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Jabez W. Fitch
Cuyahoga.
1880-1882
Andrew Hickenlooper
Hamilton.
1882-1884
Reese G. Richards
Jefferson.
1884-1886
John G. Warwick
Stark.
1886-1888
Robert P. Kennedy
Logan.
1888-1890
Wm. C. Lyon
Licking.
1890
Elbert L. Lampson
Ashtabula.
1890-1892
Logan.
1892-1896
Wm. V. Marquis (vice L'pson) Andrew L. Harris
Preble.
1896-1900
Asa W. Jones
Mahoning.
1900-1902
John A. Caldwell
Hamilton.
1902-1903
Carl L. Nippert
Hamilton.
1903-1904
Harry L. Gordon (vice Nipp't)
Hamilton.
THE PRIVATE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR.
F REDERICK N. SINKS, Private Secretary to Governor Nash, was born in Columbus, August 24, 1872. His early education was obtained at the public schools of that city. Later he attended pre- paratory schools, where he fitted himself for college, entering Yale Uni- versity in the year 1890, and being graduated therefrom in 1894.
Soon after, he entered the Law School of the Ohio State University, completing his course in June, '98, when he was admitted to the bar.
While pursuing his legal studies, and subsequent thereto, he was under the tuition of Governor Nash, being associated with him in his law office.
During this time a warm personal friendship grew up between them, which resulted in the appointment of Mr. Sinks as Secretary. In June, 1899, Mr. Sinks married Miss Katharine Thurman, of Columbus.
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The Private Secretary to the Governor.
PRIVATE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR.
The duties of the private secretary to the Governor are, as the name implies, of a personal rather than a public character. The official com- pensation of $800.00 per annum is but a partial compensation for the importance of the position. The following list of private secretaries is apparently incomplete, as no sufficient record exists prior to 1867 of the gentlemen who acted in this capacity.
PRIVATE SECRETARIES FROM 1867 TO THE PRESENT TIME.
Years.
Name.
Residence.
Sec'y to Whom.
1867 .. -
F. A. Marble
Knox County
Governor Cox. Governor Cox.
1867 . . -
G. M. Bascom
Franklin County
1867-8.
Wm. H. Busby
Franklin County
Governor Cox.
1868-70.
Wm. R. Thrall
Franklin County
Governor Hayes.
1870-4. .
John B. Neil
Franklin County
Governor Hayes.
1874-6. . .
John H. Putnam
Ross County
Governor Allen.
1876-7 . . .
Alfred E. Lee
Franklin County
Governor Hayes.
1877-8. .
Rodney Foos
Franklin County
Governor Young.
1878. . .
Robert F. Hurlburt
Delaware County
Governor
Bishop.
1878-80
R. H. Bishop
Hamilton County
Governor Bishop.
1880-4.
Fred D. Mussey
Hamilton County .
Governor Foster.
1884-5. . .
Daniel McConville, Jr.
Jefferson County
Governor Hoadley.
1885-6. . .
Frederick Green
Cuyahoga County
Governor
Hoadley.
1886-90. .
Charles L. Kurtz
Athens County
Governor Foraker.
1890-2. . .
Claude Meeker
Hamilton County
Governor Campbell.
1892-6. . .
James Boyle
Hamilton County
Gov. Mckinley.
1896-9. .
J. Linn Rodgers
Franklin County
Gov. Bushnell.
1899. ..
Opha Moore
Franklin County (Acting)
Gov. Bushnell.
1900-2.
F. N. Sinks
Franklin County
Governor Nash.
THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
T HE department of the Adjutant-General is, as its name implies, the headquarters of the National Guard of Ohio, of which the Governor is ex-officio Commander-in-Chief. Under the law, the Adjutant-General is appointed by the Governor for a term of two years, ranks as Brigadier-General, and is, by virtue of his office, the Inspector- General and Chief of Staff. He is Superintendent of the State Capitol building and grounds, under a comparatively recent law by which the office of Superintendent was abolished and merged into the office of the Adjutant-General. In time of peace, the Adjutant-General also performs the duties of the Quartermaster-General, unless otherwise ordered by the Commander-in-Chief.
ROSTER OF THE DEPARTMENT (1902).
The Personal Staff of the Governor (See Governor's Office) .
GENERAL STAFF, O. N. G.
Name.
Residence
Office.
Brigadier-General Geo. R. Gyger
Alliance . .
Adjutant-General, Inspect- or-General and Chief of Staff.
Brigadier-General Ceilan M. Spitzer ...
Toledo
Quartermaster-General and Commissary-General of Subsistence.
Brigadier-General Henry C. Taylor Brigadier-General Edmund C. Brush .. Brigadier-General Walter N. P. Darrow Colonel Harry M. Taylor Charles N. Vallandigham
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles C. Ames
Columbus Zanesville Columbus Columbus Cincinnati Columbus
Judge Advocate-General. Surgeon-General. Chief of Engineers. Asst. Adjutant-General. Chief Clerk.
Assistant Inspector-Gener- al, Division, Division of Supplies and Transporta- tion. Adjutant-General's Office.
Captain Deton J. Brooks
.. ...
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Commanding Co. B, 9th Bat. Inf., Commission, Bonds and Stationery Division, Adjutant-General's Office.
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ROSTER OF THE DEPARTMENT-Concluded.
Name.
Residence.
Office.
Captain R. Ross Shaw
Lieutenant-Colonel Owen J. Hopkins
(Retired)
Colonel George D. Freeman
(Retired)
Captain John H. Bellair
(Retired)
Roster Division, Adjutant Generals Office. Financial Division, Adju- tant General's Office. Superintendent State Arse- nal.
On duty in Adjutant-Gener- al's Office.
THE OHIO NATIONAL GUARD.
Major-General Chas. Dick, Commanding the Division.
Headquarters
Akron, Ohio.
GENERAL STAFF.
Name.
Residence.
Office.
Lieutenant-Colonel George M. Wright
Akron
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles C. Ames
Columbus
Lieutenant-Colonel Moulton Houk
Toledo
Assistant Adjutant-General. Assistant Inspector-General. Chief Quartermaster.
Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Frease
Canton
Chief Commissary.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sheldon F. Hanzelman
Ravenna
Judge Advocate.
Lieutenant-Colonel Frank M. Ritezel
Warren
Chief Ordinance Officer.
THE FIRST BRIGADE.
Headquarters
Toledo.
Brigadier General Wm. V. McMaken, Commanding.
Consisting of the First, Second, Third and Sixth Regiments of Infantry; and the Ninth Battalion of Infantry.
THE SECOND BRIGADE.
Headquarters
Columbus.
Brigadier-General John C. Speaks, Commanding.
Consisting of the Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Eighth Regiments of Infantry; and the Battalion of Engineers.
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THE NAVAL BRIGADE.
Headquarters
FIRST BATTALION. Toledo.
Lieutenant-Commander Wm. G. Welbon, Commanding.
SECOND BATTALION.
Headquarters U. S. S. "Hawk," Cleveland. Lieutenant-Commander Wm. E. Wirt, Commanding.
STATIONS OF TROOPS, 1902-1903. .
Location.
Officer and Company.
ADA
Major J. Guy Deming and Co. G, 2d Infantry.
Headquarters of Division.
AKRON
Cos. B. and F, 8th Infantry.
ALLIANCE
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles C. Weybrecht and Co. K, 8th Infantry. Co. E, 8th Infantry.
ASHLAND
Co. A, 5th Infantry.
BEREA
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward S. Bryant and Co. G, 6th Inf.
BLOOMDALE
Major Charles Langel and Co. E, 6th Infantry.
BRYAN
Headquarters and Co. A, 8th Infantry.
BUCYRUS
Co. C, Sth Infantry.
CAREY
Major Bert L. Wallace and Co. B, 2d Infantry.
CHILLICOTHE
Co. H, 4th Infantry.
CINCINNATI
Headquarters and Cos. A, B, C, G and I, Ist Infantry. Light Battery B.
CLEVELAND
Headquarters and Cos. C, F, and K, 5th Infantry.
Headquarters and Co. D, 9th Batt. Infantry.
Headquarters and Cos. A, B, C, and D, Batt. Engineers. Light Battery A.
Troop A and 2d Batt. Naval Brigade.
Co. I, 6th Infantry.
Headquarters Second Brigade.
Headquarters and Cos. A, B, and C, 4th Infantry.
Co. B, 9th Battalion Infantry.
Light Battery H and Troop B.
COVINGTON
Co. A, 3d Infantry.
Headquarters and Cos. G, and K, 3d Infantry.
DAYTON
Co. K, 4th Infantry.
DELAWARE
Co. F, 3d Infantry.
FINDLAY
Co. A, 2d Infantry.
FOSTORIA
Co. D, 6th Infantry.
FREMONT
Major Myron C. Cox and Co. K, 6th Infantry.
GALION
Co. L, 8th Infantry.
GALLIPOLIS
Co. C, 7th Infantry.
GENEVA
Co. E, 5th Infantry.
GETTYSBURG
Co. C, 3d Infantry.
GREENVILLE
Major Ray M. Gilbert and Co. M, 3d Infantry.
HILLSBORO
Co. D, Ist Infantry.
TRONTON
Headquarters and Co. I, 7th Infantry.
KENTON
Co. I, 2d Infantry.
LEBANON
Co. H, Ist Infantry.
LANCASTER
Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis H. Palmer and Co. F, 7th Inf. Headquarters and Cos. C and K, 2d Infantry.
LIMA
LONDON
Co. L, 4th Infantry.
LOWER SALEM MANSFIELD
Co. D, 7th Infantry.
Major Frederick S, Marquis and Co. M, 8th Infantry.
CANTON
CLYDE COLUMBUS
EATON
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STATIONS OF TROOPS-Concluded.
Location.
Officer and Company.
MANCHESTER
Co. G, 7th Infantry.
MARIETTA
Co. B, 7th Infantry.
MARION
Major Fred S. Titus and Co. D, 4th Infantry.
MARYSVILLE
Co. E, 4th Infantry.
MECHANICSBURG
Co. I, 3d Infantry.
MIAMISBURG
Major Herbert G. Catrow and Co. H, 3d Infantry.
MIDDLETOWN
Co. L, Ist Infantry.
MILLERSBURG
Co. I, 8th Infantry.
NAPOLEON
Co. F, 6th Infantry.
NEWARK
Major Elmer Blizzard and Co. G, 4th Infantry.
NEW LEXINGTON
Co. H, 7th Infantry.
NORWALK
Major Albert W. Davis and Co. G, 5th Infantry.
OTTAWA
Co. M, 2d Infantry.
PAINESVILLE
Major Harry P. Bosworth and Co. M, 5th Infantry.
PORT CLINTON
Co. M, 6th Infantry.
RAVENNA
Co. B, 5th Infantry.
SABINA
Co. E, Ist Infantry.
SANDUSKY
Co. B, 6th Infantry.
SHREVE
Major Ammon B. Critchfield and Co. H, 8th Infantry.
SIDNEY
Lieutenant-Colonel W. T. Amos and Co. L, 3d Infantry. Co. F, 2d Infantry.
SPENCERVILLE
SPRINGFIELD
Major Thomas J. Kirkpatrick and Cos. B and E, 3d Inf. Co. A, 9th Batt. Infantry.
Major Robert W. Calland and Co. E, 7th Infantry.
TOLEDO
Headquarters First Brigade.
Headquarters and Cos. A, C, H, and L, 6th Infantry.
Light Battery D and Ist Batt. Naval Brigade.
URBANA
Co. D, 3d Infantry.
Co. G, 8th Infantry.
WADSWORTH WAPAKONETA
WARREN
WILMINGTON
Major Frank C. Gerlach and Co. D, 8th Infantry.
WOOSTER XENIA
Co. I, 4th Infantry, Co. C, 9th Batt. Infantry.
YOUNGSTOWN ZANESVILLE
Co. H, 5th Infantry.
Major Orthillo V. Lewman and Co. A, 7th Infantry.
SUMMERFIELD TIFFIN
Co. E, 2d Infantry.
Lieutenant-Colonel John G. Hoegner and Co. L, 2d Inf. Lieutenant-Colonel Harry B. Ramey and Co. D, 5th Inf. Co. F, Ist Infantry.
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ROSTER OF ADJUTANTS-GENERAL, 1803-1902.
Years
Name.
Politics.
1803
Cornelius R. Sedan
Republican.
1803-1807
Samuel Finley
Republican. Federalist.
1807 -.
David Zeigler
1807-1809
Thomas Worthington
Federalist.
1809-1810
Joseph Kerr
Republican.
1810-1819
Isaac Van Horn
Republican.
1819-1828.
Wm. Daugherty
Republican. Federalist.
1837-1839
Wm. Daugherty
Whig.
1839-1841.
Jacob Medary, Jr.
Democrat.
1841-1845.
Edw. H. Cummings
Whig.
1845-1851.
Thos. W. H. Mosely
Whig.
1851-1857.
J. W. Wilson
Democrat.
1857-1861
H. B. Carrington
Republican.
1861-1862
C. P. Buckingham
Republican.
1862-1864.
Chas. W. Hill
Republican.
1864-1868
Benj. R. Cowen
1868-1869.
E. P. Schneider
Republican. Republican. Republican. Democrat.
1876-1877
Allen T. Wikoff
Republican.
1877-1878
Chas. W. Carr
Republican. Democrat.
1880-1881.
Wm. H. Gibson
Republican.
1881-1884.
Samuel B. Smith
Republican.
1884-1886.
Eben B. Finley
Democrat.
1886-1890
Henry A. Axline
Republican. Democrat.
1891-1892
Thos. T. Dill
Democrat.
1892-1893.
*Edgar J. Pocock
Republican.
1893-1896
James C. Howe
Republican.
1896-1898
*Henry A. Axline
Republican.
1898.
*H. B. Kingsley
Republican.
1899-1900
Henry A. Axline
Republican.
1900-1901
Geo. R. Gyger
Republican.
*Resigned.
FORMER SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE STATE HOUSE.
Office abolished and vested in the Adjutant-General.
William A. Platt, 1860; William M. Awl, 1862; John H. Grove, 1868; Charles M. Ridgway, 1870.
1869-1874.
Wm. Knapp
1874-1876.
James O. Amos
1878-1880
Luther M. Meiley
1890-1891
*Morton L. Hawkins
1828-1837
Samuel C. Andrews
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
A BRIEF HISTORY.
D URING the year 1875, an archæological society was formed at General Brinkerhoff's home, in Mansfield, Ohio. The society, through the efforts of General Brinkerhoff, received an appro- priation from the Legislature of two thousand five hundred dollars, to be expended in making an exhibit at the Centennial Exposition at Phila- delphia. Prof. John T. Short, of the Ohio State University, was secretary of the society, and it flourished under his secretaryship until his untimely death (November 11, 1883), when the society became dormant and prac- tically imoperative. Governor Hoaidly, who took an active interest in all matters pertaining to the archæology and history of the State, upon his ac- cession to office conferred with Mr. A. A. Graham and suggested a revival of the old society. A meeting for the purpose of carrying into effect this suggestion was convened at the Secretary of State's office, on the twelfth day of February, 1885, and it was decided to extend to all persons in the State interested in the formation of such a society, an invitation to meet on the twelfth day of March following, at Columbus, Ohio. In response to the circulars sent out, some sixty gentlemen, from all parts of Ohio, representing the various departments of scholarship, convened on the day specified, in the Library Room of the State Capitol. The meeting having been called to order by Hon. S. S. Rickley, the Hon. Allen G. Thurman was made President, and Mr. A. A. Graham elected Secretary. This convention continued in session for two days, and resulted in perfecting an organization known as The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical So- ciety, which was duly incorporated on the 13th day of March, 1885. The ar- ticles of incorporation succinctly set forth the purposes and aims of the society, as follows:
1. The name of such corporation shall be The Ohio State Archaeo- logical and Historical Society.
2. Said corporation shall be located and its principal business trans- acted at the City of Columbus, County of Franklin, and State of Ohio.
3. Said society is formed for the purpose of promoting a knowl- edge of Archaeology and History, especially of Ohio, by establishing and maintaining a library of books, manuscripts, maps, charts, etc., properly pertaining thereto; a museum of prehistoric relics and natural or other curiosities or specimens of art or nature promotive of the objects of the Association-said library and museum to be open to the public on rea- sonable terms-and by courses of lectures and publication of books, papers, and documents touching the subjects so specified, with power to receive and hold gifts and devises of real and personal estate for the benefit of such
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Society, and generally to exercise all the powers legally and properly per- taining thereto.
4. Said Society has no capital stock.
The Articles of Incorporation were signed by twenty-eight persons.
TRUSTEES OF THE SOCIETY IN 1902-1903.
ELECTED BY THE SOCIETY.
Name.
Residence.
Term Expires.
Gen. R. Brinkerhoff
Mansfield
1904
Hon. M. D. Follett
Marietta
1904
Hon. D. J. Ryan
Columbus
1904
Rev. H. A. Thompson, D. D.
Dayton
1904
Mr. W. H. Hunter
Chillicothe
1904
Prof. C. L. Martzolff
New Lexington
1905
Prof. J. P. MacLean
Franklin
1905
Prof. G. Frederick Wright
Oberlin
1905
Col. James Kilbourne
Columbus
1905
Judge James H. Anderson
Columbus
1905
Hon. Elroy M. Avery
Cleveland
1903
Bishop B. W. Arnett
Wilberforce
1903
Hon. S. S. Rickly
Columbus
1903
Mr. G. F. Bareis
Canal Winchester
1903
Hon. A. R. McIntire
Mt. Vernon
1903
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
Name.
Residence.
Term Expires.
Gen. Geo. B. Wright
Columbus
1904
Hon. R. E. Hills
Delaware
1904
Prof. B. F. Prince
Springfield
1905
Hon. E. O. Randall
Columbus
1905
Hon. Charles P. Griffin
Toledo
1903
Rev. N. B. C. Love
Elmore
1903
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OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY IN 1902.
ELECTED BY THE TRUSTEES, JUNE 6, 1902.
Name.
Office.
Elected.
Gen. Roeliff Brinkerhoff
President
1902
Gen. Geo. B. Wright
Ist Vice-President
1902
Geo. F. Bareis
2d Vice-President
1902
E. O. Randall, Ph. B., LL. M.
Secretary and Editor
1902
Hon. S. S. Rickly
Treasurer
1902
Edwin F. Wood
Assistant Treasurer
1902
W. C. Mills, M. Sc.
Curator and Librarian
1902
PAST OFFICERS.
The following have served as Presidents of the Society since its organization : Allen G. Thurman, Francis C. Sessions, Rutherford B. Hayes, and Roeliff Brink- erhoff.
Mr. A. A. Graham occupied the office of secretary from the organiza- tion of the society, March 13, 1885, until December, 1893, when ill health compelled him to remove West. He died in Albuquerque, N. M., in Feb- ruary, 1896.
Mr. E. O. Randall was elected assistant secretary in December, 1893, to act as secretary in the absence of Mr. Graham. At the annual meet- ing of the trustees February 20, 1894, Mr. Randall was elected associate sec- retary, and February 19, 1895, was elected secretary, which office he has since held.
WORK OF THE SOCIETY.
The society has an Archaeological Museum in Orton Hall, Ohio State University, in which there is a collection of 50,000 specimens of the relics and antiquities of the Mound Builders and later Indians. It has a valuable library numbering hundreds of volumes pertaining mainly to the history of Ohio. The Society publishes each year an annual volume of material con- cerning the history, archæology and biography of the state. It has pub- lished eleven such volumes, averaging 400 pages to the volume, also an Archeological History of Ohio. The Society is the custodian of Ft. Ancient, Warren county, and Serpent Mound in Adams county. Each summer it sends out a corps of explorers for the purpose of examining the prehistoric mounds and making permanent record of the discoveries made therein.
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
J OHN M. SHEETS was born near Columbus Grove, Putnam county, Ohio, May 26, 1854. His father was a Pennsylvanian, of German ancestry ; his mother a New England Yankee. He was educated in the public schools, and at the age of twenty began teaching. Afterwards he attended the Union school at Columbus Grove, and in the fall of 1876 entered the freshman class in Baldwin University, at Berea, Ohio. He completed a four years' course in three, besides taking a number of elective studies. Mathematics being his special forte, he took every branch taught in the University, save one.
In the fall of 1879 he entered the law department of the University of Michigan, and graduated in March, 1881. On April 5 following he was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of Ohio, and opened an office in Ottawa, where he now resides, and where he soon acquired and now en- joys, an extensive practice.
In 1893, as the candidate of the Republican party, he was elected judge of the Common Pleas Court in the sub-judicial district composed of the counties of Fulton, Henry, and Putnam, being the first Republican ever elected in that subdivision. On account of the fact that the district was so overwhelmingly Democratic, no Republican would accept the nom-
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ination previous to this time, but Mr. Sheets, with his characteristic cour- age, accepted the nomination, and as an evidence of his popularity among the people of the counties composing the subdivision, he was elected by over 1700 majority ; he was renominated in 1898, and although the Demo- cratic majority on the general ticket was 2086, Judge Sheets came within thirty votes of being again elected.
On assuming the office of judge, he found the court very greatly overcrowded with business, so much so, indeed, that several unsuccessful attempts had been made to secure legislation authorizing an additional judge in said subdivision ; but Judge Sheets developed an unusual capacity for the despatch of business, and in a short time, the docket was cleared. His business methods were very popular, and his services on the bench were in demand. He has received very many high compliments, from both the bench and the bar, as well as from the press of his district, on his ability as a judge, and on his conspicuous business methods.
While a student at the University of Michigan, he became acquainted with Miss Mary E. Scott, also a student at the same University, to whom he was married March 22, 1882, and has a family of five daughters.
John M. Sheets, as boy and man, always enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his associates, and this was never more striking than in his student days at Ann Arbor; and as an instance, his acquaintanceship with Hon. H. M. Daugherty is conspicuous. They first met as students at the University, and their relations developed a close personal friend- ship which has ever since continued. They were students in the same class, and graduated at the same time, and it was a pleasant surprise to both when they met in the same class for examination for admission to the bar, where they were both admitted to the practice of the law.
At the Republican State Convention at Columbus, held June 1 and 2, 1899, after a spirited contest, he was, on the third ballot, nominated the candidate for attorney-general; his nomination before the call of the roll of the counties was completed, being made unanimous by acclamation. In 1901 he was re-elected. Judge Sheets has always been an active, ag- gressive Republican, never hiding his light under a bushel, but withal, a liberal and fair opponent.
THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
The duties of Attorney-General are to appear for the State in all litigation in which the State is a party, or is interested, and is required, upon request, to give legal advice to the state officers, and trustees and superintendents of the state institutions; and also is required to give legal advice to prosecuting attorneys, upon their request, respecting the duties of their office, in matters in which the State is or may be a party.
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ROSTER OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT, 1901.
Office.
Name.
Term of Service.
Attorney-General Ass't Attorney General. Special Counsel
John M. Sheets
J. E. Todd
Smith W. Bennett
January, 1900, to January, 1904. At pleasure of Attorney-General. Two years.
ATTORNEYS-GENERAL FROM 1846 TO 1901.
Name.
Years of Service.
Terms.
Henry Stanbery
Five
1846-1851
Joseph McCormick
One (part)
1851-1852
George E. Pugh
Two
1852-1854
George W. McCook
Two
1854-1856
Francis D. Kimball
One (part)
1856-1857
C. P. Wolcott
Four
1857-1861
James Murray
Two
1861-1863
Lyman R. Critchfield
Two
1863-1865
Wm. P. Richardson
One (part)
1865
Chauncey N. Olds
One
1865-1866
Wm. H. West
Four
1866-1870
Francis B. Pond
Four
1870-1874
John Little.
Four
1874-1878
Isaiah Pillars
Two
1878-1880
George K. Nash
Three
1880-1883
D. A. Hollingsworth
One
1883-1884
James Lawrence
Two
1884-1886
Jacob A. Kohler
Two
1886-1888
David Kemper Watson
Four
1888-1892
John K. Richards
Four
1892-1896
Frank S. Monnett
Four
1896-1900
J. M. Sheets
Two
1900-1904
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W ALTER D. GUILBERT was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, of French-Irish ancestors, and was reared on a farm. His great-grandfather on the maternal side settled in Maryland about 1750 and played an active part in the Revolutionary War. He was wounded several times, and at the battle of Brandywine only escaped. capture by the thoughtfulness of his comrades, who carried the wounded man to a swamp and securely hid him until the British had withdrawn. The father of Mr. Guilbert came to this country from France when a youth and settled in Guernsey county.
The subject of this sketch was educated in the public schools and at Wemona Academy, Illinois. He was twice elected Auditor of Noble county, Ohio, and proved himself a most capable official. In 1888 he became chief clerk in the Auditor of State's office, continuing in that position until 1896, when he succeeded to the important office of Auditor of State, having been nominated by the Republican party and elected in the fall of 1895. In his career as a public officer, Mr. Guilbert is a genial, patient and painstaking official, combining with these virtues an earnest intention to perform his duties in such a manner as to insure the best results for the people of Ohio. It is no flattery to say that his manner of transacting the business of his department has made him one of the most popular men who ever occupied a position in the state capital. He was renominated unanimously in 1899 and elected by an increased plurality
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THE BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF OHIO.
The Auditor of State.
for a second term on which he entered in January, 1900. Mr. Guilbert has been active in the affairs of his party, having served as chairman of his county committee for a number of years, and as a member of the state executive committee. He was also a delegate to the national Republican convention in 1888.
Mr. Guilbert was married February 5, 1868, to Miss Mary L. Jordon, of Noble county. They have a family of three children, two sons and one daughter. He is connected with a number of secret and social organi- zations, being a Mason, a Knight Templar, a member of the Mystic Shrine, of the I. O. O. F., of the K. of P., and I. O. R. M.
DUTIES OF THE AUDITOR.
The Auditor of State is elected every four years, and is the chief ac- counting officer of the State. No money can be paid into or out of the State Treasury except upon his warrant. He is custodian of all field notes, maps, records, documents, papers and implements of every description relating to or used in the survey of the public lands within the State, and is required by law to keep a record of deeds executed by the Governor. He is required to prepare all forms and instructions for county officers, and county officials are required, by law, to use such blanks and obey such instructions. He is required to audit all requisitions, vouchers and claims against the State, and pass upon the validity and correctness of the same before issuing his warrant on the State Treasury for payment. He is required to direct suit to be brought against delinquent revenue officials, and look after and see to the collection of all claims in favor of the State. He may remit illegal taxes or penalties and direct that tax duplicates be corrected.
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