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Milton S. Mavity
Appointed January 29, 1866.
Sidney B. Hatfield. 1866-68.
John W. Buskirk
1S68-69, resigned.
William Farrell Appointed June 14, 1869-70.
John C. Schafer 1870-73.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
Benjamin Parke December 21, 1816-February 8, 1817, resigned. First circuit.
William Prince Appointed February 8, 1817-January 28, 1818. The act of January 28, 1818, put Perry in the Fourth.
David Hart
January 28, 1818-January 2, 1819, resigned.
Richard Daniel
Appointed January 2, 1819-February 21, 1822.
James R. E. Goodlet
February 21, 1822-January 25, 1832.
Samuel Hall
January 25, 1832-April 20, 1835, resigned.
Charles I. Battell Appointed April 20, 1835-December 11, 1835.
Elisha Embree December 11, 1835-January 1, 1846.
James Lockhart January 1, 1846; resigned in May, 1851, to take effect September 21, 1851.
Alvin P. Hovey Appointed May 31, 1851, to serve from September 21, 1851-October 12, 1852.
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Alvin P. Hovey October 12, 1852; resigned, September 26, 1854. Third circuit.
William E. Niblack Appointed September 26, 1854; resigned, October 24, 1857.
Ballard Smith Appointed October 24, 1857-November 1, 1858.
M. F. Burke
November 1, 1858-February 22, 1859. The act of February 22, 1859, put Perry in the Fifteenth.
William F. Parrett Appointed August 3, 1859; resigned, March 10, 1869.
James G. Jones Appointed March 12, 1869-October 24, 1870.
David T. Laird October 24, 1870-October 24, 1876. The act of March 6, 1873, put Perry in the Second, and trans- ferred Laird from the Fifteenth to the Second.
John B. Handy October 24, 1876-November 16, 1882.
George L. Reinhard November 16, 1882; resigned March 10, 1891.
Edward Gough Appointed March 12, 1891-November 16, 1898.
Elbert M. Swan
November 16, 1898-March 3, 1903. The act of March 3, 1903, put Perry in the Third with Har- rison and Crawford, where they have since re- mained.
Christ W. Cook March 3, 1903-October 22, 1909. Judge Cook had been on the bench of the Third since October 22, 1897.
William Ridley October 22, 1909; term expires October 22, 1921.
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PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Amos Clark
August 9, 1824-August 14, 1826. Fourth circuit.
Charles I. Battell
August 14, 1826-December 30, 1832.
John Pitcher
December 30, 1832-August 10, 1836.
Eben D. Edson Appointed August 10, 1836-January, 1837.
John A. Breckinridge. . January, 1837-December 7, 1838.
Eben D. Edson
December 10, 1840-August G. 1841, resigned.
John Pitcher
Appointed August 6, 1841-December 10, 1841.
John Ingle Appointed August 6. 1841-December 10, 1841.
James Lockhart December 10, 1841-September 19, 1845.
Eben D. Edson September 19, 1845-August 27, 1846.
Samuel S. DeBruler August 27, 1846-August 27, 1848.
Andrew L. Robinson
August 23, 1849-September 1. 1851.
Harmon G. Barkwell September 1, 1851-October 12, 1852.
Andrew L. Robinson
October 12, 1852-November 7, 1854. Third circuit.
Nathaniel Usher
November 7, 1854-November 22. 1855, resigned.
Harmon G. Barkwell November 22, 1855-August 15, 1857, resigned.
William F. Parrett
Appointed August 31. 1857-November 12. 1857.
James M. Shanklin
November 12, 1857; resigned October 11. 185S. Commission again issued November 24, 1858; served until August 3, 1859, when Shanklin was transferred to Fifteenth.
R. A. Clements, Jr. Appointed August 3. 1859-August 14, 1866.
W. Ray Gardiner Appointed August 14. 1866-November 3, 1866.
Cutler S. Dobbins. November 3. 1866-November 3, 1872.
Samuel H. Taylor November 3, 1872-March 6, 1873. The act of March 6, 1873, put Perry in the Second.
Edwin R. Hatfield. March 6. 1873-October 26, 1876. The act of March 6. 1873, transferred Hatfield from the Fifteenth to the Second.
George L. Reinhard October 26, 1876-October 26. 1SS0.
Sidney B. Hatfield. October 26, 18SO-November 17. 1884.
William A. Land. November 17. 1884-November 17. 1SS6.
James A. Hemenway November 17, 1886-November 17. 1890.
Richard M. Johnson November 17. 1890-November 17. 1892.
Harold Deweese
November 17. 1892-November 17. 1894.
William Henning November 17, 1894-November 17, 1896.
Thomas M. Lindsey
November 17, 1896-January 1, 1901.
Philip Zoercher January 1, 1901-January 1, 1903.
Union Youngblood January 1, 1903-March 3. 1903. The act of March 3, 1903. put Perry in the Third with Harrison and Crawford, where they have since remained.
John H. Lukett March 3. 1903-January 1, 1905.
John W. Ewing January 1. 1905-January 1. 1909.
Clyde R. Lottick January 1, 1909-January 1. 1913.
Charles T. Brown January 1, 1913; term expires January 1, 1917.
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PIKE COUNTY.
Pike county was organized by the legislative act of Decem- ber 21, 1816, the act becoming effective on February 1, 1817. The county seat has always been located at Petersburg and no other town in the county has ever been an aspirant for the honor of being the seat of justice. The first term of the Cir- cuit court was held at the house of Hosea Smith, April 14, 1817, with William Prince as President Judge and Henry Brenton and Arthur Harbison as Associate Judges. R. C. Sullivan was the first prosecutor.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Arthur Harbison February 24, 1817.
Henry Buntin
February 24, 1817.
Thomas I. Withers
April 28, 1818; resigned, October, 1822.
Elijah Hammond December 7, 1821; resignation filed May 19, 1828.
Henry Hopkins
February 12, 1823, vice Thomas I. Witchers, re- signed ; resignation filed July 22, 1824.
Elijah Hammond October 1, 1823.
Henry Hopkins
October 1, 1823.
William Hargrave October 19, 1824 (special election), vice Henry Hopkins, resigned.
James Hillman August 14, 1828 (special election), vice Elijah Hammond (resigned), to serve until October S, 1830. James Hilman resigned, December, 1830.
James Hillman
February 23, 1831; resigned, May, 1836.
Charles F. White.
March 14, 1831, resigned.
George Chambers August 14, 1835, to serve seven years from March 14, 1831.
Turner Wyatt August 14, 1836 (special election), to serve seven years from February 23, 1831, vice James Hill- man, resigned.
Turner Wyatt August 22, 1837, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 23, 1838.
James Hillman August 22, 1837, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 23, 183S.
June 25, 1840.
Thomas Pride
Thomas Pride
August 28, 1844, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 23, 1845; resigned, July, 1847.
Josiah Chappell August 28, 1844, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 23, 1845; resignation filed June 15. 1849.
Charles Alexander Setember 25, 1847, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 23, 1845, vice Thomas Pride, resigned.
John Almon August 23, 1849. to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 23, 1845, vice Josiah Chappell, resigned.
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James Hillman August 22, 1851, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 23, 1852.
Henry A. Edwards. August 22, 1851, to serve seven years from Feb- ruary 23, 1852.
PROBATE JUDGES.
Matthew W. Foster August 23, 1831; resigned, June, 1835.
Herbert P. DeBruler August 28, 1835, vice Matthew W. Foster, resigned.
Franklin F. Sawyer. September 13, 1842, appointed vice Herbert P. De- Bruler, resigned.
Franklin F. Sawyer. August 10, 1842.
Thomas Pride July 15, 1847, vice Franklin F. Sawyer, resigned.
Thomas Pride August 23, 1849.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
R. A. Clements, Sr 1852-66, resigned.
James C. Denny Appointed May 21, 1866-November 12, 1866.
R. A. Clements, Sr. 1866-67.
W. Ray Gardiner Commission issued October 22, 1867; declined to accept.
James T. Pierce 1867-73.
DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
James H. McConnell 1852-54.
Clark M. Anthony 1854-55, resigned.
Henry S. Cauthorn Appointed July 2, 1855-56, resigned.
J. W. Burton
Appointed March 29, 1856.
William H. Donahey 1856-5S.
Oliver T. Baird 1858-60, resigned. -
Noah S. Given. Appointed March 27, 1860-62.
James T. Pierce 1862-66.
Samuel H. Taylor 1866-70.
Europe F. Littlepage _. . 1870-72, resigned.
Frank B. Posey. Appointed March 19, 1872.
Charles H. McCarty 1872-73.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
Benjamin Parke December 21, 1816-February S, 1817, resigned. First circuit.
William Prince Appointed February 8, 1817-January 28, 1818. The act of January 28, 1818, put Pike in the Fourth.
David Hart
January 28, 1818-January 2, 1819, resigned.
Richard Daniel
Appointed January 2, 1819-February 21, 1822.
James R. E. Goodlet
February 21, 1822-January 25, 1832.
Samuel Hall January 25, 1832-April 20, 1835, resigned.
Charles I. Battell Appointed April 20, 1835-December 11, 1835.
Elisha Embree December 11, 1835-January 1, 1846.
James Lockhart January 1, 1846; resigned in May, 1851, to take effect September 21, 1851.
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Alviu P. Hovey Appointed May 31, 1851, to serve from September 21, 1851-October 12, 1852.
Although Benjamin Parke was commissioned the first President Judge of Pike county, he re- signed before the first meeting of the Circuit court in that couuty.
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Alvin P. Hovey October 12, 1852; resigned September 26, 1854. Third circuit.
Wiliam E. Niblack Appointed September 26, 1854; resigned, October 24, 1857.
Ballard Smith Appointed October 24, 1857-November 1, 1858.
Michael F. Burke November 1, 1858; died in office in June, 1864.
James C. Denny Appointed June 27, 1864-November 1, 1864.
John Baker November 1, 1864-November 1, 1870.
Newton F. Mallott November 1, 1870-March 6, 1873. The act of March 6 1873, put Pike in the Eleventh.
Oscar M. Welborn Appointed March 12, 1873-March 8, 1895. The act of March 8, 1895, put Pike in the Fifty-seventh with Dubois, where they have since remained.
Eugene A. Ely. Appointed March 26, 1895-November 16, 1908.
John L. Bretz. November 16, 1908; term expires November 16, 1920.
There appears to have been a short time in the history of Pike county when it was not attached to any circuit. The first circuiting after the adoption of the present Constitution placed Pike county in the Third circuit with Knox, Daviess, Martin, Gibson, Dubois, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Spen- cer, Crawford and Perry. The next change affecting the cir- cuit was made by the act of February 22, 1859, at which time the Third circuit was reduced to include the counties of Pike, Knox, Daviess, Martin, Gibson and Dubois. The circuit re- mained unchanged until the act of December 21, 1872, reor- ganized the Third to include the counties of Knox, Daviess, Martin, Gibson, Vanderburgh and Posey-but not Pike or Dubois. Nothing is given in the act (Laws of Indiana, 1872, P. 21) to indicate what was done with Pike and Dubois, nor is there further mention made of them until the act of March 6, 1873, recircuited the entire state. In other words, there were about three months when Pike and Dubois were not at- tached to any circuit. The act of 1873 placed Pike and Du-
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bois with Gibson in the Eleventh circuit. The three counties remained in the circuit until March 8, 1895, when Gibson and Posey were constituted the Eleventh circuit, and Pike and Dubois organized as the newly created Fifty-seventh circuit. Judge Bretz, who is now presiding over the Fifty-seventh circuit, in answer to a letter of inquiry, stated that it is very evident that Pike and Dubois were unattached for a short time during 1872-73, a fact due, as he says, "to some troubles at that time as to who should be the Judges."
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Amos Clark August 9, 1824-August 14, 1826.
Charles I. Batttell
August 14, 1826-December 30, 1832.
John Pitcher
December 30, 1832-August 10, 1836.
Eben D. Edson. Appointed August 10, 1836-January, 1837.
John A. Breckinridge. _ January, 1837-December 7, 1838.
Eben D. Edson December 7, 1838-December 10, 1840.
John Pitcher
December 10, 1840-August 6, 1841, resigned.
John Ingle Appointed August C, 1841-December 10, 1841.
James Lockhart December 10, 1841-September 19, 1845.
Eben D. Edson September 19, 1845-August 27, 1846.
Samuel S. DeBruler
August 27, 1846-August 23, 1849.
Andrew L. Robinson
August 23, 1849-September 1, 1851.
Harmon G. Barkwell
September 1, 1851-October 12. 1852.
Andrew L. Robinson
October 12, 1852-November 7. 1854.
Nathaniel Usher
November 7, 1854-November 22, 1855, resigned.
Harmon B. Barkwell
November 22, 1855-August 31, 1857, resigned.
William F. Parrett August 31, 1857-November 12, 1857.
James M. Shanklin
November 12, 1857; resigned October 11. 1858. Commissioned again on November 24, 1858, and served until August 3. 1859, when the act of Feb- ruary 22, 1859, transferred Shanklin to the Fif- teenth.
R. A. Clements, Jr. Apointed August 3, 1859-August 14, 1866.
W. Ray Gardiner Appointed August 14, 1866-November 3, 1866.
Cutler S. Dobbins November 3, 1866-November 3, 1872.
Samuel H. Taylor November 3. 1872-March 6. 1873. March 6, 1873, put Pike in the Eleventh.
The act of
John C. Schafer
William H. Trippett Appointed Marc h12. 1873-October 15, 1877.
Arthur H. Taylor
Appointed October 15, 1877-October 26, 1SS0.
John L. Bretz October 26, 18SO-November 17, 1SS4.
William E. Cox
November 17, 1SS4-November 17, 1890.
November 17, 1892-November 17, 189S. The act of March S, 1895, put Pike in the Fifty-seventh with Dubois, where they have since remained, Cox being transferred to the Fifty-seventh.
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Kerr Taylor
November 17, 1898-January 1, 1901.
Lee H. Fisher
January 1, 1901-January 1, 1905.
Bomar Traylor
January 1, 1905-January 1, 1909.
Harry W. Carpenter January 1, 1909-January 1, 1915.
Stanley M. Kreig.
January 1, 1915; term expires January 1, 1917.
PORTER COUNTY.
The first mention of Porter county was made in the act of January 26, 1827, when it was given practically its pres- ent territorial limits and attached to Laporte for civil and criminal purposes. The county settled up so slowly it was not until 1835 that the population had increased to such an extent that it was thought justifiable to organize it as a separate county. At the August, 1836, election there were two hundred and sixty votes cast. The legislative act of January 28, 1836, made provisions for the formal organization of the county on the 1st of the following month. The county seat has always been at Valparaiso, although when it was first platted, July 7, 1836, it bore the name of Portersville. The locating commissioners selected Portersville for the county seat on June 7, 1836, and filed a written report to that effect with the commissioners two days later. They had con- sidered three other sites before finally deciding to locate the seat of justice at Portersville. One of these was at Prattville, another at Flint Lake, the third being about one and a half miles west of the present city of Valparaiso. The name of the county seat was changed to Valparaiso within the first year, and it seems to have been done by the local authorities since no legislative act has been found authorizing the change of name.
The first session of the Circuit court of Porter county was held at the house of John Saylor. This was a rude frame struc- ture located on the north side of the court house square in Valparaiso, on a part of block 18. Samuel C. Sample was the President Judge and Lemuel G. Jackson and James Blair were the Associate Judges. This first court convened on October 17, 1836, and lasted only one day. It is interesting to note that the grand jurors met under a spreading burr oak tree not far from Saylor's house on this day. While the jury was in the midst of their deliberations a rain storm came up but,
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nevertheless, the sturdy old pioneers continued their delibera- tions until they had completed all the business brought before them.
The county was so thinly settled and its few settlers were so poor in worldly goods that it seemed impossible to provide money to build a court house. In November, 1836, the county treasurer reported that his total receipts for the year amounted to $26.3614 and that he had a balance of only $6.4834. Thus it can be seen that the county was in no condition to erect a building of any kind. At this juncture a number of patriotic citizens came to the rescue of the finan- cially distressed county and raised by subscripton the sum of $1,250 with which to build a court house. This amount was sufficient to erect a frame building, twenty by forty-eight feet, in 1837. It was built on the west side of the square, where the present court house now stands. A log jail was built in 1838. The old frame court house was in use until 1850, when it was torn down to make way for a new building. Several years prior to this the building was inadequate to meet the needs of the county and the sessions of the court were held in a room above the postoffice. A new court house was started in 1850, but it was three years before it was completed. It was a brick building, forty by sixty feet, and cost the county $13,000.
From time to time the court house erected in 1850-53 was enlarged by additions, but by 1880 it was seen that a new building was imperative. However, it was not until the latter part of 1882 that the commissioners ordered the erection of a new court house. The corner-stone was laid October 24, 1883, and the construction of the building proceeded without any trouble until it was completed. The total cost of the building was $157,348.10.
Porter county was attached to the Eighth circuit upon its organization in 1836, but the act of December 19 of the same year transferred it to the newly organized Ninth, where it . remained until 1852. During this period, from 1836 to 1852, five Judges presided over the circuit to which Porter county was attached. Previous mention has been made of these Judges in other counties.
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The first circuiting after the new Constitution went into operation in 1852 attached Porter county again to the Ninth circuit, where it remained until the act of March 6, 1873, placed it in the Thirty-first circuit with Lake and Starke counties. It was attached to the Thirty-first circuit until February 24, 1913, when it was separated from Lake with which it had been united since February 24, 1883, and made the newly created Sixty-seventh circuit, Lake continuing as the Thirty-first. At the time the circuit was divided in 1913 Willis C. McMahan was on the bench, and he continued as Judge of the Thirty-first. The governor appointed Alvin D. Bartholomew, on March 8, 1913, as the first Judge of the Sixty-seventh circuit. He served until the first election fol- lowing, when he was succeeded by Hannibal H. Loring, who has been on the bench since November 13, 1914.
The first resident lawyer of Porter county was Josiah S .. Masters, a native of New York, who came to the county about. the time it was organized. He divided his attention between. legal practice and teaching, and depended upon the latter for his living. Probably the second lawyer in the county was Harlow S. Orton, who located in Valparaiso in 1839 and be- came one of the best known of the early members of the bar. He later went to Wisconsin, where he became dean of the law department of the University of Wisconsin. In the fall of 1839 Samuel I. Anthony was admitted to the bar. He became a prominent lawyer in later years and served in both branches of the Legislature. Other early lawyers were Jesse Johnson, who served as Probate Judge from 1838 to 1840; George W. Turner, who was admitted to the bar in 1845 and practiced in the county until he left it in 1856; Thomas J. Merrifield, who located in the county seat in 1855, and Mark L. De Motte, who is probably the best known of the early attorneys.
De Motte was born in Parke county, Indiana, December 30, 1832, graduated at Asbury (now DePauw) University with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1853 and with the degree of Bachelor of Law two years later. In the same year he located in Valparaiso and continued to practice in Porter county from that time until his death, in Valparaiso, on Sep- tember 28, 1908. He took a prominent part in the Republican
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national conventions of 1868 and 1876; was one of the found- ers of the law department of Valparaiso University; was a member of Congress from 1880 to 1882; a member of the State Senate from 1886 to 1890 and served as postmaster at Valparaiso during the administration of President Harrison. Among the other early members of the local bar may be mentioned M. M. Fassett, John Murphy, C. I. Thompson and A. Lytle Jones.
Jones was one of the first lawyers of the county to study his profession in the county. He was born in Wayne county, Ohio, in 1835; located with his parents in Porter county in 1847; graduated from Indiana State University in 1855; studied law with Samuel I. Anthony and in 1856 was admitted to the bar in Porter county. He served in the Civil War. He died at Valparaiso, March 7, 1902. The last two Judges of the county, Alvin D. Bartholomew and Hannibal H. Loring, have been identified with the legal bar for several years. Porter county has had at least one other representative of its bar in Congress, namely, Edgar D. Crumpacker, who served as Con- gressman from 1897 to 1913, eight consecutive terms.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Lemuel G. Jackson March 25, 1836, to serve seven years from date, Re- moved from county, September, 1836.
James Blair
March 25, 1836.
Seneca Ball
February 10, 1837, to serve seven years from March 25, 1836, vice Lemuel G. Jackson, resigned. Seneca Ball, resigned, July, 1839.
John Herr September 2, 1839 (special election), to serve seven years from March 25, 1836, vice Seneca Ball, re- signed.
Benjamin N. Spencer ___ August 19, 1842, to serve seven years from March 25, 1843; resigned, June, 1847.
Enos Thomas August 18, 1842, to serve seven years from March 25, 1843.
Harvey E. Woodruff August 21. 1847, to serve seven years from March 25, 1843, vice Benjamin N. Spencer, resigned.
Andrew B. Price August 25, 1849, to serve seven years from March 25, 1850.
PROBATE JUDGES.
Jesse Johnson October 17, 1836, to serve seven years from date; filed resignation August 18, 1842.
Thomas J. Field September 28, 1842, appointed vice Jesse Johnson, resigned.
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Harlow S. Orton August 18, 1843.
George W. Turner August 22, 1846, to serve seven years from August 18, 1846.
Nathaniel Campbel!
August 28, 1848, to serve seven years from date.
William C. Talcott August 17, 1849, appointed vice Nathaniel Camp- bell, resigned.
William C. Talcott. August 20, 1850, to serve seven years from date.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
Herman Lawson
1852-56.
William C. Talcott 1856-68.
Hiram A. Gillett. 1868-73.
DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Daniel Noyes
1852-54.
J. A. Thornton
1854-56.
Martin Wood
1856-58.
Edward M. Horan
1858-59, died in office.
Joseph M. Dorr
Appointed July 6, 1859-60.
R. S. Dwiggins
1860-62.
Oliver W. Ray
1862-64.
James Burson
1864-66.
Elisha C. Fields
1866-68.
William H. Martin 1868-70.
William T. Horine 1870-72.
Newton T. Bozart 1872-73.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
Gustavus A. Everts
February 1, 1836; resigned July 5, 1836. Eighth
circuit.
Samuel C. Sample. Appointed July 5, 1836-August 8, 1843, resigned. The act of December 19, 1836, put Porter in the newly created Ninth, and Sample was transferred to that circuit.
John B. Niles Appointed August 8, 1843-December 1, 1843.
E. M. Chamberlain December 1, 1843; resigned in August, 1852.
Robert R. Lowry Appointed August 28, 1862-October 12, 1852.
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Thomas L. Stanfield. .October 12, 1852; resigned February 23, 1858. Ninth circuit.
Albert G. David. Appointed February 23, 1857-November 17, 1857.
Andrew L. Osborn November 17, 1857-October 24, 1870.
Thomas L. Stanfield October 24, 1870-March 6, 1873. The act of March 6, 1873, put Porter in the Thirty-first.
Hiram A. Gillett Appointed March 14, 1873-October 22, 1879.
Elisha C. Field October 22, 1879; resigned March 12, 1889. William Johnston Appointed March 12, 1889; resigned July 2, 1892.
John H. Gillett Appointed July 2, 1892; resigned January 25, 1902.
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Willis C. MeMahan. Appointed January 25. 1902-February 24. 1913. The act of February 24, 1913, put Porter in the newly created Sixty-seventh, where it has since remained.
Alvin D. Bartholomew_Appointed March S, 1913-November 13, 1914. Hannibal H. Loring ___ November 13, 1914; term expires November 13, 1920.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Samuel C. Sample. February 1, 1836-July 5, 1836, resigned. Eighth circuit.
Joseph L. Jernegan Appointed July 5, 1836-August 15, 1838; transferred to Ninth, but resigned. The act of December 19, 1836, put Porter in the newly created Ninth.
John B. Niles. Appointed August 15, 1838-December 7, 1838.
William C. Hanna December 7, 1838-December 15, 1842.
E. M. Chamberlain December 15, 1842-September 19, 1843, resigned. Reuben L. Farnsworth_ September 19, 1843-April 13, 1846, removed from state.
Johnson Horrell September 19, 1845; failed to file with secretary of state his bond and oath of office. His commis- sion returned under date of April 29, 1846, said Farnsworth not vacating his office.
James Bradley Appointed April 13, 1846-August 25, 1846. ₱
Joseph H. Mather August 25, 1846-August 25, 1848.
James S. Frazer August 28, 1851-October 12, 1852.
D. J. Woodward October 12, 1852-November 7, 1854. Ninth circuit.
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