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HISTORY OF
Franklin is entitled to two members, to be elected bien- nially.
Members Elected.
1803. Wm. Creighton, John Evans, James Dunlap and Elias Langham.
1804. James Dunlap, Michael Baldwin, Duncan McAr- thur and William Patton.
1805. James Dunlap, Elias Langham, David Shelby and Abraham J. Williams.
1806. James Dunlap, David Shelby, Abraham J. Wil- liams and Nathaniel Massie.
1807. Elias Langham, Thomas Worthington, Jeremiah McLene and William Lewis.
1808. John Blair, of Franklin, (new district).
1809.
66
1810. John Barr, of Pickaway County.
1811. 66
1812. Gustavus Swan, Franklin County only.
1813. Thomas Johnston,
66
1814.
1815. William Ludlow, 66 66
1816. Thomas Moore,
66
1817. Gustavus Swan, 66 66
1818. John A. McDowell, " 66 1819. «
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1820. John R. Parish, of Franklin County.
1821.
1822. David Smith, 66
1823. James Kilbourne, 66
1824. George W. Williams, Franklin County. 1825. 66
1826. David Smith,
66
1827. Thomas C. Flournoy, 66 66
1828. Joseph Ridgway and Daniel Upson.
1829. William Doherty.
1830. Joseph Ridgway.
1831. Philo H. Olmsted.
1832. Francis Stewart and M. B. Wright.
1833. Philo H. Olmsted.
1834. Adam Reed and Jacob Grubb.
1835. Adam Reed.
1836. Alfred Kelley.
1837. Alfred Kelley and Robert Neil.
1838. James Kilbourne and John W. Andrews.
1839. Buckley Comstock.
1840. James C. Reynolds.
1841. Nathaniel Medbery and Joseph Chenowith.
1842. Joseph Chenowith.
1843. Samuel Parsons and Cornelius Crum.
1844. Jos. Ridgway, jr., and Chas. McCloud, of Madison. 1845. Jos. Ridgway, jr., and Edward Fitzgerald,
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1846. John Noble and Jeremiah Clark.
1847. A. F. Perry and George Taylor. 1848. James Dalzell and David Gregory, of Delaware. 1849. James Dalzell and Elijah Carney, 66 1850. Wray Thomas and Charles L. Eaton. NEW CONSTITUTION.
1851. Edward Cartright and Edward A. Stanley. 1853. Alexander Thompson and Hiram Hendron. 1855. Geo. M. Parsons and James H. Smith. 1857. Wm. R. Rankin and H. L. Chaney.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The first Board of Commissioners for Franklin County, were elected in June, 1804, and their terms of service determined by lot, as follows, to wit:
John Blair, until Oct. 1804. )
Benjamin Sells, 1805. (Blair, Clerk of the Board.
Arthur O'Harra, 1806. J
1804. Michael Fisher.
1805. Ezekiel Brown.
Fisher, Clerk.
1806. Arthur O'Harra.
1807. Michael Fisher.
1808. James Marshall. Fisher, Clerk.
1809. Arthur O'Harra.
1810. Robert Armstrong. O'Harra, Clerk.
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1811. James Marshall. Adam Hosack, Clerk.
1812. William Shaw.
1813. Robert Armstrong.
G. Swan, Clerk.
1814. James Marshall.
Joseph Grate, Clerk.
1815. William McElvain. J. A. McDowell, Clerk.
1816. Robert Armstrong, Samuel G. Flenniken. J. A. McDowell, Clerk.
1817. Joseph Grate, James Marshall. J. A. McDowell, Clerk.
1818. David Jamison. Joseph Grate, Clerk.
1819. George W. Williams.
1820. Joseph Grate .*
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1821. Robert Armstrong and Horace Walcutt.
1822. James Marshall.
1823. Andrew Dill.
1824. Robert Armstrong.
1825. William Stewart.
1826. John M. Walcutt.
1827. William McElvain.
1828. William Stewart.
1829. Horace Walcutt and William Miller.
* In 1821, the office of County Auditor was created, and Joseph Grate was appointed to that office-a part of the duties of which is to act as Clerk of the Board of Commissioners ; so that, now the Com- missioners have not the appointing of their own Clerk, but the Auditor for the time being, must act as such.
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1830. Matthew Matthews.
1831. William Stewart.
1832. Horace Walcutt, (died 1833.)
1833. John M. White and Matthew Matthews.
66 Timothy Lee appointed in place of White, dec'd.
1834. Hiram Andrews in place of Stewart.
1835. Robert Lisle.
1836. James Bryden.
1837. R. W. Cowles in place of Andrews.
1838. John Tipton in place of Lisle.
1839. James Bryden reelected.
1840. William W. Kyle in place of Cowles. 1841. Samuel S. Davis.
1842. John Greenwood in place of Bryden. 1843. Wm. W. Kyle reelected.
1844. Samuel S. Davis
1845. John Clark in place of Greenwood.
1846. Adams Stewart in place of Kyle.
1847. Tho. J. Moorman in place of Davis. 1848. O. P. Hines in place of Clark. 1849. Jacob Slyh in place of Stewart. 1850. Eli F. Jennings in place of Moorman. 1851. Jesse Baughman in place of Hines. 1852. C. W. Speaks in place of Slyh.
1853. Edward Livingston in place of Jennings. 1854. Willis Mattoon in place of Baughman.
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1855. Theodore Comstock in place of Speaks.
1856. Edward Livingston reëlected.
1857. Mr. Mattoon died, and O. P. Hines appointed for balance of the year.
1857. Isaac White elected in place of Hines.
COUNTY AUDITORS.
The office of County Auditor was created at the ses- sion of 1820-21.# Prior to that time the principal duties since performed by the Auditor, were discharged by the County Commissioners and their clerk. The Auditor was elected annually until 1824, and since then biennially.
In March, 1821, Joseph Grate was appointed by the Commissioners, first Auditor of Franklin County. 1821. (Oct.) Zachariah Mills elected for one year. 1822. Joseph Grate, elected for one year. 1823. 1824. 66 66 for two years.
* At the preceding session of the Legislature, Judge Flenniken was appointed, by the title of Auditor, to rate the lands of this county for taxation ; but it was entirely a different office from the present, and only continued one year.
The lands were then classed for taxation as first, second and third rate, and charged a specified sum per hundred acres for each respective class.
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1826. Joseph Grate, elected for two years, but died a few days after his election, and 1826. John C. Brodrick appointed by Commissioners.
1827.
elected for two years.
1829. 66
66
66
1831. 66 66
1833.
66
66
66
66
1835.
66
66
1837.
66
1839. Frederick Cole,
66
66
1841.
66
66
1843.
66
66
66
1845. Smithson E. Wright,
66
1847. 66
66
1849. Holdemond Crary,"
1851.
66
1853. John M. Pugh,
66
1855.
66
66
1857. John Phillips,
66
COUNTY TREASURERS.
The Treasurer was first appointed by the Associate Judges, then by the County Commissioners, until 1827. On the 24th of January, 1827, an act was passed by the Legislature, which provided for the election of the
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Treasurer by the people biennially. The same pro- vision of law still remains.
In 1803, Jacob Grubb was appointed by the Asso- ciate Judges the first Treasurer of Franklin County, and was continued yearly by reappointment until 1827.
1827. (June.) Christian Heyl, appointed by Commis- sioners.
1827. (Oct.) Christian Heyl, elected for two years. 1829. Christian Heyl, elected for two years.
1831.
66 66 66
1833. Geo. McCormick,
1835. William Long, 66
66
1837. 66
66 66
1839. 66
66
1841. Joseph McElvain, "
1843. 66 66 66
1845. Joseph Leiby,
66
1847.
66
1849.
66
66
1851. O. P. Hines,
66
66
1853. 66 66
66
1855. Jas. H. Stauring,
1857.
66
66 66
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COUNTY COLLECTORS.
Many changes have taken place in the mode of col- lecting taxes. The first two or three years after the organization of this county, the chattel tax was col- lected by Township Collectors, and a County Collector collected the land tax. After that, say from about 1806 till 1820, the State was divided into four districts, and a Collector of non-resident land tax appointed by the Legislature for each district ; and at the same time the County Collector collected the chattel tax, and tax upon resident lands. And from about 1820 until 1827, the County Collectors collected all taxes for State and county purposes. Since 1827, it has been the duty of the Treasurer to receive, or collect the taxes.
1803. Benjamin White, appointed by the Court.
1804. Adam Hosack, appointed by Commissioners.
1805.
66 66
1806. 66 66 66
1807. 66 66 66 1808. Elias N. Delashmut, appointed.
1809. 66 66 66
1810. 66
66
1811. John M. White,
1812. Samuel Shannon, 66 1813. 66
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1814. Samuel Shannon, appointed.
1815. Francis Stewart, "
1816. 66
66
1817. 66 66 66
1818. Jacob Kellar, 66
1819.
66
66
1820. " 66
66
1821. 66 66
1822. Andrew Dill, 66
1823. Arora Buttles,
66
1824. Peter Sells,
66
1825. 66
1826. Robert Brotherton,
66
1827. The office was abolished and the Treasurer required to collect the taxes.
COUNTY ASSESSORS.
The office of County Assessor was not created until by a Legislative act of February 3, 1825, which act gave the power of appointment to the Court of Common Pleas. Prior to that, each township elected its own Assessor at the time of choosing Supervisors and other township officers in the spring of the year. On the 16th of January, 1827, an act was passed requiring the County Commissioners to appoint an Assessor from
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March until October following, and after October, 1827, for the voters to elect biennially.
1825. James Kilbourne, appointed for two years.
1827. (March.) James Kilbourne, reappointed till Oc- tober.
1827. (Oct.) John Swisher, elected for two years. 1829. John Swisher, elected for two years.
1831.
1833.
66
1835. James Graham, 66 66
1837. William Domigan, "
1839.
On the 20th of March, 1841, an act was passed abolishing the office of County Assessor, and providing for the election of a Township Assessor in each town- ship as formerly.
COUNTY RECORDERS.
This office was filled by appointment by the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas until 1831. Since then the Recorder has been electable by the people trien- nially.
In January, 1804, Lucas Sullivant was appointed first Recorder, and continued till 1807.
1807. Adam Hosack, appointed and continued till 1813.
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1813. Lincoln Goodale, appointed and continued till '17.
1817. Abram J. McDowell, "
'31
1831. Wm. T. Martin, elected for three years.
1834.
66
66
1837. 66
66
66
1840.
66
66 66
1843. 66
1846. Nathan Cole,
66 66
1849.
66
66
1852.
66
1855.
66
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
The office of County Surveyor was filled by appoint- ment by the Court of Common Pleas until after the passage of a law on the 3d of March, 1831, which pro- vided for the election of Surveyor triennially by the legal voters of the county.
1803. Joseph Vance, appointed by the court and con- tinued by reappointments until his death, in 1824.
1824. Richard Howe, appointed for five years. He served personally but a short time. General McLene then performed the duties as deputy for Howe until 1827.
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1827. Jeremiah McLene, appointed, and continued until 1832.
1832. Lyne Starling, jr., elected, and resigned in April, 1833.
1833. Mease Smith, appointed to fill the vacancy. 1833. (Oct.) Frederick Cole, elected for three years.
1836. 66 William Johnston, "
1839. 66 Uriah Lathrop, 66
66
1842.
John Graham, 66
66
1845. 66 Wm. Johnston, 66
66
1848.
Jesse Cortright, 66
66
1851.
66 66
66
1854. 66 W. W. Pollard, 66
66
1857. 66 Daniel Hess, 66 66
PRESIDENT JUDGES,
Who have presided at the Franklin County Courts of Common Pleas.
1803. Wyllis Silliman.
1804. Levin Belt.
1805. Robert Slaughter.
1807. Levin Belt.
1810. William Wilson.
1812. John Thompson.
1816. Orris Parish, elected for 7 years, resigned 1819. 1819. Frederick Grimke, by appointment.
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1820. John A. McDowell, elected-died in 1823. 1823. Gustavus Swan,“ appointed, then elected.
1830. Frederick Grimke,“ elected. 1834. Joseph R. Swan,*
1841. 66 66 66 1848. J. L. Torbet, "
On the second Monday of February, 1852, the office became abolished by the New Constitution.
1851. James L. Bates was elected under the new organ- ization of the courts, for five years, commencing second Monday of February, 1852.
1856. James L. Bates, reëlected, without opposition.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
1803. John Dill, David Jamison and Joseph Foos, elected for seven years.
1808. William Thompson, by appointment, in place of Foos resigned.
1809. Isaac Miner elected in place of Thompson.
In 1810, Miner fell within the bounds of Madison, when that county was created.
1810. Robert Shannon, William Reed and Alexander Morrison, jr., elected.
1814. Arthur O'Harra, by appointment, in place of
* Afterward promoted to the Bench of the Supreme Court.
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Reed, who resigned to be a candidate for the Senate, but failed, and,
1815. Reed was again elected to succeed O'Harra.
1817. Samuel G. Flenniken and David Smith, in place Shannon and Morrison.
1819. Recompence Stansbery, by appointment, in place of Reed, deceased.
1820. Abner Lord, elected in Stansbery's place.
1821. Edward Livingston, appointed in place of Lord, deceased.
1822. Edward Livingston, elected.
1822. John Kerr, appointed and then elected in place of Smith, resigned. -
1823. Thomas Johnston, by appointment, in place of Kerr, deceased.
1824. Arora Buttles, elected in Johnston's place, and Samuel G. Flenniken reelected.
1829. William McElvain, elected in Livingston's place. 1831. Arora Buttles and Samuel G. Flenniken both reelected.
1836. Adam Reed in place of William McElvain.
1837. William McElvain, again, in place of Buttles.
1838. Christian Heyl, in place of A. Reed, deceased, and Samuel G. Flenniken reelected.
1843. James Dalzell, by appointment, in place of Wm. McElvain, deceased.
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1844. John A. Lazell, elected in place of James Dalzell. 1845. John Landes, in place Flenniken, deceased, and C. Heyl, reelected.
1851. Wm. T. Martin, elected in place of Lazell.
In 1852, the office of Associate Judge was abolished by the new Constitution.
CLERKS OF COURTS. .
Until the adoption of the New Constitution, the office of Clerk for the Court of Common Pleas, and for the Supreme Court, were separate and distinct appointments - each court appointing its own clerk for the term of seven years. But, in Franklin County, as in many others, the two appointments were always given to the same individual. Under the New Constitution one clerk is elected for both courts.
1803. Lucas Sullivant appointed first clerk for 7 years. 1810. Lyne Starling appointed to succeed Sullivant.
1815. Abram I. McDowell appointed in place of Star- ling, resigned.
1822. Abram I. McDowell reappointed. 1829.
1836. Elijah Backus appointed pro tem., and continued until the spring of 1838.
1838. March 15, Lyne Starling, jr., appointed.
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1845. March 15, Lyne Starling reappointed - resigned February 1846.
1846. Feb. 21, Lewis Heyl appointed in place of Star- ling.
On the second Monday of February, 1852, Mr. Heyl's office became vacated by the New Constitution.
Oct. 1851. Kendall Thomas elected under the New Con- stitution, for three years, commencing second Monday in February, 1852.
Oct. 1854. Albert Buttles elected in place of Thomas.
" 1857. John L. Bryan in place of Buttles.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Until 1833, the Prosecuting Attorneys were appoint- ed by the court, and the appointments were generally made for an indefinite length of time. Some served, probably, but one term - others for several years. No pretensions were made to precision under this head until 1833, since which Prosecuting Attorneys are elected biennially.
In 1805 Reuben Bonam prosecuted for the State. From 1810 until 1812 or '13, John S. Wills. From 1812 or '13, until April, 1819, David Scott. 1819. John A. McDowell in place of Scott, deceased.
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1820. Thomas Backus in place of McDowell, elected Judge.
About 1821, John R. Parish, and continued for seve- ral years ; and then James K. Corey several years.
Gustavus Swan, Orris Parish, Wm. Doherty, and prob- ably some others, have occasionally prosecuted for a sin- gle term, during the absence or inability of the regular prosecutor.
From 1829 or '30, Joseph R. Swan, by appointment, until 1833 ; and in October, 1833, Joseph R. Swan was elected for two years.
1834. P. B. Wilcox, appointed in place of Swan, elected Judge, and same year Wilcox elected.
1836. Moses H. Kirby, elected.
1838. William W. Backus, " 1840. 66
1842. Lewis Heyl,
1844.
resigned in Feb. 1846.
1846. L. H. Webster,
1848. Thomas Sparrow,
1850. B. F. Martin,
1852.
1854. Geo. L. Converse, 66
1856. J. O. Reamey,
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SHERIFFS.
1803. Benjamin White appointed for a short time.
Elected.
Elected.
1803. Adam Hosack.
1831. Robert Brotherton.
1805. 66 1833. Andrew McElvain.
1807. E. N. Delashmut. 1835.
1809.
1837. James Graham.
1811. Samuel Shannon. 1839.
1813.
1841. William Domigan.
1815. Francis Stewart. 1843.
1817.
1845. John Graham. .
1819. John McElvain. 1847.
1821.
1849. John Greenleaf.
1823. Robert Brotherton. 1851.
1825.
1853. Thomas Miller.
1827. John McElvain. 1855. William Miner.
1829. Robert Brotherton. 1857. Silas W. Park.
CORONERS.
Elected. Elected.
1805. Joseph Dixon.
1813. William Domigan.
1807. William Domigan .*
1815. Townsend Nichols.
1809.
1817. Thomas Kincaid.
1811. 66 1818. Robert Brotherton.
* Mr. Domigan was the grandfather of our late Sheriff, Domigan.
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1819. William Richardson.
1837. George Jeffries.
1821. Adam Brotherlin.
1839. James Walcutt.
1823. 66 1841. .
1825. Jacob Ebey.
1843. A. W. Reader.
1827.
1845. Horton Howard.
1829.
1847.
1830. Jonathan Neereamer. 1849. A. W. Reader.
1832.
1851. James W. Barbee.
1834.
1853. A. W. Reader.
1835. George Jeffries, (in 1855. Elias Gaver.
place of Neereamer, 1857.
resigned.)
PROBATE JUDGES.
This office was created by the New Constitution; and in October, 1851, Wm. R. Rankin was elected first Pro- bate Judge, for three years, commencing in February, 1852.
1854. William Jamison in place of Rankin.
1857. Herman B. Alberry in place of Jamison.
SUPERIOR COURT.
Created at the Session of 1856-7.
April, 1857, Fitch J. Matthews elected Judge for five years, from 1st of May following. 11
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Henry Stanbery and John Graham, were the members from Franklin County, in the Convention that formed the present State Constitution, in 1851.
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CHAPTER XII.
MASONS AND ODD FELLOWS.
FOR this Chapter the author is wholly indebted to gentlemen of these two Secret Orders, who have, at his request, politely furnished him with the following histo- ry of those Societies in this county :
MASONIC INSTITUTIONS.
New England Lodge, No. 4, at Worthington, was or- ganized under a warrant or dispensation from the Grand Lodge of the State of Connecticut, on the 28th day of June, A. D. 1808, A. L. 5808, with the following offi- cers, viz :
James Kilbourne, W. M .; Zopher Topping, S. W .; Josiah Topping, J. W .; Ezra Griswold, Sec'y; Israel Case, Treas'r; Stephen Maynard, S. D .; Roswell Wilcox, J. D .; Azariah Pinney, Tyler.
Officers installed the same day by Right Worshipful Thomas Worthington, of Chillicothe, according to letters
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for that purpose to him directed by and from the said Grand Lodge of the State of Connecticut.
Present Officers .- Geo. Taylor, W. M .; J. P. Wright, S. W .; H. W. Wright, J. W .; M. S. Wilkinson, Treas'r ; J. M. Fuson, Sec'y ; Miles Pinney, S. D .; F. F. Tuller, J. D .; Ira Metcalf, Stewart and Tyler.
Columbus Lodge, No. 30, was instituted at Franklin- ton (as Ohio Lodge, No. 30,) on the 11th of June, 1815. The first officers of the Lodge were : Abner Lord, W. M .; John Kerr, S. W; Alex. Morrison, J. W .; Lincoln Goodale, Treas'r ; Joel Buttles, Sec'y.
Members .- Benj. Gardiner, Horace Wolcott, Samuel Shannon, Benj. Pike, James Kooken, Caleb Houston, Alex. B. Washburne, Onesimus Whitehead.
The first Master raised in the Lodge, Gustavus Swan, Oct. 19, 1815.
Present Officers .- William B. Thrall, W. M .; Joseph Stuart, S. W .; Amasa Jones, J. W .; N. B. Marple, Treas'r ; Waldo B. Fay, Sec'y ; Robert A. Emery, S. D .; P. T. Conrad, J. D .; George Coit, Tyler.
Magnolia Lodge, No. 20. A dispensation was issued by Wm. B. Thrall, Grand Master, June 10th, 1847, to Bela Latham, B. F. Martin, Henry A. Field, John W. Milligan, D. T. Woodbury, James T. Donahoo, Nathan'l
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Merion, Harvey Fletcher, Harvey Bancroft, and William Harrison.
Bela Latham, W. M .; B. F. Martin, S. W .; Henry A. Field, J. W .; first officers.
Organized October 20, 1847. The first officers elect were: B. F. Martin, W. M .; Henry A. Field, S. W .; W. M. Savage, J. W .; Peter Decker, Sec'y ; Harvey Fletch- er, Treas'r ; D. T. Woodbury, S. D .; J. G. Canfield, J. D.
Present Officers .- John Stone, W. M .; Thomas Spar- row, S. W .; Orlando Wilson, J. W .; Smith Spencer, S. D .; Wesley Royce, J. D .; Amos McNairy, Treas'r ; James F. Park, Sec'y ; G. M. Copeland, Tyler.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
Horeb Chapter, No. 3, at Worthington. This Chapter was organized the 18th day of December, 1815, under a dispensation from the Deputy Grand High Priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the State of Mary- land and District of Columbia.
Its first officers were, James Kilbourne, E. H. P .; Chester Griswold, King ; Abner Lord, Scribe ; Solomon Smith, Sec'y ; Moses Byxbee, P. S .; H. Hyre, C. of H .; N. Potter, R. A. C .; A. Buttles, V. Shaw, S. Smith, Masters of the Vails.
The present officers are, W. T. Snow, H. P .; Chester
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Pinney, King; Moses Maynard, Scribe; Ira Metcalf, C. of HI .; F. F. Tuller, R. A. C .; George Taylor, P. S .; J. P. Wright, Treas'r; J. M. Fuson, Sec'y ; H. W. Wright, Apollos Maynard, George Osborn, Mas. of the Vails.
Ohio Chapter No. 12. By-Laws adopted December . 4, 1824, with the following members, viz : Bela Latham, Dan'l Turney, Joel Buttles, Rob't Russell, A. Shaugh- nessy, A. Benfield, Wm. T. Snow, J. Leiby, T. Reynolds, Wm. Long, John M. Gray, T. L. Hamer, James H. Pat- terson, John Warner, William John, P. H. Olmsted, Hiram Platt, E. Richman, Caleb Houston, C. Heyl, H. Delano, J. M. Smith, James Pearce, John L. Starling, J. C. Brodrick, John Haver, T. Ross, John Zeigler, Chas. C. Beard, R. G. Walling.
Pesent Officers .- Amasa Jones, H. P .; James F. Park, King; Joseph A. Montgomery, Scribe ; Joseph M. Stuart, C. of HI .; Orlando Wilson, P. S .; James Wil- liams, R. A. C .; John W. Milligan, Treas'r ; A. B. Rob- inson, Sec'y ; W. B. Fay, G. M. 3 Vail ; E. West, G. M. 2 Vail ; Thomas Sparrow, G. M. 1 Vail ; Geo. M. Cope- land, Guard.
Columbus Council, No. S, Royal and Select Masters. Dispensation granted by W. B. Thrall, T .:. I .:. G .:. P .:. , Dec. 27, 1841, appointing the following officers : Bela
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Latham, T. I. G. M .; Leonard Humphrey, D. I. G. M .; John W. Milligan, P. C. of W.
First election of officers March 4th, 1842, as follows : John A. Bryan, T. I. G. M .; J. W. Copeland, D. I. G. M .; J. W. Milligan, P. C. of W .; Leander Ransom, C. of G .; G. M. Herancourt, Treas'r ; Timothy Griffith, Rec .; R. Buckbee, Sentinel.
Present Officers .- A. B. Robinson, T. I. G. M .; Thos. Sparrow, D. I. G. M .; Joseph M. Stuart, P. C. of W .; James F. Park, C. of G .; John W. Milligan, Treas'r; Orlando Wilson, Recorder ; G. M. Copeland, Sentinel.
Mt. Vernon Encampment No. 1, of Knights Templars and Appendant Orders, was instituted at Worthington, on the 15th day of March, 1818, by virtue of authority and letter of dispensation, granted for that purpose by Thomas Smith Webb, Esquire, Deputy General Grand Master of the General Grand Encampment of the United States. On that occasion there were present Sir Thos. Smith Webb, hailing from the General Grand Encamp- ment of the United States ; Sir John Snow, hailing from St. Johns' Encampment, Rhode Island ; and Sir Frederick A. Curtis, hailing from -- Encampment, Ireland. These Sir Knights, having severally inter- changed credentials, and established their respective titles, proceeded according to accustomed usage, and
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under said dispensation, to form and open a Council of Knights of the Red Cross, and an Encampment of Knights Templars and Appendant Orders.
It was chartered by the General Grand Encampment of the United States, Sept. 16, 1819, M. E. De Witt Clinton then presiding in that body. The first officers of the Encampment, under its charter, were M. E. John Snow, G. Com .; E. Chester Griswold, Gen .; E. James Kilbourne, Capt. Gen .; E. Joseph S. Hughs, Prelate.
Present Officers .- Sir. W. B. Thrall, G. Com .; Sir Dwight Stone, Gen .; Sir Geo. R. Morton, Capt. Gen .; Sir Z. Connell, Prelate ; Sir J. W. Milligan, S. W .; Sir D. T. Woodbury, J. W. ; Sir Wm. Richards, Treas'r ; Sir A. B. Robinson, Recorder; Sir Jos. A. Montgom- ery, Stand. Bearer ; Sir Daniel Morris, Sword Bearer ; Sir Amasa Jones, Warder ; Sir Geo. M. Copeland, Sen- tinel.
This was the first dispensation granted by the Gen- eral Grand Encampment of the United States, and the first Encampment of the Order organized west of the Allegheny Mountains. On the 24th of February, 1844, by virtue of authority derived from the Grand Encamp- ment of Ohio, the meetings of the Encampment were thenceforward held in the City of Columbus.
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FRANKLIN COUNTY.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
The first Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in Franklin County, was instituted in the city of Columbus, on the fourth day of July, 1839. There were five petitioners for the Charter, namely : Nathan B. Kelly, James B. Thomas, William Flintham, David Bryden, and Charles A. Howle. It met for some time in the third story of Mr. Walcutt's brick building, on High street, near Town, where it was first organized. The membership increased rapidly, and prominent among them were Alfred P. Stone, John Brough, Clark Run- yan, John Greenleaf, Lucian Buttles, John S. Hall, and others of the first class of citizens. A hall was fitted up in the Buckeye Block, which was occupied for a few years, and afterwards, when the City Bank Building was erected, the third story was fitted up expressly for an Odd Fellows' Hall, which was occupied for a number of years.
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