Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-09
LIST OF KANSAS OFFICERS.
Secretary Martin Gives Names Of
Men Who Served the Common
wealth Since It's Birth.

| Martin, secretary OF the Kansas HIS
torical society. has just completed q
roster Of the territorial and state on.
GERS Of Kansas. The roster begins
with the organization OF Kansas as q
territory and ends with the present
administration. In territorial days
Kansas had ten governors appointed
by the president. They were: Andrew
H. Reeder, Daniel Woodson, Wilson
Shannon, John w. Geary, Fred p. STAN
ton. Robert ]. Walker. James w. Den
YER. Hugh s. Walsh, Samuel Madary
and George M. Beebe. During that time
there were only FIVE territorial secre-
taries. as follows: Daniel Woodson,
Fred T. Stanton, James w. Denver,
Hugh s. Walsh and George M. Beebe.
1t is a strange coincidence that every
one Of the territorial secretaries were
promoted to governors. There were
only two auditors. John Donaldson and
H. ]. Strickler, and two treasurers.
Thomas ]. Cramer and Robert b.
Mitchell. The three attorney generals
were: Andrew ]. Isaacs, William Wear
and A. c. Davis. The three superin-
tendents Of schools were: James H.
Noteware. Samuel w. Greer and John
c. Douglas. Two chief justices reigned
during the territorial period-Samuel
D. Lecompte and John Petit. The six
territorial associate justices were: S.
w. Johnston, James M. Burrell.
Thomas Cunningham. Joseph Williams.
Rush Elmore and Sterling G. Cato.
Kansas had one delegate in congress
in territorial days. John W. Whitfield
served part of the time and Marcus ].
PARROT the remainder. Gov. Reeder
contested Whitfield's seat one term,
with the result that the place was de-
clared vacant.
Since acquiring statehood. Kansas
has had these officers:
Governors-Charle Robinson. Thorn
as Carney. Samuel ]. Crawford. Nehe-
miah Green. James M. Harvey. Thomas
A. Osborn. George T. Anthony. John
p. st. John. Geogre w. Click, John
A. Martin, Lyman U. Humphrey. l. D.
Lewelling. E. N. Morrill,. John W.
Leedy. W. E. Stanley and W. J. Bailey.
Lieutenant governors. P. Root,
Thomas A. Osborn. James McGrew,
Nehemiah Green. Charles v. Eskridge,
=. p. Elder, E. S. Slower. M. ]. Salter,
L. U. Humphrey, D. w. Findley, A. P.
Riddle, A. ]. Felt, Percy Daniels, James
A. Troutman. A. M. Harvey. H. E.
Richter, D. ]. Hanna.
Secretaries of state-J. W. Robinson,
s. r. Sheppard, w. H. Lawrence. R. A.
Barker. Thomas Moonlight. w. H.
Smallwood. Thomas H. Cavanaugh.
James Smith, E. N. Allen. William
Higgins. R. 8. Osborn, W. c. Edwards,
w. E. Bush. George A. Clark, ]. R.
Burrow.
Auditors-G. S. Hillyer, D. L. Lakin,
Asa Hairgrove. John r. Swallow, A.
Thoman, d. w. Wilder. P. I. Bone
brake. E. P. McCabe. Timothy Nc
earthly, c. NJ. Hovey, Van B. Prather,
George E. Cole, w. H. Morris, Seth
Wells.
Treasurers-William Tholen. H. r.
Dutton. William Spriggs, Martin An
derson. George Graham, ]. E. Hayes |
John Francis. Samuel Lappin, Samuel
T. Howe, A. W. Hamilton. William |
Sims. S. G. Slower. w. H. Biddle, Otis
L. Anterior, David H. Hefebower,
Frank T. Grimes and Thomas T.
Kelly.
Attorney generals-Benjamin Simp-
son, Charles Chadwick, S. A. Stinson,
". W. Guthrie. ]. d. Brumbaugh. G.
Fl. Hoyt, ADDISON Danford, A. ]. Will
iams, A. NJ. Randolph. William Davis.
W. A. Johnston. G. P. Smith. S. B.
Bradford, L. B. Kellogg. ]. N. Ives. ].
r. Little, F. B. Dawes. L. G. Boyle, A.
A. GODDARD and c. C. Coleman.
Superintendent of schools-W. r.
Griffith. 8. NJ. Thorp. I. T. Goodnow.
Peter Mcvicar, Hugh McCarty, John
Fraser, A. B. Lennon. H. c. Speer.
!. n. Lawhead. George W. Winans,
H. N. Gaines, Edmond Stanley. W. B.
stryker, Frank Nelson and I. L. Day.
ioff.
State printers-John Speer, s. d. Nc
Donald, Clark Emery & Co.. S. S.
orouty. G. W. Martin. T. D. Thacher,
;. C. Baker, E. H. Snow. ]. X. Hudson.
John s. Parks, W. Y. Morgan and
George A. Clark.
Chief justices-Thomas Ewing, Mel
ION Cobb, Robert Crozier, Samuel A.
Singman, Albert H. Horton, David
Martin, Frank Doster and W. A.
Johnston.
Associate justices-Samuel A. King
nan, Jacob Stafford. David ]. Brewer,
rheo. A. Hurd. William A. Johnston,
=. D. Bailey, D. NJ. Valentine, S. H.
Allen, w. r. Smith. e. W. Cunning
Iam, A. L. Greene, A. H. Ellis, John
). Pollock, W. D. Atkinson, R. A.
,urch. Henry F. Mason. II
Speakers of the house-W. W. Upde-
raf, s. A. Moses, Josiah Kellogg. Jacob
;totler, John T. Burris. P. B. Plumb,
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