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At the conclusion of Judge Agnew's address the meeting was thrown open for remarks, when brief speeches were made by Judge McGuffin, D. B. Kurtz, Esq., S. W. Dana, Esq., John Mc- Michael, Esq., R. B. McComb, Esq., and Col. Oscar Jackson, all of New Castle, Pa .; Samuel B. Wilson, Esq., of Beaver; and Rev. David Jones, D.D., of New Brighton. The exercises closed at 12.30 P.M.
Improvements were made in 1897 in the commissioners' office in the installation of fire-proof furniture, tiling, etc., at a
1 Published in full in Agnew's Settlement and Land Titles in N. W. Penna., p. 167.
Looking Eastward on Third Street, Beaver .- Second Court House.
The Present Jail and Sheriff's Residence. From photographs by Charles A. Griffin, taken about 1860.
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cost of about $7000; and at about the same time similar im- provements were made in the prothonotary's office at a cost of $6000. In 1901 the court-room was remodelled and beautified at a total cost of nearly $15,000.
The erection of a new jail and sheriff's residence had been under consideration since some time in 1855; and on April 22, 1856, plans and specifications for the same, prepared by J. W. Kerr, architect, of Pittsburg, were adopted by the Board of Commissioners. On the 17th of June following, proposals for the building of the jail and sheriff's residence were received. Messrs. Rhodes, Poland, & Rhodes were the lowest bidders, but they failing to give satisfactory security, the bid of Timothy B. White was accepted as the lowest and best, and he was awarded the contract, June 23, 1856. The contract was signed by Wm. P. Phillips and Philip Cooper on behalf of the county, and by T. B. White on his own part in connection with a bond of indemnity from him to the commissioners in favor of the county for the sum of $5000.
The buildings, which are of cut sandstone, were completed in 1858 or 1859, at a cost of $28,852.95. The architect was J. W. Kerr, of Pittsburg, who received $1013.85 additional.
Succeeding grand juries from 1859 on made presentments rep- resenting that the jail was radically defective in construction, its defects leading to the escape of several prisoners, and they therefore recommended that alterations and improvements be made therein. In response to these recommendations changes were made at different times, the principal of which was the remodelling of the jail in 1882-83, by J. B. Cochran & Co., Lim- ited, under the supervision of Simon Harrold, architect, at a total cost of $21,124.36. In 1898 also, about $5000 was spent in repairs and in improved steel cells.
THE COUNTY HOME
The need of a home for the care of the poor of the county was early recognized, and in 1831 a meeting was called in the court-house to consider the question of providing such an institution. Nothing was accomplished until thirteen years later, when an Act of the Legislature, approved April 16, 1844,1
1 P. L. 277.
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directed that "for the purpose of ascertaining the sense of the citizens of Beaver County, as to the expediency of erecting a poor-house," the inspectors for the several townships and bor- oughs should, at the next general election, "receive tickets, either written or printed, from the qualified voters thereof, labelled on the outside 'poor-house,' and in the inside 'for a poor-house' or 'against a poor-house.'" If it should appear from the returns "That a majority of those who voted are for a poor-house, then the foregoing Act shall take effect; but if the majority of votes are found to be against a poor-house, the foregoing Act shall be and the same is hereby null and void." The returns showed: For, 1533; Against, 2366.
The question was again submitted to a popular vote by an Act approved March 29, 1851.1 The vote against the measure in 1844 had been principally in that part of the county which was, in 1849, stricken off to help form Lawrence County; and, consequently, at the general election in October, 1851, the friends of the project triumphed. The vote stood: For, 1855; Against, 1738.
By Section 2 of an Act approved April 3, 1852, the time for the commissioners to carry out the provisions of the Act of 1851, in making a purchase of real estate for the purposes therein mentioned, was extended to January 1, 1853.2
In 1853 the first building for the housing and care of the poor was erected. It was a small one-story frame structure, which was replaced by a larger one, also a frame, in 1859. The present building is a substantial brick structure, two stories in height, erected in 1870 at a cost of $18,000. The location of the home is a fine one, on the south side of the Ohio River, in Moon township.3 A good farm of 138 acres belongs to it, the land having been bought of George Stone at $50 per acre.
Following is a list of the stewards of the institution from its beginning: Henry Engle, Industry township, 1853-54; An-
1 P. L. 260.
2 P. L. 280.
3 The first inmate of the home was John Murphy of New Brighton, who was in his 21st year when received. This man is, we think, worthy of mention in our county history. He was deformed in body to such a degree that he was an anatomical curiosity, but was possessed of excellent powers of mind, and was of a character so noble that he became a vital influence for good in the lives of the other inmates, and of all who came into contact with him. He died in February, 1888.
Over three hundred poor are buried on the farm, and many have been buried elsewhere in the county.
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thony Douthett, Darlington township, 1854-58; James Brittain, Chippewa township, 1858-63; William Shrodes, Moon township, 1863-77; Stephen Minor, Moon township, 1877-85; J. W. Jack, Industry township, 1885-88; J. H. Ewing, Raccoon town- ship, 1888-92; George Engle, Moon township, 1892-95; William Thornburgh, Raccoon township, 1895-98; O. B. Elliott, Moon township, 1898-1901.
The physicians who have been in service at the Home, and whose election took place each January, are the following: George Allison, Beaver, 1853-56; John R. Miller, Raccoon township, 1856-58; Smith Cunningham, Beaver, 1858-63; James S. Elliott, Moon township, 1863-69; Presley M. Kerr, Raccoon, 1869-82; John Bryan, Moon, 1882-83; J. H. Ramsey, Bridgewater, 1883-88; James Scroggs, Jr., Beaver, 1888-92; G. A. Scroggs, Beaver, 1892-93; James Scroggs, Jr., Beaver, 1893-99; J. B. Armstrong, Beaver, 1899-1901; J. R. Gormley, Monaca, 1901-02; J. J. Allen, Monaca, 1902-03.
CIVIL LIST OF BEAVER COUNTY
This list contains the names of persons who have held county offices, and also of those resident in Beaver County, who have held important offices in or under the State or National Govern- ment.
President Fudges .- Jesse Moore, 1803-06; Samuel Roberts, 1806-20; William Wilkins, 1820-24; Charles Shaler, 1824-31; John Bredin, 1831-51; Daniel Agnew, 1851-63; L. L. McGuffin, 1863-66; B. B. Chamberlin, 1866-67; A. W. Acheson, 1867-74; Henry Hice, 1874-85; John J. Wickham, 1885-95; Millard F. Mecklem, 1895; J. Sharp Wilson, 1896.
Associate Fudges .- Abner Lacock, John H. Reddick, Joseph Caldwell, David Drennan, Thomas Henry, Joseph Hemphill, John Nesbit, Benjamin Adams, John Carothers, Joseph Irvin, William Cairns, John Scott, Milton Lawrence, Agnew Duff, Joseph C. Wilson.
Sheriffs .- William Henry, 1803-06; Jonathan Coulter, 1806- 09, 1812-15; Samuel Power, 1809-12; William Cairns, 1815-18, 1833-36; James Lyon, 1818-21; Thomas Henry, 1821-24; John Dickey, 1824-27; David Porter, 1827-30; J. A. Sholes, 1830-33; Matthew T. Kennedy, 1836-39; David Somers, 1839- 42; Milo Adams, 1842-45; James Kennedy, Jr., 1845-48;
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Robert Wallace, 1848-51; George Robinson, 1851-54; James Darragh, 1854-57; William W. Irwin, 1857-60; John Roberts, 1860-63; Joseph Ledlie, 1863-66; J. S. Littell (formerly written Little), 1866-69; John Graebing, 1869-72; Chamberlin White, 1872-75; J. P. Martin, 1875-78; Mark Wisener, 1878-81 ; Henry E. Cook, 1881-84; John D. Irons, 1884-87; Andrew J. Welsh, 1887-90; J. Imbrie Martin, 1890-93; Oliver Molter, 1893-96; Louis Graham, 1896-99; J. Henry Geer, 1899-1902; Howard Bliss 1902 -.
Those who remained in office as sheriff for a period longer than three years did so upon reappointment by the governor.
Prothonotaries: David Johnson, 1803-09; Samuel Law- rence, 1809-15; Thomas Henry, 1815-21; John Dickey, 1821- 24; John Clark, 1824-30; James Logan, 1830-36; John A. Scroggs, 1836-39; Samuel W. Sprott, 1839; Milton Lawrence, 1839-48; John Collins, 1848-54; A. R. Thomson, 1854-56; M. S. Quay, 1856-61; Michael Weyand, 1861-67; John Caughey, 1867-73; Oscar A. Small, 1873-79; Stephen P. Stone, 1879-85; Dan H. Stone, 1885-91; George W. Mackall, 1891-97; Frank A. Judd, 1897-1903; Wilber R. Harris, 1904.
Those persons who served in the office of Prothonotary for a period longer than three years did so by reappointment by the governor previous to 1839, and by re-election subsequently.
Samuel W. Sprott was succeeded in the same year of his appointment by Milton Lawrence, owing to a change in the Constitution, making the county offices elective. A. R. Thom- son resigned and was succeeded by the appointment of M. S. Quay, who was continued in the office until 1861, when he resigned and was succeeded by the appointment of Michael Weyand, who served by re-election until 1867.
Clerks of Courts .- William McCallister, 1839-42; W. K. Boden, 1842-57; A. G. McCreery, 1857-63; John A. Frazier, 1863-69; John C. Hart, 1869-78; Charles A. Griffin, 1878-84; John M. Scott, 1884-90; Andrew J. Lawrence, 1890-96; Philip Crowl, 1896-1902; J. H. Sturgeon, 1902 -.
The duties of the Clerk of Courts previous to 1839 were dis- charged by the Prothonotary and Register and Recorder.
District Attorneys .- James Allison, Jr., 1803-09; John R. Shannon, 1809-24; N. P. Fetterman, 1824-27; H. M. Watts, 1827-30; William B. Clarke, 1830-33; 1836-39; Simeon Mere-
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dith, 1833-36; Thomas Cunningham, 1839-45; Lewis Taylor, 1845-48; B. B. Chamberlin, 1848-49; Richard P. Roberts, 1849-53; Joseph H. Wilson, 1853-56; Moses B. Welsh, 1856- 61; John B. Young, 1861-62; James S. Rutan, 1862-68; Joseph R. Harrah, 1868-71; J. H. McCreery, 1871-74; John M. Buchanan, 1874-80; Alfred S. Moore, 1880-83; James Rankin Martin, 1883-89; Millard F. Mecklem, 1889-95; D. M. Twiford, 1895-98; Harry Calhoon, 1898-1901; David K. Cooper, 1901- I904.
Previous to 1850 the District Attorneys were appointed, and subsequent to that date were elected by the people.
Registers and Recorders .- David Johnson, 1803-36; T. M. Johnston, 1836-39; Samuel McClure, 1839; T. M. Johnston, 1839- 48; William McCallister, 1848-54; S. B. Wilson, 1854-60; Alfred R. Moore, 1860-66; Darius Singleton, 1866-72; James I. Stokes, 1872-78; H. M. Donehoo, 1878-84; W. H. Bricker, 1884-90; Orin H. Mathews, 1890-96; Herman F. Dillon, 1896-99; Oliver C. Harris, 1899-1902; James S. Mitchell, 1902 -.
Samuel McClure was appointed in February, 1839, and was succeeded in the same year by the election of T. M. Johnston.
Up to 1839 the offices of Prothonotary and Register and Recorder were held by one and the same person.
Commissioners .- Jonathan Coulter, 1803-04: Joseph Hemp- hill, 1804-05; Denny McClure, 1805-06; John Mccullough, 1806-07; Samuel Lawrence, 1807-08; William Harsha, 1808- 09; James Kennedy, 1809-10; William Cairns, 1810-II; Thomas Kennedy, 1811-12; John Sharp, 1812-13; John Martin, 1813- 14; James Dennis, 1814-15; John Roberts, 1815-16; John Morton, 1816-17; John A. Scroggs, 1817-18; Thomas Kennedy, 1818-19; Daniel Christy, 1819-20; David Boies, 1820-21; George Dilworth, 1821-22; Alexander Thompson, 1822-23; David Eakin, 1823-24; James Logan, 1824-25; Daniel Christy, 1825-26; David Eakin, 1826-27; John Sharp, 1827-28; Daniel Christy, 1828-29; Benjamin Adams, 1829-30; John Bryan, 1830-31; Sampson Piersol, 1831-32; Joseph Vera, 1832-33; John Harsha, 1833-34; Solomon Bennett, 1834-35; David Somers, 1835-36; James Scott, 1836-37; James D. Eakin, 1837- 38; William Rayl, 1838-39; James Mackall, 1839-40; Joseph Moorehead, 1840-41; James Harper, 1841-42; John Hull, 1842- 43; Thomas Cairns, 1843-44; Arthur Campbell, 1844-45; Samuel
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Hamilton, three years, and William Carothers, two years, 1845-46; David Warnock, 1846-47; Robert McFerren, 1847- 48; Samuel B. Wilson, 1848-49; Archibald McMillan, 1849-50; Robert Potter, appointed by Judge Bredin to fill vacancy caused by death of Robert McFarren, and the nelected, 1850-51; W. C. Plants, 1851-52; James A. Sholes, 1851-52, 1852-53; James C. Ritchie, 1853-54; David Kennedy, 1854-55; William P. Philips, 1855-56; Philip Cooper, 1856-57; Hugh Sutherland, 1857-58; Abner Morton, 1858-59; William Shrodes, 1859-60; Samuel Lawrence, 1860-61; James Wilson, 1861-62; Daniel B. Short, 1862-63; William Barnes, 1863-64; John H. Beighley, 1864-65; Joseph Irons, 1865-66; John Wilson, 1866-67; James Warnock, 1867-68; William Ewing, 1868-69; David W. Scott, 1869-70; Joseph Brittain, 1870-71; Samuel Torrence, 1871-72; H. J. Marshall, 1872-73; Daniel Neely, 1873-74; David Patten, 1874-75; Andrew Watterson, 1874. Up to this time the com- missioners served only two years, and under the Constitution of 1874 the term was made three years.
G. W. Shrodes, John C. Calhoun, and Andrew Carothers were elected in 1875 for the term of three years each; Samuel Nelson, Levi Fish, and J. C. Ritchie, 1878-81; Daniel Reisinger, Robert A. Smith, 1881-84; David Johnson, John C. Boyle, and W. H. Partington, 1884-87; Thomas B. Hunter, James Todd, and W. H. Partington, 1888-91; John H. Wilson, William B. Smith, and Thomas L. Darragh, 1891-94; George E. Smith, John E. Harton, and Thomas L. Darragh, 1894-97; John E. Harton, George W. Carey, and William A. Freed, 1897-1900; James C. Coleman, Harry C. Glasser, and James L. Mayhew, 1900-02; James C. Coleman, George W. Carey, and John Hineman, 1902-05.
In September, 1853, W. C. Plants left the county, and the vacancy thereby created was filled by the appointment of Moses Welsh.
Treasurers .- Guion Greer, 1803-07; John Lawrence, 1807-09; Robert Moore, 1809-II; James Allison, 1811-15; James Alex- ander, 1815-17; James Dennis, 1817-20; David Hayes, 1820- 22; Samuel McClure, 1822-24; Joseph Hemphill, 1824-28; Thomas Henry, 1828-32; Benjamin Adams, 1832-34; John English, 1834-35; David Porter, 1835-36; Henderson C. Hall, 1836-38; John Barclay, 1838-39, 1843-45; Dr. Oliver Cunning-
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ham, 1839-41; David Eakin, 1841-43; Dr. Smith Cunningham, 1845-47; Alfred R. Moore, 1847-49; Moses B. Welsh, 1849-51; Lawrence Whitesell, 1851-53; Richard H. Agnew. 1853-55; H, B. Anderson, 1855-57; William Henry, 1857-59; John S. Dar- ragh, 1859-61; George C. Bradshaw, 1861-63; John Caughey, 1863-65; M. R. Adams, 1865-67; Elijah Barnes, 1867-69; Eben Allison, 1869-71; C. P. Wallace, 1871-73; James H. Mann, 1873-75; John R. Eakin, 1875-78; William F. Dawson, 1878- 81; John McGoun, 1881-84; John F. Miner, 1884-87; Alexan- der Morrison, 1887-90; Samuel Hamilton, 1890-93; Christo- pher C. Hazen, 1893-96; Andrew J. Bingham, 1896-99; Agnew A. Duff, 1899-1902; T. B. Bradshaw, 1902 -.
Those persons who remained in office as Treasurer for a period longer than two years did so upon reappointment by the Governor.
Auditors .- James McDowell, James Allison, Jr., John Bryan, -Hugh Mccullough, John Christmas, John Clark,-James Davidson, Joseph Pollock, Stewart Rowan,-David Findley, Stephen Runyon, John Morton,-James Davidson, Daniel Christy, James Leslie,-John G. Johnston, James Eakin, Hugh Mccullough,-Stewart Boyd, James Freed, John G. Johnston,- Josiah Laird, Adam Poe, James Davidson,-William Johnston, James Scott, John Hull,-Andrew Jenkins, Henry Davis, Wil- liam Morton,-Matthew Kennedy, David Gordon, James Henry, -Joseph Niblock, Archibald Harvey, J. S. Allsworth.
1840, John Shane; 1841, Thomas Nicholson; 1842, Robert Dunlap; 1843, John Keelin; 1844, Robert McFerren; 1845, Wm. F. Davidson; 1846, Philip G. Vicary; 1847, John B. Early; 1848, Henry Bryan; 1849, Philip L. Grim; 1850, James C. Ritchie; 1851, Samuel Bigger; 1852, David White; 1853, Thomas Russell; 1854, Robert Ramsey; Wm. H. Frazier; 1855, Thomas Boggs, three years, Rezin R. Gamble, two years; 1856, James W. Pandar; 1857, John R. Eakin; 1858, Wm. C. Hunter; 1859, James Morrison; 1860, -; 1861, Findley Anderson; 1862, John Stewart; . 1863, Wm. Chaney; 1864, Joseph Mc- Clure; 1865, James Whitham; 1866, Hugh J. Marshall; 1867, J. F. McMillen; 1868, G. K. Shannon; 1869, Wm. Thomas; 1870, Wilson H. Lukens; 1871, James Harvey Christy; 1872, Ralph Covert; 1873, Charles A. Hoon; 1874, J. F. Culbertson; 1875, John E. Harton; in 1878, Joseph A. Sutherland, Alexander L.
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Mckibben, and Alonzo P. Sickman were elected to serve three years, 1876, 1877, and 1878; 1879, Henry Cooper, Findley Ander- son, and A. P. Sickman; 1882, Hugh Davis, David E. McCallister, and Hugh Morrow; 1885, James I. Douds, Christopher C. Hazen, and Wm. Patton; 1888, Christopher C. Hazen, Robert M. Swaney, and James E. Kennedy; 1891, Williamson Graham, John S. Cunningham, and Thomas Allen; 1894, Augustus Tomlinson, Frank Springer, and Wm. L. Reed; 1897, John B. McClure, Frank Springer, and Wm. J. Mckenzie; 1900, Everett M. Standley, Stephen M. White, and Henry M. Wilson; 1903, David F. Funkhouser, James B. Edgar, and David B. Hartford. Coroners .- Ezekiel Jones, 1804; Samuel Power, 1807; Thomas Kennedy, 1809; James Conlin, 1818-22; James Moore, 1822-34; James Mackall, 1834-36; William Hales, 1836-39; David Marquis, 1839-42; John Sutherland, 1842-45; James H. Douds, 1845-46; William Shrodes, 1846-47; Jacob J. Noss, 1847-50; James A. Sholes, 1850-51; Thomas W. Ayres, 1851- 53; Eli Reed, 1853-56; John B. Early, 1856-57; Nathan P. Couch, 1857-60; Eli Reed, 1860-63; Thomas Devinney, 1863-65; Thomas McCoy, 1865-68; William Barnes, 1868-69; Daniel Corbus, 1869-75; R. F. McIlvaine, 1875-78; Joseph H. Reed, 1878-81; William Raymer, 1881-84; Henry C. Watson, 1884-90; S. S. Kring, 1890-96; James K. White, 1896-1901; James R. Gormley, 1901 -.
County Surveyors .- James Carothers, 1800-15; Hugh Mc- Cullough, 1815-24; William Law, 1824-27; Henry Davis, 1827- 30; John Bryan, 1830-35; John Martin, 1835-36; William McCallister, 1836-39; J. A. Vezey, 1839-42; William Minis, Jr., 1842-45; Samson S. Nye, 1845-50; A. Wynn, 1850-53; 1856-59, 1862-71; Hugh Cunning, 1853-56; James Harper, 1859-62; D. M. Daugherty, 1871-74; James Harper, 1874-77; James J. Power, 1877-83; James Harper, 1883-86; 1886-93; 1893-96; Michael Baker, 1896 -. Up to 1850 the County Surveyors were appointed by the Surveyor-General, after that time they were elected by the people.
County Superintendents .- Thomas Nicholson, 1855; George Cope, 1855-56; S. H. Peirsol, 1856-57; R. N. Avery, 1857-58; Thomas Carothers, 1858-63; J. I. Reed, 1863-67; James Whitham, 1867-69; G. M. Fields, 1869-72; M. L. Knight, 1872-75; Benjamin Franklin, 1875-81; J. S. Briggs, 1881-84;
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re-elected in May, 1884, but resigned September 1, 1884; J. M. Reed, appointed to fill out unexpired part of term, and elected in May, 1887; resigned in November, 1889, to take effect January I, 1890, but not released until January 17th; John G. Hillman, appointed, January, 1890, elected May, 1890, re-elected May, 1893, served to June, 1896; Chester A. Moore, elected May, 1896, re-elected in 1899 and 1902.
George Cope and S. H. Peirsol were appointed to fill the un- expired term of Thomas Nicholson. Thomas Carothers was appointed in 1858 to fill the unexpired term of R. N. Avery. James Whitham was appointed to fill the unexpired part of J. I. Reed's second term.
Directors of the County Home .- Joseph Douthett, Philip Cooper, David Shanor, Robert Potter, William Barnes, James Sterling, Henry Goehring, Samuel Moorhead, John White, Samuel Wilson, John K. Potter, Samuel McManamy, Samuel Gibson, John Slentz, Robert Cooper, Hiram Reed, Samuel E. Walton, Samuel Boots, Thomas Ramsey, William M. Reed, Socrates A. Dickey, Joseph W. Appleton, Robert S. Newton, Philip V. Cooper, Thomas Reed, Richard Walton, Isaac Miner, Stephen Miner, John C. Christy, George H. Cleis, John S. Cun- ningham, James H. Springer, Joseph Carney, Andrew W. Tanner, James W. Mackall, J. Henry Shuster, Jacob A. Rose, J. W. Carnegie.
The above-named persons served for one or more terms.
Previous to 1852 the poor were supported by the township in which they resided.
United States Senate .- Beaver County has given two members to the United States Senate, viz., General Abner Lacock, 1813- 1819, and Colonel Matthew Stanley Quay, 1887-1904.1
Members of Congress .- From this county there have gone to the Congress of the United States the following :
Abner Lacock, 1811-1813; Robert Moore, 1817-1819, 1819-
1 Another United States Senator has a slight connection with the county. William Marks, Jr., was born in Chester County, Pa., in 1778, and came as a child to Allegheny County, making his home on the Steubenville Pike, at a place now called Remington. He was coroner of that county, then member of the Assembly and Senate of Pennsylvania and served one term as a member of the United States Senate. Some years before his death, which was on the 10th of April, 1858, he and his wife came to Beaver and made their home with Mrs. Clarinda McCreery, a niece of Senator Marks. He is buried in the McCreery lot in the old cemetery at Beaver. From early boyhood he was a member of the Covenanter church.
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1821; James Allison, Jr., 1823-1825; Thomas Henry, 1837-1843; John Dickey, 1843-1845, 1847-1849; John Allison, 1850-1852, 1854-1856; William S. Shallenberger, 1877-1879, 1881-1883; Charles C. Townsend, 1889-1891; James J. Davidson was elected in 1896, but died before taking the oath of office.
State Senators .- From 1801 to 1817 the district was composed of the counties of Allegheny, Beaver, and Butler, and had the following Senators: Thomas Morton, 1801-05; James Martin, 1805-08; Abner Lacock, 1808-09; Francis McClure, 1809-II; Thomas Baird, 1811-13; Walter Lowrie, 1813-17.
From 1817 to 1823 the district consisted of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, and Armstrong counties. Senators: Walter Lowrie, 1817-19; Samuel Power, 1819-21; William Marks, 1821-23.
From 1823 to 1831 the district was known as the Twenty-first and consisted of Allegheny, Beaver, and Butler counties again. Senators: William Marks, Jr., 1823-25; Samuel Power, 1825-27; Moses Sullivan, 1827-29; John Brown, 1829-31.
From 1831 to 1835 the district was the Twenty-fifth and the counties were the same. Moses Sullivan, 1831-35.
From 1835 to 1838 the district was the Twenty-first, com- posed of Beaver and Butler counties. John Dickey, 1835-37.
From 1838 to 1845 the district was the Twentieth, and from 1845 to 1848, the Twenty-fifth, and was composed during both periods of Beaver and Mercer counties. Senators, John J. Pearson, of Mercer, 1838-41; William Stewart, 1842-44; Robert Darragh, 1845-47.
From 1848 to 1851 the district was the same, with the addi- tion of Lawrence County. David Sankey, 1848-50.
From 1851 to 1860 the district was known as Twenty-first; counties Beaver, Butler, and Lawrence. Senators, William Hoslea, 1851-52; Archibald Robertson, 1852-53; John Fergu- son, 1854-56; John R. Harris, 1857-59.
From 1860 to 1864 the district was the Twenty-fifth, com- prising Beaver and Butler counties. Senators: D. L. Imbrie, 1860-62; Charles McCandless, 1863-64.
From 1864 to 1873 the district was the Twenty-sixth, com- prising Beaver and Washington counties. Senators: William Hopkins, 1864-66; Alexander W. Taylor, 1867-69; James S. Rutan, 1870-72.
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From 1873 to 1876 the Twenty-sixth district comprised Beaver, Butler, and Washington counties. Senator, James S. Rutan, 1873-75.
Since 1876 the district has been known as the Forty-sixth, and includes Beaver and Washington counties. Senators: George V. Lawrence, 1876-82; Franklin H. Agnew, 1883-86; Jos. R. McClain, 1887-90; William B. Dunlap, 1891-94; Samuel P. White, 1895-98; John F. Budke, 1899-01 1; Samuel P. White, 1902 -.
Representatives .- From 1802 to 1808 Allegheny, Beaver, and Butler counties were in the same district, and sent to the House the following: Samuel Ewalt, John McMasters, and Abner La- cock, 1802-03; George Robinson, John McBride, and John Wilson, 1803-04; George Robinson, Abner Lacock, and Jacob Mechling, 1804-05; Jacob Mechling, Abner Lacock, and Francis McClure, 1805-06; and the same three from 1806 to 1808.
From 1808 to 1829 Beaver County stood by itself, with but one representative: John Lawrence, 1808-14; Thomas Henry, 1814-15; John Clarke, 1815-18; George Cochran, 1818-19; James Stockman, 1819-22; Samuel Lawrence, 1822-25; John A. Scroggs, 1825-26; John R. Shannon, 1826-29.
From 1829 to 1851 Beaver County sent two representatives: Samuel Power and Robert Moore, 1829-31; Samuel Power and John R. Shannon, 1831-32; Abner Lacock and Benjamin Adams, 1832-33; Abner Lacock and John Clarke, 1833-34; Abner Lacock and Joseph Pollock, 1834-35; John Clarke and John Harsha, 1835-36; John Harsha and William Morton, 1836-38.
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