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First Courts .- A reasonably full sketch of the members composing the first court of the county will be found in the chapter on the Bench and Bar in another portion of this work. The first civil case tried at the first court was that of Jacob Hilderbrand vs. Robert McClure for trespass and ejectment. It came from Crawford County Court, being case No. 31, at the January term, 1802. The attorneys were John. W. Hunter for the plaintiff and Thomas Collins for the defendant. The case was continued from term to term, but finally dismissed at the November term, 1805, by the attorney for plaintiff. The entire cost, including fees of prothonotary, sheriff and attorney, was $26.25. The attorneys who did most legal business at the February term were Thomas Collins, A. W. Foster, Steele Semple, John W. Hunter and Henry Baldwin. There were at the first Court. two criminal cases. The first was the Commonwealth vs. James King, indicted for forcible entry and detainer. A true bill was found. He was held in the sum of $100, and the following witnesses in behalf of the Commonwealth, Carlisle Losse, John Calvin, Peter Lossee, Robert Steele, Henry Mclaughlin, Samuel Brown, John Gravat and John Klingensmith, in the sum of $50 each, to appear at the May term. The trial came off at May term, but the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty. The second case, Commonwealth vs. Henry Gilmore, for assault and battery, was tried at the same time, with a similar verdict. At the May term, still held at the house of Joseph Hunter, the grand jury consisted of John Monteith, Samuel McBride, Francis McFarland, James McWilliams, William Porter, John Small, John Dickey, William Mortimer, John Donald- son, Adam Forker, Thomas Coulson, Jacob Reed, James McEwen, Ebenezer Magoffin and Robert Cochran. After the lapse of eighty-four years it is to be proclaimed that not a single public execution has occurred in Mercer County. A number of exciting murder trials have taken place, but we have
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purposely refrained from calling attention to them, under the impression that
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Statistics. - The interest of those early days concentrated very much in the public business done in the regular legal courts and the commissioners' sessions. At the December session of the latter body, held December 6, 1803, John Chambers was chosen clerk. Lest he should become suddenly rich, his salary was fixed at ten shillings per day for the time he was actually engaged in such labor. The session in question continued two days. On the 25th of January, 1804, the commissioners made an estimate of the prob- able expenses of the county for the ensuing year, as follows:
Court expenses, including fces of prothonotary, attorney and sheriff, $500
Commissioners and clerk.
400
Assessor
96
Collector. 70
Road viewers
50
Jail and office rent
100
Extras
259
Total. $1475
This amount did not include the treasurer's 6 per cent allowance on money handled. On the 20th of February the commissioners appointed Joseph Smith treasurer for the county. On the 5th of March, 1804, the commis- sioners appointed the following assessors for the several townships: Salem, Thomas Gillis; Pymatuning. Benjamin Bentley; Neshannock, James Walker; Wolf Creek, Michael Brown; Cool Spring, Wm. Pangburn, Sr .; Sandy Creek, Aaron Ross. The rate of taxation ranged from Po'o 53 in Salem, the lowest, to 106 in Sandy Creek, the highest.
On the 25th of April, 1804, the collectors for the several townships, together with the sums to be collected, were designated as follows:
TOWNSHIP.
Name. Amount.
Salem ..
.John McClurg. $300.10
Pymatuning
.Jonathan Dunham.
86.78
Neshannock
. Charles Gibson 380.50
Wolf Creek.
. Valentine Cunningham.
286.10
Cool Spring.
William Pangburr 287.88
Sandy Creek. Adam Carnahan 133.58
Total
$1,474.94
On the 22d of May Ezekiel Sankey was appointed as collector, vice Charles Gibson, who had not been a citizen long enough to entitle him to the position of collector. It will be seen that the amount of tax to be collected was within 6 cents of the estimate as found in a previous paragraph. As showing the difference between the valuation and taxes in 1804, when Mercer County was new and embraced a large portion of what was subsequently (1849) detached to form Lawrence, and those of 1888, the following tabular statement is appended:
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DISTICIS.
Real Estate.
Mills, etc.
Personal Property.
Occupa- tions.
Livery.
Money at Interest.
No. Dogs.
Taxes.
Bethel.
$
23,090 $
3.400
$ 1,380
$ 1,200 $
$ 7,674
13
53
Clarksville
35,395
7,000
2,085
3,500
15,217
11
80
Cool Spring
450.330
1,950
24,848
1,850
93,980
118
321
Deer Creek.
223,415
1,375
12,686
700
1,793
52
201
Delaware
840,642
10,800
37,267
8,555
99,679
192
430
E. Laekawannoek.
426,920
650
17,046
1,375
18,204
75
234
Fairview.
433,090
430
22,693
962
20,529
70
264
Findley
633,479
13,200
26,848
7,200
42,795
152
449
French Creek.
337,125
700
21,367
550
24,317
103
275
Fredonia ..
47,370
3,150
3,090
5,301
18,251
11
161
Grove City
167,429
7,050
3,396
29,500
1,585
24,698
14
297
Greenville
994,764
39,400
13,735
70,875
1,200
227,611
119
1,093
Greene
492,244
100
19,333
1,000
29,378
105
253
Hickory.
1,114,888
106,673
40,539
45,544
133,972
515
1,541
Jackson. .
509,110
11,600
19,085
13,646
30,328
141
418
Jackson Center
48.382
2,442
2,000
11.464
15
58
Jamestown
174,972
8,600
4,454
14.645
102,870
377
346
Laekawannoek.
454,141
1,800
23,690
8,650
55,259
162
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Lake
288,335
6,000
16,846
3,700
20,167
84
248
Liberty.
291,048
1,500
16,555
3,600
14,059
57
202
Millereek
300,367
2,175
18,164
200
19,193
71
227
Mereer ...
686,995
27,500
14,290
49,950
2,400
390,490
62
740
New Lebanon.
60,056
500
2,920
3,600
380
11,478
8
102
New Vernon.
268,436
650
19,448
1,400
13,981
81
237
Otter Creek.
293,578
1,000
12,825
925
17,096
87
164
Perry.
423,354
8,620
22,404
8,975
200
32,724
115
378
Pine.
607,850
16,425
33,386
12,600
19,287
182
551
Pymatuning
1,242,957
11,450
41.079
9,300
71,516
246
661
Sharon.
1,436,242
307,100
18,471
105,910
2,940
180,524
225
1,575
Sharpsville
192,255
184,430
9,035
24,275
1,700
27,335
8
87
Stoneboro
281,942
11,300
6,484
18,250
19,081
68
346
Sandy Lake, boro.
163,346
5,300
7,845
13,500
375
49.364
40
261
Sandy Lake, twp ..
477,741
3,000
21,151
4,700
22,254
118
367
Sandy Creek ..
302,650
2,600
17,768
1,200
14,378
82
219
Salem . .
228,809
700
15,681
1,000
24,296
86
207
Springfield
611,954
7,700
29.626
5,100
42,552
180
400
Shenango.
733,845
1,700
28,355
4,250
10,750
167
413
Sugar Grove.
286 027
4,400
13,003
1,450
19,954
69
216
West Salem
986,521
36.550
42,912
11,900
89,160
228
663
Wilmington.
329,271
550
10,882
1,300
9,092
43
163
Wolf Creek ..
318,838
1.050
15,239
950
12,111
66
195
Worth.
525,104
6,800
22,047
3,400
37,982
78
291
West Middlesex
190,420
109,700
5,297
15,601
24,828
57
299
Wheatland
71,700
69,000
1,829
6,000
1,963
38
227
Total
$20,087,949 $1,054.874 $812.300 $548,439 $10,780 $2,248,132|
4,843 17,685
We, the undersigned commissioners of Mercer County, Penn., do hereby eertify the foregoing to be a correet statement of the assessed value of the taxable property in said county for the year 1888, as returned by the assessors of the several districts and equalized by us, and we fix the tax levy for county purposes at three and one-half mills on the dollar, and appoint Tuesday, the 28th day of February, as the day of general appeal for personal property.
Attest:
H. A. GAMBLE, Clerk.
W. H. DIGHT,
Commissioners.
D. CARMICHAEL.
ROSTER OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS.
We present, as far as possible, a complete list of the national, State and county officials who have held positions in the county. These, taken in con-
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Jefferson.
570,834
6,096
29,321
5,700
35,764
164
377
Hempfield
479,748
21,240
7,650
49,636
111
666
Sheakleyville.
30,940
2,700
2,212
5,000
9,108
.
J. Y. TEMPLETON,
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nection with the township officials given elsewhere, present a complete view of those who have acted as public servants.
Members of Congress who lived in Mercer County when elected are John Banks, 22d and 24th; John J. Pearson, . 24th; William S. Garvin, 29th; Michael C. Trout, 33d; William Stewart, 35th and 36th; Samuel Griffith, 42d; James Sheakley, 44th; Samuel H. Miller, 47th and 48th; Norman Hall, 50th.
State Senators .- 1800-01, district, Allegheny and all Northwestern Penn- sylvania, John Hamilton; 1801-09, district, Mercer, Crawford, Erie, Venango and Warren, William McArthur; 1809-13, same district, Wilson Smith; 1813 -17, same district, Joseph Shannon; 1817-21, same district, Henry Hurst; 1821-25, district, Mercer, Crawford and Erie, Jacob Herrington; 1825-29, same district, John Leech; 1829-37, same district, Thomas S. Cunningham; 1837-41, Mercer and Beaver, John J. Pearson; 1841-45, same district, Will- iam Stewart; 1845-47, same district, Robert Darragh; 1848-50, Mercer, Bea- ver and Lawrence, David Sankey; 1851-53, Mercer, Venango and Warren, John Hoge; 1857-59, same district, Glenn W. Schofield; 1860-61, Lawrence, Mercer and Venango, William M. Francis; 1861-63, same district, James H. Robinson; 1864-66, same district, Thomas Hoge; 1867-69, same district, James C. Brown; 1870-72, Mercer, Venango and Warren, Harrison Allen; 1873-75, Lawrence, Mercer and Venango, Samuel Mckinley; 1876-78, Law- rence and Mercer, Frederick H. Braggins; 1878-80, same district, George W. Wright; 1880-84, same district, George W. McCracken; 1884-88, same dis- trict, Samuel McClure. In 1823 the district was known as the 23d, and con- tinued as such until 1837; 1838-44, it was the 20th; 1845 -- 50, the 25th; 1850 -59, the 19th; 1859-66, the 26th; 1867-76, the 28th; since, the 47th.
State Representatives. - At the first session of the 11th House, which met November 5, 1800, Samuel Ewalt and Thomas Morton represented the district indicated on the Journal as composed of the counties of "Allegheny, Craw- ford, etc." At the first session of the 12th House, which met December 1, 1801, Alexander Buchanan represented the district composed of the counties of "Crawford, Venango, Warren, Erie and Mercer." These sessions, togeth- er with the 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 22d, assembled at Lancaster. Beginning with the 23d, all subsequent sessions have convened at the present capital, Harrisburg. The following are Buchanan's suc- cessors: John Lytle, Jr., district, Mercer, Crawford, Erie, Venango and War- ren, December, 1802-05; Wilson Smith, same district, December, 1805-08; (dis- trict changed to Mercer and Crawford in 1806); Samuel Dale and Bevan Pearson, district, Mercer and Venango, December, 1808-09; Samuel Dale and James Montgomery, same district, December, 1809-13; Samuel Hays and Jacob Her- rington, same district, December, 1813-14; David Dempsey and Jacob Her- rington, same district, December, 1814-15; James Weston, Ralph Marlin and Jacob Herrington, district, Mercer, Crawford, Erie, Venango and Warren, December, 1815-16; Samuel Hays, Ralph Marlin and Jacob Herrington, same district, December, 1816-17; Thomas Wilson, Samuel Hays and Ralph Marlin, same district, December, 1817-18; Jacob Herrington, James Cochran and Jo- seph Hackney, same district, December, 1818-19; Wilson Smith, James Coch- ran and William Connelly, same district, December, 1819-20; Jacob Herring- ton, Wilson Smith and William Connelly, same district, December, 1820-21; David Brown, James Cochran and George Moore, same district, December, 1821-22; Walter Oliver, district, Mercer County (which remained as a sepa- rate district until 1851), December, 1822-23; John Leech, December, 1823-24; Walter Oliver. December, 1824-25; Thomas S. Cunningham, December, 1825 -29; James Waugh, December, 1829-30; Walter Oliver, December, 1830-33;
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William S. Rankin, December, 1833-34; Jacob Herrington, December, 1834- 35; Walter Oliver, December, 1835-36; Walter Oliver and Francis Beatty, December, 1836-37; William Porter and Francis Beatty, December, 1737-38; Thomas S. Cunningham and Francis Beatty, December, 1838-40; John Hoge and Samuel Goodwin, January, 1840-41; James Banks and James Montgom- ery, January, 1841-42; James Banks and Thomas Wilson, January, 1842-43; Samuel Goodwin and Samuel Kerr, January, 1843-44; William Porter and David Sankey, January, 1844-46; Dawson Woodsworth and Thomas Pomroy, January, 1846-47; Robert Black and Thomas Pomroy, January, 1847-48; Robert Black and M. B. Kremm, January, 1848-49; David M. Courtney and Joseph Emery, January, 1849-50; John Hoge and Morris Leech, January, 1850-51; Morris Leech, John W. Shugert and G. W. Schofield (district. changed to Mercer, Venango and Warren, and so remained till 1858), January, 1851-52; Joseph Y. James, John W. Shugert and Lewis N. McGranahan, January, 1852-53; John J. Kilgore, Carter V. Kinnear and Lewis N. Mc- Granahan, January, 1853-54; L. T. Parmlee, John J. Kilgore and Robert M. DeFrance, January, 1854-55; S. P. McCalmont, Daniel Lott and Ralph Clapp, January, 1855-56; S. P. McCalmont, Daniel Lott and Samuel Kerr, January, 1856-57; Thomas Struthers, Samuel Kerr and S. P. McCalmont, January, 1857 -58; William G. Rose and C. P. Ramsdell (district changed to Mercer and Ve- nango, and so remained till 1865), January, 1858-60; George D. Hofius and Eli- sha M. Davis, January, 1860-62; M. C. Beebe and James C. Brown, January, 1862-64; Charles Koonce and William Burgwin, January, 1864-65; Charles Koonce, Samuel McKinley, William Haslett and J. H. Negley (district changed to Mercer, Lawrence and Butler, and so remained till 1872), January, 1865- 66; Josiah McPherrin, Samuel McKinley, H. Pillow and J. H. Negley, Jan- uary, 1866-67; Josiah McPherrin, J. A. Leech, W. C. Harbison and H. Pillow, January, 1867-68; George S. Westlake, David Robinson, John Ed- wards and John T. McJunkin, January, 1868-69; George S. Westlake, David Robinson, John Edwards and Alexander Leslie, January, 1869-70; Earl A. Wheeler, David Craig, George W. McCracken and Alexander Leslie, January, 1870-71; Earl A. Wheeler, Alexander P. Moore, Samuel D. Clark and G. W. Fleeger, January, 1871-72; Nathan Morford (district changed to Mercer, and has so remained up to the present), January, 1872-74; James A. Stranahan, January, 1874-75; E. W. Jackson, H. S. Blatt and George W. Reed, January, 1875, December, 1876; Thomas M. Reznor, Andrew S. Spears and Edwin W. Jackson, December, 1876-78; B. F. Gordon, James W. McConnell and Harry Watson, December, 1878-80; Thomas Perry, William R. Montgomery and S. M. Loveland, December, 1880-82; Levi Morrison, Nelson Martin and J. W. Ormsby, December, 1882-84; J. W. Russell, R. A. Harsha and T. B. Roberts, December, 1884-86; James S. Fruit, Henry Hall and P. J. Boyd, December, 1886-88.
President Judges. - Jesse Moore, appointed April 5, 1803; Henry Shippen, appointed July 24, 1825; John Bredin, appointed May 10, 1831; Daniel Agnew, appointed June 15, 1851; Daniel Agnew, elected, October 13, 1851; John S. McCalmont, appointed June 15, 1853; John S. McCalmont, elected October 15, 1853; James L. Campbell, elected October 11, 1861; John Trunkey, elected October 9, 1866; William Maxwell, appointed in May, 1874, to succeed Judge Trunkey, when Mercer became a separate district, and served till January, 1875; Arcus McDermitt, elected November 4, 1874; Samuel S. Mehard, appointed December 10, 1883, to fill out the unexpired term of Judge McDermitt, deceased, and elected November 4, 1884.
Associate Judges .- Alexander Brown, appointed July 4, 1803; Alexander
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Wright, appointed July 4, 1803; William Amberson, appointed September 1, 1803; James R. Wick, appointed March 12, 1838; John Mitcheltree, appointed March 26, 1840; John Findley, appointed February 25, 1843; Thomas Wilson, appointed March 8, 1845; John Newell, appointed March 18, 1848; Thomas S. Cunningham, appointed February 15, 1849; William Leech, appointed October 6, 1849; William Waugh, appointed March 7, 1850; Samuel Kerr, elected October 13, 1851; William McKean, elected October 13, 1851; Thomas J. Brown, appointed December 11, 1855; Thomas J. Brown, elected October 13, 1855; David T. Porter, elected October 13, 1855; Joseph Kerr, elected October 11, 1861; Robert Patterson, elected October 11, 1861; David W. Findley, elected October 11, 1864; John Lightner, elected October 9, 1856; Milton A. Leech, elected October 14, 1869; Richard Carr, elected October 10, 1871.
District Attorneys .- John W. Hunter, appointed February 2, 1804; Robert Moore, appointed March 7, 1809; Thomas S. Cunningham, appointed February 2, 1817; Henry W. Lewis, appointed May 2, 1813; John Hoge, appointed February 2, 1824; Samuel Holstein, appointed November 2, 1828; William Maxwell, appointed March 2, 1833; Henry W. B. Tenbroeck, appointed June 2, 1836; John Hoge, appointed March 2, 1839; Alexander W. Foster, appointed April 2, 1845; James Galloway, appointed in September, 1846; Benjamin F. Baskin, appointed in December, 1847; Johnson Pearson, appointed in September, 1848, elected in October, 1850; Samuel R. Mason, elected in October, 1853; J. H. Robinson, elected in October, 1856; Jason T. Giebner, elected October 14, 1859; William H. Sheakley, elected October 14, 1862; J. H. Robinson, elected October 10, 1865; Henry M. Hamblin, elected October 9, 1866; William A. McCormick, elected October 14, 1869. re-elected October 8, 1872; A. B. Thompson, elected November 2, 1875; Elliot G. Eberman, elected November 5, 1878; Wilson H. Cochran, elected November 8, 1881; G. E. Patterson, * elected November 4, 1884; Geo. W. McBride, elected November 10, 1887.
Commissioners. - Robert Bole, Andrew Denniston and Thomas Robb, elected in October, 1803; Ezekiel Sankey, elected in October, 1804; John Chambers, elected in October, 1805; John Leech, elected in October, 1806; William McMillan, appointed in December, 1806; Ross Byers, elected in October, 1807; David Courtney and Joseph Shannon, elected in October, 1808; Samuel Robison, elected in October, 1809; Joseph Shannon, elected'in October, 1810; Ezekiel Sankey, elected in October, 1811; David McKnight, elected in October, 1812; Samuel Thompson and William Scott, elected in October, 1813; Aaron Hackney, elected in October, 1814; Walter Oliver, elected in October, 1815; Samuel Robison, elected in October, 1816; Robert Stewart, elected in October, 1817; John Wright, elected in October, 1818; John Somer- ville, elected in October, 1819; Benjamin Alexander, elected in October, 1820; James Gault, elected in October, 1821; Samuel Thompson, elected in October, 1822; James McCune, elected in October, 1823; James Gilkey, elected in October, 1824; John Wright, appointed in May, 1825; Benjamin Stokely and John Wright, elected in October, 1825; Thomas Rogers, elected in October, 1826; Henry Anderson, elected in October, 1827; Charles Montgomery, elected in October, 1828; James Watson, elected in October, 1829; Francis Beatty, elected in October, 1830; Bevan Pearson, elected in October, 1831; John Christy, elected in October, 1832; James George, elected in October, 1833; William Porter, elected in October, 1834; Robert Mann, elected in October, 1835; James Thompson, elected in October, 1836; Bevan Pearson, elected in
*Died in fall of 1887.
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October, 1837; William Stoughton, elected in October, 1838; George Taylor, elected in October, 1839; Hugh Bingham, elected in October, 1840; James McCracken, elected in October, 1841; Joseph McDowell, elected in October, 1842; Morris Leech, elected in October, 1843; Hugh Evans, elected in October, 1844; James F. Brown, elected in October, 1845; Edward Hanna, elected in October, 1846; William Miller, elected in October, 1847; Andrew J. Carnahan, elected in October, 1848; John Loutzenhiser, elected in October, 1849; John Byers, elected in October, 1850; Benjamin W. Pennock and James G. Cun- ningham, elected in October, 1851; J. Jefferson Duncan, elected in October, 1852; Andrew L. Denniston, elected in October, 1853; James G. Cunningham, elected in October, 1854; Thomas Rogers, elected in October, 1855; Robert F. Thompson, elected in October, 1856; William Campbell, elected in October, 1857; John W. Veach, elected in October, 1858; Robert G. Black, elected in October, 1859; William M. Gibson, elected in October, 1860; Albert Price, elected in October, 1861; Robert G. Black, elected in October, 1862; James G Calvert, elected in October, 1863; William H. McCormick, elected in October, 1864; R. W. Smith, elected in October, 1865; Robert McClelland, elected in October, 1866; Jason W. Barker, elected in October, 1867; J. Y. McLean, elected in October, 1868; William Vincent, elected in October, 1869; Samuel North, elected in October, 1870; John McClure, elected in October, 1871; Elijah Baker, elected in October, 1872; Andrew Robinson, elected in October, 1873 ;. Thomas Leech, elected in November, 1874; Anthony Struble, Thomas Leech and John P. Derr, elected in November, 1875; Archie Crawford, Samuel Buckwalter and George H. Smith, elected in November, 1878; Samuel P. Stewart, Henry Cole and Jesse Hoagland, elected in November, 1881; William Beatty, M. W. Alexander and R. T. Findley, elected in November, 1884; J. Y. Templeton, W. H. Dight and Duncan Carmichael, elected in November, 1887.
Prothonotaries. - John Findley, appointed July 4, 1803; Bevan Pearson, appointed April 4, 1808; James Miller, appointed April 9, 1818; John Find- ley, appointed February 3, 1821; William S. Rankin, appointed February 23, 1824, re-appointed December 30, 1826 and February 1, 1830; John Keck, appointed April 18, 1833; Hugh Bingham, appointed January 13, 1836, re- appointed January 2, 1839; Archibald A. Douglas, elected October 12, 1839; re-elected October 13, 1842; Michael C. Trout, elected October 11, 1845, re- elected October 14, 1848; David W. Findley, elected October 13, 1851, re- elected October 12, 1854; William Waugh, elected October 14, 1857, re-elected October 12, 1860; William Alexander, elected October 13, 1863; Alexander B. McCartney, elected October 9, 1866; William M. Slater, elected October 14, 1869; S. F. Thompson, elected October 8, 1872; J. S. Williamson, elected November 2, 1875; Henry M. Zahniser, elected November 5, 1878; S. C. Simonton, Jr., elected November 8, 1881; A. H. McElrath, elected November 4, 1884; B. J. Haywood, elected November 10, 1887.
Registers and Recorders. - John Findley, appointed July 4, 1803; Bevan Pearson, appointed April 4, 1808; James Miller, appointed April 9, 1818; John Findley, appointed February 3, 1821; William S. Rankin, appointed February 23, 1824, re-appointed December 30, 1826; Samuel Holstein, ap- pointed February 1, 1830; William M. Stephenson, appointed March 23, 1836, re-appointed January 2. 1839; Joseph Smith, appointed January 29, 1839, elected October 12, 1839; Michael C. Trout, elected October 13, 1842; James Hazelton, elected October 11, 1845; Thomas M. Clark, elected October 14, 1848; James A. Leech, appointed May 26, 1851; Joseph Alexander, elected October 13, 1851; John Hamilton, elected October 12, 1854; Marcus H. Rose,
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HISTORY OF MERCER COUNTY.
elected October 14, 1857; George Moore, elected October 12, 1860, re-elected October 13, 1863; Samuel F. Bard, elected October 9, 1866; * John I. Gordon, elected October 14, 1869; G. W. Wright, elected October 8, 1872; John L. Morrison, elected November 2, 1875; Henry Hall, elected November 5, 1878; R. J. Zahniser, elected November 8, 1881; Jonathan Dean, elected November 4, 1884; J. H. Chandler, elected November 10, 1887.
Clerks of Court .- George Reznor, elected October 14, 1869; E. L. Rose, elected October 8, 1872; John N. Reznor, elected November 2, 1875; Leander A. McCrumb, elected November 5, 1878; Robert G. Madge, elected Novem- ber 8, 1881; William Jack, elected November 4, 1884; D. R. Vaughn, elected November 10, 1887.
Sheriffs .- William Byers, commissioned October 26, 1803; Ezekiel Sankey, commissioned November 24, 1806; Nathan Patterson, commissioned November 26, 1809; Samuel Robison, commissioned November 2, 1812; Nathan.Patter- son, commissioned December 6, 1815; John Hammill, commissioned Novem- ber 10, 1818; Allen Dunn, commissioned November 8, 1821; William Scott, commissioned November 4, 1824; Andrew Christy, commissioned November 5, 1827; Jacob Loutzenhiser, commissioned November 1, 1830; James Watson, commissioned October 22, 1833; Robert G. Mossman, commissioned November 8, 1836; Joseph Kerr, elected October 12, 1839; John Forker, elected October 13, 1842; John Moore, elected October 11, 1845; James McKean, elected Octo- ber 14, 1848; Jonathan McMillan, elected October 13, 1851; John Moore, elected October 12, 1854; Fleming Smith, elected October 14, 1857; William P. Leech, elected October 12, 1860; John M. Mckinney, elected October 13, 1863; Adam Y. Black, elected October 9, 1866; W. S. Eberman, elected October 14, 1869; R. C. McClure, elected October 8, 1872; Abram P. Pew, elected November 2, 1875; Silas Hunter, elected November 5, 1878; William Kile, elected Novem- ber 8, 1881; P. L. Williams, elected November 4, 1884; W. A. Kreps, elected November 10, 1887.
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