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1 The dates here given are the dates of election.
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HISTORY OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
tin Chittenden ; county clerk, Solomon Miller; sheriff, Stephen Pearl ; State's attorney, W. C. Harrington ; judges of probate, Mathew Cole, Jonathan Hoit, Timothy Pearl, Ebenezer Crafts ; register of probate, Isaac McNeil; treasurer, Zacheus Peaslee.
1796 .- Chief judge, Martin Chittenden ; assistant judges, Joshua Staunton, jr., John Law ; county clerk, Solomon Miller ; sheriff, Timothy Pearl ; State's attorney, Elnathan Keyes ; judge of probate, Solomon Miller ; register of pro- bate, Isaac McNeil; treasurer, Zacheus Peaslee.
1797 .- Chief judge, Martin Chittenden ; assistant judges, Joshua Staunton, jr., John Law; county clerk, Solomon Miller ; sheriff, James Sawyer ; State's attorney, Elnathan Keyes ; judge of probate, Solomon Miller ; register of pro- bate, Isaac McNeil; treasurer, Zacheus Peaslee.
1798 .- Chief judge, Martin Chittenden ; assistant judges, Elias Buel, Lem- uel Bottom ; county clerks, S. and C. Miller ; sheriff, James Sawyer; State's attorney, William C. Harrington ; judge of probate, Solomon Miller ; register of probate, Isaac McNeil ; treasurer, Zacheus Peaslee.
1799 .- Chief judge, Martin Chittenden ; assistant judges, John Law, Lem- uel Bottum ; county clerks, S. and C. Miller ; sheriff, James Sawyer ; State's attorney, William C. Harrington ; judge of probate, Solomon Miller ; register of probate, Isaac McNeil; treasurer, Zacheus Peaslee.
1800 .- Same as 1799.
1801 .- Chief judge, Martin Chittenden ; assistant judges, Elias Buel, Lem- uel Bottum ; county clerk, Solomon Miller ; sheriff, James Sawyer; State's attorney, William C. Harrington ; judge of probate, Solomon Miller; register or probate, Solomon Miller ; treasurer, Zacheus Peaslee.
1802 .- Chief judge, Martin Chittenden ; assistant judges, John Law, Lem- uel Bottum ; county clerk, Solomon Miller ; sheriff, James Sawyer; State's at- torney, William C. Harrington ; judge of probate, Solomon Miller; register of probate, Solomon Miller ; treasurer, Zacheus Peaslee.
1803 .- Chief judge, Joshua Staunton ; assistant judges, Ezra Butler, Lem- uel Bottum ; county clerk, Solomon Miller ; sheriff, Daniel Staniford; State's attorney, William C. Harrington ; judge of probate, Solomon Miller; register of probate, Solomon Miller ; treasurer, Zacheus Peaslee.
1804 .- Chief judge, Joshua Staunton ; assistant judges, Ezra Butler, Noah Chittenden ; county clerk, Solomon Miller ; sheriff, Daniel Staniford; State's attorney, William C. Harrington ; judge of probate, Solomon Miller ; register of probate, Solomon Miller; treasurer, Zacheus Peaslee.
1805 .- Same as 1804.
1806 .- Chief judge, Ezra Butler ; assistant judges, Noah Chittenden, James A. Potter ; county clerk, Solomon Miller ; sheriff, Daniel Staniford ; State's attorney, William C. Harrington ; judge of probate, Solomon Miller ; register of probate, Milo Cook; treasurer, Zacheus Peaslee.
1807 .- Same as 1806.
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1808 .- Chief judge, Ezra Butler ; assistant judges, Noah Chittenden, James A. Potter ; county clerk, William Barney ; sheriff, Heman Allen; State's at- torney, William C. Harrington ; judge of probate, Solomon Miller; register of probate, Milo Cook ; treasurer, Ozias Buell.
1809 .- Chief judge, Ezra Butler ; assistant judges, Noah Chittenden, Heze- kiah Barnes ; county clerk, William Barney; sheriff, Heman Allen ; State's attorney, William C. Harrington ; judge of probate, Joel Brownson ; register of probate, John Brownson ; treasurer, Ozias Buell.
1810 .- Chief judge, Ezra Butler; assistant judges, Noah Chittenden, Hezekiah Barnes; county clerk, William Barney ; sheriff, Heman Lowry ; State's attorney, William C. Harrington; judge of probate, Joel Brownson ; register of probate, John Brownson ; treasurer, Ozias Buell.
1811 .- Chief judge, Heman Allen ; assistant judges, Joel Brownson, John Jackson ; county clerks, Daniel Staniford, John Johnson; sheriff, Heman Lowry ; State's attorney, William C. Harrington ; judge of probate, Noah Chittenden ; register of probate, Thomas Chittenden ; treasurer, Ozias Buell.
1812 .- Chief judge, Heman Allen ; assistant judges, Joel Brownson, John Jackson; county clerks, Daniel Staniford, John Johnson; sheriff, Heman Lowry; State's attorney, Lewis Johnson ; judge of probate, Truman Chitten- den ; register of probate, Milo Cook; treasurer, Ozias Buell.
1813 .- Chief judge, Heman Allen; assistant judges, Joel Brownson, John Jackson ; county clerks, David Russell, John Johnson ; sheriff, Heman Lowry ; State's attorney, George Robinson ; judge of probate, Truman Chittenden ; reg- ister of probate, Solomon S. Miller ; treasurer, Ozias Buell.
1814 .- Chief judge, Heman Allen; assistant judges, Zadock Wheeler, John Jackson ; county clerks, David Russell, John Johnson; sheriff, Jacob Davis ; State's attorney, George Robinson ; judge of probate, Solomon Miller ; register of probate, Solomon Miller ; treasurer, Ozias Buell.
1815 .- Chief judge, Zadock Wheeler; assistant judges, Joel Brownson, Truman Chittenden ; county clerks, David Russell, John Johnson ; sheriff, Heman Lowry ; State's attorney, Sanford Gadcomb ; judge of probate, Tru- man Chittenden ; register of probate, Chauncey Brownell; treasurer, Ozias Buell.
1816. - Same as 1815.
1817. - Chief judge, Zadock Wheeler ; assistant judges, Joel Brownson, T. Chittenden ; county clerks, David Russell, Nathan B. Haswell ; sheriff, He- man Lowry; State's attorney, Sanford Gadcomb ; judge of probate, Jabez Penniman ; register of probate, Lyman Cummings; treasurer, Ozias Buell.
1818. - Chief judge, Zadock Wheeler ; assistant judges, Joel Brownson, T. Chittenden ; county clerks, David Russell, Phineas Lyman; sheriff, Heman Lowry; State's attorney, Sanford Gadcomb; judge of probate, Jabez Penni- man ; register of probate, Lyman Cummings; treasurer, Ozias Buell.
1819. - Same as 1818, except register of probate,-Alvan Foote.
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HISTORY OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
1820. - Chief judge, Joel Brownson ; assistant judges, Truman Chitten- den, Burgess Hall; county clerks, David Russell, Nathan B. Haswell ; sheriff, Heman Lowry; State's attorney, Timothy Follett ; judge of probate, Jabez Penniman ; register of probate, Alvan Foote; treasurer, John Peck.
1821. - Chief judge, Joel Brownson ; assistant judges, T. Chittenden, Bur- gess Hall ; county clerks, David Russell, Nathan B. Haswell ; sheriff, Heman Lowry ; State's attorney, Timothy Follett ; judge of probate, M. Chittenden ; register of probate, Isaac T. Hyde ; treasurer, John Peck.
1822. - Chief judge, Ezra Meech ; assistant judges, T. Chittenden, Burgess Hall ; county clerks, David Russell, N. B. Haswell; sheriff, Heman Lowry ; State's attorney, Timothy Follett; judge of probate, M. Chittenden ; register of probate, David French ; treasurer, John Peck.
1823. - Chief judge, Ezra Meech ; assistant judges, Burgess Hall, Mitchell Hinsdell ; county clerks, David Russell, N. B. Haswell ; sheriff, Heman Lowry ; State's attorney, B. F. Bailey ; judge of probate, George Robinson ; register of probate, Nathan B. Haswell ; treasurer, John Peck.
1824. - Chief judge, Timothy Follett ; assistant judges, Burgess Hall, Mitchell Hinsdell ; county clerks, David Russell, N. B. Haswell ; sheriff, Heman Lowry; State's attorney, Benjamin F. Bailey ; judge of probate, George Rob- inson ; register of probate, Nathan B. Haswell ; treasurer, John Peck.
The office of chief judge was discontinued in 1824.
1825 .- Assistant judges, Timothy Follett, Nathaniel Newell ; county clerk, N. B. Haswell ; sheriff, Heman Lowry ; State's attorney, Benjamin F. Bailey ; judge of probate, Truman Chittenden; register of probate, David French ; treasurer, John Peck.
1826 .- Assistant judges, Timothy Follett, Nathaniel Newell ; county clerk, Nathan B. Haswell ; sheriff, Heman Lowry; State's attorney, Benjamin F. Bailey ; judge of probate, Truman Chittenden; register of probate, David French ; treasurer, John Peck.
1827. - Assistant judges, Timothy Follett, Nathaniel Newell ; county clerk, Nathan B. Haswell ; sheriff, Heman Lowry ; State's attorney, Charles Adams; judge of probate, Truman Chittenden ; register of probate, Chauncey Brownell ; treasurer, John Peck.
1828. - Assistant judges, Alvan Foote, Nathaniel Newell ; county clerk, Nathan B. Haswell; sheriff, Moses Bliss; State's attorney, Charles Adams; judge of probate, Truman Chittenden ; register of probate, Chauncey Brow- nell ; treasurer, John Peck.
1829. - Assistant judges, Alvan Foote, Eli Brownson; county clerk, Na- than B. Haswell ; sheriff, Moses Bliss; State's attorney, Charles Adams; judge of probate, William P. Briggs; register of probate, Luman Foote ; treasurer, John Peck.
1830. - Assistant judges, Eli Brownson, J. Van Sicklen, jr .; county clerk,
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N. B. Haswell; sheriff, Moses Bliss ; State's attorney, Charles Adams; judge of probate, T. Chittenden ; register of probate, George B. Manser; treasurer, John Peck.
1831. - Assistant judges, Eli Brownson, J. Van Sicklen, jr .; county clerk, N. B. Haswell ; sheriff, Roswell Butler ; State's attorney, A. G. Whittemore ; judge of probate, T. Chittenden ; register of probate, George B. Manser ; treas- urer, John Peck.
1832. - Assistant judges, John Van Sicklen, jr., Thomas Chittenden ; county clerk, N. B. Haswell ; sheriff, George A. Allen, State's attorney, A. G. Whittemore ; judge of probate, William P. Briggs ; register of probate, Da- vid French ; treasurer, John Peck.
1833 and 1834. - Same as 1832.
1835. - Assistant judges, Joseph Marsh, Eli Brownson ; county clerk, N. B. Haswell; sheriff, Heman Lowry ; State's attorney, A. G. Whittemore ; judge of probate, Truman Chittenden ; register of probate, George B. Manser ; treas- urer, John Peck.
1836. - Assistant judges, Joseph Marsh, William Wood ; county clerk, Na- than B. Haswell; sheriff, George A. Allen ; State's attorney, John N. Pomeroy ; judge of probate, Charles Russell ; register of probate, William Weston ; treas- urer, John Peck ; county senators, John Van Sicklen, jr., and Harry Miller.
1837 .- Assistant judges, William Wood, Stephen Byington ; county clerk, William Noble ; sheriff, George A. Allen; State's attorney, John N. Pomeroy ; judge of probate, Charles Russell ; register of probate, William Weston ; treas- urer, John Peck; county senators, John Van Sicklen, jr., and Harry Miller.
1838 .- Assistant judges, William Wood, Stephen Byington ; county clerk, William Noble ; sheriff, George A. Allen ; State's attorney, David French ; judge of probate, Charles Russell ; register of probate, William Weston ; treas- urer, John Peck ; county senators, Truman Chittenden, Joseph Clark.
1839 .- Same as 1838, except county senators as follows : Lyman Burgess, Joseph Marsh.
1840 .- Assistant judges, Francis Wilson, Edmund Wellington ; county clerk, William Noble ; sheriff, George A. Allen ; State's attorney, George H. Platt ; judge of probate, Charles Russell; register of probate, William Wes- ton ; treasurer, John Peck ; county senators, Thaddeus R. Fletcher ; Joseph Marsh.
1841. - Assistant judges, Francis Wilson, Edmund Wellington ; county clerk, William Noble ; sheriff, George A. Allen ; State's attorney, George K. Platt ; judge of probate, Charles Russell; register of probate, William Weston ; treasurer, John Peck ; county senators, T. R. Fletcher, David French.
1842 .-- Assistant judges, John Van Sicklen, John Allen ; county clerk, William Noble ; sheriff, Rolla Gleason ; State's attorney, Henry Leavenworth ; judge of probate, Charles Russell; register of probate, William Weston ; treas- urer, John Peck; county senators, David A. Smalley, David French.
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1843. - Assistant judges, John Van Sicklen, John Allen ; county clerk, Henry B. Stacy; sheriff, Rolla Gleason ; State's attorney, Henry Leaven- worth ; judge of probate, Charles Russell'; register of probate, William Wes- ton ; treasurer, John Peck ; county senators, David Read, Luther Stone.
1844. - Assistant judges, George A. Allen, John H. Tower ; county clerk, Henry B. Stacy; sheriff, Rolla Gleason; State's attorney, I. P. Richardson ; judge of probate, Charles Russell ; register of probate, William Weston ; treas- urer, John Peck ; county senators, David Read, Luther Stone.
1845. - Assistant judges, George A. Allen, John H. Tower; county clerk, E. A. Stansbury ; sheriff, Horace Ferris ; State's attorney, I. P. Richardson ; judge of probate, Charles Russell ; register of probate, William Weston ; treas- urer, John Peck ; county senators, Harry Bradley, Daniel H. Onion.
1846 .- Assistant judges, Robert White, U. H. Penniman ; county clerk, E. A. Stansbury ; sheriff, Horace Ferris ; State's attorney, Frederick G. Hill ; judge of probate, Charles Russell ; register of probate, William Weston ; treas- urer, John Peck ; county senators, Harry Bradley, Daniel H. Onion.
1847. - Assistant judges, Robert White, U. H. Penniman ; county clerk, E. A. Stansbury ; sheriff, Luther P. Blodgett ; State's Attorney, Frederick G. Hill ; judge of probate, Charles Russell; register of probate, William Weston ; treas- urer, John Peck ; county senators, Jamin Hamilton, Alexander Ferguson.
1848. - Assistant judges, Ira Witters, I. P. Richardson ; county clerk, E. A. Stansbury ; sheriff, Luther P. Blodgett ; State's attorney, Frederick G. Hill ; judge of probate, Charles Adams ; register of probate, Bradford Rixford ; treasurer, John Peck ; county senators, Jamin Hamilton, Alexander Ferguson,
1849 .- Assistant judges, I. P. Richardson, Truman Galusha ; county clerk, D. B. Bulkley ; sheriff, Samuel W. Taylor ; State's attorney, Hector Adams. judge of probate, Charles Adams; register of probate, Bradford Rixford ; treasurer, John Peck ; county senators, L. B. Platt, William Weston.
1850. - Assistant judges, Israel P. Richardson, Truman Galusha ; county clerk, D. B. Bulkley ; sheriff, S. W. Taylor ; State's attorney, John G. Saxe ; judge of probate, Charles Adams; register of probate, Bradford Rixford; treasurer, John Peck ; county senators, L. B. Platt, William Weston.
1851. - Assistant judges, Ransom Jones, Aaron L. Beach ; county clerk, D. B. Buckley ; sheriff, Isaac Sherwood ; State's attorney, Aaron B. May- nard ; judge of probate, Charles Adams; register of probate, Bradford Ric- ford ; treasurer, John Peck ; county senators, Heman Barstow, A. G. Whitte- more.
1852. - Assistant judges, John Lyman, Aaron L. Beach ; county clerk, D. B. Buckley ; sheriff, N. P. Bowman ; State's attorney, Levi Underwood ; judge of probate, William H. French ; register of probate, J. S. Adams; treasurer, John Peck; county senators, Rolla Gleason, Ira Witters, John Parker.
1853. - Assistant judges, S. M. Parsons, Samuel B. Kennedy ; county
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clerk, J. S. Adams ; sheriff, N. P. Bowman; State's attorney, Levi Under- wood; judge of probate, W. H. French; register of probate, David French ; treasurer, John Peck ; county senators, Ira Witters, John Parker, Henry S. Morse.
1854 .- Assistant judges, Ezra B. Green, S. M. Parsons ; county clerk, J. S. Adams; sheriff, Humphrey Paul; State's attorney, T. E. Wales ; judge of pro- bate, William H. French ; register of probate, D. French ; treasurer, John Peck ;. county senators, George W. Benedict, Rolla Gleason, E. H. Wheeler.
1855 .- Assistant judges, Ezra B. Green, John Peck; county clerk, J. S. Adams ; sheriff, Humphrey Paul ; State's attorney, Torrey E. Wales ; judge of probate, William H. French; register of probate, D. French; treasurer, John Peck; county senators, George W. Benedict, Burlington ; E. H. Wheeler, Charlotte ; John Allen, Westford.
1856 .- Assistant judges, Stephen Sayles, Daniel H. Onion ; county clerk, J. S. Adams ; sheriff, Humphrey Paul; State's attorney, Torrey E. Wales ; judge of probate, William H. French ; register of probate, D. French ; treas- urer, John Peck ; county senators, Martin Wires, Francis Wilson, Levi Under- wood.
1857 .- Assistant judges, Stephen Sayles, Daniel H. Onion ; county clerk, J. S. Adams ; sheriff, Noble Flanagan ; State's attorney, E. R. Hard ; judge of probate, William H. French ; register of probate, David French ; treasurer, John Peck ; county senators, L. E. Chittenden, Martin Wires, Francis Wilson.
1858 .- Assistant judges, David Fish, John Work; county clerk, J. S. Adams ; sheriff, Noble Flanagan ; State's attorney, E. R. Hard ; judge of probate, William H. French; register of probate, David French ; treasurer, John Peck ; county senators, Lucius E. Chittenden, E. D. Mason, Josiah Tuttle.
1859 .- Assistant judges, David Fish, John Work; county clerk, J. S. Adams; sheriff, Noble B. Flanagan ; State's attorney, E. R. Hard ; judge of probate, William H. French ; register of probate, David French; treasurer, John Peck ; county senators, Lucius E. Chittenden, E. D. Mason, Josiah Tuttle. 1860 .- Assistant judges, L. N. Williams, E. H. Wheeler ; county clerk, J. S. Adams ; sheriff, N. B. Flanagan ; State's attorney, Jeremiah French ;. judge of probate, R. B. Fay ; register of probate, David French ; treasurer, E. W. Peck ; county senators, John Woodward, Asahel Peck, Elmer Beecher. 1861 .- Assistant judges, L. N. Williams, E. H. Wheeler ; county clerk, J. S. Adams; sheriff, N. B. Flanagan ; State's attorney, Jeremiah French ; judge of probate, R. B. Fay ; register of probate, David French ; treasurer, E. W. Peck ; county senators, John Woodward, Elmer Beecher, George F. Edmunds.
1862 .- Assistant judges, Andrew Warner, Lyman Hall ; county clerk, J. S. Adams ; sheriff, N. B. Flanagan ; State's attorney, Russell S. Taft ; judge of probate, Torrey E. Wales ; register of probate, A. C. Dixon ; treasurer, E. W. Peck; county senators, George F. Edmunds, Jed P. Clark, A. C. Welch.
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1863 .- Assistant judges, Andrew Warner, Lyman Hall ; county clerk, J. S. Adams ; sheriff, N. B. Flanagan ; State's attorney, Russell S. Taft ; judge of probate, Torrey E. Wales ; register of probate, A. C. Dixon; treasurer, E. W. Peck; county senators, Jed P. Clark, A. C. Welch, L. B. Englesby.
1864 .- Assistant judges, Lyman Hall, William V. Reynolds ; county clerk, J. S. Adams; sheriff, William D. Munson; State's attorney, Russell S. Taft ; judge of probate, Torrey E. Wales ; register of probate, A. C. Dixon ; treas- urer, E. W. Peck ; county senators, L. B. Englesby, Amos Holbart, A. J. Crane.
1865 .- Assistant judges, Safford Colby, W. V. Reynolds ; county clerk, J. S. Adams ; sheriff, William D. Munson ; State's attorney, L. B. Englesby ; judge of probate, T. E. Wales; register of probate, W. S. Burnap ; treasurer, E. W. Peck; county senators, J. L. Barstow, E. H. Lane, E. R. Hard.
1866 .- Assistant judges, William V Reynolds, Safford Colby; county clerk, J. S. Adams ; sheriff, W. D. Munson ; State's attorney, L. B. Englesby ; judge of probate, T. E. Wales ; register of probate, R. S. Taft ; treasurer, E. W. Peck; county senators, R. S. Taft, J. S. Barstow, E. H. Lane.
1867 .- Assistant judges, Safford Colby, Russell J. Morse ; county clerk, A. J. Howard; sheriff, W. D. Munson ; State's attorney, L. B. Englesby ; judge of probate, Torrey E. Wales ; register of probate, R. S. Taft ; treasurer, E. W. Peck; county senators, J. L. Barstow, E. H. Lane, E. R. Hard.
1868 .- Assistant judges, Russell J. Morse, Smith Wright ; county clerk, A. J. Howard ; sheriff, John C. Griffin; State's attorney, D. Roberts ; judge of probate, T. E. Wales ; register of probate, R. S. Taft ; treasurer, E. W. Peck; county senators, E. R. Hard, E. B. Green, A. B. Halbert.
1869 .- Assistant judges, Smith Wright, Nathan Lincoln ; county clerk, A. J. Howard ; sheriff, Luman A. Drew; State's attorney, E. R. Hard ; judge of probate, T. E. Wales; register of probate, R. S. Taft; treasurer, E. W. Peck; county senator-, Ezra B. Green, Alfred B. Halbert, George G. Benedict.
(The system of biennial elections established.)
1870 .- Assistant judges, Nathan Lincoln, Nathaniel Parker ; county clerk, A. J. Howard ; sheriff, Luman A. Drew ; State's attorney, Romeo H. Start ; judge of probate, T. E. Wales ; register of probate, Russell S. Taft ; treasurer, E. W. Peck; county senators, George G. Benedict, Frederick C. Kennedy, Chauncey Brownell.
1872 .- Assistant judges, N. Parker, Alney Stone; county clerk, A. J. How- ard ; sheriff, Luman A. Drew ; State's attorney, W. L. Burnap ; judge of pro- bate, Torrey E. Wales ; register of probate, Russell S. Taft ; treasurer, E. W. Peck; county senators, George H. Bigelow, John L. Mason, A. O. Humphrey.
1874 .- Assistant judges, Nathaniel Parker, Alfred B. Halbert; county clerk, A. J. Howard ; sheriff, Luman A. Drew ; State's attorney, Reuben P. B. Hewitt ; judge of probate, Torrey E. Wales ; register of probate, Russell S. Taft ; treasurer, Edward W. Peck; county senators, William W. Henry, Charles I. Ladd, A. H. Chessmore.
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1876 .- Assistant judges, Alfred B. Halbert, T. D. Chapman ; county clerk, A. J. Howard ; sheriff, Luman A. Drew; State's attorney, Cornelius S. Palmer ; judge of probate, Torrey E. Wales; register of probate, Russell S. Taft ; treasurer, E. W. Peck; county senators, Samuel Huntington, Henry C. Leavenworth, Cyrus M. Spaulding.
1878 .- Assistant judges, T. D. Chapman, E. H. Lane ; county clerk, A. J. Howard ; sheriff, Luman A. Drew; State's attorney, H. S. Peck ; judge of probate, Torrey E. Wales ; register of probate, Elihu B. Taft ; treasurer, E. W. Peck ; county senators, Henry Ballard, C. W. Witters, Cicero G. Peck.
1880 .- Assistant judges, E. H. Lane, Ezra B. Andrews ; county clerk, A. J. Howard; sheriff, Luman A. Drew; State's attorney, M. A. Bingham ; judge of probate, Torrey E. Wales ; register of probate, Elihu B. Taft ; treas- urer, E. W. Peck ; county senators, A. C. Robinson, Charles W. Woodhouse, Walter A. Weed.
1882 .- Assistant judges, Ezra B. Andrews, J. S. Platt ; county clerk, O. P. Ray ; sheriff, Joseph Barton ; State's attorney, J. W. Russell ; judge of pro- bate, Torrey E. Wales; register of probate, George W. Wales; treasurer, E. W. Peck ; county senators, W. L. Burnap, M. A. Bingham, U. S. Whitcomb.
1884 .-- Assistant judges, J. S. Platt, John E. Smith ; county clerk, O. P. Ray ; sheriff, Joseph Barton; State's attorney, Chauncey W. Brownell, jr. ; judge of probate, Torrey E. Wales; register of probate, George W. Wales ; treasurer, E. W. Peck ; county senators, Warren Gibbs, B. H. Day, Henry Brewster.
County Buildings .- After the organization of Chittenden county, though Colchester was the shire town, all causes pending in the Supreme Court were tried in Addison county until October 21, 1788, when an act was passed re- storing the trial of actions and appeals to this county. The stated term of court was to begin on the first Tuesday of August annually. In 1789 two terms were held at Colchester, at both of which Nathaniel Chipman presided as chief justice, and Noah Smith and Samuel Knight acted as assistant justices. The third term was held at Burlington, Elijah Paine, chief justice, Samuel Knight and Isaac Tichenor, assistant justices. The County Court held six terms at Colchester, beginning with the February term, 1788. During the four terms of the first two years John Fassett, jr., of Cambridge, was chief justice, and John White, of Georgia, and Samuel Lane, of Burlington, were assistant justices ; John Knickerbacor was clerk ; Noah Chittenden, of Jericho, sheriff; Samuel Hitchcock, of Burlington, State's attorney. John McNeil, of Charlotte, was judge of probate, and Isaac McNeill, register. Stephen Law- rence, of Burlington, was county treasurer. The next four terms of the court, the last two held at Burlington, at the inn of Gideon King (1790 and 1791), John Fassett, jr., presided as chief justice ; and John White and John McNeil were assistant justices ; Martin Chittenden was clerk; Stephen Pearl, sheriff :
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Samuel Hitchcock, State's attorney for 1790, and William C. Harrington for 1791 ; Colonel John Spafford was county treasurer.
By a special act of the Legislature, passed October 27, 1790, the courts were removed from Colchester to Burlington, and the session of the Supreme Court fixed on the fourth Tuesday of August, and of the County Court on the last Tuesday of February and the last, save one, of September. Soon after the county was divided by the creation of Franklin county, a controversy arose on the subject of the site of the county buildings. The proceedings of the town in the matter are set forth briefly in the history of Burlington. In the summer of 1796 a court-house was built in the center of Court-House Square. This was replaced in 1802 by another on the site now occupied by the Fletcher Free Library building. The new court-house was burned in 1828 and another erected on the same site, the same building now occupied by the library, a two-story brick building forty-six feet wide and sixty long. The court-room was in the upper story. On the 30th of November, 1829, the property was leased to the county by the town of Burlington, through George Robinson and B. Lane, selectmen, for a term enduring " so long as wood grows and water runs," in consideration of an annual rental of "one peppercorn, if the same shall be demanded." The town also subscribed $1,500 towards the erection of the court-house on condition of having the basement to the exclusive use of the town for town purposes. Here the town meetings were held until 1854, when the town hall was built, since which time, until appropriated to the uses of the library, it was devoted to the housing of fire engines and apparatus. This building was used for a court-house until the present court-house was completed, in 1873. The new court-house is an elegant structure of cut and hammered stone, two stories in height, with a mansard roof. It cost between $50,000 and $60,000, and was two years in progress of erection.
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