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According to the census of 1850, the average number of deer killed in the county of St. Lawrence within the last year, was 3500, valued at $3 dollars each. By the same, the resources of the counties were shown as follows:
St. Law.
Fanklin.
St. Law. Fr'klin.
Acres impr'd,
337,086
103,203 No. of oxen,
6,555
1,945
unimpr'd
262,627
64,156 " other cattle,
34,441
8,876
Val. of farms, 9,245,542
2,298,912
" sheep,
89,910
27,430
No. of horses,
13,811
'3,650 " swine,
18,423 5,220
" of cows,
33,365
6,974 Val. of live stock, 2,144,176 502,589
The District of Oswegatchie was established March 2, 1811, and the following statistics, procured by the Hon. Preston King, at the treasury department, for this purpose, show the business of this district very satis- factorily. The collectors have been Alexander Richards, 1811-20; Aaron Hackley, 1821 to 1827; Nathan Myers, 1827-9; Baron S. Doty, 1829-36; Smith Stilwell, Oct. 1, 1836-Sept. 11, 1840; David C. Judson, Sept. 12, 1840, Feb. 16, 1849; James C, Barter, Aug. 7, 1849, till the present time. No duties were collected till 1815, since which the receipts have been as follows:
YEAR.
DOL.
CTS.1YEAR
DOL.
CTS. YEAR.
DOL.
CTS | YEAR.
DOL
CTS.
1815 .... 11.729-37 |1825. . ..
1,349 30 | 1835.
2,954.75|1843 . . .
743.35
1816.
4,409.80 1826
1,207.87
1836.
. . 10,581,00
1844 ... 2,032 09
1817. . . .
6,176.02 1827
...
768.02
1836 .. 2,228.97
1845.
2,884.26
1818. . . .
5,155.98 1828.
...
2,103.33 1837.
4,316.79
1846.
1,852.26
1819 .. . .
2,716.01
1829
2,044.91 1838 . . .
2,847.52
1847.
4,550 09
1820 ....
1,677.01
1830.
...
2,329.76 1839.
... 2,497.68
1848
5,106.75
1821 .... 1,339.45 1831 . . . .
1822. . . .
2,307.35
1832 ...
3,847.04 1840.
. .
542.22|18491. .
1,325.19
1823 ....
2,462.07
1833
3,295.99 1841.
.
1,420.08 1850₺
11,210.37
1824 .... 1,913.59|1834.
2,525.53 1842 .... 1,268.65|1851 . . . 20,048.95
...
3,314.60 1840.
..
1,111.25 1849*
. 7,505.19
Subordinate offices exist at Oak Point, Morristown, Louisville, Mas- sena and Waddington.
The District of Champlain, was established March 2, 1799, and in- cludes Franklin county. From an official statement procured through the same channel as the above, it appears that Peter Sailly, F. S. C Sailly, David B. McNeil, Wm. F. Haile, Ezra Smith, and Oliver Pea-
* To Feb. 7. [From Feb. 7 to Aug. 6. #From Aug. 6, to Jan. 1.
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body, have been collectors of the district. The deputies at. Fort Cov- ington have been, Seth Blanchard, John Hunsden, James Campbell, John McCrea, James B. Spencer, James Campbell, Samuel H. Payne, Ezra Stiles, George B. R. Gove. At Hogansbugrh, B. Harrington, A. K. Williams, E. Bowker, and J. S. Eldridge. Belonging to the revenue department, are light houses at Ogdensburgh; Cross over island, Sunken rock, and Rock island, under the supervision of the collector of Oswegatchie district. They have stationary lights with parabolic reflectors.
Post Ofices have been established in St. Lawrence county as follows with names of first postmasters and date of formation, as far as can be ascertained. A fire which destroyed the post office building in 1836, has made it difficult to settle some points. To such as are not known the star (*) has been prefixed, which denotes the time when the office commenced rendering. The author is indebted to the kindness of the Hon. Preston King for the following list:
Post Offices.
Date of establishment.
First Postmaster.
Black Lake (Oswegatchie),
Dec. 18, 1850,
Wm. H. Davis.
Blink Bonny (De Kalb),
Dec. 2, 1850,
Wm. Cleghorn, jr.
Brasher's Falls,
July 22, 1840,
Calvin 'T. Hulburd.
Brier Hill (Hammond),
March 6, 1851,
David Griffin.
Buck's Bridge (Potsdam),
March 30, 1836,
Owen Buck. Isaac W. Skinner.
*Canton,
Dec. 27, 1808,
Daniel W. Sayre.
Colton,t
June 19, 1851,
Israel C. Draper.
Crary's Mills (Canton),
De Kalb,
Dec. 10, 1849, Dec. 9, 1806,
De Peyster,
Sept. 10, 1827,
William Cleghorn. Smith Stillwell.
East Pierrepont,
Aug. 31, 1832,
Joseph Dimick.
East De Kalb,
July 14, 1851,
John H. Bartlett.
East Pitcairn,
Jan. 15, 1850,
Charles H. Bowles.
Edenton (De Peyster),
Edwards,
Benjamin F. Partridge. Orra Shead. Jonathan S. Edwards.
Edwardsville (Morristown), Fowler,
Theodosius O. Fowler.
Flackville (Lisbon),
Lauren Sage. Charles G. Edgerton.
Hammond,
Oct. 16, 1824,
David McMurphy.
Hermon,
Dec. 20, 1828,
Benjamin Healey. George Seaman .. Theophilus Laughlin.
Lisbon,
April 7, 1829, July 1, 1810,
Josiah Sanders. James Thompson.
*Louisville,
Sept. 11, 1811,
Benjamin Willard.
Louisville Landing,
April 9, 1850, Dec. 19, 1850, April 5, 1826,
Ralph D. Marsh. Jolın McBride. John Horton.
Massena,
Calvin Hubbard.
Massena Centre,
Augustus Wheeler.
Macomb,§
Sept. 19, 1811, July 13, 1851, May 13, 1842,
David Day 2d.
t Formed as Matildaville, June 17, 1637, William R. Stark, postmaster.
# Formed as Fullerville about 1830.
§ Formed as Washburnville, July 27, 1837, David Day 2d, postmaster.
Lisbon Centre,
Madrid,
Nov. 3, 1807,
Heuvelton (Oswegatchie), *Hopkinton, Lawrenceville,
Feb. 5, 1828,
Moses Rowley. Arnold Smith.
Helena (Brasher),
Feb. 13, 1827,
Fullersville Iron Works,# Gouverneur,
June 13, 1850, Jan. 4, 1828, March 22, 1837, Nov. 19, 1821, July 8, 1847, April 6, 1848, Aug. 3, 1824,
Truman Hunt.
Brasher Iron Works,
July 14, 1849,
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Morley (Canton), Morristown, Nicholville (Lawrence), Norfolk,
April 3, 1839,
July 18, 1816,
Jan. 7. 1831,
Clemens C. Palmer. Phineas Attwater.
North Lawrence,
Dec. 12, 1850,
North Potsdam,
Dec. 30, 1850,
North Russel,
Feb. 17, 1848,
Stephen House.
Oak Point (Hammond), *Ogdensburgh,
March 8, 1851, March 31, 1841, April 1, 1807,
Lewis Hasbrook.
Parishville, Pierrepont, Pitcairn,
June 5, 1840,
John Sloper. Russell Covell.
Pope's Mills (Macomb), Potsdam,
April 21, 1807,
Pierce Shepherd.
Feb. 28, 1842,
Peter Vilas.
Sept. 2, 1840,
John Woodard. Archibald Shull. John C. Rich.
March 5, 1828,
May 16, 1816,
Roswell Ryon.
June 27, 1812,
Feb. 6, 1828,
Pliny Goddard. James Bailey. Solomon Pratt.
South Edwards,
Sept. 16, 1828,
James C. Haile.
South Hammond,
Jan. 14, 1833,
May 6, 1825,
Oct. 1, 1807,
April 23, 1851,
April 28, 1827,
Alexander Richards.
Thomas Mitchell.
Sept. 22, 1847,
Wm. T. Galloway.
March 25, 1825,
Joseph H. Sanford.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Feb. 17, 1812, Jan. 3, 1838, Aug. 11, 1849, Nov. 4, 1844, Feb. 25, 1829, April 1, 1807, June 10, 1828, March 25, 1833, June 12, 1828, May 7, 1818, Jan. 21, 1851, Aug. 11, 1849, July 22, 1824, Oct. 1, 1810, July 29, 1837, Jan. 1, 1808, Jan. 31, 1848, Feb. 3, 1842, Feb. 24, 1852, Jan. 12, 1828,
Henry Blanchard. Wilson Randall. Henry N. Brush. Hiram Miner. Ezra Stiles. Amasa Fairman. Benjamin Heath. Franklin C. Hatch. Henry H. Hawkins. William Hogan. John Stearns. Alanson B. Neal. William Hogan. John H. Russell. John R. Merrill. Appleton Foot.
George H. Stevens. Eldred Baker. Elisha Hollister. Ebenezer Man.
t Formed as Madrid, December 14, 1807, A. Richards, postmaster.
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May 22, 1823,
John H. Conant. Rollin Ashley. Linus A. Clark.
North Stockholm,
Aug. 2, 1813,
Daniel Hoard.
June 5, 1820,
Peter Post.
July 14, 1849,
Rackett River (Massena), Raymondville (Norfolk), Rensselaer Falls (Canton), Richville (De Kalb), Rossie, Russell, Shingle Creek (Rossie), Somerville (Rossie),
Dec. 19, 1851,
May 2, 1828,
Jonathan King. Hosea Brooks. William Gay. Jason W. Stearns.
Southville (Stockholm), *Stockholm, Stockholm Depot, Waddington,t West Fowler, West Potsdam, West Stockholm,
Jan. 15, 1850,
* Bangor, Bombay, Brush's Mills (Moira), S Burke (formerly West Chateaugay), *Chateaugay, Dickinson, Duane, East Constable, Fort Covington, Franklin Falls, Harriettstown, Hogansburgh (Bombay), *Malone, Merrillsville (Franklin), *Moira,
North Bangor, South Dickinson, Trout River (Burke), West Constable,
Lorenzo Fenton. David Ford.
James H. Consall.
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List of those who have been admitted to practice in the court of Com- mon Pleas, in St. Lawrence county, with the year when admitted. It embraces many lawyers living in adjoining counties :
Julius C. Abel, '32; Horace Allen, '16; Charles Anthony, '40; Frederick M. Attwater, '17; Jeremiah Bailey, '29; Benjamin G. Baldwin, '31 ; Cyrus W. Baldwin, '40; S. Baldwin, Jr., '28; Charles E. Beardsley, '28; Amos Benedict, '06; M. M. Berry, '21; Isaac W. Bostwick, '11; W. W. Bowen, '09; George Boyd, '10; A. C. Brown, '22; Wm. C. Brown, '40; D. W. Bucklin, '19 Justin Butterfield, '13; H. Wm. Channing, '16; David M. Chapin, '33; Samuel Chipman, '05; Palmer Cleveland, '10; Ela Collins, '15; George C. Conant, '10; John Cook, '17; Wm. C. Cooke, '43; Wmn. A. Dart, '38; Charles Dayan, '25; Thomas Denny, '28; Edwin Dodge, '29; Stephen G. Dodge, '38; Joseph M. Doty, '41; James Edwards, '21; Edward Elderkin, '38; Charles A. Eldridge, '46; John Fine, '17; J. R. Flanders, '45; H. G. Foote, '43; Stillman Foote, '41 ; Jacob J. Ford, '22; Wm. D. Ford, '10; E. Fowler, '25; G. W. Gardner, '33; Ransom H. Gillet, '24; Edmund A. Graliam, '25; John W. Grant, '27 ; Aaron Hackley, Jr., '21; Louis Hasbrouck, '11; Louis Hasbrouck, '38; A. Hayward, '32; Wm. B. Hickock, '45; Britton A. Hill, '38; J. G. Hopkins, '25; L. C. Hubbell, '21 : C. T. Hulburd, '33; Richard S. Hunt, '44; N. F. Hyer, '32; A. B. James, '37; R. W. Judson, '38; Preston King, '30; Henry L. Knowles, '38; Liberty Knowles, '10; Wm. L. Knowles, '44; Alfred Lathrop) '17; Samuel Livermore, '10; Jno. Lynde, '12; A. McCollom, '03; James D. McLaren, '40; Henry C. Martindale, '11 ; Morris L. Miller, '03; Charles G. Myers, '32; Matthew Myers, '09; Gouv'r Ogden, '10; Lewis M. Ogden, '10; Wmn. Ogden, '24; C. A. Parker, '45; Adriel Pea- body, '05; Bishop Perkins, '15; Matthew Perkins, '02; Samuel H. Platt, '32; R. M. Popham, '10; Wm. S. Radcliff, '10; George Redington, '23; James Redington, '31; Amos Reed, '45; Alexander Richards, Jr., 17; Samuel Rockwell, '10; Cephas L. Rockwood, '30; J. L. Russell, '30; Tho's V. Russell, '38; Elam Rust, '33; John Scott, '10; S. B. Seeley, '37; Geo. C. Sherman, '32; Benjamin Skinner, Jr., '02: Levi Smith, '33: Simeon Smith, '40; Micah Sterling, '15; Egbert Ten Eyck, '03: Halsey Town- send, '21; J. A. Vanden Heuvel, '22; Wm. H. Vining, '17; James P. Warford, '07; Samuel Warford, '08; Samuel Whittlesey, '08: Charles B. Wright, '45; Silas Wright, Jr., '19;
Persons in St. Lawrence county admitted to the Supreme Court since 1847, in the order of their admission :
Bennett H. Vary, J. Addison Brown, Joseph Mac Naughton,{ Winslow T. Barker, Martin Thatcher, Ezekiel E. Cooley, Asahel Clark, Charles C. Montgomery, Theodore E. Parker, Orrin L. Ray, Benjamin H. Fuller, William H. Andrews, James H. Barter, Henry M. Eastman, John Powell, Jun., Sylvester T. Pierce, Charles Rich, William H. Sawyer, John H. Sigourney.
Members of the bar of Franklin county, derived from Mr. Joseph H. Jackson, of Malone, and by several lawyers in the county:
George S. Adams, William M. Berry,t Marshall Conant, Leander Douglass, George W. Field,t Putnam B. Fish, Edward Fitch, Richard G. Foote, Joseph R. Flanders, Azel Hayward,* Asa Hascall,* Albert Hobbs, William L. Horton, John Hutton, William Hogan,t Joseph H. Jackson,
*Dead. + Removed.
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David Jones,* Edgar A Keeler, Sidney Lawrence, William C. Mc Vicker, Horace Meriam,; Joseph Moulton,; Henry A. Paddock, Ashbel B. Par- melee, Jabez Parkhurst, Walter H. Payne, - Purdy,* John H. Russell, Joel J. Seaver, Elisha B. Smith, James C. Spencer, Francis Storms,t Horace A. Taylor, Jonathan Wallace, Almon Wheeler,* C. H. Wheeler,* William A. Wheeler, George H. Wood,t Thomas Wright, Jun.t
ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY.
List of Public Officers .- The Sheriff's of St. Lawrence county, have been Thomas J. Davies, John Boyd, T. J. Davies, Joseph York, David C. Judson, Charles D. Raymond, Levi Lockwood, Minet Jenison, Lemuel Buck, Jonathan Hoit, Luman Moody, Benjamin Squire, Noble S. Elderkin, Josiah Waid, Henry Barber, and Reuben Nott. Mr. Lock- wood first held the office by election, his predecessors having been appointed by the governor.
County Clerks .- Louis Hasbrouck, till March 1, 1817, with two years interval, in which Alexander Richards held the office. Myrtle B. Hitch- cock, Joseph York, James G. Hopkins, Wm. H. Root, Alvin C. Low, John L. Russell, (appointed July 8, 1843, to fill for a short time the vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr. Low,) Martin Thatcher, George S. Winslow.
The following are fac similes of the signatures of clerks, with. one exception, in which it could not be procured. It was inconvenient to arrange them in chronological order.
Louis Hasbrouck
North B. Helehead
Joseph YoulefolyHopkins
Abs. Richards
* Dead. t Removed.
Scopo Si Windlove -
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First Judges-Nathan Ford, 1802 till 1820. David A. Ogden, till 1824. John Fine, till 1825; D. A. Ogden, till 1829; John Fine, till 1838. Horace Allen, John Fine, from 1843 who held until the adoption of the new constitution. By this the office was made elective, and at a special election in June, 1847, Edwin Dodge was chosen, and in 1851, reelected.
Assistant Justices .- By appointment, Stillman Foote, John Tibbits, Jun., March 10, 1802; Luke McCracken, Robert Livingston, Daniel W. Church, March 5, 1806; Daniel W. Church, Stillman Foote, April 8, 1808; John Tibbits, Jun., Luke McCracken, Charles Cox, Daniel W. Church, Stillman Foote, David Ford, David Robinson, Reuben Ashman, March 6, 1811; Charles Cox, June 5, 1812; Daniel W. Church, John Tibbits, Jun., Stillman Foote, David Ford, Daniel Robinson, Reuben Ashman, April 5, 1814; Reuben Ashman, Jason Fenton, D. W. Church, Richard Townsend, Zephaniah French, Timothy Pope, John Polley, Charles Hill, Caleb Hough, Jun., April 15, 1815; Caleb Hough, Moses A. Bunnell, John Lyttle, Reuben Streeter, N. F. Winslow, March 16, 1818.
Judges .- Alexander J. Turner, Joseph Edsall, March 10, 1802; Rus- sell Attwater, Benjamin Raymond, Alexander Richards and Joseph Edsall, April 8, 1808; Roswell Hopkins, March 27, 1810; R. Attwater, A. Richards, B. Raymond, R. Hopkins, Robert Livingston, David A. Ogden, Marclı, 6, 1811; David A. Ogden, R. Livingston, June 5, 1812; R. Attwater, A. Richards, R. Hopkins, B. Raymond, D. Ogden, R. Livingston, April 5, 1814; R. Attwater, A. Richards, R. Livingston, Thomas J. Davies, N. F. Winslow, April 15, 1815; R. Attwater, R. Livingston, T. J. Davies, J. Fenton, A. Richards, March 16, 1818; Amasa Hackley, Jun., Jason Fenton, R. Livingston, Ansel Baily, Smith Stilwell, January, 24, 1823; R. Livingston, J. Fenton, S. Stillwell, A. Bailey, March 28, 1828; David C. Judson, Jabez Willes, Asa Sprague, Jun., Chauncey Pettibone, March 13, 1829; Minet Jenison, January 10, 1832; Minet Jenison, Jan. 13, 1837; Zenas Clark, March 27, 1835; Minet Jeni- son, Jan. 21, 1837; Edwin Dodge, George Redington, Phinneas Attwater, March 19, 1845. This list is necessarily imperfect from the defective manner in which the records of appointments were formerly kept. Among those who have held the office, not above mentioned, are James Averill, Anthony C. Brown, Isaac R. Hopkins.
Justices of Sessions .- (elected), Joseph Barnes, James C. Barter, 1847; Joseph Barnes, Chilleab Billing, 1849; Joseph Barnes, Silas Baldwin, 1850; Joseph H. Beard, Silas Baldwin, 1851; and reelected in 1852.
District Attorneys .- Amos Benedict, Samuel Whittlesey, A Benedict, Jesse L. Billings, and Ela Collins, while Lewis and Jefferson were united with this county as a district. Since 1818, John Scott, was the first one who held the office in the county; he was succeeded by Bishop Perkins. This office is now elective, and Charles G. Myers, was chosen at the special judicial election of une, 1847, and reelected in 1851.
Surrogates .- Mathew Perkins, March 10, 1802. The earliest record of business done by the office bears date April 27, 1805. Andrew McCol- lom, Feb. 16, 1809. George Boyd, Gouverneur Ogden, March 3, 1813. Silas Wright, Jun., Feb. 24, 1821. Horace Allen, Jan. 21, 1824. James Redington, March 30, 1840. Charles G. Myers, March 30, 1844. Benja- min G. Baldwin, July 1, 1847.
All but the last named, held their office by appointment of the gover- nor. Since the adoption of the present constitution it has become in St. Lawrence county a separate elective office.
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Coroners .- Seth Ranney, William Shaw, Feb. 29, 1804. S. Ranney, Win. Staples, Nicholas Reynolds, March 5, 1805. John Lyon, Wil- liam Staples, Nicholas Reynolds, April 8, 1808. Benjamin Willard, Kelsey J. Thurber, John Boyd, Stephen Langworthy, March 6, 1811. Wm. S. Guest, Wm. Perry, Winslow Whitcomb, Clement Tuttle, June 15, 1812. Joshua Dewey, Stephen Slawson, Caleb Hough, Jr., March 3, 1813. John Herrick, Enoch Story, John Pierce, Levi Green, John Wil- liams, Dyer Burnham, Kirtland Griffin, Jeremiah Matherson, March 2, 1814. J. Dewey, C. Hough, B. Willard, J. Boyd, K. J. Thurber, April 15, 1815. J. Dewey, C. Hough, B. Willard, J. Boyd, K. J. Thurber, March 16, 1816. Reuben Attwater, N. F. Winslow, C. Hough, Elijah Baker, John Lyttle, Ira Ransom, K. J. Thurber, March 16, 1818; R. Att- water, Elijah Baker, Ira Ransom, Joseph York, John Lyttle, Enos C. Eastman, April 8, 1819. R. Attwater, E. Baker, J. Lytle, J. York, E. C. Eastman, Wm. S. Guest, Charles Whalan, Hazen Rolf, and Jabez Willes, 1820. Wm. S. Guest, Peter Pollard, Ira Collins, Thomas Bingham, Hazen Rolf, Zoraster Culver, Caleb Hough, Henry C. Green, Thomas D. Olin, Nathaniel Ives, Feb. 28, 1821. In 1822, the same with the addition of Thomas Hill. We are not able to procure six years.
In 1828, John E. Perkins, Henry Foot, Samuel C. Barter, S. Pratt. In 1831, Darius Clark, Wm. S. Paddock, Justus Pickit, Michael S. Daniels. In 1834, Abijah Rowley, Allen McLeod, Jr., Gideon Sprague, Almond Z. Madison. In 1837, S. Pratt, D. Clark, John Stone, Rudolphus Searle. In 1840, D. Clark, Joseph H. Ripley, Royal Vilas, Smith Low. In 1843, D. Clark, Charles N. L. Sprague, Luther Lanphear, R. Vilas. In 1846, D. Clark, Henry D. Laughlin, Wm. S. Paddock, Heman W. Tucker. In 1847, Wm. S. Paddock, re-elected. In 1849, H. D. Laughlin, Cyrus Abernethy. In 1851, L. Lamphear, Wm. S. Paddock. In 1852, T. O. Benjamin, Alexander, R. Gregor, John C. Preston.
Loan Commissioners .- In 1808, $4,473 school moneys was received, to be loaned in the county, and the persons appointed to this trust up to 1840, have been Russell Attwater, Alex. Richard, Thomas J. Davies, Joseph W. Smith, Smith Stillwell, Jason Fenton, Geo. Ranney, Alvin C. Low, Joseph Ames, 2d. In 1837, $103,501, of the United States de- posit fund was received for loaning in the county, and George Ranney and Joseph Ames, 2d, were the commissioners first appointed. In 1850, this and the loan of 1808, were consolidated, and but one set of officers are required.
Deputy Superintendents of Schools, appointed by the Supervisors .- Sylves- ter Ford, 1841, for the east section of Lisbon, Canton and Russell, and Jos. Hopkins for these and all the towns west. In 1843, George S. Winslow, for the whole county. Mr. Winslow resigned his office in 1844, and Charles Rich was appointed to the western, and Frederick P. Sprague, to the eastern sections. In 1845, Sprague resigned, and Mr. Rich was appointed for the whole county, for the ensuing year. In 1846, Luke Carton was appointed, and held the office till it was abolished.
Congressional Districts .- In March, 1802, St. Lawrence, with Herkimer and Oneida, were formed the 15th district. In 1812, with Lewis and Jefferson, the 18th. In 1822, with Oswego, Lewis and Jefferson, the 20th. In 1832, with Franklin, the 14th. In 1842, with Lewis, the 18th, and in 1851, with Herkimer, the 17th. The representations, so far as ascertained, have been as follows, the years given being those in which they came into office: 1811, Silas Stowe; 1813 and 1815, Moss Kent; 1817, David A. Ogden; 1821, Macah Sterling; 1823, Ela Collins ; 1825, Nicol
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Fosdick; 1827, Silas Wright; 1829, Jonah Sanford; 1831, Wm. Hogan; 1833 and 1835, R. H. Gillet; 1837, James B. Spencer; 1839, John Fine; 1841, Henry Van Rensselaer; 1843 and 1845, Preston King; 1847, Wm. Collins; 1849 and 1821, Preston King; 1853, Bishop Perkins.
Senators .- The journals of the senate contain the following names of members from St. Lawrence county. Russell Attwater, 1814; Silas Wright, 1824; Jabez Willis, 1835; James G. Hopkins, 1840. Under the old constitution this formed a part of the western district. Under that of 1822, a part of the 4th. Under that of 1846 with Franklin it formed the 12th, which has been represented by John Fine, Wm. A. Dart, and till 1854, by Henry B. Smith.
Assembly Districts .- This county was separated from Oneida and united with Jefferson and Lewis, about 1807, when Moss Kent, of Jefferson county, was the member. In 1808, Lewis Graves. In 1810 St. Law- rence was made a separate district, and has been represented as follows. In 1810-3, Roswell Hopkins; 1814; Louis Hasbrouck; 1815, David A. Ogden, 1816-18; Wm. W. Bowen; 1819-21, Joseph York; 1822, Wm- H. Vining; 1823-4, Nathaniel F. Winslow; 1825, Jacob A. Vanden Heu- vel; 1826, Baron S. Doty.
From this period till 1847, the county elected two members on a gen- eral ticket, viz: 1827, Sylvester Gilbert, Baron S. Doty; 1828, Moses Rowley, Jabez Willes; 1829, Harvey D. Smith, Jonah Sanford; 1830, J. Sanford, Asa Sprague; 1831, A. Sprague, Joseph Freeman; 1832, Wm. Allen, Edwin Dodge; 1833, Win. Allen, Sylvester Butrick ; 1834, S. Butrick, J. Willes; 1835-7, Preston King, Wm. S. Paddock; 1838, P. King, Myron G. Peck; 1839, M. G. Peck, Asa Sprague; 1840, A. Sprague, Zenas Clark; 1841, Z. Clark, S. Pratt; 1842-4, George Red- dington, Calvin T. Hulburd; 1845, John L. Russell, Asa L. Hazleton ; 1846, A. L. Hazleton, Bishop Perkins.
The county is now divided into three assembly districts, as follows. In each of these one member is annually elected.
The first district comprises De Peyster, De Kalb, Fowler, Gouverneur, Hammond, Macomb, Morristown, Oswegatchie, Pitcairn, and Rossie.
The second district, Lisbon, Madrid, Norfolk, Canton, Russell, Hermon, Fine, Edwards, and Pierrepont.
The third district, Brasher, Massena, Potsdam, Stockholm, Lawrence Hopkinton, Colton, Parishville, and Louisville.
1847. Bishop Perkins, of Oswegatchie; 2d, Henry Barber, of Canton 3d, Phineas Attwater, of Norfolk. 1848. 1st, Charles G. Myers, of Oswegatchie; 2d, John S. Chipman, of Madrid; 3d, Benjamin Holmes, of Stockholm. 1849. 1st, Harlow Goddard, of De Kalb; 2d, J. B. Picket, of Edwards; 3d, Noble S. Eldrkin, of Potsdam. 1850, Harlow Goddard, of De Kalb; 2, John Horton, of Madrid; 3d, Noble S. Elder- kin, of Potsdam. 1851. 1st, Smith Stillwell, of Oswegatchie ; 2d, John Horton, of Madrid; 3d, Noble S. Elderkin, of Potsdam. 1852. 1st, Smith Stilwell, of Oswegatchie; 2d, Benjamin Smith, of Russell; 3d, Parker W. Rose, of Parishville. 1853. 1st, Barnabas Hall, of Gouver- neur; 2d, Benjamin Smith, of Russell; 3d, Parker W. Rose, of Parish- ville.
PUBLIC OFFICERS, FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Sheriffs .- John Wood, Samuel Chapman, Zerubabel Curtis, James Campbell, John Wood, by appointment; John Mitchell, elected in 1822; Reeve Peck, John Backus, Orrin Lawrence, Aaron Beeman, Guy Meigs
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AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES.
Wm. Andrews, Loyal C. Lathrop, Benj W. Clark, Rufus R. Stephens, and James C. Drake, elected in 1851.
County Clerks .- James S. Allen, Gates Hoit, Asa Wheeler, Gates Hoit, Asa Wheeler, and Ebenezer Brownson, successively by appointment. Asa Wheeler, elected 1822 8: Abel Wilson, 1828-31; Samuel S. Clark, 1831.4; Uriah D. Meeker, 1834-43; Lauriston Amsden, 1843-6; Henry S. Brewster, 1846-9; Samuel C. F. Thorndike, 1849-52.
County Treasurers .- Nathan Wood, Hiram Horton, appointed Dec. 5. 1810; Jacob Wead, June 12, 1821; Samuel C. Wead, April 24, 1843: S, S. Clark, Dec. 4, 1843. By 'election S. S. Wead, 1848; Wm. W. King, 1851.
First Judges .- Ebenezer Brownson, Feb. 21, 1809; Geo. F. Harrison, April 7, 1814; Joshua Nichols, Feb. 28, 1815; Albon Man, July 8, 1816; Hiram Horton, Nov. 10, 1820; E. Brownson, Jan. 31, 1823; Henry S. Waterman, April 18, 1823; B. Clark, March 19, 1825; W. Hogan, March 20, 1829; Roswell Bates, March 28, 1837; Henry B. Smith, February 24, 1843; Joseph R. Flanders, (elected) June 1847; Jolin Hutton, (elected) No- vember, 1851.
Assistant Justices .- Jesse Chipman, Solomon Wyman, February 21, 1809; Solomon Wyman, John Mazuzan, February 21, 1811; Amasa Fairman, February 26, 1812; Cone Andrus, Elisha Nichols, A. M. Hitch- cock, Wareham Hastings, March 29, 1814; Seth Blanchard, James S. Allen, John H. Russell, March 13, 1817.
The following is a list of those who have been appointed judges, with the year of their appointment:
Cone Andrus, '17; Wm. Bailey, '08; Roswell Bates, '23; Seth Blanch- ard, '12; Ebenezer Brownson, '08; James Campbell, '17; Benjaniin Clark, '23; Gideon Collins, '23; Silas Cushman, '09; Samuel Hard, '29; Geo. F. Harrison, '10; Wareham Hastings, '17; Win. Hogan, '28; Hiram Horton, '14; Gates Hoit, '14; Moses Hoyt, '23; John B. Jackson, '22; Wm. King, '43; Sylvester Langdon, 34; Clark Lawrence, 31: Sidney Lawrence, 32; Albon Man, '10; Alric Man, '14; Joshua Nichols, '08; Jason Pierce, '24; Horatio Powell, '26; John H. Russell, '31; Elvin K. Smith, '43; Henry B. Smith, '33; Salmon Smith. '23; James B. Spencer, '14; Henry Stevens, '45: Henry B. Titus, 32; John Varnel, '29; Asa Wheeler, '08; Charles H. Wheeler, '22; Amherst K. Williams, '37.
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