The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-09-12
For The RECORD.
LOCAL HISTORY.
Clerks of the Board of Chosen Freeholders
for One Hundred Years.

( Clerks of the Board of Chosen FreehoIder
for One Hundred Years.
4 John Lambert was elected, his tern
! expiring in 1903. He WAS also mem
Der of Congress, U. s. Senator ant
/ Governor. He died February 4, 1929
aged a. years.
In 1903, Dennis Wyckoff was elected
We have no further record of him.
In 1904, Nathan Price was elected
He was also Sheriff, and died October
Is, 1912, aged - years
In 1908, William Maxwell was elect
ed. He was a lawyer and shortly after
his election resigned and Nathaniel
Saxton was chosen. He was also q
lawyer. He was member of Council
NOW Senatel aud chaneery reporter
He died August, 1850.
In 1910, Thomas Gordon was elected
He died September 25, 1918, aged Il
| years.
In 1918, Thomas Capner was elected
He was several years member of the
legislature. He died September :,
1882, aged 63 years.
In 1888, Andrew Miller was elected.
He was n lawyer. He died in Somer
Vile, n. J., August l6, 1881. aged 81
years.
In 1894, James n. Reading was elect
ed. He was lawyer, and for fifteen
years prosecutor of the pleas in Hunter.
don county. In the early tifties he
moved West and finally located al
Morris, Grundy county, Illinois.
He was Judge of the Circuit Court there
for several years He died June 3,
1884, aged IS years.
In 1898, Dir, Thomas l.. Woodruff
was elected. We have no further re-
cord of him
In 1898, Joseph Besson was elected.
He afterwards was county clerk, and
died holding that office March ls. is49,
aged 40 years.
In 1899, Asa Jones was elected. He
had been Sheriff He died January 81,
1874, aged SO years.
In 1870 Hart Wilson was elected.
He died in Camden. n. j., May, 1887,
aged "a years.
In 1874, John Rockafellow, of elm
ton township, was elected. He died
March p, lS4s, aged 80 years.
In 1915, Alexander V. Bonnell, of
Bethlehem township, was elected He
was afterwards Sheriff and member
of the Senate. He died August l3,
1872, aged 63 years.
In tS4s. Andrew Nansyckel, of Tewks-
bury township, was elected. lie has
been member of the legislature, and
il the oldest living clerk of the Board.
In 1850, Charles Roberts, of King
wood township, VAS elected. He was
Ticket Agent at Eambertville for the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad for nearly
thirty years, where he now resides.
In 1853, Charles Tomlinson, of King
wood township, was elected. He haC
been county clerk, aud was for som,
time editor of the Haaferdon Demo
eraf. He died August :, 1879, aged 81
years.
In 1874, Andrew b. Ronnsavell, o
Kingwood township, was elected. lie
now resides in Chicago, ILL.,
la 1850, John C. Reed, of Raritar
township, was elected He was for Il
short time Surrogate, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of his father, Jesse
G. Reed. He died August ls, 1868
a AZ ~ yeitG
In 1896, Andrew b. Ronnsavell wa
elected
In 1853, Richard H. Wilson, of Yves
Amwell, was elected. He was also {
member of Assembly, He died il
Stockton, July %, 1895, aged 81 years
months and lG days.
In 1862, William 4. Srope, OF King
wood township, was elected. He re-
sides in Frenchtown, and is engaged
in public business.
In 1865. Edward NJ Heath, of Della
ware township, was elected. He re-
sides at Locktown, and was for seven
years county superintendent of Public
Schools.
In 1868, Charles Alpaugh, of Alex
andria township, was elected. He re-
sides in Pennington, and has been
Surrogate.
In 1871, Henry NJ Vliet, of Bethle
hem township, was elected. He now
resides at Bloomsbury.
In 1874, John w. DiIts, of Delaware
township, was elected.
In 1877, John G. Reeves, OF Lebanon
township, was elected.
In 1880, William d. Bloom, of Alex
andria township, was elected He has
been county clerk.
In 1886, Elijah Il. Robertson, of TN
ion township, was elected. He is the
ticket agent at Pittstown for the l.. V
II. X
In 1890, John Shurts, OF Clinton
township, was elected, and is still the
clerk.
Sept II, 1900. Historical.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
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