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Taylor, Henry; commissioned August 24, 1781, and continued by another commission September 30, 1788.
Pentecost, Dorsey ; commissioned October 31, 1783. Addison, Alexander ; commissioned August 22, 1791. Roberts, Samuel; commissioned June 2, 1803.
Baird, Thomas H .; commissioned October 19, 1818. Ewing, Nathaniel; commissioned February 15, 1838. Gilmore, Samuel A .; commissioned February 28, 1848 The following named were elected:
Gilmore, Samuel A .; commissioned November 6, 1851. Lindsey, James; commissioned November 20, 1861.
Watson, James; commissioned (declined) November 9, 1864.
Ewing, J. Kennedy ; commissioned November 19, 1864. Chamberlin, B. B .; commissioned February 3, 1866.
Acheson, Alexander W .; commissioned November 15, 1866.
Hart, George S .; commissioned December 11, 1876. MeIlvaine, John A .; commissioned December 14, 1886. MeIlvaine, John A .; commissioned December 19, 1896. McIlvaine, John A .; commissioned December 6, 1906.
Additional Law Judge.
Under the law authorizing an additional law judge the Hon. James F. Taylor was appointed June 24, 1895. Since that date he has been twice elected by the people and received commissions dated December 19, 1895, and December 19, 1905.
Associate Judges.
The following named were appointed :
Scott, William; commissioned August 24, 1781. Craig, John; commissioned August 24, 1781. White, John; commissioned August 24, 1781. Leet, Daniel; commissioned August 24, 1781. Marshall, John; commissioned August 24, 1781. Douglass, John; commissioned August 24, 1781. Parkinson, Benjamin; commissioned August 24, 1781. Reed, John; commissioned August 24, 1781. Howell, Abner; commissioned August 24, 1781. McConnell, Matthew; commissioned August 24, 1781. Johnston, Samuel; commissioned August 24, 1781. Mason, Samuel; commissioned August 24, 1781. Ritchie, Matthew; commissioned October 6, 1784. Canon, John; commissioned October 6, 1784. Vanmetre, Henry; commissioned February 11, 1785.
Johnston, William; commissioned February 9, 1786. Hoge, John; commissioned November 21, 1786. Scott, Thomas; commissioned November 21, 1786. Worth, John; commissioned November 21, 1786. Scott, Joseph; commissioned September 25, 1787. Glasgow, Samuel; commissioned May 7, 1788. Wallace, William; commissioned June 30, 1788. Edgar, James; commissioned September 30, 1788. McFarland, William; commissioned September 30, 1788.
Reed, John; commissioned November 8, 1788. Scott, Hugh; commissioned November' 8, 1788. Smiley, William; commissioned November 11, 1788. Jenkins, Eleazer; commissioned March 3, 1789. Baird, Absalom; commissioned March 3, 1789. Douglass, John; commissioned March 3, 1789. Ryerson, Thomas; commissioned April 8, 1789. Minor, John; commissioned November 30, 1789. Smith, William; commissioned December 21, 1789. Bell, James; commissioned January 11, 1790. Archer, James; commissioned April 16, 1790. Bell, Zephania; commissioned July 28, 1790. Mitchell, James; commissioned August 24, 1790. Canon, John; commissioned August 24, 1790. Graham, Henry; commissioned August 24, 1790. Taylor, Henry; commissioned August 17, 1791. Edgar, James; commissioned August 17, 1791. Allison, James; commissioned August 17, 1791. Ritchie, Matthew; commissioned August 17, 1791. Hoge, William; commissioned April 6, 1798. McDowell, John; commissioned April 7, 1802. Mercer, Boyd; commissioned January 1, 1806. Hamilton, John; commissioned January 15, 1820. MeKeever, Thomas; commissioned October 11, 1837. Hill, Samuel; commissioned March 26, 1838. Grayson, John, Sr .; commissioned March 18, 1843. Gordon, James; commissioned March 8, 1845. Hodgens, Isaac; commissioned March 18, 1848. Vankirk, William; commissioned March 12, 1850.
The following were elected under the amendment of 1850:
In 1851, Abraham Wotring and John Freeman.
In 1856, James G. Hart and Jacob Slagle.
In 1861, James G. Hart and William Vankirk. Van- kirk's election was successfully contested and Thomas McCarrell commissioned in his place in 1862.
In 1866, James C. Chambers and John Farrer. In 1871, Thomas W. Bradley and John Scott.
Deputy Attorneys-General.
The following were appointed: Sample, David; October 2, 1781. Bradford, David; December, 1783. Purviance, Henry; March, 1795.
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Campbell, Parker; April, 1796.
Ashbrook, James; May, 1801.
Baird, Thomas H .; March, 1809.
Baird, William; March, 1814.
Forward, Walter; June, 1814.
MeKennan, Thomas McK. T .; June, 1815. Baird, William; December, 1816, and March, 1821.
Waugh, William; June, 1824.
Leet, Isaac; March, 1830, and February, 1833.
Acheson, Alexander W .; January, 1835.
Lee, Richard H .; March, 1836.
MeKennan, William; August, 1837.
Acheson, Alexander W .; March, 1839, and February, 1846.
Montgomery, William; February, 1845.
Hart, George S .; August, 1846.
Koontz, Robert H .; February, 1848.
District Attorneys.
The following named were elected:
Hart, George S .; 1850.
Linn, William; 1853.
Wilson, Alexander; 1856 and 1859.
Ruth, James R .; 1862.
Crumrine, Boyd; 1865.
Bentley, Ianthus; 1868.
Baird, Thomas H., Jr .; 1871.
MeIlvaine, John A .; 1874 and 1877.
McConnell, Ralph C .; 1880.
Taylor, James F .; 1883 and 1886.
Parker, William S .; 1889 and 1892.
Brownlee, T. B. H .; 1895.
Templeton, Alexander M .; 1898.
Underwood, Owen C .; 1901 and 1904.
Acheson, C. L. V .; 1907.
Assistant District Attorneys.
C. L. V. Acheson was appointed in 1905 under O. C. Underwood and T. H. W. Fergus has served under C. L. V. Acheson,
Sheriffs.
The several sheriffs began service or were commis- sioned during the following years:
Van Swearingen. . . . 1791
Thomas Officer. 1814
Dickerson Roberts. 1817 James Marshel. 1784
David Williamson ..
1787
Robert Officer 1820 Moses Linn. 1828
Samuel Workman. 1823 William Wallace .. 1790
Robert McClelland .. 1826 John Hamilton. 1793
Thomas Hamilton .. 1796 Joseph Henderson. 1829 Absalom Baird. 1799 Samuel Cunningham. 1832
George Hamilton. 1802
John Marshel. 1835 John McCluney. 1805
John Wilson. 1835
James Spriggs
1837
George Baird.
1811
ELECTED.
Sheshbazzar Bentley,
Jr. 1840
Jehu Jackman
1843
Alexander G. Marsh-
man 1846
Peter Wolf
1843
John McAllister
1852
Andrew Bruce.
1855
Norton MeGiffin
1858
APPOINTED.
James M. Byers
1861
Edmund R. Smith
1864
ELECTED.
Joseph T. Hemphill .. 1898 C. E. Carothers. 1901
Thomas M. Pentecost was elected in 1904. He died on May 14, 1907, while in office and W. H. Sipe, coroner, served until May 27, 1907, when Samuel J. Howe was appointed.
John C. Murphy, the present official, was elected in 1907 and took charge of the office in January, 1908.
Coroners.
The commissioners were commissioned at the follow- ing dates :
William McFarland .. 1781 William J. Wilson .. 1843
William McFarland. . 1783
Oliver Lindsey.
1846
William McCombs. .
1784
James D. Best.
1849
William McCombs.
1785
William B. Cundall 1852
Robert Benham. 1787
Moses Little. 1854
Robert Benham. 1789
Jonathan Martin. 1858
Samuel Clark.
1789
John E. Black.
1861
Samuel Clark.
1790
Isaac Vance.
1864
William Slemens
1799
Dorsey Pentecost 1802
Thomas Hutchison
1805
Dickerson Roberts
1808
William Marshall
1812
William Carter
1815
Charles V. Greer. 1880
Charles V. Greer. 1884
J. F. Kennedy 1887
T. R. H. Johnson. 1890
T. R. H. Johnson. .
1893
John F. Fitzpatrick. 1896
John F. Fitzpatrick. 1899
W. H. Sipe.
1902, 1905
James Heffren.
. 1908
William Tweed. 1840
George T. Work 1876
George Perritte. 1879
William B. Chambers 1882 James T. Hemphill .. 1885 George E. Lockhart .. 1888
William P. Cherry ... 1891
J. Vernon Clark
...
1894
John H. Kennedy
1897
John A. Kennedy
1898
Hugh Keys.
1867
William C. Ramsey .. 1870
William Thompson .. 1873
Charles W. McDaniel. 1867 Lewis Barker. 1868
Samuel M. Decker 1871
James M. Byers.
1875
Samuel D. Harshman
1878
James Ruple.
1817
John Johnson.
1820
George Sowers
1823
Alexander Gordon
1826
James McFadden
1832
John Wilson.
1835
John R. Griffith
1837
Prothonotaries.
The prothonotaries were commissioned at the follow- ing dates:
Robert Anderson 1808
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Thomas Scott. 1781
Alexander Scott ..... 1789 David Redick .. 1791, 1792
William McKennan .. 1803
Alexander Murdock .. 1809, 1815, 1818
William Sample. . 1819, 1823, 1826
Thomas Morgan ..... 1821
Thomas Officer 1830, 1833
George W. Acheson .. 1836
John Urie. 1837
John Grayson, Sr ... 1839
Ephraim L. Blaine .. 1842
Obadiah B. McFad-
den .. 1845
James Brown .. 1848, 1851
William S. Moore ... 1854 James B. Ruple 1857, 1860
John E. Bell. 1863 John L. Gow, Jr. 1866 Daniel M. Donehoo .. 1869 Julius P. Miller 1872, 1875 William A. Barr .... 1878 John W. Seaman, Jr.
1881, 1884 Elmer R. Deems 1887, 1890
1893, 1896 John I. Carson. 1899, 1902
H. F. Ward ... 1905, 1908
Clerks of Court.
The Clerks of Court were commissioned during the following years:
Thomas Scott. 1781
Alexander Scott ..
1789
David Redick ..
1792
William McKennan .. 1803
Alexander Murdock ..
1809, 1815, 1818
William Sample ..... 1819
Robert Colmery.
1821
Joseph Henderson .. .
1826
Joseph Henderson .. .
1826
James Ruple.
. . 1828, 1830, 1833, 1839 James Blaine. 1836
Alexander G. Marsh-
man. 1842
William Hays. 1845
Robert F. Cooper.
1848
George Passmore .... 1851
David Aiken ..
1854, 1857, 1860 William Kidd .. 1863, 1866
Samuel Ruth .. 1869
James S. Stocking. .
1872, 1875
Benjamin F. Hasson, 1878, 1881
Clark Riggle ... 1884, died Norman E. Clark ... 1887
Maynard R. Allen .. . 1887, 1890 Henry T. Bailey
1893, 1896
Charles E. Baker ... 1899
D. L. Williams ..
1905
Registers of Wills.
The following are the registers of wills and the dates of their commissions :
James Marshel. 1781, 1791 Samuel Cunningham. 1836 Thomas Stockeley .. . James Gordon ... 1839
1784, 1790
Samuel Clarke 1795
John Israel. 1800
Isaac Kerr.
Odell Squier 1848
John Grayson, Jr. 1851
John Meloy .. 1854
Harvey J. Vankirk .. 1857
William A. Mickey. . 1860, 1863
George Bucanan .. .. 1866
I. Y. Hamilton ...... 1869
A. O. Day. . . 1872, 1875 W. H. Underwood .. 1878 John F. Cooper, 1881, 1884
James B. Kennedy. .
1887, 1890
O. M. Hartley. 1893, 1896 W. C. Robinson, 1899, 1902 Cyrus Morrow .. 1905, 1908
Recorders of Deeds.
The recorders were commissioned at the following date:
James Marshel. 1781
Thomas Stokeley. . ..
Wilson S. Campbell .. 1784, 1790
James Marshel.
1791
Samuel Clark
1795
John Israel.
1800
Isaac Kerr
.. 1806, 1809, 1811, 1818 Robert Colmery .. . .
1819, 1823, 1826
Samuel Lyon ....... 1821
William Hoge. 1830, 1833
William H. Cornwall, 1836 James Brown. . 1839, 1842, 1845
T. C. Morrison. 1848, 1851
Cyrus Underwood .. 1854
Freeman Brady, Jr ... 1857
William H. Horn.
1860
Alvin King
1863
M. L. A. McCracken. 1866
John P. Charlton.
1869
Selden L. Wilson ..
1872
James A. Galbraith .. 1875 W. Hughes, Jr., 1878, 1881 D. M. Pry. 1884 A. F. Hemphill. 1887
L. M. Axtell ...
1890, died
Patrick Hoey .
1891
E. N. Dunlap .. 1891, 1894
W. Frank Penn, 1897, 1900 John G. Hall .. 1903, 1906
County Commissioners.
The county commissioners and the dates from which they served are as follows:
George Vallandigham, 1781
Thomas Crooks .. . 1781 John McDowell .. .. 1781
George McCormick .. 1782
Demas Lindley 1783
James Allison. 1784
James McCready
1785
James Bradford .. 1786
Thomas Marquis.
1787
Henry Vanmetre. 1788
James McCready. 1789
William Meetkirke . . 1790
James Brice. 1791
Zachariah Gapen. 1792
Samuel Clarke.
1794
William Zeator. 1795
John Cotton. 1796
Robert McCready 1796
James Brice.
1797
William Campbell. 1798
Joshua Anderson. 1799
Isaac Leet, Jr. 1800
Robert Machan 1801
John Lyle 1802
Thomas Hopkins 1803
Edward Todd. 1804
John Colmery 1805
Aaron Lyle. 1806
Joseph Alexander 1807
William Marshall. 1808
Moses McWhister 1809
Isaac Leet.
1810
Daniel Kehr. 1811
William Vance. 1812
John Brownlee. 1813
John Reed. 1814
Walter Craig. 1815
James Gordon 1816
David Little. . 1816
Jonathan Knight 1816
Moses Lyle. 1817
John Lacock.
1818
Alexander Scott. 1819
Matthias Luce .. 1820
William McCreary. 1821
John Urie. 1822
John McCoy 1823
..
1806, 1809, 1811, 1818
Robert Colmery. ....
1819, 1823, 1826
Samuel Lyon. 1821
John Grayson, Sr ... 1830, 1833
George Morrison 1839 Isaac Leet, Jr. 1793
James Spriggs. 1842
William Workma 1845
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Robert Moore 1824
Robert Patterson. 1825
Wallace Mc Williams. 1826
Robert Love. 1827 S. P. Riddle. 1869
Thomas Axtell.
1828
Isaac Hodgens.
1829
Samuel Cunningham. 1830
James McBurney.
1831
William V. Leet
1832
James Miller
1832
Jesse Cooper.
1832
William McElroy.
1834
James Lee.
1834
Sheshbazzar
Bentley,
Jr .. 1835
Benjamin Anderson. 1836
Jehu Jackman
1836
Matthew Linn.
1837
Andrew Shearer.
1838
Demas W. Regster .. 1888
David E. MeNary ... 1888
Robert G. Taylor.
1888
William S. Bailey. . 1891
James W. Pollock. . 1891
John E. Stewart. . 1891
William S. Bailey. 1894
Samuel Farrer
1894
James Nelson.
1894
John M. Dunn.
1897
John Birch.
1848
Andrew Bruce.
1849
Samuel Becket.
1850
1897, died J, Murray Clark.
1852 Thomas MeCarrell. 1898, vacancy John M. Dunn. . 1900 Daniel Swickard. 1853
William G. Shillito. .
1900
John Stewart.
1854
Tom P. Sloan ..
1900
John N. Walker
1855
James Walker.
1865
J. Frank McClay.
1903
Joseph Vankirk.
1857
Smith F. Scott. 1903 O. P. Cook. 1858 J. B. Gibson 1903 George Taylor 1859
James S. Elliot
1860
J. A. Huffman
1908
Abel M. Evans.
1861
Francis Nelson
1862
John A. Berry.
1909
Thomas Hill.
1909
Thomas J. Bell.
1864
W. J. Smith
1909
Nathan Cleaver 1856
Samuel K. Weirich .. 1866
H. B. McLean 1867
James Ke 1868
James Craighead.
1870
Benjamin S. Stewart, 1833 Samuel Marshall .... 1834
Henry Langley. .. 1835
Zachariah Reynolds .. 1838
William Workman .. 1841
James D. MeGugin
1845
Robert K. Todd.
1847
Norton MeGiffin.
1849
John Hall.
1851
Thaddeus
1853
H. B. Elliot.
1855
Thomas Martindale .. 1857
John E. Bell.
1857
J. C. Morgan
1906
James Pollock
1861
W. E. Lane.
1909
Members of Congress.
The members of Congress, residents of Washington County, were elected or began to serve at the following dates:
Thomas Scott ... 1781-1791
Died, 1842. Thomas M.
William Hoge .. 1800-1802
Resigned in 1804 and his
brother, John, elected to fill out his term.
John H. Ewing.
1844
Robert R. Reed.
1848
Jonathan Knight ..
1854
William Montgomery
1856-1858
George V. Lawrence 1864-1866
William S. Moore ... 1872 G. V. Lawrence ..... 1883
Alexander K. Craig William McCreary .. 1828 Thomas M. T. Me- 1891 *; died 1892
Kennan. .
...
1830-1836
E. F. Acheson. 1895-1897
John K. Tener ..... 1909
State Treasurers.
Joseph Lawrence. 1835 James E. Barnett ... 1900
State Senators.
John Hoge.
...
1790, 1792
Thomas M. Moreton. 1796
John Smilie.
1792
John Woods.
1800
Thomas Stokely
1794
Isaac Weaver
1806
Absolim Baird ..
1794
James Stevenson
1806
John Hamilton. 1796-1800
Abel McFarland. 1810
* Honorable A. K. Craig was seated by Congress after con- testing the previously announced election of Andrew Stew- art, of Fayette County.
County Treasurers.
The county treasurers served from the following dates :
Andrew Swearingen .. 1783 James Blaine. 1812 David Redick 1795
William Baird. 1815
Isaac Kerr. 1801
Thomas Good.
1818
Daniel Kehr.
1806
Samuel Workma 1822 Robert Colmery 1809
James Daugherty
1823
James Allison 1824
Isaac Leet 1826
Samuel McFarland .. 1830
James P. Hart.
1867
Samuel Marshall. .. . 1832 James B. Gibson 1869 James P. Sayer 1871
J. C. French.
1873
A. L. Hawkins
1875
S. C. McGregor.
1879
George L. Hill. 1882
Samuel P. Fergus
1885
Andrew S. Eagleson. 1888
William B. Chambers 1891
Samuel L. Kennedy. 1894
John W. Hallam .... 1897
W. Scott Armstrong. 1900
W. H. Ulery
1903
Joseph L. Ross.
1885
A. T. Holder.
1885
James Pollock
1839
Samuel Linton.
1840
Hugh Craig.
184]
Thomas Byers
1842
George Passmore
1843
James Donehoo. 1844
Alexander Frazier 1845
Dutton Shannon.
1846
John McAllister.
1847
William G. Shillito .. 1897
John P. Charlton .. .
John Hamilton. . 1804
William Hoge.
1806
Aaron Lyle ...
1808-1814
Thomas Patterson.
1816-1822
Joseph Lawrence .... 1824-1826
D. W. Myers
1906
Isaac Leet.
1838
99-01-03-05-07
Joseph Lawrence. . .
1840
J. W. Douds. 1863
A. W. Pollock.
1865
John Hemphill.
1871
J. G. Barr. 1872
Alexander McCleary. 1873
Joseph A. Gaston. .
1876
Elijah Townsend.
1879
M. M. Brockman. .
1879
S. R. Hawkins.
1879
William Perrin, Sr. 1882 John T. Roberts. 1882 I. V. Riddle. 1882
David Bradford.
1885
William S. Moore.
1862
T. McKennan elected to fill term.
Isaac Thompson
1851
R. D. Wylie. 1906
Joseph W. Cowen
1863
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Isaac Weaver 1812
Abel McFarland. 1814
Isaac Weaver 1816
Thomas McCall. 1818
Isaac Weaver. 1820
Joshua Dickerson 1822
Jonathan Knight 1826
William G. Hawkins 1826
Isaac Leet. 1834
John H. Ewing. 1838
Walter Craig. 1842
Alexander L. Haw- kins* 1898
John F. Budke.
1899; vacancy
Representatives in the General Assembly.
1781-James Edgar, John Canon.
1782-Matthew Ritchie, William MeCleary.
1783-John Stephenson, Matthew Ritchie.
1784-John Stephenson, Matthew Ritchie.
1790-Thomas Ryerson.
1791-John Miner, Thomas Scott, Daniel Leet, Thomas Stokely.
1792-Thomas Stokely, Daniel Leet, John Canon, David Bradford.
1793-Thomas Stokely, Craig Ritchie, John Minor, Ben- jamin White.
1794-James Brice, William Wallace, Benjamin White, Craig Ritchie.
1795-John Minor, William Wallace, David Acheson, Craig Ritchie.
1796-David Johnson, William Wallace, David Acheson, William Hoge. 1797-William Hoge, William Wallace, David Acheson, David Johnson.
1798-John McDowell, Absolom Gaird, Aaron Lyle.
1799-John McDowell, Samuel Urie, Aaron Lyle.
1800-John McDowell, Samuel Urie, Aaron Lyle.
1801- John MeDowell, Samuel Urie, Aaron Lyle, James Kerr.
1802- Samuel Agnew, Joseph Vance, John Marshel, James Kerr.
1803-Samuel Agnew, Joseph Vance, John Marshel, James Kerr.
1804-Samuel Agnew, David Acheson, John Marshel, James Stephenson.
1805-Samuel Agnew, Aaron Lyle, John Marshel, James Stephenson.
1806-07-James Kerr, Abel McFarland, Ebenezer Jen- nings, James Stephenson.
1808-Abel McFarland, John Colmery, Thomas McCall, Robert Mahon.
1809-James Kerr, John Colmery, Thomas McCall, An- drew Sutton.
1810-Thomas Hopkins, John Colmery, Joshua Dicker- son, Andrew Sutton.
1811-Thomas McCall, Richard Donaldson, Robert An- derson, Joshua Dickerson.
1812-Thomas MeCall, James Kerr, James Stephenson, Joshua Dickerson.
1813-Thomas MeCall, James Kerr, James Stephenson, Joshua Dickerson.
1814-Thomas Morgan, Andrew Sutton, James Stephen- son, Joshua Dickerson.
1815-Thomas Morgan, John Hamilton, James Stephen- son, William Vance.
1816-Joshua Dickerson, Jacob Weirich, James Kerr, William Vance.
1817-Joshua Dickerson, Jacob Weirich, James Kerr, John Reed.
1818-19 -- Joseph Lawrence, Walter Craig, James Keys, John Reed.
1820-Joseph Lawrence, Thomas MeCall, Kickerson Rob- erts, John Reed.
1821-Joseph Lawrence, Thomas McCall, Joseph Ritner, John Reed.
1822-23-Joseph Lawrence, Jonathan Knight, Joseph Ritner, James Keys.
1824-William McCreary, Aaron Kerr, Joseph Ritner, James Keys.
1825-26-William McCreary, Aaron Kerr, Joseph Ritner, Thomas Ringland.
1827-William McCreary, Aaron Kerr, Samuel Work- man, Thomas Ringland.
1828-William Waugh, Aaron Kerr, Samuel Workman, William Patterson.
1829-William Waugh, Samuel Workman, William Pat- terson.
1830-31-William Waugh, Wallace MeWilliams, William Patterson.
1832-William Waugh, Robert Love, Joseph Henderson. 1833-William McCreary, Robert Love, William Patter- son.
1834-William Hopkins, Joseph Lawrence, David Frazier. 1835-John H. Ewing, Joseph Lawrence, Edward Mc- Donald.
1836-Thomas MeGiffin, to fill vacancy of Lawrence, elected to state treasurer.
1836-39-Robert Love, William Hopkins, John Parke.
1840-Jonathan Leatherman, Samuel Livingston. Aaron Kerr.
1841-Wallace MeWilliams, James McFarren, Jesse Martin.
* Alexander L. Hawkins died at sea, returning from serv- ice as Colonel of the 10th regiment in the Philippine Islands, in the War with Spain.
George V. Lawrence. 1860
William Hopkins. 1863
A. W. Taylor. 1866
James S. Rutan. 1869 James S. Rutan. 1872
George V. Lawrence. 1875
George V. Lawrence. 1877
George V. Lawrence. 1879
Joseph R. McLain .. 1887
George V. Lawrence. 1848
Maxwell McCaslin .. . 1851
John C. Flenniken .. 1854
George W. Miller ... 1857
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1842-Samuel Livingston, William MeDaniel, John
Storer.
1843-O. B. McFadden, George V. Lawrence.
1844-Daniel Rider, John Melloy.
1845-Daniel Rider, Richard Donaldson.
1846-George V. Lawrence, Richard Donaldson.
1847-Thomas Watson, Jacob Cort.
1848-John McKee, Jacob Cort.
1849-Jonathan D. Leet, Thomas Watson.
1850-Jonathan D. Leet, David Riddle.
1851-Hugh Craig, John Melloy.
1852-John N. McDonald, Joseph Alexander.
1853-Matthew Linn, John Jackman.
1854-Samuel J. Krepp, James McCullough.
1855-George W. Miller, David Riddle.
1856-John C. Sloan, J. S. Van Voorhis.
1857-John N. McDonald, James Donahoo. 1858-59-George V. Lawrence, William Graham. 1860-John A. Hopper, Robert Anderson. 1861-John A. Hopper, William Hopkins. 1862-William Glenn, William Hopkins.
1863-Robert R. Reed, James R. Kelly. .
1864-Robert R. Reed, James R. Kelly, M. S Quay.
1865-Joseph Welsh, James R. Kelly, M. S. Quay.
1866-John H. Ewing, J. R. Day, M. S. Quay.
1867-John H. Ewing, J. R. Day, Thomas Nicholson.
1868-A. J. Buffington, Harvey J. Vankirk, Thomas Nicholson.
1869-A. J. Buffington, Harvey J. Vankirk, W. Davidson. 1870-D. M. Leatherman, W. A. Mickey, William C. Shurlock.
1871-D. M. Leatherman, W. A. Mickey, William C. Shurlock, George W. Fleeger.
1872-Jonathan Allison, W. S. Waldron, David Mckee, Samuel J. Cross.
1873-Jonathan Allison, A. S. Campbell, David McKee, Samuel J. Cross.
1874-James K. Billingsley, John Farrar, William G. Barnett.
1875-John Birch, to fill vacancy caused by death of Mr. Farrar.
1876-James K. Billingsley, John S. Duncan, Joseph R. McClean.
1878-John W. Stephens, Findley Patterson, John C. Messenger.
1880-James K. Billingsley, John M. Boyse, Norton Mc- Giffin.
1882-Robert W. Parkinson, C. W. Townsend, Harvey J. Vankirk.
1884-Brit Hart, George S. Graham, R. V. Johnson.
1886-John Clark, J. B. Finley, J. K. Billingsley.
1888-John B. Donaldson, James S. Stocking, J. K. Bill- ingsley, resigned 1889, and J. B. Finley elected to serve remainder of term.
1890-J. B. Finley, T. M. Patterson, James S. Stocking. 1892-David M. Anderson, George V. Lawrence, T. M. Patterson.
1894-David M. Anderson, J. C. French, George V. Law- rence.
1896-J. C. French, David M. Pry, James G. Sloan.
1898-James V. Clark, William M. Murdock, J. Harper McClaren.
1900-David Anderson, James V. Clark, J. Harper Mc- Clarn.
1902-David Anderson, died 1903; John M. Berry, David M. Campsey.
1904-John M. Berry, David M. Campsey, Frank Craven. 1906-Frank Craven, W. W. Sprowls, Charles Bentley. 1908-Charles Bentley, C. E. Crothers, John B. Holland.
Roll of Attorneys, 1781-1909.
1781-Hugh M. Brackenridge, Samuel Irwin, David Sample. 1782-Thomas Smith, David Espy, David Bradford, Robert Galbraith, George Thompson, Thomas Duncan, David Redick, Michael Huffnagle. 1783-John Woods. 1784-James Ross. 1786-James Carson.
1787-Alexander Addison. 1788-George Vallandig- ham. 1789 -- John Young, Daniel St. Clair. 1790-John Ralph. 1791-Thomas Scott, Steel Sample. 1792- Hugh Ross,, Joseph Pentecost, David Mckeehan. 1793- George Armstrong. 1794-Arthur St. Clair, Henry Woods, Parker Campbell.
1795-Thomas Collins, George Henry Keppele, James Morrison. 1796-James Allison, Joseph Shannon, John Simonson, James Montgomery, Thomas Creigh, Thomas Hadden, Samuel Sidney Mahon. 1797-Thomas Nesbit, John Lyon, Thomas Bailey, Robert Whitehill.
1798-John Cloyd, Thomas Johnston, Thomas Mason, Cunningham Semple, James Ashbrook, William Ayres. 1799-George Heyl, Robert Callender, John Kennedy. 1800-Isaac Kerr. 1801-Robert Moore, John Gilmore, Obadiah Jennings, James Mountain. 1802-Alexander William Foster, Sampson Smith King.
1803-Isaac Meason, Jr., Jonathan Redick. 1805-Elias E. Ellmaker, John Purviance, Jr., Hill Runyan, Joseph Douglass, John Porter. 1806-George Paull, James Tay- lor. 1807-Thomas MeGiffin, John Marshel, John Mc- Donald. 1808-William Wilkins, Thomas H. Baird, Charles Wilkins, John Tarr, John Shannon, John White, Morgan Neville.
1810- Richard Carr Lane, John H. Chapline, Jesse Edgington, Joseph Weigley, David Redick, Thomas Ir- win. 1811-Philip Doddridge, Andrew Buchanan. 1812 -William Baird, Joseph P. Beckett, Walter Forward. 1813-John C. Wright, Thomas Morgan, David Jennings, Thomas Cunningham.
1814-T. McK. T. McKennan, H. H. Brackenridge, Samuel Lyon. 1815-J. Philpot C. Sampson, Henry Bald-
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HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY
win. 1816-Nathanial Ewing, Samuel Stokely. 1817- James L. Bowman, Charles Shaler, Alexander Caldwell, John M. Goodenow, John S. Brady. 1818-Alexander Brackenridge. William Waugh, Henry M. Campbell, John Hoge Ewing, Walter B. Beebee, James S. Craft, Harmar Denny.
1819-Hiram Heaton, William Harvey, John Dawson, Stephen D. Walker, Asa Andrews, Ephriam Roote, Sam- uel H. Fitzhugh, James Shannon. 1820-Isaiah Winge, John M. Austin, Alesander Addison, John S. Garrett,
1821-Jacob B. Miller, William G. Hawkins, James Piper, Thomas Gibbs Morgan. 1822-Samuel Evans, Joshua Seney, John H. Waugh.
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