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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY.
Prohibition-Prothonotary, ' W. R. Davenport, Erie, 228; Register and Recorder, N. R. Luce, Union, 313; Director of the Poor, H. E. Ladd, 220; County Commissioner, Isaac R. Taylor, Edinboro, 211; James D. Smith, Wayne, 219; Coroner, L. G. Hall, North East, 282.
Greenback and Prohibition-Auditors, J. G. Perry, Venango, 479; W. T. Everson, Wattsburg, 699.
1882.
State Candidates .- This year there was a formidable revolt in the Repub- lican party of the State against the control of Senator Cameron and his asso- ciates. It was led by United States Senator Mitchell, Charles S. Wolfe, and a number of the most prominent men in the party. The following were the re- spective candidates for the several State offices. The figures show the vote received by each candidate:
Governor. - Robert E. Pattison, Philadelphia, Democrat, 355,791; James A. Beaver, Center County, Regular Republican, 315, 589; John Stewart, Frank- lin County, Independent Republican, 43,743; A. C. Pettet, Lawrence County, Prohibition 5,196; Thomas A. Armstrong, Allegheny City, Greenback-Labor, 23,484.
Lieutenant Governor .- Chauncey F. Black, York County, Democrat, 353,- 642; William T. Davies, Bradford County, Regular Republican, 317,614; Levi K. Duff, Allegheny County, Independent Republican, 43,577; Alvin Williams, Chester County, Prohibition, 4.662; William Howard, Greenback Labor, 19,475.
Supreme Judge .- Silas M. Clark, Indiana County, Democrat, 355,935; William H. Rawle, Philadelphia, Regular Republican, 315, 163; George Jun- kin, Philadelphia, Independent Republican, 41,990; J. A. Cake, Northumber- land County, Greenback-Labor, 19,285; S. B. Chase, Susquehanna County, Prohibition, 4,457.
Secretary of Internal Affairs. - J. Simpson Africa, Huntingdon County, Democrat, 353, 752; John M. Grier, Butler County, Regular Republican, 317, - 408; George W. Merrick, Tioga County, Independent Republican, 43,096; J. L. Dewoody, Venango County, Greenback Labor, 19,941; Ezra Crossman, McKean County, Prohibition, 5,497.
Congressmen at Large .- Mortimer F. Elliott, Tioga County, Democrat, 351,043; Marriott Brosius, Lancaster County, Regular Republican, 323, 255; William McMichael, Philadelphia, Independent Republican, 40,995; Robert K. Tomlinson, Bucks County, Greenback-Labor, 20,400; I. Newton Pierce, Philadelphia, Prohibition, 4,642.
The vote of Erie County for Governor was as follows: Pattison, 5,727; Beaver, 5,218; Stewart, 575; Armstrong, 772; Pettet, 265.
City Candidates .- John W. Walker, Democrat, 2, 723; David T. Jones, Republican, 1,328; J. J. Sepple, Greenback-Labor, 244.
County Candidates .- Republican-Assembly, H. A. Traut, Girard, 4,290; Isaac B. Brown, Corry, 4,471; A. W. Hayes, Wattsburg, 4,379; Sheriff, Frank E Staples, Union City, 6,081; Clerk of the Courts, Robert S. Moorhead, Erie, 6,604; Director of the Poor, O. J. McAllister, Wattsburg, 5,879; Jury Com- missioners, George J. Russell, East Mill Creek, 5,934. J. W. Hays, D. P. En- sign and M. Griswold were elected Trustees of Erie Academy; William Jud- son and A. D. Johnson were elected Trustees of Waterford Academy.
Democratic-I. N. Taylor, Girard Borough, 2,945; F. E. McLean, Union City, 3,077; A. B. Heard, North East Borough, 3,267; Sheriff, Frank J. Moore, LeBœuf, 5,819; Clerk of the Courts, A. C. Miller, 5,297; Director of
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the Poor, L. W. Savage, Springfield, 5,463; Jury Commissioner, James D. Phillips, Union City, 5,709.
Prohibition-Assembly, H. P. Malick, Girard, 216; A. L. Haskell, Amity, 196; L. G. Hall, North East, 215; Sheriff, James Shreve, Union, 187; Clerk of the Courts, C. S. Carr, Erie, 231; Director of the Poor, H. E. Ladd, Amity, 262; Jury Commissioner, Eaton Gross, Amity, 265.
Greenback-Labor-Assembly, B. Mason, 546; George W. Barr, 501; S. L. Kennedy, 354; Sheriff, W. E. Hubbell, Erie, 480; Director of the Poor, Charles Drake, Washington, 733; Jury Commissioner, William Davis, Water- ford Township, 598.
This is known as the second tidal-wave year. The Democrats carried a majority of the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania, and the Governors and State Legislatures of some sixteen States.
The candidates for Congress were S. M. Brainerd, of Erie County, Repub- lican; Henry C. Plumer, of Venango County, Democrat, and W. T. Everson, of Erie County, Greenback-Labor and Prohibition. The vote of the district was as follows:
Brainerd.
Plumer.
Everson.
Erie County. ..
6,201
5,448
855
Venango County
2,604
2,960
975
Warren County.
2,365
1,839
1,162
Total.
11,170
10,247
2,992
Brainerd's plurality
923
1883.
Auditor General, Jerome B. Miles, Tioga County (Rep.), 319,106; Robert Taggart, Warren County (Dem.), 302,031; J. B. Fordham, Lackawanna County (Pro.), 6,602; T. P. Rynder, County (Gr.), 4,452.
State Treasurer, William Livsey, Allegheny County (Rep.), 321,050; Joseph Powell, Bradford County (Dem.), 300,989; I. E. Howard, County (Pro.), 6,687; A. T. Marsh, Erie County (Gr.), 4,431.
County Candidates. - Republican-County Treasurer, John L. Wells, Erie, 5,881; Director of the Poor, Joseph Henderson, Erie, 5,876.
Democratic-County Treasurer, J. M. Dewitt, North East, 4,418; Director of the Poor, Uras Schluraff, West Mill Creek, 4,374.
Prohibition-County Treasurer, H. E. Ladd, Amity, 350; Director of the Poor, Amos Burch, North East, 370.
The Greenback party made no county nominations.
LIST OF PUBLIC OFFICERS. [Democrats in Italics ; Opposition in Roman type].
UNITED STATES OFFICERS.
Congress-1800-Albert Gallatin, Washington County. District-Wash- ington, Allegheny, Greene and Crawford. Resigned to become Secretary of the Treasury.
1801-William Hoge, Washington County. Elected to serve out the term of Albert Gallatin.
1803-John Hoge, Washington County.
1804 -- John B. C. Lucas, Beaver County. District -- Erie, Warren, Craw- ford, Mercer, Venango, Beaver and Butler. Resigned.
1805-Samuel Smith, Erie County. Elected to serve out the term of Mr. Lucas; re-elected in 1806 and 1808. Allegheny added to the district.
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Samuel Smith
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1810-Abner Lacock, Beaver County. Elected United States Senator and resigned his seat in the House.
1813-Thomas Wilson, Erie. Elected to serve out the term of Abner La- cock.
1814-Thomas Wilson, re-elected. District changed by leaving off Butler and Allegheny.
1816-Robert Moore, Beaver County. Re-elected in 1818.
1820-Patrick Farrelly, Crawford County. District changed by leaving off Beaver. Twice re-elected. Died in Pittsburgh, February 12, 1826, on his way to Washington.
1826-Thomas H. Sill, Erie County. Special election held March 14, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Patrick Farrelly.
1826-Stephen Barlow, Crawford County.
1828-Thomas H. Sill, Erie County.
1830-John Banks, Mercer County.
1832-John Galbraith, Venango County. Re-elected. Removed to Erie
in 1837.
1836-Arnold Plumer, Venango County. District-Erie, Crawford, Ve- nango and Warren.
1838-John Galbraith, Erie County.
1840- Arnold Plumer, Venango County.
1842-No election on account of a failure to pass the Apportionment bill. 1843-Charles M. Reed, Erie County. District-Erie, Warren, Venango, Crawford and Clarion.
1844-James Thompson, Erie County. Served six years.
1850-Carlton B. Curtis, Warren County. Elk County added to the dis- trict.
1852-John Dick, Crawford County. Served six years. District-Erie and Crawford.
1858-Elijah Babbitt, Erie County. Served four years.
1862-Glenni W. Scofield, Warren County. Served ten years. District- Erie, Warren, Mckean, Elk, Cameron, Forest, Jefferson and Clearfield. 1872-Carlton B. Curtis, Erie County.
1874-Albert C. Egbert, Venango County. District-Erie, Warren and Venango.
1876-Lewis F. Watson, Warren County.
1878-John H. Osmer, Venango County.
1880-Lewis F. Watson, Warren County.
1882-Samuel M. Brainard, Erie County.
Postmasters of Erie .- James Wilson, commissioned January 1, 1801; John Hay, July 1, 1804; John Gray, January 1, 1809; Robert Knox, October 14, 1811; James Hughes, May 21, 1828; Robert Cochran, February 26, 1833; Smith Jackson, June 20, 1840; Andrew Scott, September 13, 1841; Robert Cochran, July 23, 1845; Thomas H. Sill, April 17, 1849; Benjamin F. Sloan, May 13, 1853; Joseph M. Sterrett, March 27, 1861; Isaac B. Gara, April 8, 1869; Thomas M. Walker, July 10, 1876; * Isaac Moorhead, September 15, 1879; E. W. Reed, July 1, 1881; Assistant Postmaster, S. M. Kellogg, May 13, 1853, to date.
Collectors of Customs-Port of Erie .- Thomas Forster, commissioned March 26, 1799; Edwin J. Kelso, July 1, 1836; Charles W. Kelso, July 10, 1841; Murray Whallon, June 19, 1845; William M. Gallagher, April 29, 1849; James Lytle, April 22, 1853; John Brawley, October 15, 1857; Murray
*Died in office June 4, 1881.
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Whallon, March 11, 1859; Charles M. Tibbals, November 1, 1859; Thomas Wilkins, June 22, 1861; Richard F. Gaggin, May 7, 1869; James R. Willard, February 19, 1874; Hiram L. Brown, March 22, 1878; Matthew R. Barr, De- cember 11, 1880; H. C. Stafford, July 17, 1883.
Collectors of Internal Revenue .- John W. Douglas, commissioned Septem- ber 16, 1862; Deputy, H. C. Rogers; Henry C. Rogers, April 1, 1869; Dep- uty, G. P. Davis; William S. Brown, April 4, 1871; Deputy, G. P. Davis; Greanleaf P. Davis, March 14, 1872; Deputy, O. P. Gunnison; O. P. Gunni- son (acting Collector, Davis having died), October 8, 1875; Charles M. Lynch, November 9, 1875; Deputies, J. P. Covert, B. F. Butterfield, John Gilson; J. F. Walther, June 25, 1883; Deputies, B. F. Butterfield, John F. Gilson, E. Cowan, I. D. Beecher, Robert Colbert, J. H. Culbertson, W. C. Alexander.
Assistant Assessors of Internal Revenue .- William C. Kelso, Erie; O. P. Gunnison, Erie; T. C. Wheeler, Girard; Joseph Sill, Union; Thomas Sill, Erie; W. W. Lyon, Erie; Joseph A. Pain, Corry.
United States Commissioners .- Benjamin Grant, appointed November 17, 1853; F. F. Marshall, April 9, 1861; A. B. Force, July 20, 1871; Frank W. Grant, November 23, 1875.
Deputy Clerks of the United States Courts .- Circuit Court-George W. Gun- nison, appointed July 6, 1868; George 'A. Allen, July 5, 1869; A. B. Force, July 31, 1870; Frank W. Grant, November 19, 1875. District Court -- George W. Gunnison, appointed July 1, 1867; George A. Allen, January 3, 1870; A. B. Force, July 31, 1870; Frank W. Grant, January 15, 1873.
Register in Bankruptcy .- Samuel E. Woodruff, 1867 to 1879.
AT WASHINGTON.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue .- John W. Douglas, commissioned Au- gust 9, 1871; served to May 14, 1875.
First Deputy Commissioners of Internal Revenue. - John W. Douglas, commissioned April 1, 1869; Henry C. Rogers (still in office), February 1, 1874.
Second Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue .- Henry C. Rogers, commissioned December 1, 1871; served till February 1, 1874.
Chief Clerk to the Sixth Auditor of the Treasury .- Gideon J. Ball, 1851-53.
STATE OFFICERS FROM ERIE COUNTY.
Members Constitutional Convention, 1837-38 .- Senatorial-David Saeger, Crawford County. Representatives-Thomas H. Sill, Erie City; James Pol- lock, LeBœuf Township.
President Constitutional Convention, 1873 .- John H. Walker, Erie.
Members Constitutional Convention, 1873 .- Delegate at Large-John H. Walker, Erie. District Delegates -- C. O. Bowman, Corry; Rasselas Brown, Warren; Thomas Struthers, Warren.
Secretary of the Land Office .- John Cochran, Mill Creek, April 4, 1809, to May 11, 1818.
Surveyor General .- Henry Souther, appointed from Elk County by Gov. Curtin to fill a vacancy. Served from December 27, 1861, to the first Tues. day in May, 1863. Removed to Erie in the fall of 1872. Judge Souther also served a term in the State Senate from 1856 to 1858 from the Elk District, and filled a vacancy as Additional Law Judge of Schuylkill County by ap- pointment of the Governor from January, 1871, to December, 1871.
Quartermaster General .- Wilson Smith, Waterford, 1812-14.
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Canal Commissioners .- John Phillips, Venango Township, 1826 to 1829; P. S. V. Hamot, Erie, 1829 to 1832.
State Treasurers. - Gideon J. Ball, Erie, 1849; Henry Rawle, Erie, 1876 to 1878.
Adjutant Generals .-- Edwin C. Wilson, Erie, 1858 to 1861, appointed from Venango County and removed to Erie during his term of office; David B. McCreary, Erie, 1867 to 1870.
Judge of the Supreme Court .-- James Thompson, Erie, 1857 to 1872; Chief Justice from November 25, 1867, for five years.
Speakers of the State Senate .- John H. Walker, Erie, 1852; George H. Cutler, Girard, 1874-75.
Speaker of the House of Representatives .- James Thompson, Erie, 1835; lived in Venango County at the time.
Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth .- Isaac B. Gara, Erie, 1867 to 1870.
President State Agricultural Society. - John W. Hammond, Erie, 1877-78; James Miles, Girard, 1882-83-84.
Keeper of Marine Hospital at Erie .- Philip Osborn, Girard, 1879; Thomas H. Quigley, Erie, 1883.
Presidential Electors. - For the Congressional District to which Erie County has been attached since 1816:
1816-James Alexander, Beaver County.
1820-James Alexander, Beaver County.
1824-John Boyd, Erie County.
1828-James Duncan, Mercer County.
1832-Wilson Smith, Erie County.
1836-John P. Davis, Crawford County.
1840-John Dick, Crawford County.
1844-Christian Meyers, Clarion County.
1848-Thomas H. Sill, Erie County.
1852-John S. McCalmont, Venango County.
1856 -- Vincent Phelps, Crawford County.
1860-John Greer, Erie County.
1864-John Patton, Clearfield County.
1868-James Sill, Erie County.
1872-Charles C. Boyd, Erie County.
1876-William P. Wilbur, Warren County.
1880-C. W. Gilfillan, Venango County.
STATE SENATORS.
1800-John Hamilton, Washington County. District-Allegheny, Wash- ington and Greene; Erie then formed a part of Allegheny.
1801-William McArthur, Crawford County. District-Erie, Crawford, Venango, Mercer and Warren.
1809-Wilson Smith, Erie County. Same district.
1812 -- Joseph Shannon. Same district. Resigned March 9, 1816.
1816-Henry Hurst, Crawford County (formerly of North East), elected to fill vacancy, and served till 1821.
1821-Jacob Harrington, Mercer County. Same district.
1825-John Leech, Mercer County. District-Erie, Crawford and Mercer.
1829-Thomas S. Cunningham, Mercer County. Same district.
1837 -- Joseph M. Sterrett, Erie County. District -- Erie and Crawford.
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY.
1841-John W. Farrelly, Crawford County. Same district. Elected as an Independent Whig.
1843-Elijah Babbitt, Erie County. District-Erie County; resigned. 1845-James D. Dunlap, Erie County. Same district. Elected to fill the place of Mr. Babbitt.
1846-John B. Johnson, Erie County. Same district.
1849-John H. Walker, Erie County. District-Erie and Crawford.
1852-James Skinner, Erie County. Same district.
1855-Darwin A. Finney, Crawford County. Same district.
1861-Morrow B. Lowry, Erie County. Same district.
1870 -- George B. Delemater, Crawford County; same district.
1872-George H. Cutler, Erie County; district originally Erie and Warren Counties, balance of the time Erie County alone. Served three years.
1875-Henry Butterfield, Erie County; district-Erie County; elected for one year. Re-elected for four years in 1876.
1880-James Sill, Erie County; district-Erie County.
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
1800-Samuel Ewalt, Pittsburgh; district-The entire Northwest.
1801-Alexander Buchanan, Meadville; district-Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Warren and Venango Counties.
1802-John Lytle, Jr., Waterford; same district; re-elected in 1803.
1804-Wilson Smith, Waterford; same district; re-elected in 1805-6-7.
1808-John Phillips, Venango Township, Erie County; same district. James Harrington, Mercer County; same district.
1809-Phillips and Harrington re-elected; same district.
1810-John Phillips, Venango Township, Erie County; same district. Roger Alden, Crawford County; same district.
1811-John Phillips, Erie County; same district.
Patrick Farrelly, Craw-
ford County; same district.
1812-John Phillips, Erie County; same district. Patrick Farrelly, Craw- ford County; same district.
1813-James Burchfield, Crawford County; same district. James Weston, LeBœuf, Erie County; same district.
1814-Burchfield and Weston, re-elected; same district.
1815 -- Jacob Harrington, Mercer County; same district. James Weston,
LeBœuf, Erie County; same district. Ralph Marlin, Crawford County; same district.
1816-Samuel Hays, Venango County; same district. Ralph Marlin, Crawford County; same district. James Harrington, Mercer County; same district.
1817 -- Thomas Wilson, Erie, Erie County; same district. Ralph Marlin, Crawford County; same district. Samuel Hays, Venango County; same dis- trict.
1818-Jacob Harrington, Mercer County; same district. James Cochran, Crawford County; same district. Joseph Hackney, Venango County; same district.
1819-Wilson Smith, Waterford, Erie County; same district. James Cochran, Crawford County; same district. William Connelly, Venango Coun- ty; same district.
1820-Jacob Harrington, Mercer County; same district. Wilson Smith, Waterford, Erie County; same district. William Connelly, Venango County; same district.
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1821-David Brown, Warren County; same district. James Cochran, Crawford County; same district. George Moore, Erie County; same district. 1822 *- James Weston, LeBœuf, Erie County.
1823-Thomas H. Sill, Erie.
1824-John Phillips, Venango.
1825-Stephen Woolverton, Mill Creek; re-elected in 1826-27.
1828-George Moore, Erie; re-elected in 1829.
1830 -John Riddle, Erie; re-elected in 1831.
1832 -- John H. Walker, Erie; re-elected in 1833-34-35.
1836-Thomas R. Miller, Springfield. Elijah Babbitt, Erie.
1837-Charles M. Reed, Erie. David Sawdey, Conneaut.
1838-Samuel Hutchins, Waterford. William M. Watts, Erie. 1839-Hutchins and Watts, re-elected.
1840-Stephen Skinner, Mckean. James D. Dunlap, Erie.
1841-Stephen C. Lee, Greene. James D. Dunlap, Erie.
1842-Stephen Skinner, Mckean. Lyman Robinson, Wattsburg. 1843-James D. Dunlap, Erie. David A. Gould, Springfield.
1844 -- Mark Baldwin, North East. James D. Dunlap, Erie. 1845-John B. Johnson, Erie. Lyman Robinson, Wattsburg. 1846-William Sanborn, Amity. David A. Gould, Springfield. 1847-Gideon J. Ball, Erie. William Sanborn, Amity. 1848-Theodore Ryman, Girard. Gideon J. Ball, Erie.
1849-James C. Reid, Erie. Leffert Hart, Girard.
1850-James C. Reid, Erie. Alexander W. Blaine, North East.
1851-Charles W. Kelso, Erie; Alexander W. Blaine, North East. 1852-Charles W. Kelso, Erie; Humphrey A. Hills, Conneaut.
1853-Gideon J. Ball, Erie; Humphrey A. Hills, Conneaut.
1854-Gideon J. Ball, Erie; James Thompson, Erie.
1855-Gideon J. Ball, Erie; Murray Whallon, Erie.
1856-Gideon J. Ball, Erie; Wareham Warner, Venango. 1857-David Himrod, Waterford; Wareham Warner, Venango.
1858 -- John W. Campbell, Washington; Wilson Laird, Erie. 1859- Jonas Gunnison, Erie; Henry Teller, Girard.
1860-Gideon J. Ball, Erie; Henry Teller, Girard.
1861 -- John P. Vincent, Erie; Edwin W. Twichell, Edinboro.
1862-Vincent and Twichell re-elected.
1863 -- John R. Cochran, Erie; Byron S. Hill, Wattsburg.
1864 -- Cochran and Hill re-elected.
1865-Orson S. Woodward, Waterford; David B. McCreary, Erie.
1866-McCreary and Woodward re-elected.
1867-George P. Rea, Girard Borough; John D. Stranahan, LeBœuf. 1868-Stranahan and Rea re-elected.
1869-Charles O. Bowman, Corry; David B. McCreary, Erie.
1870-George W. Starr, Erie; I. Newton Miller, Springfield.
1871-George W. Starr, Erie; Chauncey P. Rogers, Erie.
1872-William W. Brown, Corry; Emmett H. Wilcox, Edinboro.
1873-Henry Butterfield, Erie; Emmett H. Wilcox, Edinboro.
¡1874-William Henry, Erie; William W. Brown, Corry; Orlando Logan, Albion; Samuel F. Chapin, Wattsburg.
1876-William Henry, Erie; Samuel F. Chapin, Wattsburg; Charles A. Hitchcock, North East Borough; Samuel E. Kincaid, Wayne.
*Erie County has been a Representative District by itself since 1822.
tUnder the uew Constitution, members of the Assembly in 1874 and since have been elected for two years.
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1878-Gustav Jarecki, Erie; Alfred Short, North East Borough; Myron H. Silverthorn, Fairview Township; Samuel E. Kincaid, Wayne.
1880-Orange Noble, Erie City; M. H. Silverthorn, Fairview Township; A. W. Hayes, Wattsburg; Isaac B. Brown, Corry.
1882-John W. Walker, Erie City; Isaac B. Brown, Corry; A. W. Hayes, Wattsburg; H. A. Traut, Girard Borough.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
President Judges-(Appointed by the Governor until 1851) -* Alexander Addison, Pittsburgh, August 17, 1791. Fifth District-All the State west of the Allegheny and north of Virginia.
David Clark, Allegheny County, March 13, 1800. Same district.
Jesse Moore, Crawford County, April 5, 1803. Sixth District -- Erie, Craw- ford, Mercer, Venango, Warren, Beaver. Died at Meadville December 21, 1824.
Henry Shippen, Huntingdon County, January 24, 1825. District-Erie, Crawford, Mercer and Venango.
Nathaniel B. Eldred, Wayne County, March 23, 1839. Same district. Gaylord Church, Crawford County, April 3, 1843. Same district.
Elected-John Galbraith, Erie County, November 6, 1851. Sixth Dis- trict-Erie, Crawford, and Warren. Died in office, June 15, 1860.
Appointed -Rasselas Brown, Warren County; appointed by the Governor June 29, 1860, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Galbraith. Same district.
Elected-Samuel P. Johnson, Warren County, December 3, 1860. Sixth District-Erie, Crawford, Warren and Elk.
fLansing D. Wetmore, Warren County, first Monday in January, 1870. District-Erie, Warren and Elk.
John P. Vincent, Erie County, April 17, 1874. Sixth District-Erie County.
Į William A. Galbraith, Erie County, first Monday in January, 1877. Sixth District, Erie County.
District Judge -- (For Erie, Crawford, Venango and Mercer Counties) -- James Thompson, Venango County, appointed Special Law Judge May 18, 1839, by Gov. Porter, and served until May, 1845. Removed to Erie in 1842.
Additional Law Judge -Elected-David Derrickson, Crawford County, first Monday in December, 1856. Sixth District-Erie, Crawford, Warren and Elk.
John P. Vincent, Erie County, first Monday in December, 1866. Same district. Became President Judge of Erie County by the operation of the new constitution, April 17, 1874.
Associate Judges-(Appointed by the Governor until 1851)-David Mead, Crawford County, March 13, 1800. District, all of Pennsylvania west of the Allegheny River excepting Allegheny County.
John Kelso, Erie County, March 14, 1800. Same district.
William Bell, Erie County (in place of Judge Mead, resigned), December 20, 1800. Same district.
All following for Erie County alone:
*Impeached and removed.
#The new constitution allowed the President Judge of each district where there was an Additional Law Judge, to elect which of the districts into which his original jurisdiction had been divided he might be assigned. Under this provision, Judge Wetmore chose the Thirty-seventh District, consisting of Warren and Elk, and Judge Vincent, chosen in 1866 as Additional Law Judge, became President Judge of Erie County, which had been constituted a district hy itself.
#Elected as a People'e candidate.
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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY.
John Kelso, Erie, July 4, 1803. Resigned December 21, 1804.
Samuel Smith, Mill Creek, July 6, 1803. Resigned in 1805.
William Bell, Erie, May 9, 1805. In place of John Kelso, resigned.
John Vincent, Waterford, December 23, 1805. In place of Samuel Smith, elected to Congress.
Wilson Smith, Waterford, March 15, 1814. In place of William Bell, who died.
John Grubb, Mill Creek, January 8, 1820, in place of Wilson Smith, re- signed.
John Brawley, North East, March 26, 1840. In place of John Vincent, term expired according to the terms of the constitution of 1838. Re-commis- sioned March 8, 1845.
Myron Hutchinson, Girard, March 13, 1841. In place of John Grubb, term expired as above. Re-commissioned March 13, 1846.
Joseph M. Sterrett, Erie, June 4, 1850. In place of John Brawley. Re- commissioned January 23, 1851.
James Miles, Girard, April 1, 1851. In place of M. Hutchinson.
Elected-Joseph M. Sterrett, Erie, November 10, 1851.
James Miles, Girard, November 10, 1851.
Samuel Hutchins, Waterford, November 12, 1856.
John Greer, North East, November 12, 1856. Re-commissioned November 23, 1861.
William Cross, Springfield, November 23, 1861.
William Benson, Waterford, November 8, 1866. Re-commissioned No- vember 17, 1871.
Hollis King, Corry, November 8, 1866.
Allen A. Craig, Erie, November 17, 1871.
Ofice abolished by the Constitution of 1873.
Deputy Attorney Generals .- [From 1800 to 1850, the present office of Die- trict Attorney was known by the title of Deputy Attorney General, and the incumbents were appointed by the Attorney General of the State. The office was made elective in 1850, and the name changed to District Attorney. ]
1804-Wiltiam N. Irvine, Erie.
William Wallace, Erie.
1809-Patrick Farrelly, Crawford County.
Ralph Marlin, Crawford County.
1819-George A. Eliot, Erie.
1824-William Kelly, Erie.
1833-Don Carlos Barrett, Erie.
1835-Galen Foster, Erie.
1836-Elijah Babbitt, Erie.
1838-William M. Watts, Erie.
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