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Morgan H. Weir November 7, 1854-October 1, 1856, resigned.
Reuben L. Farnsworth_Appointed October 1, 1856-October 30, 1856.
Mark S. Dumont. October 30, 1856-November 15, 1858.
William B. Biddle
November 15, 1858-November 15, 1860.
David T. Phillips
November 15, 1860-November 15, 1864.
Aaron G. Guiney. November 15, 1864-November 15, 1866.
William H. Calkins November 15, 1866-November 15, 1870.
Michael L. Essiek November 15, 1870-November 15, 1872.
Thomas I. Wood November 15, 1872-November 15, 1876. The act of
Julius W. Youche November 15, 1876-November 15, 1880.
March 6, 1873, put Porter in the Thirty-first, and transferred Wood from the Ninth to the Thirty- first.
John B. Peterson November 15, 1880-November 17, 1SS4.
Edgar D. Crumpacker_November 17, 1884-November 17, 1SSS.
Charles N. Morton November 17, 18SS-November 17, 1890.
W. C. McMahan November 17, 1890-November 17, 1894.
T. H. Heard November 17, 1894-November 17, 1898.
Stanley T. Sutton November 17, 189S-January 1, 1901.
William J. McAleer January 1, 1901-January 1, 1907. David E. Boone January 1, 1907-January 1, 1911.
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Charles E. Greenwald_January 1, 1911-February 24, 1913. The act of February 24, 1913, put Porter in the newly created Sixty-seventlı, where it has since remained.
Walter J. Fabing Appointed February 24, 1913-January 1, 1915.
Charles W. Jensen January 1, 1915, term expires January 1, 1917.
SUPERIOR COURT.
Porter was united with Laporte and Lake counties in a Superior court district by the act of March 9, 1895 (passed over the governor's veto). This circuit remained unchanged until March 8, 1907. The legislative act of that date divided . the circuit, uniting Porter and Laporte in a Superior court district and making Lake an independent district. There have been three Superior court Judges since the office was estab- lished in this county. John Cass was appointed by the gover- nor in March, 1895, as the first Superior court Judge, and he continued in office until January 1, 1897. He was followed by Harry B. Tuthill, who occupied the bench by subsequent re- elections until January 1, 1915. Harry L. Crumpacker became Judge of the Laporte-Porter Superior circuit on January 1, 1915, and his commission as Judge will expire January 1, 1919.
POSEY COUNTY.
Posey county was organized by the territorial Legislature on September 7, 1814, and within the first ten years of its history had no less than three county seats. The fact that a court house was erected at each county seat makes it very apparent that there must have been a great amount of schem- ing and wire-pulling by the politicians of that early day. The first county seat was at Blackford, a village located in the northeast corner of what is now Marrs township. At this place a log court house, twenty-six by twenty feet, was built "of logs of a handsome size" at a cost of one hundred and sixteen dollars, but Blackford was too far from the center of the county to be satisfactory. Within a year, there was an agitation started to move it to a site closer to Harmonie, the Rappite town on the Wabash. George Rappe and his colony had settled in Posey county in 1814 and numbered over one thousand souls, constituting by far the majority of the resi-
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dents of the county. The influence of Rappe was sufficient to induce the Legislature to pass an act on January 1, 1817, providing for commissioners to relocate the county seat. When the commissioners met on the third Monday of Febru- ary, 1817, to consider the various sites offered, Rappe came forward with the proposition to build a court house at Spring- field if the county commissioners would but accept it. The locating commissioners and county commissioners finally de- cided to accept Rappe's offer and it was so entered on the . county commissioners' record on May 2, 1817. But Springfield was an inland town and apparently would never become a thriving place like the towns on the Wabash and Ohio. For eight years Springfield retained the honor of being the county seat. During this period a village by the name of Mount Vernon, located on the Ohio, had become the most important town in the county and its citizens prevailed upon the Legis- lature to pass an act, February 12, 1825, establishing the county seat at the rising town of Mount Vernon. Today Springfield is practically deserted, while fields of waving grain cover what was once the village of Blackford, the first county seat of Posey county.
The first Circuit court of Posey county was held at the house of Absalom Duckworth, five miles north of the pres- ent city of Mount Vernon, on March 20, 1815, with Isaac Blackford as President Judge and Thomas E. Casselberry and Daniel Lynn, Associates. William Prince was appointed the first prosecutor.
TERRITORIAL JUDICIARY.
September 14, 1814. Associate Judges of the Circuit court : Thomas E. Casselberry, first associate; Daniel Lynn, second associate.
November 19, 1814. Justices of the peace: James Marrs and Samuel R. Marrs.
February 14, 1815. Justices of the peace: Peter Wilkerson, Nathaniel Ashworth, William Wagganon and Samuel R. Marrs.
June 7, 1815
Justice of the peace: John Stapleton.
October 18, 1815. Justice of the peace: Thomas Coulter.
September 7, 1816 Associate Judge of the Circuit court: John Grady.
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ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Thomas Givens
February 24, 1817; resigned, June, 1821.
Alexander Mills
February 24, 1817.
Thomas Givens.
April 6, 1818.
James Rankins April 6, 1818.
Nathan Ashworth December 11, 1821.
Andrew Cavett. November 26, 1824.
Zachariah Wade
November 26, 1824; resigned, August 3, 1827.
Josiah Downer September 29, 1827, vice Zachariah Wade, re- signed. Josiah Downer resigned February, 1830.
Samuel McReynolds. _May 4, 1830 (special election), vice Josiah Dow- ner (resigned), to serve seven years from March 26, 1824.
Samuel McReynolds. - August 19, 1831.
Miles McDaniel August 24, 1838, to serve seven years from Novem- ber 26, 1838; died, October, 1838.
William A. Twigg August 24, 1838, to serve seven years from Novem- ber 26, 1838.
Merrick H. Waddell December 22, 1838 (special election), vice Miles McDaniel, deceased ; removed from county, May, 1841.
Joseph McLain August 18, 1841, to serve seven years from No- vember 26, 1838, vice Merick H. Waddell, removed from county ; died, May, 1845.
Urban Marrs August 27, 1845, to serve seven years from Novem- ber 26, 1845 ; resigned, August 2, 1851.
William A. Twigg. August 27, 1845, to serve seven years from No- vember 26, 1845.
PROBATE JUDGES.
Richard Daniel December 26, 1829.
James O. Wattles.
September S, 1830; resigned.
George S. Green April 25. 1831, vice James O. Wattles, resigned.
George S. Green August 19, 1831.
Samuel Annable. July 10, 1834, vice George S. Green, resigned.
Samuel Annable. April 17, 1835.
Samuel Annable August 18, 1841, to serve seven years from April 17, 1842.
John H. Craig
September 12, 1848, to serve seven years from April 17, 1849.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
John Pitcher 1852-66.
Andrew L. Robinson. 1866-67.
Morris S. Johnson August 3-October 28, 1872.
William P. Edson Appointed November 25, 1871 (vice Johnson, de- ceased)-1872.
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William Land. August 3-October 28, 1872.
John B. Handy 1872-73.
DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Harrison F. Kiger 1852-54.
Joseph P. Edson
1854-56.
Elijah M. Spencer
1856-58.
William P. Edson
1858-60. resigned.
Burr H. Pope
Appointed June 26, 1860.
Ellis Lewis. 1860-64.
Charles G. Bennett 1864-66.
William M. Hoggatt 1866-68.
Milton W. Pearce.
1868-70.
John Brownlee. 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 Posey in the Fourth.
David Hart
January 28, 1818-January 2, 1819, resigned.
Richard Daniel
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, 1554-February 22, 1859. The act of February 22, 1859, put Posey 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-December 21, 1872. The act of December 21, 1872, put Posey in the Third.
Newton F. Mallott December 21. 1872-March 6. 1873. The act of March 6. 1873. put Posey in the First.
William F. Parrett. Appointed March 7, 1873; resigned December 31, 1888.
Robert D. Richardson __ Appointed January 1, 1889-March 8. 1859. The act of March S, 1895, put Posey in the Eleventh.
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Oscar M. Welborn. March S, 1895-October 24, 1909. Judge Welborn had been on the bench of the Eleventh since March 12, 1873.
Herdis F. Clements October 24, 1909; term expires October 24, 1921. The act of January 29, 1913, made Posey the sole county in the Eleventh, where it has since re- mained.
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
Annointed 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 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 Appointed 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. Appointed November 22, 1855-August 15, 1857, re- signed.
William F. Parrett Appointed August 31, 1857-November 12, 1857.
November 12, 1857-November 5, 1851. Commission James M. Shanklin
issued November 24, 1858; served until August 3, 1859, when Shanklin was transferred to the Fif- teenth. The act of February 22, 1859, put Posey in the Fifteenth.
Blythe Hines November 5, 1861-May 21, 1863, "vacated the office."
Charles E. Marsh Appointed May 21, 1863-November 12, 1864.
Lewis C. Stinson November 12, 1864-November 23, 1865.
William P. Hargrave. November 23, 1865-November 23, 1867.
William Henning November 23, 1867-October 24, 1870.
Curran DeBruler
October 24, 1870-October 21, 1872.
Edwin R. Hatfield
October 21, 1872-December 21, 1872. The act of December 21, 1872, put Posey in the Third.
Samuel H. Taylor
December 21, 1872-March 6, 1873. The act of March 6, 1873, put Posey in the First.
John Brownlee Appointed March 12, 1873-October 22, 1879.
William H. Gudgel. October 22, 1879-October 22, 1SS3.
Philip W. Frey October 22, 1883-October 22, 1887.
Andrew J. Mccutcheon_ October 22, 1SS7-October 22, 1891.
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John W. Spencer October 22, 1891-March S. 1895. The act of March S, 1895, put Posey in the Eleventh.
Appointed March 26, 1895-January 1, 1901.
James Kilroy
William Espenscheid
_ January 1, 1901-January 1. 1905.
George W. Curtis.
January 1, 1905-January 1. 1907.
Clyde McGary
January 1. 1907-January 1, 1909.
Sanford Trippett January 1, 1909-January 1, 1913.
Roscoe V. Barker
January 1, 1913; term expires January 1, 1917. The act of January 29. 1913, made Posey the sole county in the Eleventh, where it has since re- mained.
PULASKI COUNTY.
Pulaski county was created by the Legislature, February 18, 1840, and the act provided that the county should be for- mally organized on the 6th of the following May. On that date, the commissioners who were to select the site for the county seat met on the Tippecanoe, on or near the present site of the town of Winamac, and, after due deliberation, chose the site which has since remained the location of the county seat. Several prominent citizens offered to donate land if the site should be located at Winamac, among them being John Pearson, William Polk, Jesse Jackson and John Brown.
The first Circuit court of Pulaski county convened in Win- amac in the spring of 1840, and was presided over by Samuel C. Sample, the President Judge of the Ninth circuit to which Pulaski was attached upon its organization. Winamac was laid out as a town in 1839, and the location of the United States land office at this place soon afterward, gave the town an impetus which soon made it the most prominent trading center of that section of the state.
The act of December 14, 1841, took Pulaski out of the Ninth circuit and made it a part of the Eighth, over which John W. Wright was then presiding as Judge. Wright was followed by Horace. P. Biddle in 1847 and the latter continued in office until he resigned in the spring of 1852. Robert H. Milroy served by appointment during 1852, giving way to Thomas S. Stanfield on October 12, 1852, the first Judge of the circuit elected under the new Constitution.
The first circuiting in 1852 placed Pulaski in the Ninth,
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where it remained until the act of March 6, 1873, attached it to the Thirtieth. Two years later (March 5, 1875) it was changed to the Thirty-ninth, and within the same length of time it was again shifted, the act of March 15, 1877, making it a part of the Twenty-ninth. But the county was not yet given its present circuit. The Fifth circuit to which it was attached since 1852 was the Thirty-first, the change being brought about by the act of April 8, 1881. The present cir- cuit to which Pulaski is attached-the Forty-fourth-was established February 24, 1883, at which time the county was united with Starke county. The fourteen Circuit Judges who have presided over the local court since 1852 are given in the summary at the end of this chapter. All have been discussed in the histories of other counties of the circuit to which Pulas- ki has been attached from time to time.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Elijah Oliver May 25, 1839, to serve seven years from date.
Andrew Keys May 25, 1839, to serve seven years from date.
Ephraim Dukes August 22, 1845, to serve seven years from August 25, 1846.
Samuel Wood August 22, 1845, to serve seven years from August 25, 1846.
PROBATE JUDGES.
Benjamin Ballenger August 17, 1839.
Daniel G. Hathaway August 19, 1846, to serve seven years from August 17, 1846; removed from county prior to August 5, 1850.
Ira Brown
August 7, 1850.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
Hugh Miller 1852-56.
Carter D. Hathaway 1856-60.
William C. Talcott. 1860-6S.
Hiram Gillett 186S-71.
Daniel P. Baldwin Appointed February 20, 1871-72. (Act of February 3, 1871, took Pulaski out of the Sixteenth circuit - and placed it in the Twenty-fifth district.)
John Mitchell 1872-73.
DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Rufus McCormick Rufus McCormick, 1852-53, resigned.
Kline G. Shryock.
Appointed July 1, 1853-54.
G. T. Wickersham 1854-56, resigned.
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Frank C. Brown Appointed October 28, 1856; failed to qualify.
James Marsden Appointed June 29, 1857.
James W. Eldridge 1857-5S.
M. L. Miner
185S-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
1870-71. (By act of February, 1871, Pulaski was put in Twenty-fifth district.)
Avery B. Charpie Appointed February 20, 1871-72.
James M. Howard 1872-73.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
Samuel C. Sample May 6, 1840-December 14, 1841. The act of De-
1 cember 14, 1841, took Pulaski out of the Ninth and put it in the Eighth.
John W. Wright December 14, 1841-January 9, 1847.
Horace P. Biddle January 9, 1847-April 20, 1852, resigned.
Robert H. Milroy Appointed August 20, 1852-October 12, 1852.
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Thomas L. Stanfield. October 12. 1852; resigned, February 23, 1857. 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 Pulaski in the Thirtieth.
Edwin P. Hammond Appointed in March, 1873-March 5, 1875. The act of March 5, 1875, put Pulaski in the Thirty-ninth.
Bernard B. . Dailey Appointed March 6, 1875-October 24, 1876.
John H. Gould
Dudley H. Chase
October 24. 1876-March 15, 1877. The act of March 15, 1877, put Pulaski in the Twenyt-ninth. March 15, 1877-April S, 1811. Judge Chase had been on the bench in the Twenty-ninth since March 6, 1873. The act of April S, 1SS1, put Pulaski in the Thirty-first.
Elisha C. Field
April S. 1881-February 24, 1883. Judge Field had been on the bench of the Thirty-first since Octo- ber 22, 1879. The act of February 24. 1SS3, put Pulaski in the Forty-fourth with Starke, where they have since remained.
William Spangler Appointed February 27, 1SS3-November 12, 1884. George Burson November 12, 1SS4-November 12, 1896.
George W. Beeman November 12, 1896-November 12, 1902.
John C. Nye. November 12. 1902-November 12, 190S.
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Francis J. Vurpillat ___ November 12, 1908-November 12, 1914. William C. Pentecost __ November 12, 1914; term expires November 12, 1920.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
William C. Hanna May 6, 1840-December 14, 1841. The act of De- cember 14, 1841, took Pulaski out of the Ninth and put it in the Eighth. 1
Spier S. Tipton. December 15, 1841-December 15, 1843.
William Z. Stuart December 15, 1843-December 15, 1845.
David M. Dunn December 15, 1815-December 15, 1847.
William Potter
August 23, 1849-August 28, 1851, resigned.
George E. Gordon
August 28, 1851; resigned, September 15, 1852.
John M. Wilson
October 12, 1852-November 7, 1854. Ninth circuit.
D. J. Woodward
November 7, 1854-October 1, 1856, resigned.
Reuben L. Farnsworth_ Appointed October 3, 1856-October 30, 1856.
Mark S. Dumont
October 30, 1856-November 15, 185S.
William B. Biddle
November 15, 1858-November 15, 1860.
David T. Phillips.
November 15, 1860-November 15, 1864.
Aaron G. Guiney
November 15, 1864-November 15, 1866.
William H. Calkins.
November 15, 1866-November 15, 1870.
Michael L. Essick
November 15, 1870-November 15, 1872.
Thomas J. Wood.
November 15, 1872-March 6, 1873. The act of March 6, 1873, put Pulaski in the Thirtieth, and transferred Wood to the Thirty-first and Thomp- son from the Twelfth to the Thirteenth.
Simon P. Thompson March 6, 1873-March 5, 1875. The act of March 5, 1875, put Pulaski in the Thirty-ninth.
William E. Uhl. Appointed June 1, 1875-October 24, 1876.
John H. Wallace.
October 24, 1876-March 15, 1877. The act of March 15, 1877, put Pulaski in the Twenty-ninth.
Dyer B. McConnell_ March 15, 1877-October 24, 1878.
Simon P. Weyand
October 24, 1878-April S, 1881. The act of April 8, 1881, put Pulaski in the Thirty-first.
John B. Peterson
April 8, 1SS1-February 24, 1883. The act of Feb- ruary 24, 1883. put Pulaski in the Forty-fourth with Starke, where they have since remained.
William A. Foster Appointed February 27, 1SS3-November 17, 1884.
George W. Beeman November 17, 1884-November 17, 1886.
S. A. McCracken November 17, 1886-November 17, 18SS.
Henry A. Steis November 17, 18SS-November 17, 1894.
B. D. L. Glazebrook November 17, 1894-November 17, 1896.
Francis J. Vurpillat November 17, 1896-January 1, 1903.
Adrian L. Courtright January 1, 1903-January 1, 1905.
Charles C. Kelley. January 1, 1905; resigned, November 5, 1906.
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Appointed September 15, 1852-October 12, 1852.
Morgan H. Weir
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William C. Pentecost Appointed November S, 1906-January 1, 1907.
William, J. Reed Jannary 1, 1907-January 1, 1909.
B. D. L. Glazebrook
Jannary 1, 1909-January 1, 1911.
Harry W. McDowell January 1, 1911-January 1, 1913.
Robert D. Peters January 1, 1913-January 1. 1915.
James A. Dilts January 1, 1915; term expires January 1, 1917
PUTNAM COUNTY.
Putnam county was organized by the General Assembly, December 31, 1821, out of part of Owen and Vigo counties. The first court was held on June 3, 1822, but the record of its proceedings is so faded that it is almost entirely illegible. Jacob Call was the first President Judge of the court and George Kirkpatrick and Purnell Chance were the first Asso- ciate Judges. The next term of court was held at the home of James Athey near the forks of Eel river, September 2, 1822, at which time Samuel Judah, of Vincennes, appeared as prose- cuting attorney. The meetings of the court were held at the house of Athey until September, 1823, when they were trans- ferred to the residence of Isaiah Wright, whose log cabin was not far from the forks of Eel river. Meanwhile, the county seat question having been settled, the judicial machinery of the county was moved to Greencastle. The court house not yet having been built, the sessions of the county were held, beginning in the fall of 1824, at the house of Jubal Deweese, a log cabin on the west side of the public square. In May, 1826, court was held in the house of Joseph Orr.
After some delay, the first court house, as it appears on the records, was completed about 1830, but within two years it was found necessary to erect a separate building for the use of the clerk and recorder. About 1848, a substantial court house was built of brick at the cost of approximately seven thousand dollars. After a special election authorized by the Legislature, held in 1903, the present magnificent court house of Putnam county was completed on July 4, 1905. The total cost of the building with all equipments was one hundred and seventy-five thousand seven hundred twenty-nine dollars and sixty-eight cents.
When Putnam county was first organized, it was attached
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to the First judicial circuit, which, until 1830, included, be- sides Putnam county, Parke, Daviess, Martin, Orange, Knox, Sullivan and Vigo counties. In 1830, Putnam county was made a part of the Seventh judicial circuit, which included also Daviess, Martin, Sullivan, Knox, Monroe, Owen, Vigo and Clay. Brown county became a part of the circuit in 1838. In 1852, Putnam county was made a part of the Sixth circuit, which also included Sullivan, Green, Monroe, Owen, Clay, Vigo and Morgan counties. Sullivan and Vigo counties were taken out of the Sixth circuit in 1867. In 1873 Putnam and Clay counties were organized into the Thirteenth judicial circuit. By an act of the General Assembly, February 27, 1911, Putnam county was organized as a separate circuit, the Sixty-fourth.
The first Judge of the Putnam Circuit court was Jacob Gall, of Vincennes, who began his term in 1822. He was suc- ceeded in 1824 by John R. Porter, of Newport, who served until 1830, when John Law, of Vincennes, came upon the bench. He served only a short time and was succeeded by General W. Johnston, of Vincennes, in 1831. The next year Amory Kinney, of Terre Haute, became Judge of the Putnam Circuit court and he served until 1837, when Elisha M. Hunt- ington, of Terre Haute, became the President Judge of the circuit. Huntington was succeeded, after a short time, by William P. Bryant, of Rockville, who served from 1837 until 1844, when John Law, of Vincennes, again became Judge of the circuit. Judge Law was succeeded in 1850 by Samuel B. Gookins, of Terre Haute, who was followed in 1851 by Delana R. Eckels, originally a resident of Spencer, but, at that time, a resident of Greencastle.
Judge Eckels occupied a position in the front ranks of his profession in this state. He emigrated from Kentucky and was admitted to the bar of Putnam county in April, 1833. During 1872 and 1873, Judge Eckels was professor of law at the State University at Bloomington.
In 1852 Judge Eckels was succeeded by James Hughes, of Bloomington, and in 1856, the latter was succeeded by Judge James M. Hanna, who served only a few months. Ambrose B. Carlton came upon the bench in 1856, but served only a
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few months. In 1857 Solomon Claypool, of Greencastle, be- came Judge of the circuit.
Judge Claypool was succeeded in 1864 by Judge Eckels, who served again from 1864 to 1870, when William M. Frank- lin, of Spencer, came upon the bench. Judge Franklin was succeeded in 1873 upon Putnam being placed in the Thirteenth circuit, by Solon Turman, who was appointed March 12, 1873. In 1881, Judge Turman was succeeded by Silas D. Coffey, of Brazil. In 1888 Samuel M. McGregor was elected Judge of the Thirteenth circuit, comprising Putnam and Clay counties. He served until 1890, when Presley O. Colliver, of Green- castle, was elected to the bench. Judge Colliver, who is now practicing law at Terre Haute, served until 1906, when John M. Rawley succeeded to the judgeship. Judge Rawley served until 1911, when Putnam county was made the sole county of the Sixty-fourth circuit. James P. Hughes, of Greencastle, was appointed Judge of the new circuit by Governor Marshall on February 27, 1911, and was subsequently elected to the position in 1912, his present term ending November 16, 1918.
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