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HISTORY OF ROSS AND HIGHLAND COUNTIES, OHIO - 95 CHAPTER XIV. CIVIL LIST OF HIGHLAND COUNTY. Contributions to the Civil Service of the United States.-To the Civil Service of the State.-County Officials from 1805 to 1880. FOLLOWING is the civil roster of Highland county: GOVERNOR. January 7, 1822, to December 28, 1822, Allen Trimble. Being speaker of the senate, became acting governor in the place of Governor Brown. Resigned to accept the office of United States senator. 1826-'27-2.28-'29-'30, Allen Trimble. SECRETARY OF STATE. 1831-'32, Moses H. Kirby. UNITED STATES SENATOR. 1818-'22, William A. Trimble elected in 1819, and served until his death. REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS. 1843-'44, Joseph J. McDowell served two terms; 1850, Nelson Barrere, one term; 1854, Jonas R. Emrie, one term; 1868, John A. Smith; 1870, John A. Smith; 1876, Henry L. Dickey. STATE SENATORS. 1808-'9, George W. Barrere; 18 ro-'ii, Samuel Evans; 1812-'13-'14-'15,- George W. Barrere; 1816, Samuel Evans; 1817-'25, Allen Trimble, speaker from 1819 to 1825; 1826-'28, John Jones; 1829-'32, Moses Carothers; 1833-'35, Joseph J. McDowell (extra session); 1835-'36, Jacob Kirby; 1839-40, Thomas Patterson; 1843-'44, John M. Barrere; 1847-'48, Jonas R. Emrie; 1849-'50, Ruel Beeson; 1851-'52, Samuel E. Hibben;. 1854-'55, John M. Barrere; 1856-'57, Jacob Hyer; 1860--61; W. O. Collins; 1866, Silas Irion; 1867--'69, Henry L. Dickey; 1874-'75, Henry A. Shepherd. STATE REPRESENTATIVES. 1808, Joseph Swearingen; 1809, John Gossett; 1810, Samuel Reece; 1811-'1-2, James Johnson; 1813-'14, John Davidson; 1815, James Johnson; 1816, Allen Trimble; 1817-'18, Joseph Swearingen; 1818, John Jones; 1820, Moses Patterson; 1821-'22-'23, Richard Collins; 1824-'25, Moses Patterson; 1826, Richard Collins; 1827 and 1830, Moses H. Kirby; 1831, David Reece; 1832, Joseph J. McDowell; 1833, Robert I). Lilley; 1834 and 1835, Jacob Kirby; 1836, David Reece; 1837, George Collings; 1838, Thomas Patterson; 1839, Andrew Baskin; 1840, David Reece; 1841, John A. Smith, Abraham Lowman; 1844, Ezekiel Brown; 1845-'46-'47, William H. Trimble; 1848, Hugh Smart. Under new constitution: 1854-'55, Christopher Matthews; 1856-'57, Silas Irion; 1858-'59, John L. Hughes; 1860-'61, John H. Jolly, C. B. Miller; 1862-'63-'64-'65, N. H. Hickson;.1866-'67; David M. Barrett; 1868-'69-'70-'71, John L. Hughes; 1872-'73; P. N. Wickerham; 1874-'75, Thomas H. Baskin; 1876 -'77 -'78, H. C. Dawson; 1879, Jacob J. Pugsley. PRESIDENT JUDGES. 1805 (court held at New Market), Robert Slaughter; 1807 (court held at Hillsborough), Levirt. Belt; 1808, Levin L. Belt; 1810, John Thompson, who held the office until 1824, when Joshua Collett was elected; 1829, George J. Smith; 1834, John W. Price; 1841, Owen T. Fishback; 1848, George Collings; 1851 (August term), Shepherd T. Norris. ASSOCIATE JUDGES. 1805, Richard Evans, John Davidson, Jonathan Berryman; 1807 and 1808, same; 1810, Nathaniel Pope, John Boyd, Samuel Bell; 1816, John Boyd, Nathaniel Pope, G. W. Barrere; 1818, John Boyd, G. W. Barrere, Moses H. Gregg; 1822, John Boyd, G. W. Barrere, Joseph Swearingen; 1830, John Boyd, Moses Patterson, John Matthews; 1833, Moses Patterson, John Matthews, Hugh Smart; 1836, Moses Patterson, John Matthews, R. D. Lilley; 1837, William C. Scott, R7 D. Lilley, Jol-in Matthews; 1844, R. D. Lilley, Philip W. Spargur, John Eckman; 1850, Philip W. Spargur, John Eckman, John Durall; 1852, John Durall, Thomas Barry, N. N. Delaplane. JUDGES UNDER THE NEW CONSTITUTION. 1852, John L. Green; 1857, James Sloane; 1858, A. S. Dickey; 1860, R. M. Briggs; 1861, A. S. Dickey and R. M. Briggs; 1869, William H. Safford, 1872, Samuel F. Steel; 1874, T. M. Gray; 1876, John M. Vanmeter; 1876, S. F. Steel, re-elected in October, and is the present incumbent. PROBATE JUDGES. Elected under the constitution of 1851. 1851, Jonas R. Emrie; 1854, A. G. Matthews; 1857, R. D. Lilley; 1860, A. G. Matthews; 1863, William M. Meek; 1872, J. C. Norton; 1878, George B. Gardner. COUNTY CLERKS. 1805, David Hays; 1808, Allen Trimble; 1816, Samuel Bell (appointed); 1852, John W. Bell; 1855, G. F. Stephens; 1859, Ben Flora (Flora resigned, and W. H. Woodrow was appointed in his place); 1860, John 96 - HISTORY OF ROSS AND HIGHLAND COUNTIES, OHIO. A. Trimble; 1869, R. W. Spargur; 1870, Johnston E. Jackson; 1872, R. W. Spargur (appointed); 1873, Jesse K. Pickering (appointed); 1874, R. T. Hough; 1876, J. M. Hughey; 1879, same. PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS. 1805, Abram J. Williams; 181o, James Daniels; 1811, John W. Campbell; 1812, Levin L. Belt; 1814, Samuel Daniels; 1815, Wade Luffborough; 1816, Richard Collins; 1821, G. R. Fitzgerald; 1823, Richard Collins ; 1824, G. R. Fitzgerald; 1831, John W. Price; 1833, William Scott; 1837, W. O. Collins; 1841, Daniel Scott; 1849, John Tome; 185o, John Torrie; 1853, R. B. Stevenson; 1855, James H. Rothrock; 1857, C. A. Sheaf; 1859, John M. Dorman; 1861, W. H. Irwin; 1868, E.M.. De Bruin; 1874, James M. Dumeuil; 1879, John T. Hire. SHERIFFS. 1805, Anthony Franklin; 18o8, Augustus Richards; I 811, Samuel Harvey; 1813, William Curry; 1815, John Jones; 1819, Joseph Dryden; 1821, William Wright; 1823, John Jones ; 1827, Amos Grantham; 1831, David Miller; 1835, Andrew Baskin; 1839, Benjamin Chaney; 1843, Edward S. Beeson; 1848, Thomas S. Rhodes; 1849, David Fenwick; 1853, Joseph H. Muellenix; 1857, Thomas H. Baskins; 1859, R. W. Spargur; 1867, John B. Hays; 1871, Carey T. Pope; 1875, William C. Menell; 1879, Thomas H. Long. AUDITORS. Under the act of the general assembly, passed February 8, 182o, creating the office of county auditor, and making elective by the general assembly of the State]. 1821, William Keys, elected by the legislature, and continued in office by subsequent elections made by the people, after the office became elective by them until 1829; 1829, Joseph Woodrow-he died in 1832, and was succeeded by his son, Joshua, jr., (appointed) who served until 1833; 1833, Matthew Waddell; 1839, Joshua Woodrow; 1841, Matthew Waddell; 1845, Samuel Johnson; 1847, Matthew Waddell; 1849, William H. Woodrow; 1855, James Reece; 1857, John A. Patterson; 1859, James Reece; 1863, Joseph Morrow; 1865, Edwin Arthur; 1869, Daniel Murphy; 1873, Edward M. De Bruin (present incumbent). TREASURERS. 1806, John Richards; 1808, George Shinn; 181o, John Smith; 1842, John M. Johnson; 1850, William McReynolds; 1854, David Fenwick; 1858, Joseph J. Woodrow; 1862, George Lawrence; 1864, James Reece; 1868, J. W. Spargur; 1871, William H. Glenn; 1876, William S. Patterson; 1879, Edward Pierson. RECORDERS. This office was established February 25, 1831. 1836, Samuel Bell; 1842, David Miller; 1845, James M. Keys; 1854, John Baskin; 1856, W. C. Winter; 1863, John Baskin; 1866, J. M. Matthews; 1869, Isma Troth; 1872, Calvin Stroup; 1876, George Stephens; 1878, John H. Keech (present incumbent). COUNTY SURVEYORS. This office was made elective by an act of the general assembly of March 3, 1831. Prior to that time, from all that can be ascertained, Thomas M. Sanders was holding the office of county surveyor in 1819, and continued to hold the office until 1835. 1835, Jesse Barrett; 1843, Thomas Berryman; 1849, Thomas Wilson; 1855, Thomas Berryman; 1858, Thomas M. Boyd; 1861, William J. Boyd ; 1864, Edward Burnett died, and William J. Boyd appointed to fill vacancy; 1867, William Siders; 187o, Eli Stafford; 1876, William J. Boyd; 1879, Eli Stafford. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The records prior to 1811 have been lost or destroyed. From that year down to the present the following have been the occupants of the office: 1811, E. B. Smith, Jesse Baldwin, Morgan Vanmeter; 1812, E. B. Smith, Jesse Baldwin, Moses Patterson; 1813, Jesse Baldwin, Moses Patterson, John Matthews, jr.; 1814, Moses Patterson, John Matthews, jr., Amos Evans; 1815, John Matthews, Amos Evans, Jesse Baldwin; 1816, Pleasant Arthur, Jesse Baldwin, Amos Evans; 1817, Jesse Baldwin, Pleasant Arthur, Moses Patterson; 1818, Moses Patterson, Newton Doggett, Pleasant Arthur; 1819, Newton Doggett, Pleasant Arthur, Amos Evans; 1822, Newton Doggett, John Matthews, John Wasson; 1823, John Matthews, John Wasson, William Davidson; 1825, William Davidson, John Matthews, David Reece; 1828, John Matthews, William Davidson, Moses Carothers; 1829, John Matthews, David Reece, Samuel McClure; 183o, Samuel McClure, David Reece, John Farris; 1831, Pleasant Arthur, Phillip W. Spargur, William Carothers; 1832, Pleasant Arthur, William Carothers, Thomas Patterson; 1833, William Carothers, Thomas Patterson, Newton Doggett; 1834, Thomas Patterson, Newton Doggett, John H. Mitchell; 1835, Newton Doggett, John H. Mitchell, John W. Spargur; 1837, John H. Mitchell, Newton Doggett, Claiborn Lea; 1838, Newton Doggett, Claiborn Lea, Philip Wilkins; 1839, Claiborn Lea, Philip Wilkins, John Baskin; 184o, Philip Wilkins, John Baskin, Samuel Smith; 184r, John Baskin, Samuel Smith, John Littler; 1842, Samuel Smith, John Littler, John W. Spargur; 1843, John Littler, John W. Spargur, David Fen- wick; 1844, John W. Spargur, David Fenwick, William Cochran; 1845, John W. Spargur, David Fenwick, N. W. Ayres; 1846, N. W. Ayres, Joel Thurman, John W. Spargur; 1847, John W. Spargur, N. W. Ayres, Joel Thurman; 1848, N. W. Ayres, Joel Thurman, Sampson Renoe; 1849, N. W. Ayres, Sampson Renoe, Edward Easton; 185o, Sampson Renoe, Edward Easton, Charles Robinson; 1851, Charles Robinson, Edward Easton, Henry Wilkins; 1852, Charles Robinson, Henry Wilkins, Benjamin Cowgill; 1853, Charles Robinson, Henry Wilkins, Benjamin Cowgill; 1854, Charles Robinson, Benjamin Cowgill, John Haigh; 1855, Charles Robinson, John Haigh, Philip Roush; 1856, Johri Haigh, Philip Roush, Abraham Lowman; 1857, Philip Roush, Abraham Lowman, Benjamin Pearce; 186o, Abraham Lowman, William C. Conrad, Philip Roush; 1861, Abraham HISTORY OF ROSS AND HIGHLAND COUNTIES, OHIO - 97 Lowman, William C. Conrad, Thomas Robinson; 1863, Abraham Lowman, Thomas Robinson, F. I. Bumgarner; 1864, Abraham Lowman, F, I. Bumgarner, F. M. Cox; 1865, F. I. Bumgarner, F. M. Cox, H. H. Redkey; 1867, F. I. Bumgarner, H. H. Redkey, Benjamin Cochran; 1868, F. I. Bumgarner, Benjamin Cochran, Samuel Russell; 1871, F. I. Bumgarner, William Elliott, H. H. Redkey; 1872, F. I. Bumgarner, William Elliott, H. H. Redkey; 1873, T. H. Long, H. H. Redkey, Davis McConaughey; 1874, T. H. Long. Davis McConaughey, John Bogart; October, 1876, Henry H. Redkey elected in place of Davis McConaughey ; 1877, John Bogart re-elected; 1878, Franklin Ladd; 1879, Henry H. Redkey. The last three are the present incumbents. |