1876 History - Officers
THE COUNTY OFFICERS of Douglas county, from its organization in 1859:
JUDGES AND ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
Judge — James Ewing. Associates — Robert Hopkins, John D. Murdock, elected
April, 1859.
Judge — Francis C. Mullen. Associates — John D. Murdock, Caleb Bales,
elected November, 1861.
Judge — Thomas S. Sluss. Associates — John Brown, John J. Henry, elected
November, 1865. Calvin Jones, elected June, 1867.
Judge — Thomas S. Sluss, elected November, 1869.
Judge — Noah Amen, elected November, 1873.
COUNTY CLERKS.
John Chandler, elected April 1859; re-elected 1861.
William H. Lamb, elected November, 1865.
John C. Parcel, elected November, 1869.
Daniel O. Root, elected November 1873.
CIRCUIT CLERK AND RECORDER.
A G. Wallace, elected April, 1859.
P. C. Sloan, elected November, 1872.
ASSESSOR AND TREASURER.
William Hancock, elected April, 1859.
George W. Flynn, elected November, 1861.
V. C. McNeer, elected November, 1863.
Henry B. Evans, elected November, 1865; re-elected Nov., 1867.
After Township organization the office was called
COLLECTOR AND TREASURER.
James T. Walker, elected November, 1869; re-elected Nov., 1871.
James M. Cox, elected November, 1873.
Henry R. Ingraham, elected November, 1875.
SHERIFFS.
Samuel B. Logan, elected April, 1859.
Parmenas Watson, elected November, 1860.
William T. French, elected November, 1862.
Isaac L. Jordon, elected November, 1864.
Henry C. Carico, elected November, 1866.
N. Rice Gruelle, elected November, 1868.
Newton I. Cooper, elected November, 1870.
James H. Shawhan, elected November, 1871.
Francis G. Cunningham, elected November, 1872; re-elected November, 1874.
SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS.
Wm. H. Sipple, elected April, 1859.
S. S. Irwin, elected November, 1861.
J. Frank Lamb, elected November, 1863.
W. W. Monroe, elected November, 1865.
Samuel T. Callaway, elected November, 1869; re-elected November, 1873.
C. W. Woolverton, appointed September, 1875.
J. W. King, elected November, 1875.
COUNTY SURYEVORS.
Henry C. Niles, elected April, 1859; re-elected November, 1861.
Issachar Davis, elected November, 1863.
Enos C. Siler, elected November, 1865.
Issachar Davis, elected November, 1867.
Edmund Fish, elected November, 1869.
Henry C. Niles, elected November, 1871.
Issachar Davis, elected November, 1875.
Extracted 11 Dec 2016 by Norma Hass from History of Douglas County, Illinois, Compiled by Order of the Board of Supervisors for the Centennial Anniversary of American Independence, July 4, 1876, pages 27-28.
