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The first State legislature met March Ist, ISO3, the second on the first Monday of December, 1So3. The senators were elected for two years, the representatives for one. This county has been associated with others in the election of senators, and at times also in the election of representatives. In IS03 and IS04 she elected alone. From 1805 to ISo7, inclusive, the district embraced Washington, Gallia, Muskingum, and Athens. From ISOS to 1819, it embraced Washington and Athens ; and from 1820 to 1823, Washing- ton and Morgan. Since that time Washington county has constituted the district.
The following list contains the names of those only who belonged in this county, as it is now bounded. Under the first constitution the sessions of the legislature began on the first Monday of December.
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE.
SENATORS.
REPRESENTATIVES.
Robert Oliver (President) 1799 .. 1803.
Return J. Meigs .. )
Ephraim Cutler ....
William R. Putnam.S ISOI .. ISO3.
STATE LEGISLATURE.
SENATORS.
REPRESENTATIVES.
Ist Assembly .. Joseph Buell
William Jackson ISO3.
2d
? Elijah Backus
3d
Joseph Buell
Seth Carhart .1804.
4th
Hallam Hempstead.
Levi Barber .. 1806.
Joseph Palmer ISO7.
William Woodbridge. I ScS.
William R. Putnam ISO9.
S. P. Hildreth
W. R. Putnam ISIO.
10th "
William Woodbridge
S. P. Hildreth ISII.
11th
William Woodbridge
Sardine Stone. ISI2.
12th
66 William Woodbridge
Sardine Stone. IS13.
13th
William R. Putnam
Jolin Sharp. ISI4.
14th
John Sharp
Henry Jolly ISIS.
15th
John Sharp
Sardine Stone 1816.
16th
Sardine Stone
Nathanael Hamilton ISI7.
17th
Sardine Stone
Joseph Barker
ISO5.
5th Hallam Hempstead.
6th 66
John Sharp
7th
John Sharp
8th
9th
‘ Joseph Buell.
Paul Fearing ..
1799 .. 1801.
William Jackson I SO3.
§ Joseph Buell
77
Appendix.
SENATORS.
REPRESENTATIVES.
ISth Assembly Sardine Stone
Ephraim Cutler IS19.
19th 66 Sardine Stone
Timothy Buell. IS20.
20th
Sardine Stone
Timothy Buell IS21.
2Ist
Sardine Stone
Ephraim Cutler. IS22.
22d . Ephraim Cutler 66
William Skinner. IS23.
23d .6
Ephraim Cutler
John Cotton 1824.
24th "
William R. Putnam 1825.
25th
..
26th
66 William R. Putnam ..
27th 66
William R. Putnam ..
Arius Nye .... 1828.
28th
Joseph Barker, Jr IS29.
Joseph Barker, Jr IS30.
30th
Arius Nye.
James M. Booth IS31.
James M. Booth IS32.
Silas Cook. IS33.
Joseph Barker, Jr IS34.
34th 3,5th
66
Isaac Humphreys. IS35.
Isaac Humphreys IS36.
36th
Walter Curtis. IS37.
37th 66
Walter Curtis. IS3S.
38th
Isaac Humphreys ...
William A. Whittlesey IS39.
39th
Isaac Humphreys
Arius Nve. IS40.
40th
4Ist . 6
George M. Woodbridge. IS42.
42d
William Glines. 1843.
4,3d
66 44th Rufus E. Harte
William P. Cutler. IS45.
66 4.5th Rufus E. Harte
William P. Cutler (Speaker). .1846.
46th
. George W. Barker
IS47.
47th
Seth Woodford IS48.
48th
George W. Barker.
Seth Woodford. IS49.
49th George W. Barker. Ebenezer Battelle, Jr. IS50.
Under the constitution of IS51 both senators and representatives are elected for two years. The regular sessions commence on the first Monday of January.
SENATORS.
REPRESENTATIVES.
Levi Bartlett. IS52.
Thomas Ross IS54.
Sam'l Hutchinson
James Lawton 1856.
A. S. Bailey
O. Lewis Clarke 1858.
54th
"
John Haddow IS60.
5.5th
56th 66
William F. Curtis.
Mark Green
IS64.
A. L. Curtis
A. L. Haskin IS66.
James B. Green 1
Sam'l M. Richardson }
Perez B. Buell I S6S.
John A. Brown 1870.
William G. Way 1872.
John Varley IS74.
Henry Bohl
Gilbert Smith 1876.
Henry Bohl
63d
= John Irvine
Gilbert Smith
187S.
1. Mr. Green was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Hashin.
52d
53d Davis Green
O. Lewis Clarke IS62.
57th Samuel S. Knowles.
5Sth
59th Rodney M. Stimson
66 60th Rodney M. Stimson
66 6Ist Perez B. Buell
62d
66
29th
3Ist
Arius Nye.
32d
66
33d
William R. Putnam IS26.
Arius Nye 1827.
Truxton Lyon.
IS41.
William P. Cutler IS44.
50th Assembly
5Ist Harley Latlin.
78
Appendix.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
The Territory was represented in Congress by a delegate for four years from 1799 to 1803. W'm. H. Harrison was the first delegate. Having been ap- pointed Governor of the Territory of Indiana, he was succeeded by Wm. McMil- lan. From ISor to 1803, Paul Fearing, of this county, was the delegate. From IS03 to 1813 Ohio had but one representative in Congress. From IS13 to IS23 she had six ; from 1823 to 1833, fourteen ; 1833 to 1843, nineteen : 1843 to 1863, twenty-one ; 1863 to 1873, nineteen ; since IS73, twenty.
Washington county from 1803 has been in the following Congressional districts : first, third, seventh, sixth, thirteenth, sixteentli, fifteenth.
Territory. William Henry Harrison, Hamilton Co 1799 .. I Soo.
.6
William McMillan, Hamilton Co I SOO .. ISOI.
Paul Fearing, Washington Co .. 1801 .. 1803.
Whole State, Jeremiah Morrow, Warren Co. ISO3 .. 1813.
3d District,
William Creighton, Jr., Ross Co. IS13 .. ISI7.
3d 66
Levi Barber, Washington Co. . 1817 .. 1819.
3d
Henry Brush, Ross Co IS19 .. IS21.
3d
Levi Barber, Washington Co. IS21 .. 1823.
7th (10 yrs)}
6th
(4 yrs) 5
Calvary Morris, Athens Co. IS37 .. IS43.
13th
66
Isaac Parrish, Morgan Co. IS45 .. 1847.
13th 66
Thomas Ritchey, Perry Co .. IS47 .. 1849.
13th
William A. Whittlesey, Washington Co. .. 1849 .. IS51.
13th 66
James M. Gaylord, Morgan Co. 1851 .. 1853.
16th
Edward Ball, Muskingum Co .. 1853 .. 1857.
16th 66 Cydnor B. Tompkins, Morgan Co. . 1857 .. 1861.
16th
William P. Cutler. Washington Co. IS61 .. 1863.
15th 66
James R. Morris, Monroe Co 1863 .. IS65.
15th
Tobias A. Plants, Meigs Co. 1865 .. 1869.
15th
Eliakim H. Moore, Athens Co. 1869 .. IS71.
15th
William P. Sprague, Morgan Co. ISTI .. IS75.
15th
Nelson H. Van Vorhes, Athens Co . 1875 .. 1879.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Provision was made for three such officers by a law adopted from the Pennsylvania code by the Governor and Judges in 1795, and confirmed by the Territorial legislature in 1799. They were to be appointed by the Court of Quarter Sessions. The State law of 1804 provided for their election by the people, one each year, the term of office being three years.
The following were appointed under the law of the Territory : Wm. R. Putnam, Paul Fearing, Oliver Rice, Gilbert Devol, Jonathan Haskell, Simeon Deming, Isaac Pierce. Of these, Isaac Pierce served till 1804, W. R. Putnam till IS05, and Simeon Deming till 1806. The list of those elected in successive years is as follows :
I SO4 Nathanael Hamilton ISII. Daniel Goodno ISO5 .John Sharp IS12 Henry Jolly
.Paul Fearing. IS13 Nathanael Hamilton
ISO7
.Nathanael Hamilton
IS14
Daniel Goodno
ISIS William Skinner ISOS. .Joseph Barker
1809 Paul Fearing (resigned)
ISI6. ... Titan Kemble ISO9. ... John Sharp (for 2 yrs)
ISI7. John B. Regnier
ISIO. Nathanael Hamilton
ISIS. ... Daniel Goodno
6th 66
Samuel F. Vinton, Gallia Co . IS23 .. 1837.
13th
Perley B. Johnson, Morgan Co . 1843 .. 1845.
79
Appendix.
1819. .Titan Kemble (resigned) 1847 Lewis H. Greene
1820. .John B. Regnier (died)
IS4S. Douglas Putnam
1821 Samuel Beach (2 years) 1849. .John Breckenridge
1821 Amzi Stanley (1 year) 1850 George Stanley
1821. Daniel Goodno
1851 Douglas Putnam
1822 Joseph Barker
IS52
Walter Curtis
1823 . William R. Putnam
IS53 Benjamin Rightmire
IS24 .Daniel H. Buell (resigned ) IS54
William Mason
I825. ... Joseph Barker
IS55 Walter Curtis
IS25 Thomas White (1 year)
IS56 Charles Dana
IS26. William Pitt Putnam
IS57 William R. Putnam
1826, Silas Cook (1 year)
IS58. .Joseph Penrose
1827 Anselm T. Nye
IS59 Zachariah Cochrane
182S Seth Baker (1 year)
IS60 . James Mc Williams
1829 Joel Tuttle
IS61 J. J. Hollister
IS29 .Jabish F. Palmer (2 years) 1862
Wm. Thomas
1830 Anselm T. Nve
1863 Anthony Sheets (resigned)
1831. .Jabish F. Palmer
1864 .J. J. Hollister
IS32. Ebenezer Battelle
IS56 George Benedict
I833. William Pitt Putnam
IS65 .James Little (1 year)
IS34 .John D. Chamberlain
IS35. .Robert K. Ewart
IS36.
Daniel H. Buell
IS37 .John D. Chamberlain
1869 Thomas Caywood
IS39
Daniel H. Buell
IS40 .John D. Chamberlain
IS41 .. James Dutton
IS72 . John Hall
1842 Douglas Putnam
IS73 Pemberton Palmer
IS74 .John Pool
1844 William West
1845 Douglas Putnam
IS76 Moses A. Maltster
1846 Boylston Shaw
IS77 .John Hoppel
COUNTY AUDITOR.
The office was created in 1820. The General Assembly appointed the first Auditor. In IS21 the Auditor was required to be elected by the people each year. In IS24 the law made the term two years.
The successive Auditors have been :
Roval Prentiss IS20 .. 1825
William A. Whittlesey 1825 .. 1838
James M. Booth IS38 .. 1840
Joseph P. Wightman 1840 .. 1842
John V. Ramsey. 1868 .. IS70 James M. Booth. 1842 .. 1846
John T. Matthew. 1870 .. 1576
Benjamin J. Mckinney 1876 .. ISTS
COUNTY RECORDERS.
Under the Territory the Recorder-styled Register till 1795-was ap- pointed by the Governor. By the law of 1853 the associate judges appointed, for seven years. By the law of 1829 the people elect, for three years.
Enoch Parsons .. I-SS .. 1790 Dudley Woodbridge. April, 1790 .. June, 1907
Giles Hempstead June, IS07 .. June, 1514 George Dunlevy .June, IS14 .. June, IS17
Sala Bosworth. IS46 .. IS54
Horatio Booth IS54 .. 1856
Frederick A. Wheeler. IS56 .. 1864
Zadok G. Bundy IS64 .. IS6S
1870 Mark Green (resigned)
IS3S. William Dana
IS66 .James Little
IS67 Seymour Clough
IS6S George Benedict
IS71 .Joseph Penrose
IS71 Cyrenius Buchanan (2 years)
1843 Hiram Gard
IS75 .. John Potter
80
Appendix.
Daniel H. Buell
June, IS17 .. Oct., IS34
James M. Booth
Oct., 1834 .. Nov. 1837
Daniel P. Bosworth
Nov., 1837 .. Oct., IS43
Stephen Newton
Oct., IS43 .. Nov. IS55
William B. Mason
Nov., IS55 .. Jan. IS62
Manly Warren. Jan .. 1862 .. May, IS64
Wm. Warren (appointed)
May, 1864 .. Jan. IS65
Geo. J. Bartmess ...
.Jan., 1865 .. Aug. IS66
A. T. Ward (appointed)
Aug., 1866 .. Jan. IS67
James Nixon
.Jan., IS67 ..
COUNTY TREASURERS.
The Governor appointed till the formation of the State. By the law of ISO3, the associate judges appointed. By the law of IS04, the commissioners ap- pointed annually. Since 1827 the people have elected, for two years. By the constitution of IS51 the Treasurer is eligible only four years in six.
Jonathan Stone 1792 .. ISOI
Stephen Newton 856 .. IS &S
Jabez True ISOI .. 1S17
Ebenezer B. Leget. IS5S .. IS60
Joseph Holden IS17 .. IS25
William B. Thomas IS60 .. 1862
Weston Thomas IS28 .. IS30
Rufus E. Harte IS62 .. 1866
Royal Prentiss 1830 .. IS32
William B. Mason IS66 .. 186S
Michael Deterlv 1832 .. 1836
Lewis Anderson. IS6S .. 1870
Ebenezer Gates 1836 .. IS3S
Ernest Lindner IS70 .. 1874
Robert Crawford 1838 .. IS50
William S. Waugh IS74.IS-S
Abner L. Guitteau 1850 .. 1856
William R. Goddard ISTS .. ISSO
COUNTY COLLECTORS.
For some years prior to ISo4 there were township collectors, and they per- formed some service in 1805. The office of County Collector was abolished in 1827.
Nathanael Cushing IS04 .. ISO6
Timothy Buell ISOS .. ISco
William Burnham ISO6 .. IS07
Jesse Loring. 1820 .. IS22
Obadiah Lincoln ISO7 .. I SOS
Timothy Buell. 822 .. IS23
Jesse Loring. IS23 .. IS27.
SHERIFFS.
Under the Territory the Governor appointed. Under the State the peo- ple elect, for two years. Sheriff's are eligible only four years in six.
Ebenezer Sproat.
Sept. 2, 17SS to
1802
William Skinner
ISo2 to
1803
John Clark
IS03 to
1810
William Skinner
ISio to
ISI2
Timothy Buell
IS12 to
ISI4
Alexander Hill.
Ist4 to
IS16
Timothy Buell
IS16 to Oct.
1820
Silas Cook
Oct. IS20 to
1824
Jesse Loring.
IS244 to
IS2S
Robert R. Green
IS28 to
IS32
Jesse Loring
66
IS34 to
66
IS3S
John Test ..
IS3S to
18.12
George W. Barker
IS42 to 66
IS46
Junia Jennings.
66
IS46 to
IS50
Jesse Hildebrand
..
IS50 to Jan. IS53
Marcellus J. Morse
.Jan. 1853 to
IS57
IS32 to .6
1834
Benjamin M. Brown.
81
Appendix.
Mark Green ..
1857 to 66 1861
Augustus Winsor
IS61 to
1865
Jackson A. Hicks
66
IS65 to 66
IS69
Samuel L. Grosvenor
IS69 to
IS73
George Davenport
1873 to 66
IS77
William T. Stedman.
IS77 to
IS79
CORONERS.
Provision was made in I-SS for a Coroner in each county, to be appointed by the Governor. The first State constitution also provided for one to be elected every two years by the people, and a law of 1854 continued the provi- sion. The list appended is believed to be correct from IS12 to the present time; there is some uncertainty as to the previous periods.
Charles Green (Territory).
Chauncey T. Judd. IS50
Joel Bowen.
ISO3
Finley Wilson
1852
Joseph Holden ISO6
James H. Jones. IS53
Alexander Hill.
ISI2
Chauncey T. Judd.
IS55
Silas Cook
ISI4
Benjamin F. Stone.
IS57
Sampson Cole
ISI6
Louis Soyez.
1859
Silas Cook
ISIS
Allen M. Creigbaum S60
John Merrill
IS20
Lemuel Grimes. IS64
Francis Devol
. IS34
Herman Michaelis ISGS
Warden Willis
IS36
Philip Emrich. 1870
Lawrence Chamberlain IS3S
Marcellus J. Morse IS72
John T. Clogston. IS44
T. C. Kiger IS74
Lawrence Chamberlain IS46
Conrad Krigbaum IS76
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
This officer was appointed by the courts under the territory. The State law of IS03 gave the appointment to the Supreme Court, and that of ISos to the Court of Common Pleas. From IS33 the people have elected. The term of office is two years.
Paul Fearing. Sept. 9, 1788 to 1794
Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr. 1794 to
179S
Matthew Backus. 1798 to
I SOS
William Woodbridge
ISOS to Feb. 6,
IS15
Caleb Emerson.
Feb. 6. 1815 to April 10,
John P. Mayberry
April 10, IS21 to Oct. 30,
IS29
Arius Nye.
Oct. 30, 1829 to Aug. 17,
IS40
David Barber. . Oct. 26, 1840 to April 3,
IS45
Arius Nve .. April 3, 1845 to March S,
IS47
William D. Emerson
March 8, 1847 to March 13.
ISIS
William S. Nve.
March 13, IS48 to March,
IS50
Davis Green .. March, 1850 to April 5,
IS52
Rufus E. Harte. April 5, 1852 to Oct. +, IS52
Samuel B. Robinson Oct. 4, 1852
to Jan.
1855
Charles R. Rhodes
.Jan. 1855 to Jan.
IS57
Samuel B. Robinson .Jan. IS57 to Jan. IS50
Charles R. Barclay .Jan. IS5g to Jan. IS61
Frank Buell. .Jan. 1861 to April,
1861
Melvin Clarke. April 1861 to Oct. II,
1861
William S. Nye Oct. II, ISGI to Jan.
1862
David Alban. Jan. 1862 to Jan. 1868
Walter Brabham
.Jan. ISOS to Jan.
Reuben L. Nye.
.Jan. ISto to Jan.
Griffin Greene. 1824
Simeon D. Hart. 1866
82
Appendix.
Walter Bratham .Jan. IS72 to Jan. 1874
Samuel B. Robinson .Jan. IS74 to Jan. IS76
Frank F. Oldham .Jan. 1876 to Jan. ISSO
CLERKS OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Under the Territory the title for Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas was Prothonotary. This officer and the clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions were appointed by the Governor. Under the State Constitution of ISO2 the Court appointed its own clerk for seven years. Under that of IS51 the people elect, for three years.
Return Jonathan Meigs Sept. 9, 1798 to June 9, 1795
Benjamin Ives Gilman.
.June 9, 1795 to July, ISO3
Edward W. Tupper
July, ISO3 to Oct. 31, ISOS
Giles Hempstead
. Oct. 31, ISOS to Jan. I ISO9
Levi Barber .Jan. 1, ISog to March I,
ISI7
George Dunlevy
March 1, IS17 to Oct. 31,
IS36
Thomas W. Ewart.
Oct. 31, IS36 to Oct. 21, IS51
William C. Tavlor
. Oct. 21, 1851 to Feb. IS52
George S. Gilliland
Feb. 1852 to July, 1852
William C. Taylor
.Julv. 1852 to Feb.
1854
O. Lewis Clarke
Feb. IS54 to Feb.
IS57
Jasper S. Sprague
Feb. 1857 to Feb.
IS63
Willis H. Johnson
Feb. 1863 to Feb.
IS66
Jewett Palmer
Feb. 1866 to Feb.
IS72
Daniel B. Torpy
.Feb. 1872 to Feb.
18-S
Christian H. Etz
Feb. 1878 to Feb.
ISSI
COUNTY SURVEYORS.
From 1803 to IS31 the surveyor was appointed by the Court of Com- mon Pleas and Commissioned by the Governor Since IS31 the eleetion has been by the people, for three years.
Levi Barber Nov. IS05 to July, 1816
William R. Putnam.
July, 1816 to Oct. IS26
William R. Browning. Feb. 1827 to May, 1832
Benj. F. Stone.
May, 1832 to Nov. 1841
Levi Bartlett.
Nov. 1841 to Oct. IS51
L. W. Chamberlain
.Oct. IS51 to Dec. 1861
R. W. St. John Dec. IS61 to Dec. 1864
Charles E. Gard1 (appointed). Jan. 1865 to Dec. 1865
John A. Plumer .Feb. 1866 to Jan. 1875
J. P. Hulbert.
Jan. 1875 to Jan.
INFIRMARY DIRECTORS.
These officers were appointed by the Commissioners from IS36 until IS42, when they were required to be elected by the people, one each year, to serve three years.
Sampson Cole 1836 .. 1842
Brooks Blizzard. IS45 .. 1851
Eben Gates IS36 .. 1842
John Collins 1547 .. 1859
Wyllys Hall. 1836 .. 1842
James M. Booth. 1549 .. 1850
James Dunn. 1850 .. 1861 James Dunn 1842 .. 1849
Thos. F. Stanley 1542 .. 1844
James Dutton. 1550 .. IS53
Win. R. Putnam, Jr 1842 .. 1845
James S. Cady IS53-1850
Samuel Shipman. 1844 .. 1847
Robert T. Miller IS54 .. 1860
1. Samuel N. Hobson was elected Oct. 1864, but resigned.
83
Appendix.
Levi L. Fay. IS56 .. 1862
Robert B. Cheatham. IS60 .. 1863
Junia Jennings 1861 .. 1870
Charles Athey IS71 .. 1874
Geo. W. Richards. IS73 .. 1876
William Caywood, 3d ... IS74 .. ISSO
John Dowling. IS75 .. 1878
F. A. Wheeler
1866 .. 1875
Charles A. Cook .. 1876 .. 1879
TRUSTEES OF THE CHILDENS' HOME.
By the Act of March 20, 1866, five trustees were to be appointed by the County Commissioners, to serve one year each. By the Act of April 10, 1867, the number of trustees was reduced to three, and the term of service extended to three years.
Douglas Putnam .June. 1866 to March, 186S
William R. Putnam .June, 1866 to March, IS77
Frederick A. Wheeler June, 1866 Incumbent
William S. Ward.
June, IS66 to Mav. IS,I
Augustin Dyar .June, 1866 to March, IS6S
Wylie H. Oldham .June. IS71 to June, 1875
W. Dudley Devol
.Sept. 1875 Incumbent
George Benedict. March, IS77 Incumbent
POSTMASTERS OF MARIETTA.
Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr May, 1794 to Oct. 1795
Josiah Munro. Oct. 1795 to
I SOO
David Putnam.
I Soo to I SO2
Griffin Greene.
ISO2 to
I SO4
Philip Greene
1804 to
I So6
Griffin Greene, Jr
ISO6 to
ISI5
Samuel Hoit.
1816 to
ISIS
Henry P. Wilcox
ISIS to
IS25
David Morris .Jan. IS25 to Aug. 1825
Daniel H. Buell
IS25 to
IS29
A. V. D. Joline.
IS29 to
IS41
A. L. Guitteau
1841 to 1850
F. A. Wheeler
IS50 to
IS53
Nathanael Bishop.
1853 to
IS57
A. W. McCormick IS57 to
IS61
Sala Bosworth.
IS6I to
IS70
W. B. Mason
1870
Samuel E. Fay IS6S .. IS71
H. W. Corner ISTO .. IS73
John Dowling 1862 .. 1865
William West. IS63 .. 1866
James Dunn 1865 .. IS6S
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