Annual of the Bradford County Historical Society, 1906, Part 29

Author: Bradford County Historical Society (Bradford County, Pa.)
Publication date: 1906
Publisher: Towanda, Pa. : The Society
Number of Pages: 558


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Job Griffin


John H. Dean


Under the Constitution of 1790 each elector voted for two candidates, and the two receiving the greatest number of votes were forwarded to the Secretary of the Common- wealth, one of whom the Governor commissioned to be Sheriff. The same rule applied to Coroners.


Elected October, 1833 Elected October, 1836 Elected October, 1839 Elected October, 1842 Elected October, 1845 Elected October, 1848 Elected October, 1851 Elected October, 1854 Elected October, 1857 Elected October, 1860 Elected October, 1863 Elected October, 1866


Elected October, 1824 Elected October, 1827 Elected October, 1830


Lemuel Streator


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County Officers, 1812-1912


Prothonotary, Clerk of the Courts of Quarter Sessions and Oyer and Terminer, Etc.


Charles F. Welles Appointed July 13, 1812


George Seott Appointed July 1, 1818


Burr Ridgway Appointed Feb. 8, 1821


George Scott Appointed Jan. 26, 1824


Darius Bullock Appointed Feb. 19, 1830


Alpheus Ingham Appointed Jan. 1, 1831


James P. Bull Appointed May 7, 1831 Samuel Strait Appointed Jan. 12, 1836


Joseph C. Powell


Appointed Oct. 21, 1836


David Cash Appointed and elected Jan. 21, 1839


Aaron Chubbuck Elected October, 1842


Addison MeKean Elected October, 1845


Allen Mckean


Elected October, 1848. '51. '54, '57


E. O'Meara Goodrich: Elected October, 1860, '63 William A Thomas Elected October, 1866, '69


Benjamin M. Peck Elected Oct. and Nov., 1872, '75


George W Blackman Elected November. 1878. '81 William J. Young Elected November. 1884, '87


Henry J. Madill Elected November. 1890


Mial E. Lilley Elected November, 1893, '96


J. Andrew Wilt. Elected November, 1899, '02


Willis G. Gordon Elected November, 1905, '08


Prothonotaries, Clerks of the Perce and Orphans' Courts, Reeorder of Deeds and Register of Wills were made elect- ive by the Constitution of 1838. Prior to this date. ap- pointments were made by the Governor from the party representing his political faith.


Clerk of the Orphans' Court.


George Scott Appointed July 1, 1818 Burr Ridgway Appointed February 8, 1821 George Scott Appointed January 26, 1824


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County Officers, 1812-1912


Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds.


Eliphalet Mason Appointed July 1, 1818


Charles Whitehead Appointed January 8, 1821


Alpheus Ingham Appointed January 26, 1824


Clerk of the Orphans' Court, Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds.


Charles F. Welles. Appointed July 13, 1812


Alpheus Ingham Appointed February 19, 1830


Elisha S. Goodrich Appointed January 1, 1831


George A. Mix Appointed January 12, 1836


Dummer Lilley .Appointed May 11. 1838


Ephraim W. Baird Appointed and elected Jan. 21, 1839


Julius Russell


Elected October, 1842


Lyman E. De Wolf


Elected October, 1845


Horatio Black Elected October, 1848


H. Lawrence Scott Elected October, 1851


James H. Webb Elected October. 1854, '57


Nathan C. Elsbree Elected October, 1860, '63


Henry J. Madill


Elected October, 1866


Charles E. Gladding Elected October, 1869


Otis J. Chubbuck Elected October, 1872


Cephas E. Andrus Elected November. 1875


Addison C. Frisbie Elected November, 1878


James H. Webb Elected November, 1881


Adelbert D. Munn Elected November, 1884


James W. Hurst.


Elected November, 1887


Charles M. Hall


Elected November, 1890


Alfred C. Blackwell


Elected November. 1893


John N. Califf


Elected November, 1896


George T. Ingham


Elected November, 1899


William J. MeCabe


Elected November, 1902


Charles P. Dewey Elected November, 1905


William Foyle Elected November. 1908


County Officers, 1812-1912 59


District Attorneys.


Deputy Attorney-Generals.


Henry Wilson 1813


Garrick Mallery (Jan. Sess.) 1814


Charles Catlin 1814, '15, '16


T. B. Overton (Dec. Sess.) 1816


George Dennison 1817, '18, '19


Edward Overton (Dee. Sess. ) 1819


Edward Overton 1820


Ethan Baldwin 1821, '02, '03


Darius Bullock 1824, '05, '06, '07, '08


William Patton 1829


David Cash


1830, '01. '02, '03. '04,'05


Silas Noble 1836, '07, '08


Stephen Pierce 1839, '40


George Sanderson


1841, '02, '03, '04


E. W. Hazard 1845, '06, '07


Darius Bullock (Feb. Sess.) 1848


George Sanderson (May Sess.) 1848


Henry Booth (Sept. and Dee Sess.) 1848


1849


Henry Booth


1850


Henry Booth ( to Dee. Sess. )


District Attorneys.


Thomas Smead Elected October, 1850


James Macfarlane Elected October, 1853


Pant D. Morrow Elected October, 1856


Gny H. Watkins Elected October, 1859


* Paul D. Morrow Appointed Sept. 1, 1862


George D. Montanye Elected October, 1862


William T. Davies Elected October, 1865


Warner H. Carnochan Elected October, 1868


Joseph B. Reeve Elected October, 1871


John N. Califf, Elected November, 1874


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County Officers, 1812-1912


Isaiah McPherson


Elected November, 1877


Adelbert C. Fanning


Elected November, 1880


Eleazer J. Angle Elected November 1883


J Andrew Wilt. Elected November, 1886 Elected November, 1889


John W. Codding


Benjamin Kuykendall, Jr


Elected November, 1892


James T. McCollum


Elected November, 1895


Louis T. Hoyt Elected November, 1898 Fred K. Stephens (Died May 31, '04) ..... Elected Nov., 1901 Charles E. Mills Appointed Aug. 1, 1904


Charles E. Mills


Elected November, 1904


Elected November, 1907 H. Kent Mitchell


The Deputy Attorney Generals acted under deputations from the Attorney-Generals of the State. In case of va- cancies, the Court made temporary appointments.


The office of District Attorney was created by Act of May 3, 1850, taking the place of and abolishing the office of Deputy Attorney-General.


* Appointed to fill vacancy caused by absence of Guy H Wat- kins, being in the volunteer service.


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County Officers, 1812-1912


County Treasurers.


Harry Spalding Appointed January 1813, '14


William Means Appointed January, 1815 Simon Kinney Appointed January. 1816, '17


Henry Mercur Appointed January, 1818, '19, '20


Gurdon Hewitt Appointed January, 1821, '22


George Scott Appointed January, 1823


Andrew Irvine Appointed January, 1824, '05, '06 James P. Bull Appointed January, 1827. '28


Alpheus Ingham App'd. Nov. 19. 1828, for bal. of year Alphens Ingham Appointed January, 1829 Andrew Irvine Appointed January 1830 William Russell Appointed January, 1831, 32


Chauncey Frisbie Appointed January, 1833. '34


David M. Bull Appointed January, 1835, '06, '07


John E. Hale Appointed January 1838, '39, '40


William B. Storm Appointed January, 1841


Charles Stockwell + Elected October, 1841


Leonard Pearce


Elected October, 1843


Jacob Roel Elected October, 1845


James M. Peck


Elected October, 1847


John Horton


Elected October, 1849 Elected October, 1851


Benjamin Wilcox


Preceptor Forbes Elected October. 1853 Elected October, 1855


Ezra C. Kellogg


E. Percival Shaw Elected October, 1857


William Griffis Elected October, 1859


Francis Watts Elected October, 1861


Stephen D. Harkness Elected October, 1863


J. Perry Van Fleet Elected October, 1865


Charles N. Morey Elected October, 1867


C. K. Ladd


Elected October, 1869


* Appointments were made by the County Commissioners for a period of one year.


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County Officers, 1812-1912


William Bunyan Elected October, 1871


Matthew Marshall (died 1874) Elected October, 1873


Hiram Elsbree Appointed Ang. 28, 1874


James C. Robinson


John H. Grant.


+ Elected November, 1875 Elected November, 1878 Elected November, 1881 Elected November, 1884


Eben Lilley


J Leman Elsbree


Luman Putnam. Jr


Elected November, 1887


Charles T. Hull


Elected November. 1890


Frederick D. Kerrick


Elected November, 1893


Joseph G. Waldron


Elected November, 1896 Elected November, 1899


Finley N. Hubbard


William K. Marshall Elected November, 1902


W. Frank Waters


Elected November, 1905


Frank N. Moore


Elected November, 1908


+ By Act of May 27, 1841, the office was made elective, the term being two years, and the Treasurer not being eligible to re- election.


# The Constitution of 1878 makes the term of all the county of- fices three years, and provides that "no Sheriff or Treasurer shall be eligible for the term next succeeding the one for which he may be elected."


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County Officers, 1812-1912 County Commissioners.


Joseph Kinney


Elected October, 1812


Justus Gaylord, Jr


William Myer


Elected October, 1812 Elected October, 1812 Elected October, 1813


Burr Ridgway


* Samuel Mckean Appointed November, 1814


Salmon Bosworth


Nathaniel Allen


Eliphalet Mason


Joseph C. Powell


Bartholomew Laporte


William Myer


George Hyde


Lemuel Streator


Darius Bullock


John Taylor


Theodore Leonard


Gould Seymour


Burton Strait


Churchill Barnes


Hezekiah Dunham


Eliphalet Mason


Jobn L. Webb


Isaac Cooley ..


John Elliott


Morris Spalding Elias Rockwell


Harry Morgan


* Elisha S Goodrich


Daniel Park


Irad Stevens


Myron Ballard Irad Wilson Benjamin Buffington


Elected October, 1815 Elected October, 1815 Elected October, 1816 Elected October, 1817 Elected October, 1818 Elected October, 1819 Elected October, 1820 Elected October. 1821 Elected October, 1822 Elected October, 1823 Elected October, 1824 Elected October, 1825 Elected October, 1826 Elected October, 1827 Elected October, 1828 Elected October, 1829 Elected October, 1830 Elected October, 1831 Elected October, 1833 Elected October, 1833 Elected October, 1834 Elected October, 1835 Appointed May, 1836 Elected October, 1836 Elected October, 1837 Elected October, 1838 Elected October, 1839 Elected October, 1840


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County Officers, 1812-1918


Edson Aspinwall


Daniel Brink


Joseph Towner


Luman Putnam


Ashbel L. Cranmer


John H. Black


Hiram Spear


Simeon Decker


Augustus S. Smith


Sturges Squires


Daniel B. Cotton


Isaac A. Park


Stewart Smiley


George H. Bull


Perley H. Buck


Dummer Lilley


Daniel Decker


Perley H. Buck


William A Thomas


William H. Decker


Isaac Lyon Elected October, 1861 Josephus Campbell Elected October, 1862 William B. Dodge Elected October, 1863 John Beardslee Elceted October, 1864 Elected October, 1865


Sterne McKee


William B. Dodge Elected October, 1866 John A. Moody Elected October, 1867 Elected October, 1868


Ezra Loomis


John B. Hinds Elected October, 1869


Ezra C Kellogg Elected October, 1870


Morris Shepard Elected October, 1871


Benjamin Kuykendall Elected October, 1872


Abram Snell Elected October, 1873


Morris Shepard Elected November, 1874


Maurice J. Coolbaugh


Elected November. 1875


Elected October, 1841 Elecied October, 1842 Elected October, 1843 Elected October, 1844 Elected October, 18445 Elected October, 1846 Elected October, 1847 Elected October, 1848 Elected October, 1849 Elected October, 1850 Elected October, 1851 Elected October, 1852 Elected October, 1853 Elected October, 1854 Elected October, 1855 Elected October, 1856 Elected October, 1857 Elected October, 1858 Elected October, 1859 Elected October, 1860


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County Officers, 1812-1912


George W. Kilmer


John Baldwin


James W. Hurst.


Daniel Bradford


Miles F. Ransom


Daniel Bradford


Myron Kingsley


Miles F. Ransom


Levi W. Towner


Milton O. Loomis.


George H. Vandyke


Levi W. Towner


Sheldon H. Lindley


George H. Vandyke


Sheldon H. Lindley


Pembroke S. Squires


Henry W. MeCraney


John Wolf


Horace Horton


Walter K. Green


George M. Decker


Elected November, 1890 Elected November, 1893 Elected November, 1893 Elected November, 1893 Elected November, 1896 Elected November, 1896


Edward M. Pitcher


Horace M. Spalding Elected November, 1896


Edward M. Pitcher (died 1901)


Horace M. Spalding


Elected November, 1899 Elected November, 1899 Elected November, 1899


John H. Murray, Jr


* John D. Kinney Appointed March 9, 1901 Michael J. MeNulty Elected November, 1902 Elected November, 1902 Edson D. Harkness


John D. Kinney Elected November, 1902 Elected November, 1905


Michael J. MeNulty


Edson D. Harkness Elected November, 1905


Langdon H. Marsh Elected November, 1905


Job Griffin Elected November, 1908


Elected November, 1875 Elected November, 1875 Elected November, 1878 Elected November, 1878 Elected November, 1878 Elected November, 1881 Elected November, 1881 Elected November, 1881 Elected November, 1884 Elected November, 1884 Elected November, 1884 Elected November, 1887 Elected November, 1887 Elected November, 1887 Elected November, 1890 Elected November, 1890


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County Officers, 1812-1912


George N. Bird Elected November, 1908


Langdon H. Marsh


Elected November, 1908


At the first election, October, 1812, Joseph Kinney was elected for a term of one year; Justus Gaylord, Jr., for two years and William Myer for three years In 1814 Cle- ment Paine was elected, but refused to serve. Samuel Mc- Kean was appointed for one year, and in 1815 Nathaniel Al- len was elected for two years, the balance of Paine's term. Owing to the provisions of the new Constitution. Morris Shepard was elected for a term of one year, and Abram Snell for two years.


* November 14, 1814, Samuel Mckean was appointed for one year, to fill vacancy caused by the refusal of Clement Paine to qualify. May 10, 1836, Elisha S. Goodrich was appointed to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Morris Spalding. March 9, 1901, John D. Kinney was appointed to fill vacancy caused by the death of Edward M. Pitcher All other Commissioners have served a full term of three years.


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County Officers, 1812-1912


County Superintendents.


Emanuel Guyer Elected 1854


Charles R. Coburn Elected 1857, '60


Otis J. Chubbuck Elected 1863, 66


Austin A. Keeney Elected 1869, '72. '75


J. Andrew Wilt.


Appointed January. 1878


George W. Ryan Eleeted 1878, '81. '84, '87, '90, '93


Herbert S. Putnam Elected 1896. '99, 1902, '05. '08, '11


The office of County Superintendent was created by Aet of May 8, 1854, which provides that the School Directors of each county shall meet in convention at the seat of justice on the first Tuesday of May in each third year, and select viva voce by a majority of the Directors present, one person of literary and scientific acquirements of skill and experi- ence in the art of teaching, as County Superintendent for three succeeding school years. ( Each school year begins with the first Monday of June, from which date, the term of Superintendent is reckoned. )


Austin A. Keeney died in office, January 23, 1878, and J. Andrew Wilt was apponted to fill the varaney, serving until the first Monday of June, 1878.


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County Officers, 1812-1912 County Auditors.


ELECTED TERM


Clement Paine


October, 1813, 1 year


Moses Coolbaugh


October, 1813, 1 year


Jonathan Stevens.


October, 1813, 1 year


Eliphalet Mason


October, 1814. resigned


December 16. 1816.


William F. Dininger October, 1814, 2 years


Salmon Bosworth


October, 1814, 1 year


Ethan Baldwin October, 1815, 3 years


Edward Herrick October, 1816, 2 years


Lemuel Streator Appointed Dec 16, 1816, 1 year


Jonathan Stevens October, 1817, 1 year


William Means October, 1818, 3 years


George Hyde October, 1818, 2 years October, 1818, 1 year.


Benjamin I. Woodruff


Samuel Bartlett


October, 1819, 3 years


Harry Morgan October, 1820, 3 years


J. M. Elliott


October, 1821, 3 years .


Nathaniel Clapp


October, 1822, 3 years


Burton Strait October, 1823, 3 years


Charles Comstock October, 1824, 3 years


Asa Pratt October, 1825, 3 years


John Laporte


October, 1826, resigned


December 11, 1828.


Harry Morgan October, 1827, 3 years


Isaac Cooley October, 1828, 3 years


Joseph M. Piollet Appointed Dec. 11, 1828, 1 year


John E. Hale


October, 1829, 3 years


Myron Ballard October, 1830, 3 years October, 1831, 3 years Samuel Strait, Jr


Abraham Goodwin October, 1832, 3 years


Alpheus Holcomb October, 1833, 3 years


Aaron Chubbuck October, 1834, 3 years


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County Officers, 1812-1912


Allen Mckean


October, 1835, 3 years


George F. Horton


Harry Ackley


Luman Putnam


James M. Edsall


Arunah Wattles


Chester Welles


Horace Willey


John Watkins


J M. Bishop.


Charles Homet


Lemuel S. Maynard


Samuel W. Sheperd


F. S. Whitman


William H. Peck


William H. Overton


Edward C. Welles.


William H. Peck


C. F. Nichols


Jonathan Buttles


Christopher Child


Francis Homet October, 1856. 3 years Lewis B. Pierce October, 1857, 3 years Robert Mason October, 1858, 3 years Jeremiah Travis, Jr October, 1859, 3 years October. 1860, 3 years


E. Reuben Delong


Robert Mason October, 1861, 3 years


George R. Acroyd October, 1862, 3 years C. H. Corbin October, 1863, 3 years


Robert Mason October, 1864, 3 years October, 1865, 3 years


George W. Elliott


Isaac D. Soper October, 1866, 3 years


Oliver D. Field October, 1867, 3 years


Asa McKee, Jr October, 1868, 3 years


October, 1836, 3 years October, 1837, 3 years October, 1838, 3 years October, 1839, 3 years October, 1840, 3 years October, 1841, 3 years October, 1842, 3 years October, 1843, 3 years October, 1844, 3 years October, 1845, 3 years October, 1846, 3 years October, 1847, 3 years October, 1848, 3 years October, 1849, 3 years October, 1850, 3 years October, 1851, 3 years October, 1852, 3 ye rs October, 1853, 3 years October, 1854, 3 years October, 1855, 3 years


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County Officers, 1812-1912


Walter S. Bowman October, 1869. 3 years


John S. Quick October, 1870, 3 years


Asa R Brown October, 1871, 3 years


Ira Crane October, 1872, 3 years


E. Reuben DeLong October, 1873. 2 years


George W. Brink November, 1874, 1 year


Danverse Bourne November, 1875, 3 years


James R. Brasted November, 1875, died 1877


W. Lewis Lantz November, 1875, 3 years


Charles L. Shepard Appointed July 26, 1877, to fill vacaney (J. R. B.)


Joseph H. Marsh November. 1878, resigned 1880.


Ulysses M. Pratt November, 1878, 3 years


Charles P. Welles November, 1878, 3 years William W. Moody ..... Appointed December 8, 1880, to fill vacancy (J. H. M.)


William W. Moody Elected November, 1881, resigned February 15, 1884.


Joseph T. Hested November, 1881, 3 years


Charles P. Welles November, 1881, 3 years


J. O. Alger Appointed February 15, 1884, to fill vacancy (W. W. M.)


Clement F. Heverly November. 1884. 3 years


Earl V. Nichols November, 1884, 3 years


Job Morley November, 1884, 3 years


Leander L. Gregory


November, 1887, 3 years


George H. Terry


November, 1887, 3 years


James Foyle November, 1887, 3 years


Horace H. Heald November, 1890, 3 years Albert Lent, Jr November, 1890, 3 years


Charles Jennings November. 1890, 3 years Ephraim B. Shaylor November, 1893, removed from county, 1895.


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Jerry Jakeway November, 1893, 3 years


S. Wilson Buck November, 1893, 3 years


Willis G. Gordon Appointed July 1, 1895, to fill va- cancy (E. B. S.)


Alonzo E. Benjamin November, 1896, 3 years


Cornelius H. Donovan November, 1896, 3 years


George A. Douglass November, 1896, 3 years


Edward B. Arnold November, 1899, 3 years Donald H. Aird November, 1899, 3 years Asa S. Stevens. November, 1899, 3 years


Harry A. Bosworth November, 1902, 3 years


Richard T. Card


November, 1902, 3 years


Cornelius H. Donovan


November, 1902, 3 years


Alden Keyes November, 1905, 3 years


Wilbur Gorham November, 1905 1908, 3 years


George E. Lull


November, 1905, 3 years


Hiram B. Burroughs (died Mar. 17, '09) Nov. 1908


Stephen S Murphy November, 1908, 3 years


Harry L. Dodge Appointed June 7, 1909, 3 years


County Officers, 1812-1912 County Surveyors.


Deputy Surveyors.


Jonathan Stevens. ₭


Appointed 1812


Zephon Flower


Appointed 1821


Eliphalet Mason


Appointed 1824


Gordon F. Mason Appointed 1830


James M. Edsall Appointed 1833


Rowland Willcox Appointed 1836


William A. Mason


Appointed 1839


Francis Homet


Appointed 1845


+ County Surveyors.


Edgar G. Nichols


Elected October, 1850


James A. Paine


Elected October, 1853


Joseph E. Spalding Elected October. 1856


James J. Newell


Elected October. 1859, '62, '65


Oliver W. Stevens Elected October, 1868


Joseph E. Spalding


Elected October. 1871


George V. Myer Elected November, 1874


Thomas A. Seward Elected Nov. 1877, '80


Oliver A. Gilbert Elected November, 1883


Hiram E. Bull


Elected November,


1886, '89, '92, '95, '98, 1901, '04, '07


* Jonathan Stevens was a Deputy Surveyor for Luzeine coun- ty as early as 1793. May 11, 1812, he was commissioned a Dep- uty Surveyor for the counties of Luzerne, Bradford and Susque- hanna, and re-commissioned for the same counties, December 9, 1813. In 1814 and again in 1818 he was commissioned a Deputy Surveyor for the counties of Bradford and Susquehanna. The other Deputy Surveyors were appointed for Bradford county only. Appointments were made by the Surveyor General of the State.


+ The office of County Surveyor was created by Act of April 9, 1850, and made elective.


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County Officers, 1812-1912


Coroners.


John Horton


Reuben Wilber


John Minier


Chauncey Frisbie


John Fox.


John L. Webb


John Vandyke


Edward L. Paine


Aaron Knapp


Henry S. Salisbury


Calvin Stone


John Hatch


Thomas J. Ingham


George M. Black


W. W. Eastabrooks


Newell Leonard


Jeremiah Culp


Abram Snell, Jr


Joseph H. Hurst


John F. Dodge


Elected October, 1848 Elected October, 1851 Elected October, 1854 Elected October, 1857 Elected October, 1860 Elected October, 1863 Elected October, 1866 Elected October, 1869 Elected October, 1872


J. Valentine Geiger


Daniel B. Walker Elected November, 1875, '78


Volney Homet. Elected November, 1879 Elected November, 1862


Clinton H. Scott


Volney Homet. Elected November, 1884


Benjamin T. Strunk Elected November, 1887, '90


D. Leonard Pratt Elected November, 1893, '96, '99


Guy C. Holcomb. Elected November, 1902


John C. Lee Elected November, 1905


T. Ben. Johnson, Jr Elected November, 1908


* Jury Commissioners.


Joseph Foulke William R. Storrs Elected October, 1867


Elected October, 1867


E. Reuben Delong Elected October, 1870


Elected October, 1812 Elected October, 1815 Elected October, 1818 Elected October, 1821 Elected October, 1824 Elected October, 1827 Elected October, 1830 Elected October. 1833 Elected October, 1836 Elected October, 1839 Elected October, 1842 Elected October, 1845


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County Officers, 1812-1912


S. Wilson Buck Elected October, 1870


B. Frank Knapp Elected October, 1873


C. Edson Ferguson Elected October, 1873


Thomas A. Lee Elected November, 1876


Frank E. Jayne. Elected November, 1876


Volney M. Wilson


Elected November, 1879


Thomas J. Smiley Elected November, 1879


Nelson Gilbert Elceted November, 1882 J. Monroe Ayers Elected November, 1882 Mahlon M. Hicks Elected November, 1885


John R. Fulford Elected November. 1885 Elected November, 1888


Horace Barnes


John E. Dobbins


Elected November, 1888 Elected November, 1891


William H. Horton


Galen L. Vanness


Byron G. Wilmot


Elected November, 1891 Elected November, 1894 Elected November, 1894


Jerry Collins (died) Michael J. Murphy (vacancy J. C ) Appointed Ang. 27, 1896, Hiram H. Foster Elected November, 1897 Michael J. Murphy Elected November, 1897 H. Frank Smith Elected November, 1900 James Dunphy Elected November, 1900 Harvey Cummings (died) Elected November, 1903 Charles Scott (vacancy H. C.) Harry S. Stevens (died) Appointed Dec. 23, 1904 Elected November, 1903 Appointed Dec. 22, 1904


Wm. B. Packard ( vacancy H.S.S. ) Charles Scott. Elected November, 1906


John E. Graham Elected November, 1906 Andrew C. McGovern (died Mar. 6, 1911) Elected Nov. 1909 John McKay Elected November, 1909 Arthur R. Brown (vac'y A. C. M. ) Appointed Mch. 17, 1911


* The office of Jury Commissioner was created by Act of April 10, 1867. The two Jury Commissioners with the President Judge select the several Jurors of the County. Prior to the pas- sage of this Act. jurors were selected by the Sheriff and the County Commissioners.


State Officers.


Members General Assembly.


The Representative districts of which Bradford county has been a part and the persons elected to the House from this county :


District-Luzerne County. (Then including Bradford.)


Obadiah Gore 1788, '89, '90


Simon Spalding 1791, '02


John Franklin 1795. '96, '99, 1800, '01, '02, '03, '04


Jonas Ingham 1804


Moses Coolbaugh 1806


Jonathan Stevens 1811


Lycoming District. (Including part of Bradford County.)


John Franklin 1805, 1 year


Samuel Satterlee 1810, '11, 2 years


District -Lycoming, Bradford, Tioga and Potter Counties. (One Member.)


NAME ELECTED TERM


Henry Welles October, 1813, 1 year


District-Bradford and Tioga Counties. (One Member.)


Samuel Mckean October, 1815, 1 year


Samnel Mckean October, 1816, 1 year


Samuel McKean October, 1817, 1 year


Samuel Mckean October, 1818, 1 year


Simon Kinney October, 1820, 1 year


Simon Kinney


October, 1821, 1 year


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Representatives, 1788-1912.


District-Bradford County. (One Member.)


William Myer


October, 1822. 1 year


Lemuel Streator


October, 1823, 1 year


Lemuel Streator


October, 1824, 1 year


Lemuel Streator


October, 1825 (died)


Thomas Elliott February, 1826, fill vacancy


Constant Mathewson October, 1826, 1 year


Constant Mathewson


October, 1827, 1 year


John Laporte October, 1828, 1 year


John Laporte October, 1829, 1 year


District-Bradford and Tioga Counties. (Two Members.)


John Laporte, Special election January, 1830


John Laporte


October, 1831, 1 year


Ellis Lewis


October, 1832, 1 year


Lockwood Smith October, 1833, 1 year


Lockwood Smith


October, 1834, 1 year


Darius Bullock


October, 1835, 1 year


Isaac Myer


October, 1835, 1 year


District-Bradford County. (One Member.)


Isaac Cooley


October, 1836, 1 year


George Kinney


October, 1837, 1 year


David F. Barstow


October. 1838, 1 year


David F. Barstow


October, 1839, 1 year


Stephen Pierce


October, 1840, 1 year


William Elwell


October. 1841, 1 year


William Elwell


October, 1842, 1 year


District-Bradford County. (Two Members.)


John Elliott


October, 1843, 1 year


Irad Wilson


October, 1843, 1 year


John Elliott


October, 1844, 1 year


Irad Wilson October, 1844, 1 year


John L. Webb


October, 1845, 1 year


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