. Allen February 20, 1855-May 30, 1856.
Henry Shannon May 30, 1856-November 2, 1856.
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Thomas N. Rice November 2, 1856-November 12, 1858.
Robert W. Harrison November 12, 1858-November 12, 1862.
Samuel F. Wood November 12, 1862-March 1, 1867. The act of
March 1, 1867, put Parke in the Eighteenth.
Sewell Coulson Appointed March 18, 1867-November 4, 1867.
Burton G. Hanna November 4, 1867-October 24, 1870.
John C. Briggs
October 24, 1870-October 21, 1872.
Robert B. Sears
October 21, 1872-March 6, 1873. The act of March 6, 1873, put Parke in the Twenty-second.
Robert B. F. Peirce March 6, 1873-November 3, 1874. The act of March 6, 1873, transferred Peirce from the Eighth to the Twenty-second.
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-November 17, 1SS6. The act of February 25, 1885, put Parke in the Forty-seventh and transferred Howard from the Twenty-second to the Forty-seventh.
Jesse P. York November 17, 1886-November 17, 1SSS.
Henry Daniels
November 17, 1SSS-November 17, 1890.
Barton S. Aikman November 17, 1890-November 17, 1894.
Howard Maxwell
November 17, 1894-November 17, 189S.
Fleura F. James November 17, 1898-Janary 1, 1901.
Gould G. Rheuby January 1, 1901; resigned November 26, 1904.
Albert M. Adams Appointed November 26, 1904-January 1, 1907. .
Clarence G. Powell January 1, 1907-January 1, 1911.
Willis A. Satterlee. January 1, 1911-January 1, 1913.
George D. Sunkel
January 1, 1913-January 1, 1915.
Evert A. Davidson January 1, 1915; term expuires January 1, 1917.
PERRY COUNTY.
Perry county was the last to be organized before the state was admitted to the Union. The territorial act of September 7, 1814, provided for its formal establishment on the first of the following November and on that date the county commis- sioners met for the first time. The locating commissioners placed the first county seat on the Ohio river and gave it the classical name of Troy. But Troy, like her ancient name- sake, was destined to fall, and her overthrow was provided for in the act of January 10, 1818, which provided for the relocation of the county seat. Spencer county was created
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January 10, 1818, and undoubtedly this had something to do with the proposed relocation. The commissioners selected to relocate the county seat met on the first Monday of March, 1818, and, after inspection and deliberation, selected the town of Washington for the new seat of justice. The last session of court at Troy was held in October, 1818, when it adjourned to meet at Washington the following February. By that time Washington had changed its name to Franklin, but neither of these Revolutionary heroes seemed to satisfy the citizens. Classical antiquity was again called upon, and the new seat of justice appeared on the court records in September, 1819, as Rome. The name was unfortunate, the day came when the modern Rome had to fall. Several miles down the Ohio was the rising town of Cannelton.
In the early fifties the citizens of the latter town began to plan to get the county seat. The legislative act of March 2, 1855, gave the county commissioners the conditional power of moving county seats; before that time, under the 1816 Constitution, a special enactment was necessary, the actual selection being left to a commission of five persons selected by the Legislature. The preliminary struggle was opened in March, 1856, but nothing definite was accomplished. The question was held in abeyance until after the legislative act of December 22, 1858. This act put more power in the way of changing county seats into the hands of the county com- missioners. Backed by the acts of 1855 and 1858, the citi- zens advocating the removal of the county seat from Rome to Cannelton, again appeared with a petition before the county commissioners. A public-spirited coal company of Cannelton offered to erect a court house if the commissioners would make the change. Satisfactory terms were also made with the cit- izens of Rome by the Cannelton adherents. The offer of a new court house was too good to be passed by lightly, and the commissioners finally decided to make the change. The order announcing the removal was entered on their records, March 8, 1859. By December 7, 1859, all the county buildings were ready and on that day the removal of all papers, books and furniture was ordered under the general supervision of W. P. Beacon.
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But Cannelton was not always to rest in peace. About two miles down the Ohio river was the thriving Swiss town of Tell City. In the nineties there occurred a very curious situation in these two rival towns. Tell City wanted the coun- ty seat, and wanted it so badly that the town actually built a fine public building and offered it to the county for a court house on condition that the county seat be moved to Tell City. The citizens of Cannelton were not to be outdone in patriotic devotion to their county, so they likewise built a new court house and offered it to the county in order to forestall any action which might lead to the removal of the seat of justice from their town. Tell City now uses its building for the city hall, and the probability is that it will never be used for the purpose for which a public-spirited body of citizens designed it.
The first term of the Circuit court of Perry county was held at the home of James McDaniel, Jr., April 3, 1815, but, the Judge not appearing, it was postponed and met again on July 3, 1815, at the same place, with Isaac Blackford as Presi- dent Judge and Thomas Morton and James McDaniel as Asso- ciate Judges. The first session of the court in the new court house at Troy convened in July, 1817, and subsequent meet- ings of the court, until the county seat was permanently locat- ed at Cannelton, were held in the towns of Franklin and Rome.
TERRITORIAL JUDICIARY.
September 14, 1814. Associate Judges of the Circuit court. Charles Polk, first associate; James McDaniel, second as- sociate.
December 27, 1814 Associate Judge of the Circuit court : Thomas
Morton, vice Charles Polk, resigned.
December 27, 1814 Justices of the peace: George Tobin and John Stephenson.
May 15, 1815 Justices of the peace: Runnels Jeffers, Jesse Barber, Israel Lamb and George Burkhart.
July 22, 1815 Justices of the peace: James G. Jones, James D.
Hammond and Joseph D. Miller.
April 27, 1816 Justice of the peace: William Shroads.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
James McDaniel April 16, 1817, removed from county. 1819.
Thomas Morton April 16, 1817.
John Stephenson February 27, 1818.
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Edmund Jennings March 3, 1820, vice James McDaniel, removed from county ; resigned, June, 1820.
Edmund Jennings August 19, 1823.
John Stephenson
Moses B. Niles. August 17, 1825.
Samuel Harding
August 18, 1829, to serve seven years from August 19, 1833, vice Edmund Jennings, resigned.
Jonathan D. Esarey. September S. 1830, to serve seven years from March 11, 1831.
Moses B. Niles August 17, 1832, to serve seven years from Sep- tember S, 1832.
Thomas Tobin September 12, 1837.
Stephen Shoemaker August 20, 1838, to serve seven years from Sep- tember 11, 1838; died, May, 1845.
Amos L. D. Williams __ August 27, 1844, to serve seven years from March 10, 1845; died, June, 1847.
James Wheeler August 25, 1845, to serve seven years from March 10, 1845.
John Groves August 21, 1847 (special election), to serve seven years from March 10, 1845.
Daniel Curry August 27, 1851, to serve to March 10, 1852.
Samuel Miller August 27, 1851, to serve to March 10, 1852.
PROBATE JUDGES.
Samuel Frisbie August 18, 1829.
James Reily September S. 1830; resigned, August. 1836.
Safford Hascall August 18. 1836, vice James Relly, resigned.
Safford Hascall August 1S, 1813.
Hart Humphrey September 16, 1850.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
Lemuel O. DeBruler 1852-60.
John J. Key 1860-61, resigned.
Charles J. Mason Appointed November 15. 1S61-62.
David T. Laird Appointed November 1, 1862-70, resigned.
Charles T. Laird Appointed September 5, 1870-October 24, 1870. Milton S. Mavity 1870-73.
DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
William A. Wandell 1852-54, office became vacant.
Harmon G. Barkwell Appointed January 16, 1854.
Joshua B. Huckaby 1854-56.
John I. Key
Christopher A. Rudd 1856, failed to qualify.
Appointed March 3, 1857, resigned.
William H. Blunt
Appointed November 20, 1857-59.
George P. Dewees 1859-60.
Wiley Adams 1860-62.
William C. Adams 1862-64.
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J. J. McAllister
1864-66, resigned.
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