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FIRE DEPARTMENT MESSENGERS.
James Vanblaricum (removed Dec. 23, 1842). 1840-42
David Cox.
1842-48
Jacob B. Fitler (resigned Ang. 23, 1848) .. 1845-48 James H. Kennedy. 1847-48
Hiram Siebert
1849-
Andrew Heiner. 1851-
CHIEF FIRE ENGINEERS.
Themas M. Smith 1843-47
Joseph Little. 1853-54
Jacob B. Fitler. 1854-55
Charles W. Purcell
1855-56
Andrew Wallace.
1856-58
Joseph W. Davis.
1858-63
Jobn E. Foudray (resigned Nov. - , 1859). 1859
Charles Richmann.
1863-67, 1868-70, 1872-74
George W. Buchanan.
1867-68
Daniel Glazier (died in fall of 1872). 1870-72
Michael G. Fitchey. 1874-76
W. O. Sherwood
1876-78
John G. Pendergast. 1878-82
Joseph H. Webster 1882-
TOWN SEXTONS.
James Cox.
1842-43
John Musgrove. [843-44, 1845-47
John O'Connor. 1844-45
CITY SEXTONS.
Benjamin Lobaugh
1847-48
Joseph I. Stretcher 1848-49
Philip Saebs. 1849-54
George Bisbing (resigned July 31, 1854). 1854
Henry Stumph (to fill vacancy)
1854-55
John Moffit, Sr.
1855-56, 1857-59
Archibald Lingenfelter.
1856-57
Garrison W. Allred (died Jan. - , 1876).
.1859-69, 1875-76
James H. Hedges.
1869-72
489
CIVIL LIST OF INDIANAPOLIS AND MARION COUNTY.
Jobn Ross (impeached Aug. 11, 1873). 1872-73
Thomas Spaulding (to fill vacanoy). 1873-74
James O'Connell (resigned Aug. 12, 1875) 1874-75
Valentine Reinhart (to fill vacancy). 1875 Mrs. Fannie Allred (to fill her dead husband's place) 1876 Robert Turner ........ 1876-78, 1880-81 (to fill vacancy) 1883-
Jacob Ross (died Jan. - , 1879). 1878-79
James R. Locklear (to fill temporary vacancy). 1879 Mrs. Sarah Ann Ross (to fill her dead husband's place) ... 1879-80 Fielding Houston (resigned May 14, 1883) 1881-83
CITY JANITORS.
William Regenour. 1871-79
Joseph Raible. 1879-
MEMBERS OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
W. Clinton Thompson .. .1849-50, 1869-70
James S. Harrison 1849-50
David Funkhouser (resigned March 4, 1850) ....... 1849-50, 1857
George W. Mears ... 1850-53, 1854-55 (resigned Sept. 14, 1861), [1861, 1863-69
Livingston Dunlap. 1850-53
John L. Mothershead. 1850-55
Patrick II. Jameson. . 1853-54, 1855-57
Charles Parry. .1853-54, 1857-59
John S. Bobhs. 1854-57
Talbnt Bullard 1855-57
James II. Woodburn 1857-61
John M. Kitchen. 1858-61
Clay Brown. 1861-62 Mansur Il. Wright. 1 861-65
John M. Gaston.
1862-64, 1871-72
Will. R. Bullard 1864-66
Emil Kline 1865-66
Thomas B. Ifarvey 1866-67, 1869-71
Robert N. Todd 1866-69
John P. Avery. 1867-68
John A. Comingor 1869-73
Guide Bell. 1870-74
William Wands. 1872-74, 1877-80
Samuel A. Elbert .1873-74, 1876-77
James S. Athon 1874-76
A. Stratford.
1874-76
Charles E. Wright 1874-76
Francis M. Hook 1876-77
Joseph W. Marsee 1876-77
Thomas N. Bryan 1877-78
Henry Jameson 1877-80
William E. Jeffries 1879-81
Elijah S. Eldor
1880-
William J. Elstun
1880-81
Moses T. Runnels
1881-
John A. Sutcliffe
1881-
DIRECTORS OF CITY HOSPITAL.
William Braden 1866-70 George W. Buchanan (elected chief fire engineer). 1866-67
J. C. Geisendorff. 1866-68
Alexander Graydon, Sr. (resigned) 1866-67
John M. Kitchen (resigned June 30, 1870) 1866-70
George Morritt. 1866-69 William S. Ilubhard 1871-75
Frisby S. Newcomer. 1866-71
Samuel V. B. Noel. 1866-67 William J. Elliot 1873-75
Lazarus B. Wilson (resigned). 1866-67
William W. Smith 1867-69
Charles Glazier
1867-71
E. J. IHolliday 1867-69
John M. Phipps. 1867-68
Dandridge HI. Oliver 1868-69
Stoughton A. Fletcher, Jr 1869-70
John M. Gaston
1869-71
Love H. Jameson 1859-71
Samnel E. Perkins. 1869-61
J. F. Johnston.
1860-71
William Kown
1870-71
H. C. Newoomb.
1870-71
William II. Snider 1870-71
TRUSTEES OF CITY HOSPITAL.
Patrick H. Jameson .. 1871-73
Theophilus Parvin ... 1871-73
Robert N. Todd 1871-76
Thomas Cottrell
1875-76
SUPERINTENDENTS OF CITY HOSPITAL.
Greenly V. Woollen IS66-70
Evan Hadley 1870-71
Joseph W. Marsee 1871-73
A. W. Davis
1873-74
W. B. MoDonald .. 1874-76
Flavins J. Van Vorhis 1876-77
William H. Davis. 1877-79
William N. Wishard 1879-
SUPERINTENDENTS OF CITY DISPENSARY.
William B. Fletcher 1875-79
Calch A. Ritter 1879-82
John J. Garver. 1882-
CITY COMMISSIONERS.
Edmund Browning 1855-61
Nathan B. Palmer 1855-58
J. M. Talbott. 1855-58
W. Clinton Thompson 1855-61
G. E. West ...
1855-58
David S. Beaty 1858-61, 1863-66
Adam Gold
1858-61
Adam Knodle 1858-61
James Blake
1861-64
William Boaz
1861-64
Andrew Brouse
1861-64
James Sulgrove.
1861-66
Lemuel Vanlaningham (resigned Nov. 27, 1865) 1861-65
Ægidias Naltner 1863-66
David V. Cnlley (resigned Nov. 27, 1865). 1863-65
William Coughlen. 1866-67
J. W. Davis 1865-66
T. L. Roberts 1865-66
William Braden (resigned May 21, 1870). 1866-70
James N. Russell (died November, 1869) 1866-69
Thomas Schooley.
1866-69
Samnel M. Seibert 1866-73
James C. Yohn 1866-69, 1579-
John F. Ramsey 1869-73
Joseph M. Sutton (resigned June 27, 1873). 1869-73
Ignatius Brown (to fill Russell vacancy) 1869-73
George W. Alexander. 1873-75
J. George Stilz. 1873-75
Peter Weis
1873-75
Joho L. Avery 1875-79
82
490
HISTORY OF INDIANAPOLIS AND MARION COUNTY.
J. S. Hildebrand 1875-79
George W. Hill 1875-
William Mansnr. 1875-79
Robert H. Patterson
1875-79
William Hadley ..
1879-
Newton Kellogg. 1879-
Michael Steinhaner.
1879-
CITY DIRECTORS OF BELT RAILROAD.
John M. Kitchen. 1877-
Benjamin C. Shaw 1877-79
Napoleon B. Taylor. 1879-80
Edwin II. Lamme 1880-82
Arthur L. Wright.
1882-
TOWN TRUSTEES.
John G. Brown. 1832-33
Henry P. Coburn 1832-33
Samuel Henderson 1832-33
. Samuel Merrill .1832-33, 1836-37
John Wilkins.
1832-33
Benjamin I. Blythe
1833-35
Nathaniel Cox. 1833-35
James Edgar (resigned Dec. 9, 1833).
1833
Samuel Goldsberry ..
1833-35
James Vanblaricum
1838-35
Joseph Lefavour
1834-36
Charles C. Campbell.
1835-36
Livingston Dunlap.
1835
Humphrey Griffith.
1835-37
Alexander F. Morrison 1835
- Nathan B. Palmer. 1835-36
I. M. Smith
1835-36
Joha Foster.
1836-38
George Lockerbie. 1836-38
1836
Henry Porter
1837-38
Joshua Soule, Jr .. 1837-38
1837-38 George W. Stipp
TOWN COMMON COUNCIL.
William J. Brown (resigned Dec. 2, 1838) 1838
John Elder. 1838-39
John W. Foudray. 1838-39
George Lockerbie 1838-40
John F. Ramsey. 1838-39
John L. Avery. 1854-55
William Boaz .1854-56 (resigned May 31, 1866), 1863-66
Sims A. Colley .1854-55, 1862-69
Canada Gowan. 1854-55
Alexander Graydon, Jr. 1854-56
William II. Jones
1854-56
Daniel Keeley. 1854-56
John Trucksess. 1854-55
Samuel Beck. 1855-56
Samuel M. Douglass. 1855-56
1855-56
Berl S. Goode. 1855-56
llenry. J. Horn. 1855-56
William Mansnr. 1855-57
J. B. E. Reed. 1855-56
Ilenry Buscher.
1856-57
Humphrey Griffith 1844-46
William Montagne .. 1844-47
William C. Vanblaricum
1845-47
Charles W. Cady.
1846-47
Abram W. Harrison
1846-47
CITY COMMON COUNCIL.
Charles W. Cady. 1847-48
Uriah Gates. 1847-48
Abram W. Harrison (resigned June 7, 1847). 1847
Morris Morris (to 61] Harrison vacancy). 1847-48
Cornelins King. 1847-48, 1849-50
Samuel S. Rooker .1847-48, 1849-51, .1856-57
Ileary Tutewiler 1847-49
William L. Wingate 1847-48
Matthew Alford (resigned March 12, 1849) 1848-49
Frederick H. Brandt. 1848-49
George A. Chapman 1848-49
Thomas Eaglesfield.
1848-49
Royal Mayhew.
1848-49
ITiram Seibert. 1848-49, 1854-55
Hervey Bates 1849-50
William Eckert 1849-51
James Gillespie (died Nov. 2, 1849).
1849
David V. Culley (to fill Gillespie vacancy) 1849-53
1849-50
James Sulgrove ... .1849-50, 1855-56
1850-51
Joseph M. Landis
1850-51
Andrew A. Loudeo 1850-53
George McOuat 1850-51
Themas Buchanan 1851-53
George Durham, 1851-54, 1856-59
Nathan Edwards.
1851-54
George W. Pitts 1851-56
1851-52
Samuel Delzell
1852-54, 1855-57
Jacob B. Fitler.
1852-53
John Greer
1852-53
William A. Bradshaw
1853-54
Daniel Carlisle ..
1853-54
Livingston Dunlap ..
1853-59
William H. Karas.
1853-55
Nicholas McCarty
1853-54
Douglass Maguire.
1853-56
Ilenry H. Nelson 1853-55
Iloratio C. Newcomb
1853-54
David Strickland 1853-54
Edwin II. Wingate. 1853-54
Samnel S. Rooker .1838-40, 1842-45
George W. Stipp. 1838-39
John E. McClure
1839-40
George Norwood. 1839-42
Philip W. Seybert. 1839-41
William Sullivan
1839-40
Jacob Cox
1840-42
Samuel Goldsberry (died Jan. 16, 1847) ..
1840-47
John Wilkins (to fill Goldsberry vacancy). 1847 Matthew Little. 1840-42
Andrew A. Londen 1840-47
Carey II. Boatright (resigned Nov. 5, 1842). 1841-42
Joshua Black 1842-44 James R. Nowlaad 1842-46
Thomas Rickards. 1842-44
Adam Gold 1856-57
Nixon Ilnghes. 1856~57
William McKee 1856-57
William Montague.
Samuel Hetzelgesser.
Charles Woodward.
John L. Young (resigned Dec. 22, 1836).
Andrew W. Fnqua ..
491
CIVIL LIST OF INDIANAPOLIS AND MARION COUNTY.
Frisby S. Newcomer. 1856-57
Nathan B. Palmer 1856-57
Jobn II. Batty. 1871-74
Robert M. Pattersen 1856-57
William II. Craft. 1871-77
Thomas Cettrell. 1857-60, 1867-73
Heydon S. Bigham. 1871-75
Frederick C. Bollman.
1872-76
David Gibson 1872-74
E. J. Hardesty
1872-74
Robert Greenfield. 1857-59
William IIadley 1857-59
Jonathan S. Harvey 1857-58
Erie Locke. 1857-61, 1869-72
Stephen McNabb. 1857-65, 1866-67
M. C. Anderson.
1873-75
Calvin F. Darnell 1873-77
Albert G, Porter (resigned April 30, 1859). 1857-59
William MeLangblin 1873-75
Jacob Vandegrift (resigned Oct. 12, 1861). 1857-61
Thomas II. S. Peck 1873-74
Ralph C. J. Pendleton 1873-74
Isaac W. Stratford. 1873-77
1873-75
Boswell Ward. 1873-76, 1881-84
Henry F. Albershardt 1874-76
Patriek II. Curran 1874-76
George W. Geiger 1874-76
Marshall E. Hall. 1874-76
Francis M. Hook. 1874-76
1874-76
Austin H. Brown.
1861-75
W. Clinton Thompson (resigned May 1, 1867). 1861-67
Enos B. Reed
1874-78
Jebn Stnekmeyer. 1874-76
William Bnehrig.
1875-77
William Cook 1863-65
Roswell B. Emerson. 1862-67
George Kenzel ..
1875-77
Horace A. Fletcher.
1862-67
James C. Langhlin.
1875-77
Daniel M. Ransdell.
1875-77
Patrick II. Jamesen 1863-69
William F. Reasner. 1875-77, 1878-79
Frederick Schmidt.
1875-77
George C. Webster
1875-77
William Jobn Wallace (resigned Feb. 15, 1864). 1863-64
Joseph W. Bugbee (expelled April 15, 1878).
1876-78
Norman S. Byram
1876-78
Jobn L. Case.
1876-78
Albert Izor.
1876-78
Martin MeGinty
1876-80
Thomas J. Morse
1876-79
Milton Pender.
1876-78
Michael Steinhaner.
1876-78
John Themas
1876-78
Artbnr L. Wright
1876-79
William G. Wright 1876-78
Robert B. Bagby 1877-79
Marcna L. Brown .. 1877-80
1877-78
Ambrose P. Stanton.
1867-69
Jesiab B. Dill.
1877-79
James II. Weedburn.
1867-75
James T. Layman. 1877-79
1877-79
Abraham L. Stoner.
1877-78
William 1I. Tucker.
1877-80
Isaae C. Walker.
1877-79
Robert Kennington.
1869-75
James E. Watts.
1877-78
John L. Marsec. 1869-72, 1877-79
John S. Newman.
1869-72
George Anderson. 1878-79
Henry Bermann 1878-80
James McB. Shepberd 1869-71, 1873-75
Jacob M. Bruner. 1878-79
Matthew M. Cummings. 1878-79
Frederick Thoms.
1869-72
M. llorace McKay.
1878-81
William W. Weaver
1869-72
Frank A. Mana. 1878-79
C. E. Whitsit
1869-73
Sheldon Morris. 1878-79
William D. Wiles
1869-73
Chris. H. O'Brien
1878-79
Ernest H. L. Knhlman. 1859-63
Alexander Metzger. 1859-63
Charles Richmann. 1859-63
Samuel M. Seibert ..
1859-63
Herman Tilly.
1859-61
Andrew Wallace. 1859-63
John Blake (resigned April 4, 1864) .. 1861-64
1864
William Allen. 1863-66
Henry Coburn. 1863-69
Charles Glazier. 1863-69
Samuel Lefever (resigned March 12, 1866) 1863-66
Jeseph Staub .. 1863-67
Adolph Seidensticker (to fill Wallace vacancy). 1864-69 Julius A. Grosvener (left city ; seat declared vacant) ... 1865-67 G. A. Foster (to fill Grosvenor vacanoy). 1867-69
J. Henry Kappes .. 1865-69 William II. Leomia. 1865-69 John B. MeArthur ..... 1865-69
Christian F. Schmidt. 1865-69
Charles Kempker (to fill Beaz vacancy) 1866-67
James Burgess 1867-69
Joseph W. Davis 1867-69
Henry Goisel.
1867-69
Samnel Goddard .. 1867-69
William H. Henschen.
1867-69
Henry Gimber .. 1869-70, 1871-76
Temple C. Harrison
1869-71
Christopher Heckman
1869-72
Leon Kalın. 1869-71, 1872-76, 1879-81
George P. Weed. 1877-80
Jehn Pyle. 1869-71
Edward Reagan. 1870-74
Joseph K. English (resigned Nov. 12, 1859) 1857-59
Stoughton A. Fletcher, Jr ... .1857-59, 1862-65
George W. Geisendorff (resigned Feb. 2, 1862). 1857-62
John T. Pressley 1872-74
Frederick P. Rnsb 1872-74
Lyman Q. Sherweed 1872-74
Justus C. Adams. 1873-77
Myron North 1857-59
Jacob S. Pratt (resigned Mareh 24, 1860). 1858-60
Theodore P. Haughey. 1859-65
James E. Twiname
James G. Donglass (te fill Blake vacancy).
Thomas Madden
Robert C. Magill (elected to Beard of Aldermen). 1874-77
John J. Diffley. 1875-77
William M. Cochran
Themas C. Reading.
Isaac Thalman. 1869-77, 1880-84
492
HISTORY OF INDIANAPOLIS AND MARION COUNTY.
Christian Off. 1878-79
Omer Rodibaugh 1878-79
Samuel Showalter. 1878-79
J. W. Wharton, 30th Ward 1884-86
P. II. Wolf, 23d Ward 1884-86
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Thomas E. Chandler 1877-80
Henry Coburn 1877-81
Robert S. Foster. 1877-79
Gottlob O. Krug 1877-78
Robert C. McGill
1877-78
Horatio C. Newcomb 1877-78
George King. 1879-80
William C. Lamb. 1879-81
William H. Marrison ..
1879-84
Jabn O'Connor
1879-81
John R. Pearson 1879-84
Henry J. Prier.
1879-81
Calvin F. Rooker. 1879-80
Joseph H. Sheppard 1879-80
William E. Shilling. 1879-81
Flavius J. Van Vorhis 1879-SI
Collins T. Bedford. 1880-84
William F. A. Bernhamer. 1880-81
Allen Caylor .. 1880-84
Edward II. Dean 1880-84
John W. Fultz 1880-84
Patrick Harrold
1880-84
Ernest II. Kaller
1880-84
John A. Lang
1880-81
Henry J. Mauer
1880-84
James A. Pritchard 1880-84
William G. White 1880-81
Nelson Yake. 1880-84
Edgar Brundage 1881-84
Barton W. Cole 1881-84
John R. Cowie. 1881-84
Simeon Cny 1881-84
John Egger. 1881-84
Frederick Hartman 1881-84
Ernst F. Knadel. 1881-84
Philip Reichwein 1881-84
Hervey B. Stout
1881-84
George Weaver. 1881-84
Frank Benjamin, 17th Ward 1884-86
John R. Cowie, 13th Ward
1884-86
Simeon Coy, 18th Ward. 1884-86
William Curry, 25th Ward 1884-86
James T. Dowling, 16th Ward. 1884-86
J. T. Downey, 9th Ward.
1884-86
Philip J. Doyle, 15th Ward. 1884-86
G. F. Edenharter, 8th Ward.
1884-86
P. M. Gallahue, 20th Ward
1884-86
Charles E. Ilaugh, 10th Ward. 1884-86
Fred Mack, 24th Ward. 1884-86
John Moran, 19th Ward 1884-86
Robert C. McClelland, 7th Ward .. 1884-86 W. C. Newcomb, 6th Ward ... 1884-86
John R. Pearson, 5th Ward. 1884-86
J. F. Reincke, 22d Ward.
1884-86
R. H. Rees, 12th Ward 1884-86
M. M. Reynolds, 1st Ward 1884-86
J. L. Sheppard, 14th Werd. 1884-86
Theodore F. Smither, 4th Ward 1884-86 George W. Spahr, 2d Ward 1884-86
Isaac Thalman, 11th Ward 1884-86
P. C. Trussler, 21st Ward 1884-86
Gottlieb Sindlinger. 1878-79
John L. F. Steeg 1878-79
Christian F. Wiese
1878-80
Jacob Bieler. 1879-80 Peter F. Bryce .. 1879-80 Ilarvey G. Carey. 1879-80
James T. Dowling.
1879-84
Jahn T. Downey. 1879-81
Francis W. Hamilton 1879-80
Chris. H. Harmoning. 1879-80
William H. Snider. 1877-79
Isaac W. Stratford 1877-79
William Wallace. 1877-78
William D. Wiles. 1877-79
Daniel W. Grubbs (resigned May 1, 1881). 1878-81
Diedrich Mussman. 1878-84
William F. Piel 1878-80
Jonathan M. Ridenour. 1878-80
Harry E. Drew. 1879-84
James T. Layman 1879-84
John Newman 1879-84
1878-84
Francis W. Hamilton
1880-84
William H. Tucker
1880-84
George P. Wond
1880-84
Derk DeRuiter.
1881-84
Brainard Rorison
1881-84
W. F. A. Bernhamer, 5th District
1884-86
S. H. Cobb, 3d District.
1884-86
W. A. Cox, 2d District 1884-86
Thomas J. Endly, 1st District .. 1884-86
Isaac King, 4th District. 1884-86
James Malfugh, 5th Distriot. 1884-86
H. J. Prier, 1st District. 1884-86
James A. Pritchard, 2d District 1884-86
Brainard Rorison, 3d District. 1884-86
Thomas Talentire, 4th District 1880-86 ·
CITY JUDGE.
Jobn N. Scott.
1867-68
METROPOLITAN POLICE.
John W. Murphy, commissioner. 1883-84
Jahn P. Frenzel, " 1883-85
Valney T. Malott, 1883-86
Sidney M. Dyer, sacretary .. 1883-
Irvin Robbins, superintendent (resigned November, 1883). 1883 John A. Lang ... 1883-
In the following list the names are given of all per- sons who have held county offices, and also of those resident in Marion County who have held important offices in or under the State or national government, except those of official residence only.1
I Quite a number of persons who have attained more or less distinction in politics, war, letters, or art have, at one time or another, been residents of Indianapolis. Among them are
Hiram Seibert ..
493
CIVIL LIST OF INDIANAPOLIS AND MARION COUNTY.
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
Caleb B. Smith 1861-62
POSTMASTER-GENERAL.
Walter Q. Gresham.
1883
MINISTER TO TURKEY.
Lewis Wallace ...
.188] to present.
CHARGE D'AFFAIRES TO SWEDEN.
Henry W. Ellsworth 1845-50
UNITED STATES CONSUL AT GENEVA.
Nathaniel Bolton 1855-57
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGES FOR INDIANA.
Caleb B. Smith 1862-64
David McDonald. 1864-69
Walter Q. Gresham. 1869-83
UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS.
Lucien Berbour. 1848-50
Hugh O'Neal 1850-53
CLERKS OF UNITED STATES COURTS.1
Horace Bassett 1835-60
John H. Rea 1853-65
Walt. J. Smith (died December 5). 1863-65
John D. Howland. 1865-77
William P. Fishback 1877-79
Noble Butler
1879-
Professor George Bush, Oriental scholar and religions speculator.
Rev. Ilenry Ward Beecher.
Rev. Phineas D. Gurley.
John B. Dillon, historian of Indiana.
Rev. Sydney Dyer, poet.
T. W. Whitridge, noted artist.
Joseph Q. Eaton, a well-known Western artist.
William Miller, a distinguished miniature painter.
Dr. Schliemann, celebrated Troas explorer and vindicator of the " Iliad."
Mrs. MoFarland, anthor and lecturer.
Mrs. Seguin-Wallace, vocalist.
Mrs. Sarah T. Bolton, earliest of Indiana poets.
Edward R. Ames, a distinguished Methodist bishop.
Thomas Edison, the inventor and electrician.
Miss Julia (Dudn) Fletcher, author of ""Kismet," when a child.
Charles Nordhoff, city editor of the Sentinel in 1855.
Gen. Lew Wallace, author of the "Fair God" and " Ben Hur."
James W. Riley, author of "Ben Johnson's Poems."
1 There are two Federal Courts. Mr. Bassett was olerk of both till 1853, when Mr. Rea was made olerk of one, Mr. Bassett continuing in the other. In 1860, Mr. Rea was ap- pointed to the other place, and held both till 1863, when Walt. J. Smith, son of Judge Caleb B. Smith, was given one of the clerkships, and he and Mr. Rea held till 1865, when the late Joba D. Howland succeeded to both places, and they have not since been separated.
UNITED STATES MARSHALS.
Robert Hanna ... 1841-45
David G. Rose. 1861-65
R. S. Foster.
1881-
POSTMASTERS (Sce POST-OFFICE).
PENSION AGENTS.2
Alexander F. Morrison (died 1857). 1857
William Henderson 1857-61
William P. Fishback 1861-64
John W. Ray 1864-66
Joseph P. Wiggins. 1866-69
Charles W. Brouse.
1869-73
William H. H. Terrell. 1873-77
Fred, Knefler. 1877-
COLLECTORS OF REVENUE.
Theodore P. Haughey 1862-63
Dr. J. J. Wright 1863-66
Austin H. Brown. 1866-69
Charles F. Hogate (died). 1869-74
Frederick Baggs & 1874-83
Horace Mckay 1883-
ASSESSORS OF REVENUE.
William A. Bradshaw 1862-66
Martin Igoe. 1866-67
David Braden. 1867-69
William M. Wiles (died)
1869-73
COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS.
John R. Leonard
1882
UNITED STATES SENATORS.
Robert Hanna (by appointment) .. 1831
Oliver H. Smith 1837-43
James Whitcomb. 1849-52
Joseph A. Wright (by appointment). 1861-63
David Turpie (by appointment) 1863
Thomas A. Hendricks 1863-69
Oliver P. Morton (died in office) 1867-77
Joseph E. McDonald. 1875-81
Benjamin Harrison 1881
REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS.
Oliver H. Smith (then in Connersville). 1827-29 George L. Kinnard (blown up in a steamer; two terms) 1833-37
William W. Wick 1839-41
David Wallace .. 1841-43
Caleb B. Smith (then of Connersville; three terms) ... 1843-49
William J. Brown. 1843-45
Joseph A. Wright ... 1843-45
2 The pension agenoy was at Madison till 1857, when it was removed to Indianapolis. In 1861 there were about 300 pensioners on the rolls, requiring an annual aggregate pay- ment of about $10,000. In 1877, when Gen. Knefler, the present agent, took the office, there were between 13,000 and 14,000 pensioners on the rolls here, with an annual aggregate payment of $1,400,000. In 1883 there were over 22,000 on the rolls, with an annnal total of pensions of $6,800,000.
" On the death of Mr. Hogate the officos of collector and assessor were combined, and Mr. Baggs held both, as Mr. MaKay does.
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HISTORY OF INDIANAPOLIS AND MARION COUNTY.
William W. Wick (two terms). 1845-49
George W. Julian (then of Centreville). 1849-51
William J. Brown 1849-51
Joseph E. McDonald (than of Crawfordsville). 1849-51
Thomas A. Hendricks 1853-55
William H. English (than ef Scott County ; three terms) .. 1855-6]
Lucien Barbour. 1855-57
Albert G. Porter (two terms) 1859-63
Ebenezer Dumont (twe tarms).
1863-67
John Coburn (four terms).
1867-75
Franklin Landars.
1875-77
Gilbert Da La Matyr. 1879-81
Stanton J. Peele (two terms) 1881-83
GOVERNORS OF INDIANA.
James Brown Ray (acting) ..... February, 1825, to De-
[combar, 1852
James Brown Ray (first tarm) .. 1825-28
James Brown Ray (second term) 1828-31
Noah Noble (first term) 1831-34
Noah Noble (second term). 1834-37
David Wallace. 1837-40
James Whitcomb (first tarm). 1843-46
James Whitcomb1 (second tarm) ..
1846-48
Joseph A. Wright (first term) ...
1849-53
Jesaph A. Wright (second term).
1853-57
Abram A. llammond (acting) November, 1860, to
[January, 1861
Oliver P. Morton (acting) January, 1861-65
Oliver P. Marton 1 1865-67
Conrad Baker (acting). January, 1867-69
Conrad Bakar.
1869-73
Thomas A. Hendricks
1873-77
Albert G. Porter ... 188]-
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS.
Jehn H. Thompson. 1825-28
David Wallace ... 1834-37
Abram A. IIammend 1857-60
Conrad Baker ...
1865-67
SECRETARIES OF STATE.
William W. Wick 1825-29
James Morrison, 1829-33
William Sheets .... 1833-37
William J. Brown. 1837-41
William Sheets. 1841-45
John H. Thompson. 1845-49
Charles H. Test. 1849-53
James S. Athon .. 1863-65
Nelson Trusler.
1865-69
John H. Farquhar. 1872-73
1873-75 William W. Curry.
AUDITORS OF STATE.
Morris Morris 1829-44
Douglass Maguire 1847-50
Erastus W. If. Ellis
1850-53
John P. Dunn.
1853-55
John W. Dodd. 1857-61
Thomas B. McCarty
1865-69
John D. Evans 1869-71
Jehn C. Shoamaker. 1871-73
James A. Wildman.
1873-75
1 Resigned fer United States Senate.
TREASURERS OF STATE.
Samuel Merrill. 1823-34
Nathan B. Palmer. 1834-41
Royal Mayhaw. 1844-47
Samuel Hanna. 1847-50
James P. Drake. 1850-53
William R. Noffsinger 1855-57
Aquilla Jonas. 1857-59
Jonathan S. Harvey 1861-63
James B. Ryan 1871-73
John J. Cooper .. 1883-
ATTORNEYS-GENERAL.
James Morrison. from March 5, 1855
Joseph E. McDonald.
.from Dec. 17, 1857
Oscar B. Hord. .frem Nov. 3, 1862
James C. Denny. .from Nov. 6, 1872
ADJUTANT-GENERALS .?
Samuel Beck
David Reynolds. 1846-
William A. Merrison. 1853-
Lewis Wallaca. 1861-
Lazarus Noble. 1861-65
William H. H. Terrell .. 1865-70
J. G. Greenawalt
1870-73
William W. Conner
1873-77
George W. Russ.
1877-81
James R, Cargahan 1881-
SUPERINTENDENTS OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
William C. Larrabee. 1852-55
William C. Larrabee. 1857-59
Samuel L. Rugg. 1859-61
Miles J. Fletchar (killed on cars) 1861-62
Samuel K. Hoshour (by appointment) 1862-63
Samuel L. Rugg. J863-65
George W. Hoss
1863-65
George W. Hoss .. 1865-67
STATE LIBRARIANS.
John Cook .. 1841-43
Samuel P. Daniels 1843-45
John B. Dillon .. 1845-51
Nathaniel Bolton. 1851-55
M. G. C. W. Tanner. 1855-57
S. D. Lyons.
1857-59
David Stephenson
1863-65
B. F. Foster
1865-69
Moses G. McClain. 1869-71
Sarah A. Oren 1873-75
JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT.
Isaac Blackford. 1817-53
Samuel E. Perkins
1846-65
Addison L. Roache .... 1853-65
Samuel B. Gookins.
1854-57
2 Until the occurrence of the Mexican war the office of adju- tant-general was merely nominal, and tha records show nothing of the occupants er terms. From the closing up of the business mada by the Mexican war, during which Mr. Reynolds held tha offica, till the outbreak of the civil war, it lapsed into its fermer unimportance. Since the civil war it has been a place of much business and responsibility.
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CIVIL LIST OF INDIANAPOLIS AND MARION COUNTY.
Charles A. Ray (son of James M. Ray). 1865-71
Samnel E. Perkins (died) .. 1877-79
Byron K. Elliott. 1881-
CLERKS OF SUPREME COURT.
Henry P. Coburn 1820-52
William B. Beach 1852-60
Lazarus Noble 1864-68
Gabriel Schmuck. 1876-80
Jonathan W. Gordon (hy appointment). 1882-83
REPORTERS OF SUPREME COURT.
Isaac Blackford (by his own appointment) .. 1817-50
Albert G. Porter (by law). 1853-57
M. Gordon C. W. Tanner. 1857-61
Benjamin Harrison 1864-69
James B. Blaek 1869-77
STATE SENATORS.
James Gregory, session of 1825-26.
Calvin Fletcher, session of 1826-27, 1827-28, 1828-29, 1829- 30, 1830-31, 1831-32, 1832-33.
Alexander F. Morrison, session of 1833-34.
Henry Brady, session of 1834-35, 1835-36, 1836-37, 1837-38, 1838-39, 1839-40.
Robert ITanna, session of 1840-41.
Nathaniel West, session of 1841-42, 1842-43.
Thomas J. Todd, session of 1843-44, 1844-45, 1845-46.
William Stewart, session of 1846-47, 1847-48, 1848-49.
Nicholas McCarty, session of 1849-50, 1850-51, 1851-52. Percy Hosbrook, session of 1853, 1855.
John S. Bobbs, session of 1857, 1859, special of 1858.
Horatio C. Newcomb, session of 1861.
John C. New, session of 1863.
William C. Thompson, session of 1865, 1867, special of 1865. John Caven, session of 1869, 1871.
Sims A. Colley, session of 1869.
Elijah B. Martindale, session of 1871.
William C. Thompson, session of 1873, 1875, special of 1872.
Dandridge H. Oliver, session of 1873, 1875, special of 1872. J. J. Maxwell, session of 1875. Addison C. llarris, session of 1877, 1879. Abel D. Streight, session of 1877, 1879.
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