The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-20

1S34-Richard NJ Young.
lS35-Sidney Breese.
lS36-Thomas Ford,
lS37-Dan Stone.
lS4l-Thomas G Brown.
lS49-Benjamin r Sheldon.
lS5O-Willlam Kellogg.
lS5l-Ira o Wilkinson.
lS53-H NJ Wead, May term.
lS53-Ira o Wilkinson, Nov. term COM
menced.
lS55-Onslow Peters.
lS56-J W Drury, March and June
terms.
lS56-Beniamin R Sheldon Nov. term.
1S57-J W Drury.
1S6O-John H Howe
lS6l-Ira o Wilkinson.
1S67-Geo W Peasants, (present Judge }
CIRCUIT CLERKS.
1S34-Joseph Conway
lS49-Frazer Wilson.
1S57-Quincy Mcneil
l86l-E FL Bowman.
l865-Samuel 2 Hodges.
lS72-George D Gould present clerk.
STATES ATTORNEYS.
1S34-Thomas Ford,
1S35-James Grant.
lS37-Edward Southwick.
IS4O-Shelton S Hall.
lS4i-Wm Kellogg, acted as States At
torney for Hall
lS42-Shelton S Hall.
lS43-Joseph B Wells.
lS45-William Turner.
lS47-Henry Stillman.
IS5O-Harmon G Reynolds, pro tenn APP
pointment.
lS5l-Henry B Stillman
1S53-William F Miller
lS56-Geo W Peasants, appointed pro
tenn, June term.
lS56-Ira o Wilkinson, appointed pro
tenn, November term.
I857-John B Hawley.
IS65-Chas C Wilson.
1850 r Mock
lS72-E Z Parmenter, present officer. J
SHERIFFs.
l833-IS34-Benj T Pike.
35-lS36-Michacl Bartlett.
lS37-1S3S-Charles Eames.
lS40-Lucius Wells.
l-1S42-Lemuel Andrews
1884 5-6-Same.
1S47-1S4S-Samuel S Guyer.
lS49-lS50-Same.
1S51-1S52-T B Gorton.
1S53-1S54 Alex L Swander
l855-lS56-T B Gorton.
lS57-185S-E NJ Beardsley.
lS59-1860-M d Merrill.
lS6l-lSf2-David Halves.
1868 lS64-C A Mclaughlin.
1865-l866 M D Merrill.
1867 1S68-John Peetz
69-lS70-Wm Drury.
I87l-72-3-Wm Payne, (present sheriff J
COUNTY CLERKS.
1888 to 1843-Joseph Conway.
1843 to 1S44-Samuel Brown.
1874 to IS47-Wm Vandever.
1847 to 1849-Jeremiah Chamberlin.
1849 to 1S53-Joseph Comet.
A NJ Loop from Nov. 1853, to Dec. 4th
1854, resigned
B Hawley, by appointment of county
commissioners, served until Jan. 1855.
Joseph Comet, elected in January, 1855.
and continued in office until Dec 5. 1865.
James NJ Beardsley, from Dec. 5, 1865.
to Dec 8, 1873
1873-John V Cook, (present clerk
PROBATE JUSTICES.
Previous to the adoption of the constitu-
ton, the settlement of estates and all pro-
bate business was transacted by an officer
called Probate Justice" This office was
held by Harmon G Reynolds from Novem-
Der 1887, (the earliest record to be found
to September lS47. He was succeeded by
Ira 0 Wilkinson who held the office to
December 1849, when the new constltu-
ton took effect, and established the county
commissioner court composed of county
judge and two associates
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Previous to the adoption of the constitu-
ton OF lS48, the county business was
| transacted by three men called county
commissioners. The first election for
these officers was held on the first Monday
in July 1888, and the following elected, viz:
George Davenport.
John w Spencer.
George w Harland.
| AT the next election the following nam
ed were chosen:
George Davenport.
John w Spencer
John Vanater
| May s. 1886, John S Miller, was elected
| in place of John Vanater resigned.
On the first Monday 10 August. 1886, the
| following were elected viz:
John w Spencer
John s Miller.
Lucius Wells.
On the first Monday in August 1888, as
follows:
Nathaniel Belcher.
Jacob Coleman.
Lemuel Andrews.
On the first Monday in August, 1910,
AAdolphus Dunlap was elected in place of
Jacob Coleman.