CHAPTER VIII.
OFFICIAL HONORS.
OFFICIAL list of Ross county, including State, National and County officers, from the organization of the county to 1902. For court judges and officers, see chapter on Bench and Bar.
Governors.-- March 3, 1803, to March 4, 1807, Edward Tiffin; December 8, 1814, to December 14, 1818, Thomas Worthington ; December 18, 1830, to December 7, 1832, Duncan McArthur ; January 12, 1874, to January 14, 1876, William Allen.
United States Senators.--1803 to 1807, Thomas Worthington; 1807 to 1809, Edward Tiffin; resigned his seat in 1809, and was succeeded by Thomas Worthington, who also resigned, in 1815, to accept the governorship of Ohio ; Joseph Kerr was elected to servo the unexpired term. This was the last United States senator from Ross county until 1837, when William Allen was elected, and served until 1849.
Representatives in Congress .--1813 to 1815, Duncan McArthur, who resigned, and William Creighton, jr., was elected--he resigned December 14, 1814; 1819 to 1821, Henry Brush; 1823 to 1825, Duncan McArthur; 1833 to 1835, William Allen; 1835 to 1841, William Key Bond; 1841 to 1843, William Allen; 1843 to 1845, Joseph J. McDowell; 1845 to 1847, Allen G. Thurman; 1847 to 1855, John L. Taylor; 1857 to 1859, Joseph Miller; 1859 to 1863, Carey A. Trimble ; 1873 to 1877, Lawrence T. Neal; 1877 to 1881, Henry L. Neal--by change of district.
Collectors of Internal Revenue .--General S. H. Hurst during the administration of President Grant ; Marcus Boggs during the administrations of Presidents Arthur and Harrison ; John C. Entrekin appointed during the first term of President McKinley, reappointed by same, and continuing under the Roosevelt administration.
United States Consul .--Benjamin F. Stone is the present United States consul to Huddersfield, England.
State Senators.--The first general assembly convened at Chillicothe, on Tuesday, March 1, 1803:--Nathaniel Massie and Abra-
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ham Claypool; December, 1803, Nathaniel Massie and John Milligan; December, 1804, Abraham Claypool and Joseph Kerr; December, 1805, Joseph Kerr and Duncan McArthur ; December, 1806, Duncan McArthur and Abraham Claypool; December, 1807, Duncan McArthur and Abraham Claypool; December, 1808-9, Duncan McArthur and Henry Massie; December, 1810-12, Duncan McArthur and Robert Dunlap; December, 1813, James Dunlap and William Creighton; December, 1814, James Dunlap and Henry Brush ; December, 1815, James Dunlap, Samuel Evans, Benjamin Hough ; December, 1816, Benjamin Hough and John McDonald ; December, 1817, James Dunlap and John McDonald ; December, 1818, James Dunlap and Daniel Madeira; December, 1819, Samuel Swearingen and Daniel Madeira ; December, 1820, Samuel Swearingen; December, 1821, Duncan McArthur; December, 1822, Duncan McArthur; December, 1823, David Crouse; December, 1824, David Crouse; December, 1825, Samuel Swearingen; December, 1826, Samuel Swearingen; December, 1827, Samuel Swearingen; December, 1828, Samuel Swearingen; December, 1829, Duncan McArthur; December, 1830, Edward King; December, 1831, Anthony Walke; December, 1832, Anthony Walke; December, 1833, Anthony Walke; December, 1834, Anthony Walke ; June, 1835, Anthony Walke (extra session) ; December, 1835, David Crouse; December, 1836, David Crouse; December, 1837, John I. Vanmeter and Isaiah Morris ; December, 1838, John I. Vanmeter and Isaiah Morris ; December, 1839, John Hough ; December, 1840, John Hough ; December, 1841, Allen Latham and William Robbins; December, 1842, Allen Latham and William Robbins; December, 1843, John Crouse, jr.; December, 1844, John Crouse, jr. ; December, 1845, John Madeira and Tilberry Reid ; December, 1846, John Madeira and Tilberry Reid ; December, 1847, Wesley Claypool ; December, 1849, Chauncey N. Olds; December, 1850, Joseph H. Geiger; January, 1852, Samuel E. Hibben; January, 1854, John M. Barrere; January, 1856, Jacob Hyer; January, 1858, William A. Safford; January, 1862, George W. Roby; January, 1864, Job E. Stevenson ; January, 1870, John Woodbridge; January, 1872, John H. Putnam; January, 1876, A. L. Brown; January, 1878, John C. McDonald; November 6, 1879, John C. Entrekin; January, 1881, John C. Entrekin ; January, 1882, William H. Reed; January, 1883, William H. Reed; January, 1884, William H. Reed; January, 1885, William H. Reed; January, 1889, D. M. Massie; January, 1891, D. M. Massie; January, 1898, Byron Lutz; January, 1899, Byron Lutz.
State Representatives.--March, 1803, Michael Baldwin, Robert
* The senatorial district comprises five counties, as at present organized, and the foregoing list includes only those citizens of Ross county who have been senators.
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Culbertson, Thomas Worthington, William Patton; December, 1803, James Dunlap, John Evans, Elias Langham; December, 1804, Michael Baldwin, James Dunlap, Duncan McArthur, William Patton ; December, 1805, James Dunlap, David Shelby, Abraham J. Williams, Elias Langham; December, 1806, same, and Nathaniel Massie; December, 1807, Thomas Worthington, Elias Langham, Jeremiah McLene, William Lewis; December, 1808, James Dunlap, Jessup N. Couch, Joseph Kerr, David Shelby, Samuel Monett; December, 1809, James Dunlap, Edward Tiffin, Nathaniel Massie, David Shelby, Joseph Gardner; December, 1810, Edward Tiffin, Abraham Claypool, James Manary, Henry Brush, William Creighton, jr. ; December, 1841, Abraham Claypool, William Sterrett, Samuel Monett, David Shelby, Thomas Renick; December, 1812, Samuel Monett, Samuel Swearingen; December, 1813, John McDougall, James Barnes, Isaac Dawson; December, 1814, John McDougall, James Barnes, Samuel Swearingen; December, 1815, Duncan McArthur, Thomas Scott, James Barnes; December, 1816; James Manary, William Vance, James Barnes; December, 1817, James Manary, William Vance, Duncan McArthur; December,. 1818, Joseph Sill, James S. Swearingen ; December, 1819, Joseph Kerr, Isaac Cook, S. Tizzard; December, 1820, William Vance, John Bailhache, John Entrekin ; December, 1821, Thomas Worthigton, William Vance, Archibald McLene; December, 1822, Thomas Worthington, Allison C. Looker, Anthony Walke; December, 1823, E. King, Allison C. Looker, George Nashee; December, 1824, Thomas Worthington, Isaac Cook; December, 1825, Edward King, Isaac Cook; December, 1826, Edward King, Duncan McArthur; December, 1827, Edward King, Anthony Walke; December, 1828, Edward King, Anthony Walke ; December, 1829, Isaac Cook, Anthony Walke; December, 1830, Isaac Cook, Anthony Walke ; December, 1831, William Creighton, sr., James T. Worthington ; December, 1832, Isaac McCracken, James T. Worthington; December, 1833, Jonathan F. Woodside; December, 1834, George Will, Daniel Ott; June, 1835, extra session, same officers; December, 1835, regular session, John Hough, John Cutright; December, 1836, Daniel Ott, James Hughes, J. J. Vanmeter; December, 1837, Daniel Ott, James Hughes; December, 1838, Abraham Hegler, James Hughes ; December, 1839, Elihu Johnson, Samuel Reed; December, 1840, James T. Worthington, James Smith ; December, 1841, Daniel Karshner; December, 1842, Elihu Johnson, Robert Robinson ; December, 1843, Wesley Claypool, Hugh Means ; December, 1849, Milton L. Clark; December, 1850, John Cochran, William H. Cook; January, 1852, Alexander S. Boys, Stephen D. Foulke; January, 1854, John IL Davis, William Reeves; January, 1856, Alfred Yaple, Jesse Shepherd; January, 1858, Joshua Seney; January, 1860, Dennis Ogle; January, 1862, Daniel H. Crouse; 1864, Peter
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Adams; 1866, Isaac Stookey (Stookey died and J. L. Sauber was elected to fill vacancy), Samuel B. Erskine; 1868, Isaac J. Finley, Lawrence T. Neal; 1870, Lewis W. Sifford; 1871, Milton McCoy; 1874, Milton McCoy; 1876, J. C. Entrekin; 1878, William H. Reed; 1880, William H. Reed, Theodore Spetnagel; 1882, Charles H. Patterson; 1884, O. P. Goodman; 1886, John C. Entrekin; 1888, Elias Moore and W. H. Wiggins ; 1890, Elias Moore ; 1892, Byron Lutz; 1894, W. S. Metcalfe; 1896, Byron Lutz; 1898, F. C. Arbenz; 1900, R. L. Irwin; 1902, James C. Foster.
Prosecuting Attorneys, Clerks and Sheriffs.--See chapter on Bench and Bar.
Recorders.--The first mention of this officer upon the records of the commissioners of Ross county bears date June 15, 1819, when it was "ordered that Humphrey Fullerton and A. L. Langham, former recorders, be paid for their services." The following successors to this office are given from memory by elderly citizens who are conversant with the affairs in the court house for many years back: Samuel Taggart, Arthur O. Luckett, Josiah L. Hearn, S. D. Stratton, Henry Whisson, William Briggs, Edward Cry der, the latter serving until 1882; 1883, Daniel Wilhelm, 1886, Joshua R. Wisehart; 1889, John F. Brown ; 1895, Lee Des Martin; 1901, J. E. Ratcliff.
County Treasurers. The first mention of this officer occurs in 1810, when Moses McClean, treasurer, deceased, and September 3d, of this year, John McLandburgh was appointed; 1812, James Ferguson was elected to the office ; 1818, James McClintick ; 1832, Henry S. Lewis; 1852, Thomas Ghormley; 1856, Daniel Dustman; 1859, A. Pearson; 1860, William Rittenhouse; 1865, S. A. Langdon; 1870, William A. Wayland; 1875, David Shotts; 1878, Stanislaus Burkley; 1882, Rufus Hosier; 1886, Nelson Purdum; 1890, Samuel M. Veail; 1894, Frank A. Sosman; 1898, Luther B. Hurst; 1902, Milton J. Scott.
County Auditors.--1804, John McClean; 1813, William Wallace; 1815, John McClean; 1821, David Collins; 1823, John McClean; 1841, William B. Franklin; 1857, William H. Skerrett; 1859, William B. Franklin; 1863, Samuel Kendrick; 1865, Daniel Dustman; 1871, R. D. McDougall ; 1873, P. G. Griffin ; 1877, Frank J. Esker, 1877, Frank J. Esker; 1887, John A. Somers; 1893, P. White Brown; 1896, Harry S. Adams; 1902, John II. Miller.
County Commissioners.--The record of the proceedings of the board of commissioners begins with the "March term, 1799," when a "return of the road from the town of Chillicothe to intersect the road from the falls of Paint creek to Brush creek," was received and recorded, and instructions were given to Duncan McArthur, as chief, and Thomas McDonald and Frederick Bray, as assistants, to survey said road. No names of the commissioners occur until 1808, at which time John Matthews, John McClean, and Ebenezer Fenimore
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were the incumbents. 1812, William Wallace and Thomas White; 1818, Presley Morris ; 1820, David Crouse and George Porter; 1822, Thomas Marshall and John Carlisle; 1823, Francis Baldwin ; 1829, Jeriel Root; 1830, John Crouse, jr.; 1831, Peter Leister; 1832, George Will; 1833, John Carlisle, Sr. ; 1834, Thomas Scott; 1835, Warner Barnes; 1836, Aaron Foster; 1S37, Martin Dresback; 1838, John Carlisle ; 1839, Isaac Sperry; 1840, Nathan Gilman; 1841, John Carlisle; 1842, John Thompson; 1843, James Cutright; 1844, John Carlisle; 1845, John Thompson; 1846, James Rowe; 1847„ John Carlisle; 1848, John Thompson ; 1849, D. C. Entrekin ; 1850, John Thompson; 1851, Simon Ratcliff; 1852, James Rowe; 1853, John M. Wisehart ; 1854, James Rittenhouse ; 1855, James Rowe ; 1856, James Rittenhouse--removed, and Jacob May was appointed to fill vacancy, and in October of that year elected, also George W. Renick; 1857, Isaac Stookey; 1858, Samuel McAdow; 1859, Daniel Karshner: 1860, Isaac Stookey; 1861, Alexander Ewing; 1862, Daniel Karshner; 1863, William Carson and Satterfield Scott ; 1864 William Welsh ; 1865, Daniel Karshner and Jacob Shotts ; 1867, Anton Alberti; 1867, Samuel Nichols ; 1869, Samuel Cline ; 1870, Anton Alberti ; 1871, Wesley Claypool ; 1872, Samuel Cline and E. Rockhold ; 1873, David Shotts and Wesley Claypool ; 1874, W. H. Reed ; 1875, Andrew Poe (appointed) ; 1876, W. E. Floyd; 1878, F. D. Ford; 1880, John Gaynor, A. J. Karshner, Strawder James: 1881. A. J. Karshner, Strawder James, John Gaynor ; 1882, Strawder James, John Gaynor, Simon R. Dixon ; 1883, John Gaynor, Simon R. Dixon, Austin Pepple; 1884, Simon R. Dixon, Austin Pepple, Conrad H. Reutinger ; 1885, Austin Pepple, Conrad H. Reutinger, Taylor Boggs; 1886, Conrad II. Reutinger, Taylor Boggs, John Gaynor; 1887, Taylor Boggs, John Gaynor, Simon R. Dixon ; 1888, John Gaynor, Simon R. Dixon, John W. Jenkins; 1889, Simon R. Dixon, John W. Jenkins, Conrad H. Reutinger ; 1890, John W. Jenkins, Conrad H. Reutinger, James C. Crawford ; 1891, Conrad H. Reutinger, James C. Crawford, Benjamin P. Asbury ; 1892, James C. Crawford, Benjamin P. Asbury, J. Philip Gartner ; 1893, Benjamin P. Asbury, J. Philip Gartner, James C. Crawford, died in office, William A. Baird, appointed ; 1894, J. Philip Gartner, William A. Baird, Simon Holderman ; 1895, William A. Baird, Nelson Purdum, Simon Holderman ; 1896, Simon Holderman, Nelson Purdum, John W. Jenkins; 1897, Nelson Purdum, John W. Jenkins, Simon Holderman ; 1898, John W. Jenkins, Simon Holderman, Nelson Purdum; 1899, Simon Holderman, Nelson Purdum, John W. Ott, Rufus Hosler ; 1901, John W. Ott, Rufus Hosier, Henry Greisheimer; 1902, Rufus Hosler, John W. Ott, Charles B. Gearhart.
County Coroners .--1806, David Barnes; 1808, Thomas Steel; 1812, William Rutledge. Here follows an extended period where no
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mention is made of this officer on the records. 1854, George S. Baker; 1863, Uriah P. Wheaton; John R. Tucker who served until 1882 (Mr. Tucker served forty years in this office, at various times) ; 1883, M. Bonner; 1885, Valentine Kramer; 1897, Hiram Streitenberger; 1899, George Smith.
County Surveyors .--Following is a list of surveyors, given in the records of the commissioners, but whether any of them were elected to the office is not stated. 1803, Duncan McArthur, Isaac Davis, Jeremiah McLene, John Collett, Thomas McDonald, John Guthrie, David Hays, Joseph Vance, James Denny, Joseph Moffit, George W. Weight, Isaac Fleming, Jesse Spencer, Samuel Smith, William Hoddy, Joseph Kerr, Walter Craige, Nathaniel Massie, Benjamin Hough, Alison C. Looker, Abner Kearns, Alexander Bourne, David Collins, John G. Macan, John Williams, John Evans, John Barr, Jervis Cutler, John McDonald, White Brown, Elias Longhorn, Moses McClean, John Millican, Jesse Wiley, John P. Neal, John A. and William Fulton, John Gray, David Kinnear, John Russell, Samuel Lutz, Charles McKea, and Robert Johnston ; 1871, James B. Mabury, surveyor, resigned, and Alexander McCoy was appointed, and served until 1879. 1879, Lorenzo Wesson ; 1883, William P. Delong; 1886, P. J. Laessle; 1892, Benjamin Walker; 1895, A. W. Jones.
State School Commissioner.--Hon. John Hancock, of Ross county, served in this position by appointment of Governor Foraker, and was elected to that office in 1889, serving two years.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.--Hon. John C. Entrekin was elected to this position in 1886, serving during the sessions of 1886 and 1887.
The Chillicothe postmasters from the establishment of the office in 1799, to the present, were as follows: Joseph Tiffin, from 1799 to 1815 ; William Creighton, sr., from 1815 to 1831; E. P. Kendrick, 1831________ ; John Hough to 1848 ; Charles D. Martin, from 1848 to 1852; Clement Pine, 1852 to 1856; James McGinnis, 1856 to 1860; E. B. Eshelman, A. P. Miller, Theodore Sherer, 1864 to 1868; Charles E. Brown, 1868 to 1872; George P. Holcomb, 1872 to 1879 ; Isaac N. Hawkins, 1879 to 1884; William E. Gilmore, 1884 to 1888 ; Philip Klein, 1888 to 1892 ; George H. Tyler, 1892 to 1896; R. R. Freeman, 1896 to 1900; S. IL Hurst, 1900 and present incumbent.