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examples of the pioneer lawyer of Michigan, one of those men whose energies were a potent influence in its formative period.
One of the most promising lawyers of the ante-bellum days was T. C. Carr, who, after a few years' practice, went to the war and died from a gun- shot wound in battle. He was a member of the firm of Carr & Gulick and was considered a very talented member of the profession, his death terminat- ing what promised to be a brilliant career.
The bar of the county before the war included Charles Hascall, Adams & Seeley, Sumner Howard, John Bartow, J. R. White, J. Z. Richards, George R. Cummings, Levi Walker, Chauncey Wisner, J. H. C. Blades, A. Bump, C. P. Avery, W. J. Walker, Oscar Adams and A. U. Wood. ("Bench and Bar," page 9.)
William O. Axford, a brother of Dr. S. M. Axford, practiced at the bar of Genesee county from 1860 to 1868, afterwards removing to the West, where he died in 1876.
In the sixties the bar was augmented by the admission, or advent, of H. A. Sutherland, James A. Ransom, J. L. Topping, Henry C. Riggs, Henry R. Lovell and Henry Fenton. Later additions to the bar were John H. Hickok, Henry C. Van Atta, Ransom C. Johnson, George E. Taylor, Mark W. Stevens (now circuit judge of the county ), Edward E. Lee, D. D. Aitkin, John W. Ingham, Zorrie B. House of Otisville, G. H. Williams, Clarence Tinker, George R. Gold, Leroy Parker, Charles D. Long, Charles H. John- son, Charles H. Wisner, George M. Walker and E. M. Thayer.
The military service attracted members of the bar, especially at the out- break of the Rebellion, and we find one of the most active practitioners, Willliam M. Fenton, as colonel of the Eighth Regiment Michigan Infantry, going to the front. Sumner Howard, as sergeant, and T. C. Carr went also.
Later, the Spanish-American War found Lieut. James S. Parker in Cuba as the commander of his company, and in July, 1916, Major Guy M. Wilson was at the state camp at Grayling, accompanying the Michigan National Guard to Texas, ready and anxious to meet whatever demands the service has for him on the Mexican border.
Of the official services of the bar in various civil positions, we may men- tion that Thomas J. Drake served as member of the Legislative Council of the territory of Michigan in 1834, and later in various important positions. In the constitutional convention of 1850 John Bartow was a delegate from this district. In the convention of 1867, Sumner Howard, Henry R. Lovell and Thaddeus G. Smith represented this district. ("Bench and Bar," page IO.)
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George R. Gold, one of the prominent legal men of his day, was born in Cornwall, Connecticut, in 1830, of Puritan stock. He was educated in several private academies of the East, and later graduated from the law school of Yale College. Shortly after his marriage he became a resident of Pine Run, Genesee county, where he taught school for a year or so. He then came to Flint and entered into the practice of law. He became county clerk, and later filled the office of city attorney for fifteen consecutive terms. He was afterwards elected judge of probate. Judge Gold was at one time a partner of Charles D. Long, and afterwards had for business associates, Sumner Howard and William Newton, his record in jurisprudence being an enviable one. His death occurred in 1902 at his residence on Harrison street, which was formerly the home of Robert Stage and was the first frame house built on the south side of the river, all of the other houses being, at the time of its erection, constructed of logs.
Edward Thayer, another member of the Genesee county bar in the seventies, was a son of Artemas Thayer. He was one of the brightest young lawyers in the profession, with a fine legal mind, but died suddenly when he was less than thirty years of age.
Henry R. Lovell for many years a prominent member of the Genesee county bar, was born in Sharon, Connecticut, in 1831. He was educated in several academic schools in the East and graduated from Union College, at Schenectady, New York, in 1853. He was principal for a time at White- hall Academy, New York, and also of Seneca Collegiate Institute. Tiring of the schoolmaster's life, he came to Michigan, arriving in Genesee county the day that Fort Sumter was fired upon. A little later he entered the law office of Col. William M. Fenton and was afterwards admitted to the bar. In 1867 he became a member of the constitutional convention at Lansing and was on the judiciary committee. He was at one time prosecuting attorney of Gene- see county and was for a number of years judge of probate. His death occurred in 1905.
John H. Hicok, one of the prominent attorneys of Genesee county during the eighties, was born in Homer, New York, in 1844. He received his academic education at Homer Academy, and afterwards graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, New York. He was in the banking business with his father in Homer, but in 1879 he disposed of his interests and came to Flint, where he completed the study of law. He was admitted to the bar of Genesee county in 1879. He was a man of cultivated tastes, being a con- tributor to a number of literary magazines. He was appointed postmaster in 1897, but did not live to finish his term, as he passed away in 1898.
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Among the attorneys who practiced during the seventies was Clark Johnson, a native of Genesee county. His son, Ransom Johnson, was also admitted to the bar and practiced for a number of years. His second son, Charles H. Johnson, was for many years a prominent member of the Genesee county bar, holding the office of prosecuting attorney for several terms; he was at one time a partner of Judge C. H. Wisner. His death occurred in 1912.
Charles D. Long, who before his admission to the bar of Genesee county, had sacrificed an arm in the Civil War, was active in the legal profession and during his lifetime held various civil offices. He was elected to the supreme bench in 1888 and continued the duties of this honored position until his death in 1902. A memorial to Justice Long is found in the 131st Michigan Report at page XXXVII, by the Hon. John J. Carton. Other memorial tributes were presented by George E. Taylor, of Flint, Justice Allen B. Morse and DeVere Hall, of Bay City, and by Justices Moore, Grant and Hooker.
Josiah Turner, who was judge of the old seventh judicial circuit, com- prising Shiawassee, Livingston, Genesee and Tuscola counties, was born in Addison county, Vermont, in 1811. He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and four years later moved to Michigan. He started for Howell, but had some difficulty in locating it, as it was at that time only a four corners, known as Livingston Center. He commenced the practice of law, his office being in a corner of the village tavern. In appearance he was a typical judge of the old school, his dress unique and his temper judicial. Judge Turner succeeded Judge Sanford M. Green, who resigned in 1857, and in his long residence of twenty-four years as judge of the circuit court came almost to be regarded as a resident of Genesee county. When he retired in 1882 the lawyers of the Genesee county bar made him a gift of a very handsome horse and phaeton as a testimonial of their high regard. He subsequently became United States consul at Amherstburg, Ontario. Judge Turner held precedence as one of the representative lawyers and jurists of the state and his name merits an endur- ing place on the roster of the sturdy pioneers who aided in the civic and material betterment of the progress of Michigan. His death, at the age of ninety-five, occurred in 1907 in Owosso, Michigan, where he had made his home in later years. His wife was a daughter of Dr. William Ellsworth, of Berkshire, Vermont, a member of the Connecticut family of Ellsworths, among whom was Oliver Ellsworth, formerly chief justice of the supreme court of the United States and minister to France.
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George E. Taylor, for many years a practicing attorney of Genesee county, was born in Walled Lake, Michigan, in 1838. He came to Flint in 1872 and shortly afterwards was admitted to the bar. He held the office of judge of probate for eight years and was actively engaged in the practice of his profession up until the time of his death, which occurred in 1893.
George H. Durand was appointed to the bench of the supreme court in October, 1892, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Justice Morse. Judge Durand was born at Cobelskill, New York, in 1838, and came to Mich- igan in 1858. He was an able and brilliant member of the Genesee county bar for many years, being elected to Congress in 1874 and serving for one term. Under President Cleveland's administration he was appointed special counsel of the United States in the prosecution of smugglers at Portland, Oregon, and made a flattering record for himself in that capacity, securing a number of convictions. He received the nomination for governor of the state of Michigan on the Democratic ticket in 1902, but was stricken, his death occurring in 1903. At a memorial session in his honor in the supreme court, on February 23, 1904, several members of the bar and bench eulogized his memory ; the memorial address of John J. Carton was ordered published in the reports of the court, and may be found at page XXXV of Vol. 135. Michigan Reports. A memorial of the Genesee County Bar Association. signed by Charles H. Wisner, Clinton Roberts, George W. Cook, Everett L. Bray and John J. Carton, was also read and is also to be found in the same report at page XXXV et seq.
George M. Walker, son of Hon. Levi Walker, practiced at the bar of Genesee county for many years. He had succeeded his father as justice of the peace, which office he held for more than twenty-five yars. Mr. Walker died in 1905.
Charles H. Wisner, son of Judge Moses Wisner, of Pontiac, was an able practitioner at the bar of Genesee county and was elected in 1893 as circuit judge, entering upon his office in January, 1894, in which capacity he served until his death in 1915. Judge Wisner possessed a knowledge of mechanics which almost stamped him as a genius and he was a man of ver- satile talents outside of his chosen profession. He superintended the build- ing of the new county court house and also the Masonic temple in Flint, and his services in this direction resulted in acquiring for Flint the two finest buildings ever constructed in Genesee county.
The present incumbent of the office of judge of the circuit court is Mark W. Stevens, appointed by Governor Ferris to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Wisner in 1915. Judge Stevens was born in Linden,
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Genesee county, and since his residence in Flint has been identified promin- ently with all affairs of a civic and municipal nature. He is a man of wide experience as a practicing attorney and brings to the office, in addition to legal ability of high order, extreme courtesy and affability.
William R. Bates, a retired member of the Genesee county bar, was admitted to practice in 1877. He was born in Cazenovia, New York, in 1845, and received his early education at the Cazenovia Seminary. Mr. Bates first came to Michigan as a student at the university in 1863, and in 1866 he settled in Flint, as a reporter on the Wolverine Citizen. Later he went to Chicago with the Daily Republican, remaining until that paper was sold to a syndicate and its name changed to the Inter-Ocean. Mr. Bates then returned to Michigan and was for several years engaged in lumbering on the Augres river. In 1871 he was appointed register of the United States land office at Saginaw. This position he resigned in 1876, returning to Flint, where he completed the study of law. After his admission to the bar, he was appointed special agent of the United States pension bureau by Secretary Z. Chandler, but resigned in 1879 to become secretary to United States Senator Henry P. Baldwin. In 1882 he was appointed special agent of the United States treasury department, succeeding Gen. O. L. Spaulding, who was elected to Congress. In 1886-88 Mr. Bates served as secretary to the Republican state central committee with Senator James McMillan as chairman and from 1888 to 1896 he was political secretary to Senator Mc- Millan. Subsequently he served for eight years as United States marshal of the eastern district of Michigan. His wife was a daughter of Major Irv- ing Belcher, who, with his two sons, was among the Civil War heroes of Genesee county whose lives were sacrificed for the Union. During the winter of 1916, Mr. and Mrs. Bates celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at "The Oaks," the old Belcher homestead, one of the historic landmarks of the county.
THE GENESEE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION.
On the morning of November, 1897, at a meeting of the attorneys of Genesee county, a suggestion was made to the members of the bar to further the common interests of the profession and to give united action to such mat- ters as might be of utility to the people of the county and the lawyers as officers of the courts of justice by forming an association. The result of this action was that a tentative organization was there made, with further adjournment to perfect the same. The avowed objects of the association
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were to promote social intercourse among the members of the profession and to advance the best interests of the commonwealth by improving the administration of justice.
On November 19, the temporary organization again convened and a permanent organization of the Genesee County Bar Association was per- fected. A constitution of high ideals was adopted and officers elected. In June, 1915, the State Bar Association met at Flint, its members being the guests of the county association.
The first president of the County Bar Association was the Hon. George H. Durand, and the lawyers who have since filled that position have been successively, Everett L. Bray, Clinton Roberts, Mark W. Stevens, Fred W. Brennan (Republican candidate for circuit judge in 1916), Edward S. Lee, George F. Brown, E. D. Black, George W. Cook, John J. Carton, James S. Parker, Thomas Stockton, William V. Smith and, at present, Guy W. Selby.
The signers of the constitution of the association are as follows: George O. Crane, Ed. S. Lee, R. C. Johnson, Daniel Heims, Horace P. Martin, E. D. Black, E. A. Murphy, Fred W. Brennan, James H. McFarlan, Z. B. House, George H. Durand, Charles A. Durand, John J. Carton, Charles H. Wisner, Everett L. Bray, J. W. Stockwell, Mark W. Stevens, William D. Skinner, George F. Brown, George D. Williams, Guy M. Wilson, H. R. Lovell, Edward H. Holmes, George M. Walker, W. E. Scott, George W. Cook, James S. Parker, C. Tinker, D. D. Aitkin, Henry C. Van Atta, Clinton Roberts, George R. Gold, D. P. Halsey, Ira T. Sayre, Charles H. Johnson, Colonel O. Swayze, William Stevenson, George E. Taylor, W. S. Pierson, William R. Franklin, Thomas F. Stockton, W. R. Bates, D. S. Frackleton, J. M. Russell, John H. Farley, William L. Landon, W. L. Brooks, Harry V. Blakely, Homer J. McBride, John C. Graves, William T. Yeo, John F. Baker, William C. Stewart, John H. Taylor, Guy W. Selby, William V. Smith, Clare M. Gundry, Roy E. Brownell, M. M. Frisbie, William E. Barrett, De Hull Travis, Claude H. Stevens, Clark M. Johnson, Robert A. Howard.
The present bar of the county as listed in the calendar of the last term of circuit court (1916) comprise the following in order of date of admission to the bar : Clarence Tinker, 1876: Edward S. Lee, 1877; Zorrie B. House, 1879; James M. Torrey, 1879; David D. Aitkin, 1879; David P. Halsey, 1881; Ira T. Sayre, 1881; W. V. Smith, 1881 ; Charles A. Durand, 1881; David S. Frackleton, 1882; Mark W. Stevens, 1883; James H. McFarlan, 1884; John J. Carton, 1884; Fred W. Brennan, 1885; John H. Farley, 1886; Edward D. Black, 1886; Clinton Roberts, 1886; George F. Brown, 1887;
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Everett L. Bray, 1887; James L. Spencer, 1888; Frank P. Sayre, 1889; Colonel O. Swayze, 1891 ; Thomas F. Stockton, 1892; E. A. Murphy, 1893; James S. Parker, 1894; Daniel Heims, 1895; Warren S. Rundell, 1895; Will- iam D. Skinner, 1895; Guy M. Wilson, 1896; William S. Pierson, 1896; Edward H. Holmes, 1897; George W. Cook, 1897; Horace P. Martin, 1897; W. E. Barrett, 1898; William R. Franklin, 1899; William L. Landon, 1901 ; George F. MacNeal, 1901 ; John C. Graves, 1902; Homer J. McBride, 1902; Clifford A. Bishop, 1902; John F. Baker, 1903; Robert A. Howard, 1903; H. V. Blakely, 1903; William C. Stewart, 1904; John H. Tyler, 1905; Guy W. Selby, 1906; Roy E. Brownell, 1907; Clare N. Gundry, 1907; Marshall M. Frisbie, 1907; Clark M. Johnson, 1907; De Hull N. Travis, 1908; Claude H. Stevens, 1909; Clarence Kellogg, 1910; Elwyn M. Tanner, 1911; Clarence A. Cameron, 1912; William W. Black- ney, 1912; Arthur T. Barkey, 1912; Leo M. Church, 1913; Allen P. Smith, 1913; Charles M. Van Benschoten.
GENESEE CIVIL LIST.
In this list the names are given of some of those who have held county office, and also a partial list of those resident in Genesee county who have held important office in or under the state or national government.
STATE OFFICERS.
Governor-Henry H. Crapo, first inauguration, January 4, 1865; second inauguration, January 2, 1867. Josiah W. Begole, inauguration, January I, 1883.
Lieutenant-Governor-William M. Fenton, first term, 1848-49; second term, 1850-51.
Member of the Legislative Council of the Territory-Thomas J. Drake, Daniel LeRoy.
Delegate to the first Convention of Assent (convened at Ann Arbor, September 26, 1836)-Thomas J. Drake.
Delegate to constitutional convention of 1835-Norman Davison.
Delegates to Constitutional Convention of 1850 (convened at Lansing, 1850)-John Bartow, Elbridge G. Gale, DeWitt C. Leach.
Delegates to Constitutional Convention of 1857 (convened at Lansing, 1857)-Sumner Howard, Henry R. Lovell, Thaddeus J. Smith.
Member of Constitutional Convention of 1907 (convened at Lansing, 1907)-John J. Carton.
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Representatives in Congress-Josiah W. Begole, 1872; George H. Dur- and, 1874; D. D. Aitken, 1893-96.
State Treasurer-William B. McCreery, January 1, 1875, to January I, 1879.
Commissioner of State Land Office-Minor C. Newell, 1883-86.
Circuit Judges-John S. Goodrich, 1851-52; Sandford N. Green, 1852- 57; Josiah Turner, 1857-82; William Newton, 1882-94; Charles H. Wisner, 1894-1915; Mark W. Stevens, 1915-16.
State Senators-Charles C. Hascall, 1835-36; John Bartow, 1838; Thomas J. Drake, 1839-41 ; Daniel B. Wakefield, 1842-43; William M. Fen- ton, 1846-47; E. B. Witherbee, 1847; Edward H. Thomson, 1848-49; Enos Goodrich, 1853-54; Reuben Goodrich, 1855-56; James Seymour, 1857-58; A. P. Davis, 1859-60; E. G. Gale, 1861-62; Henry H. Crapo, 1863-64; A. P. Davis, 1865-66; W. B. Arms, 1867-68; Thaddeus G. Smith, 1869-70; Josiah W. Begole, 1871-72; James L. Perry, 1873-74; George W. Fish, 1875-76; F. H. Rankin, 1877-78; S. R. Billings, 1879-82; G. E. Taylor, 1883-84; H. C. Spencer, 1885-86; W. A. Atwood, 1887-88; William Ball, 1889-90; J. R. Benson, 1891-92 ; J. D. Crane, 1893-94; R. C. Johnson, 1895-96; G. W. Teeple, 1897-98; I. T. Sayre, 1899-1900; W. S. Pierson, 1901-02; George Barnes, 1903-04; J. F. Rumer, 1905-06; T. J. Allen, 1907-08; F. J. Shields, 1909-10; L. Freeman, 1911-12; E. J. Curts, 1913-14; G. A. Barnes, 1915-16.
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State Representatives-J. R. Smith, 1837-42; John L. Gage, 1843; R. D. Lamond, 1844; George H. Hazelton, 1845-46; Enos Goodrich, 1847; Alfred Pond, 1847; William Blades, 1848; Samuel Warren, 1848; Daniel Dayton, 1849; J. H. Kilbourne, 1849; J. K. Abbott, 1850; DeWitt C. Leach, 1850; Charles N. Beecher, 1851-52: Joseph S. Fenton, 1850-52; E. G. Gale, 1853-54; James Seymour, 1853-54; A. Middleswarth, 1855-56; Daniel M. Montague, 1855-56; Charles N. Beecher, 1857-58; Reuben Goodrich, 1857- 58; Benjamin Grace, 1859-60; Edward Thompson, 1859-60; A. W. Davis, 1861-62; F. H. Rankin, 1862-64; Thaddeus G. Smith, 1863-64; George W. Thayer, 1863-64; James Van Vleet, 1865-66; Robert P. Aitkin, 1865-66; George W. Thayer, 1865-66; James Van Vleet, 1867-68; Robert P. Aitkin, 1867-68; C. H. Rockwood, 1867-68; Dexter Horton, 1869-70; Edward Mason, 1869-70; James L. Currie, 1869-70; James B. Mosher, 1871-72; Oscar Adams, 1871-72; John I. Phillips, 1871; George Kipp, 1873-74; Levi Walker, 1873; Frederick Walker, 1873-74; James B. Mosher, 1875-76; LeRoy Parker, 1875-76; S. R. Billings, 1875-76; John Willett, 1877-78; S. R. Billings, 1877-78; John Willett, 1879; Jacob Bedtelyon, 1879; A. S. Partridge, 1881-82; H. B. Diller, 1881-83; Sumner Howard, 1883-84; N. A.
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Beecher, 1885-88; H. H. Bardwell, 1885-88; H. R. Dewey, 1889-90; J. W. White, 1889-90; M. I .. Seeley, 1891-92; G. E. Houghton, 1891-92; J. F. Cartwright, 1893-94; G. M. Curtiss, 1893-96; G. W. Peer, 1895-96; S. C. Goodyear, 1897-1900; W. R. Bates, 1897-98; J. J. Carton, 1899-1904; E. W. Walker, 1901-04; M. W. Fairbanks, 1905-08; H. H. Prosser, 1905-08; I. G. Ormsbee, 1909-10; . E. G. Wheeler, 1909-12; G. C. Myers, 1911-12; E. T. Middleton, 1913-14; B. F. Crapser, 1913-14; R. L. Ford, 1915-16; W. Ormsbee, 1915-16.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Judges of Probate-Samuel Rice, 1836; Ogden Clark, 1844; Charles D. Little, 1848; R. J. S. Page, 1850; Henry I. Higgins, 1850; Warner Lake, 1852; Samuel B. Wicks, 1860; L. G. Bickford, 1866; George R. Gold, 1868; Thaddeus G. Smith, 1876-84; H. R. Lovell, 1885-92; G. E. Taylor, 1893- 1900; D. S. Frackleton, 1901-08; C. O. Swayze, 1909-16.
Prosecuting Attorneys -- P. H. McOmber, 1839-40; W. F. Mosley, 1841 : M. L. Drake, 1842-44; E. H. Thomson, 1845-46; Joseph K. Rugg, 1847-50; A. P. Davis, 1852-56; Sumner Howard, 1858; C. W. Wisner, 1860; A. P. Davis, 1862; Sumner Howard, 1864-68; H. R. Lovell, 1870-72 ; Charles D. Long, 1874-78; C. H. Wisner, 1881-84; E. S. Lee, 1885-86; C. H. John- son, 1887-90; J. M. Russell, 1891-92 ; G. F. Brown, 1893-96; F. W. Brennan, 1897-1900; G. W. Williams, 1901-04; H. P. Martin, 1905-08; J. S. Parker, 1909-12; C. A. Bishop, 1913-16.
Sheriffs-Lewis Buckingham, 1836; Reuben McCreery, 1840; William Clifford, 1842; Reuben McCreery, 1844-46; William Blades, 1848; George S. Hopkins, 1850-52; Lyman G. Buckingham, 1854-56; Lewis Buckingham, 1858; Claudius T. Thompson, 1860-62; John A. Kline, 1864-66; George W. Buckingham, 1868-70; John A. Kline, 1872; Eugene Parsell, 1874; Philo D. Phillips, 1876-78; Peter Gordon, Jr., 1881-82; Eugene Parsell, 1883-84; A. C. McCall, 1885-88; B. S. Jennings, 1889-90; F. D. Baker, 1891-92; W. A. Garner. 1893-96; A. C. McCall, 1897-98; E. G. Rust, 1899-04; J. C. Zim- merman, 1905-08; W. O. Parkhurst, 1909-12; F. A. Green, 1913-16.
County Clerks-Robert F. Stage, 1836; W. A. Morrison, 1839; Thomas R. Cummings, 1842; Charles E. Dewey, 1844; George R. Cummings, 1846; Anderson Bump, 1848-52; Mark D. Seeley, 1854-56; George B. Merriman, 1858; George R. Gold, 1860-62 ; Charles D. Long, 1864-70; Lorenzo D. Cook, 1872-74; David P. Halsey, 1876-78; J. J. Carton, 1881-84; J. L. Spencer, 1885-88; G. S. Crane, 1889-90; E. A. Murphy, 1891-92; G. W. Cook, 1893-
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96; J. C. Graves, 1897-1900; T. J. Allen, 1901-04; W. W. Blackney, 1905- IO; F. A. Wertman, 1911-16.
Register of Deeds-Oliver G. Wesson, 1836; Benjamin Rockwell, 1840-42; Lewis G. Bickford, 1844-48; George R. Cummings, 1850; Charles Seymour, 1852; Fitch R. Tracy, 1854-56; William H. C. Lyon, 1858; George F. Hood, 1860-62; Benjamin J. Lewis, 1864; John Algoe, 1866-72; George E. Taylor, 1874-76; Charles C. Beahan, 1878; G. E. Newell, 1881-84; C. A. Muma, 1885-88; J. A. Button, 1889-90; H. A. Day, 1891-92; J. A. Button, 1893-94; G. C. Paine, 1895-98; S. Mathewson, 1899-02; J. Ballantyne, 1903-05; Moses Middleton, 1909-16.
County Treasurers-C. D. W. Gibson, 1836-38; Orin Safford, 1840-44; Augustus St. Amand, 1846-50; John L. Gage, 1851; Reuben McCreery, 1852-54; Josiah W. Begole, 1856-62; Harlow Whittlesey, 1864-66; James Van Vleet, 1868-70; William W. Barnes, 1872; Charles C. Beahan, 1874; Samuel R. Atherton, 1876-78; C. H. Rockwell, 1881-84; John Campbell, 1885-88; D. Richards, 1889-90; A. J. Cox, 1891-92; D. Richards, 1893-94; J. Ballantyne, 1895-98; E. F. Johnson, 1899-02; E. J. Curts, 1903-04; C. O. Hetchler, 1905-10; O. P. Graff, 1911-14; A. C. Proper, 1915-16.
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The election of November 7, 1916, resulted as follows: State senator (thirteenth district), Hugh A. Stewart; representatives (first district), Ransom L. Ford, (second district) William B. Ormsbee; circuit judge, Mark W. Stevens; judge of probate, John C. Graves; sheriff, John S. Chesnut; county clerk, Jesse C. Good; county treasurer, Alva C. Proper; register of deeds, Moses Middleton; prosecuting attorney, Roy E. Brownell; circuit court commissioners, Clarence A. Cameron and Robert A. Howard; coroners. James D. Stuart and Henry Cook; drain commissioner, Alfred H. Reid.
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