HISTORY OF EARLY GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND NAMES OF OFFICERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO 1787-1880 And Some Surrounding Counties In The Early Years of Ohio Extracted from the book: Washington County And The Early Settlement of Ohio --The Centinnal Historical Address Before The Citizens of Washington County By: Israel Ward Andrews Published: Cincinnati: P. G. Thompson, 1877 Extracted by Debbie Noland Nitsche November 2004 (Some were in office at the time that this book was written) APPENDIX (PAGES 73-83) Lists of the various Civil Officers have been prepared, and are appended to the discourse. These embrace the judges of the Territory, judjes of the Court of Common Pleas, members of Congress, senators and representatives in the General Assembly, postmasters at Marietta, and the various county officers. JUDGES OF THE TERRITORY The Territorial Court was composed of three Judges, appointed at first by Congress, and afterwards by the President. John Armstorng and William Barton were appointed but declined. The following is the list with the dates of appointment: Samuel H. Parsons Oct. 16, 1787-Nov. 17, 1789: died James M. Varnum Oct. 16, 1787-Jan. 10, 1789: died. Josh Cleves Symmes Feb. 19, 1788-1803: State formed. George Turner Sept. 12, 1789-1798: resigned. Rufus Putnam Mar. 31, 1790-Dec. 22, 1796: resigned. Joseph Gilman Dec. 22, 1796-1803: State formed. Return J. Meigs, Jr. Feb. 12, 1798-1803: State formed. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Such a court existed prior to the State: it was composed of not less than three nor more than five judges. The following gentlemen were judges, though their exact terms of service cannot be given. Rufus Putnam, Benjamin Tupper, Archibald Cary, Joseph Gilman, Dudley Woodbridge, Robert Oliver, Daniel Loring, John G. Petit, Isaac Pierce, Griffin Greene, Ephraim Cutler, Peregrine Foster. The constitution of the 1802 provided for a Court of Common Pleas to consist of one president judge and two or three associate judges, all to be appointed by the legislature and to hold office for seven years. There were to be three president judges for the State, but the associate judges were appointed in each county. PRESIDENT JUDGES FOR THE CIRCUIT Calvin Pease 1803-1808 John E. Hanna 1840-1847 William Wilson 1808-1819 Arius Nye 1847-1850 Ezra Osborne 1819-1826 Archibald G. Brown 1850-1852 Thomas Irwin 1826-1840 ASSOCIATE JUDGES FROM 1803 TO 1852 Griffin Greene 1803-1808 Walter Curtis 1824-1837 Joseph buell 1803-1810 Henry P. Wilcox 1824-1825 Joseph Wood 1803-1808 Anaxamander Warner 1824-1830 Ezekiel Deming 1808-1824 John Cotton 1825-1847 William Hempstead 1808-1810 Joseph Barker 1830-1843 Paul Fearing 1810-1817 Oliver R. Loring 1837-1847 Thomas Lord 1810-1817 Isaac Humphreys 1843-1843 Henry Jolly 1817-1824 Ebenezer Gates 1843-1844 John Sharp 1817-1823 Joseph Barker, Jr. 1844-1852 Judah M. Chamberlain 1823-1824 Bial Steadman 1847-1852 William R. Putnam, Jr. 1847-1852 By the constitution of 1851 the judicial purposes is divided into districts and sub-districts. A judge is elected in each sub-district for five years. This county is united with Gallia, Meigs and Athens, constituting the third sub-district of the seventh district. Since 1868 there have been two judges in this sub district. JUDGES OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FROM 1852 Simeon Nash 1852-1862 David B. Hebard Jan. 1875-Oct. ‘75 John Welch 1862-1865 John Cartwright Feb. 1875-Oct. ‘75 Erastus A. Guthrie 1865-1874 J. P. Bradbury Oct. 1875-Feb. ‘77 William B. Loomis 1868-1873 Sam’l S. Knowles Oct. 1875-Feb. ‘78 Tovias A. Plants 1873-1875 J. P. Bradury Feb. 1877-Feb. ‘82 Samuel S. Knowles Feb. 1878-1883 Judge Welch was elected to the Supreme Court, Judges Guthrie and Plants resigned, and Judges Hebard and Cartwright were appointed by the Governor. Judges Bradbury and Knowles are the present incumbents. PROBATE JUDGES A Probate Court was established in the first year of the Territory, the Governor appointing the judge. The first state constitiution abolished the court, but the second restored it. The judges is elected by the people for three years. Rufus Putnam Oct. 1788-1799 (resigned) Joseph Gilman Dec. 1789-Dec. 1796 (resigned) Paul Fearing Mar. 1797-Mar. 1803 Thomas W. Ewart Feb. 1852-Oct. 1852 (resigned) Davis Green Oct. 1852-Feb. 1855 William Devol Feb. 1855-Feb. 1858 Charles R. Rhodes Feb. 1858-Feb. 1861 Charles F. Buell Feb. 1861-Feb. 1864 Luman W. Chamberlain Feb. 1864-Feb. 1870 A. W. McCormick Feb. 1870-Feb. 1876 C. T. Frazyer Feb. 1887-1879 COURT OF GENERAL QUARTER SESSIONS OF THE PEACE Such a court was established in 1788, and was continued in each county till 1803. The duties were partly judicial and partly executive. The court established townships, laid out new roads, appointed overseers of the poor for the townships, granted licenses for houses of entertainment, @ c. The following Justices were members of the court at different times: Joseph Gilman, Isaac Pearc, Robert Oliver, Dudley Woodbridge, Josiah Munro, John G. Petit, Griffin Greene, William R. Putnam, Samuel Williamson, Joseph Barker, Ephraim Cutler, Henry Smith, Phillip Whitten, Alvin Bingham, Thomas Stanley, Seth Carhart, Robert Safford, William Harper, William Burnham, Joseph Buell. MEMBERS OF THE STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS 1802 1850-51 Ephraim Chutler Thomas W. Ewart Benjamin Ives Gilman William P. Cutler John McIntire 1873-74 Rufus Putnam Harlow Chapin The constitution of 1802 was not submitted to the vote of the people; that of 1874 was rejected by a large majority. MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY The first election of representatives to the territorial legislature was in 1798. Paul Fearing and Return Jonathan Meigs, Senior, were elected from Washington county. Colonel Robert Oliver was appointed by the President one of five members of the Council, or upper house, and subsequently became its president. The legislature met for its first session September 16th, 1799; and for its second, November 3d, 1800. Ephraim Cutler and William R. Putnam were elected representatives to the second legislature, which met November 24th, 1801. These gentlemen were also re-elected in October 1802, to the third territorial legislature; which, however, was never convened, as Ohio was admitted into the Union Feb. 19th, 1803. Nor did the second legislature hold a second session. The first State legislature met March 1st, 1803, the second on the first Monday of December, 1803. The senators were elected for two years, the representatives for one. This county has been associated with others in the election of senators, and at times also in the election of representatives. In 1803 and 1804 she elected alone. From 1805 to 1807, inclusive, the district embraced Washington, Gallia, Muskingum, and Athens. From 1808 to 1819, it embraced Washington and Athens; and from 1820 to 1823, Washington and Morgan. Since that time Washington county has constituted the district. The following list contains the names of those only who belonged in this county, as it is now bounded. Under the first constitution the sessions of the legislature began on the first Monday of December. TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES Paul Fearing 1799-1801 Robert Oliver (President) 1799-1803 Return J. Meigs 1799-1801 Ephraim Cutler 1801-1803 William R. Putnam 1801-1803 STATE LEGISLATURE SENATORS REPRESENTAVES 1st Assembly Joseph Buell William Jackson 1803 2d " Joseph Buell William Jackson 1803 Elijah Backus William Jackson 1803 3d " Joseph Buell Seth Carhart 1804 4th " Joseph Buell 1805 Hallam Hempstead 1805 5th " Hallam Hempstead Levi Barber 1804 6th " John Sharp Joseph Palmer 1807 7th " John Sharp William Woodbridge 1808 8th " William R. Putnam 1809 9th " S. P. Hildreth 1810 W. R. Putnam 1810 10th " William Woodbridge S. P. Hildreth 1811 11th " William Woodbridge Sardine Stone 1812 12th " William Woodbridge Sardine Stone 1813 13th " William R. Putnam John Sharp 1814 14th " John Sharp Henry Jolly 1815 15th " John Sharp Sardine Stone 1816 16th " Sardine Stone Nathaniel Hamilton 1817 17th " Sardine Stone Joseph Barker 1818 18th " Sardine Stone Ephraim Cutler 1819 19th " Sardine Stone Timothy Buell 1820 20th " Sardine Stone Timothy Buell 1821 21st " Sardine Stone Ephraim Cutler 1822 22nd " Ephraim Cutler William Skinner 1823 23d " Ephraim Cutler John Cotton 1824 24th " William R. Putnam 1825 25th " William R. Putnam 1826 26th " William R. Putnam Arius Nye 1827 27th " William R. Putnam Arius Nye 1828 28th " Joseph Barker, Jr. 1829 29th " Joseph Barker, Jr. 1830 30th " Auius Nye James M. Booth 1831 31st " Arius Nye James M. Booth 1832 32d " Silas Cook 1833 33d " Joseph Barker, Jr. 1834 34th " Isaac Humphreys 1835 35th " Isaac Humphreys 1836 36th " Walter Curtis 1837 37th " Walter Curtis 1838 38th " Isaac Humphreys William A. Whittlesey 1839 39th " Isaac Humphreys Arius Nye 1840 40th " Truxton Lyon 1841 41st " George M. Woodbridge 1842 42d " William Glines 1843 43d " William P. Cutler 1844 44th " Rufus E. Harte William P. Cutler 1845 45th " Rufus E. Harte William P. Cutler 1846 (Speaker) 46th " George W. Barker 1847 47th " Seth Woodford 1848 48th " George W. Barker Seth Woodford 1849 49th " George W. Barker Ebenezer Battelle, Jr.1850 Under the constitution of 1851 both senators and representatives are elected for two years. The regular sessions commence on the first Monday of January. SENATORS REPRESENTAVES 50th Assembly Levi Bartlett 1852 51st " Harley Laflin Thomas Ross 1854 52d Sam'l Hutchinson 1856 James Lawton 1856 53d " Davis Green A. S. Bailey 1858 O. Lewis Clarke 1858 54th " John Haddow 1860 55th " O. Lewis Clarke 1862 56th " William F. Curtis Mark Green 1864 57th " Samuel S. Knowles A. L. Curtis 1866 A. L. Haskin 1866 James Green** 1866 58th " Sam'l M. Richardson 1868 Perez B. Buell 1868 59th " Rodney M. Stimson John A. Brown 1870 60th " Rodney M. Stimson William G. Way 1872 61st " Perez B. Buell John Barley 1874 62d " Henry Bohl 1876 Gilbert Smith 1876 63d " John Irvine Henry Bohl 1878 Gilbert Smith 1878 **Mr. Green was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Haskin. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS The Territory was represented in Congress by a delegate for four years from 1799 to 1833. Wm. H. Harrison was the first delegate. Having been appointed Governor of the Territory of Indiana, he was succeeded by Wm. McMillan. From 1801 to 1803, Paul Fearing, of this county, was the delegate. From 1803 to 1813 Ohio had but one representative in Congress. From 1813 to 1823, twenty-one; 1863 to 1873, nineteen; since 1873, twenty. Washington county from 1803 has been in the following Congressional districts: first, third, seventh, sixth, thirteenth, sixteenth, fifteenth. Territory William Henry Harrison, Hamilton Co. 1799-1800 " William McMillan, Hamilton Co. 1800-1801 " Paul Fearing, Washington Co. 1801-1803 Whole State Jeremiah Morrow, Warren Co. 1803-1813 3d District William Creighton, Jr., Ross Co. 1813-1817 3d " Levi Barber, Washington Co. 1817-1819 3d " Henry Brush, Ross Co. 1819-1821 3d " Levi Barber, Washington Co., 1821-1823 7th " (10 yrs.) Samuel F. Vinton, Gallia Co. 1823-1837 6th " (4 yrs.) Samuel F. Vinton, Gallia Co. 1823-1837 6th " Calvary Morris, Athens Co. 1837-1843 13th " Perley B. Johnson, Morgan 1834-1845 13th " Isaac Parish, Morgan Co. 1845-1847 13th " Thomas Ritchey, Perry Co. 1847-1849 13th " William A. Whittlesey, Washington Co. 1849-1851 13th " James M. Gaylord, Morgan Co. 1851-1853 16th " Edward Ball, Muskingum Co. 1853-1857 16th " Cydnor B. Tompkins, Morgan Co. 1857-1861 16th " William P. Cutler, Washington Co. 1861-1863 15th " James R. Morris, Monroe Co. 1863-1865 15th " Tobias A. Plants, Meigs Co. 1865-1869 15th " Eliakim H. Moore, Athens Co. 1869-1871 15th " William P. Sprague, Morgan Co. 1871-1875 15th " Nelson H. Van Vorhes, Athens Co. 1879-1879 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Provision was made for three such officers by a law adopted from the Pennsylvania code by the Governor and Judges in 1795, and confirmed by the Territorial legislature in 1799. They were appointed by the Court of Quarter Sessions. The State law of 1804 provided for their election by the people, one each year, the term of office being three years. The following were appointed under the law of the Territory: Wm. R. Putnam, Paul Fearing, Oliver Rice, Gilbert Devol, Jonahtan Haskell, Simeon Deming, Isaac Pierce. Of these, Isaac Pierce served till 1804, W. R. Putnam till 1805, and Simeon Deming till 1806. The list of those elected in sucessive years is as follows: 1804 Nathanael Hamilton 1811 Daniel Goodno 1805 John Sharp 1812 Henry Jolly 1806 Paul Fearing 1813 Nathanael Hamilton 1807 Nathanael Hamilton 1814 Daniel Goodno 1808 Joseph Barker 1815 William Skinner 1809 Paul Fearing (resigned) 1816 Titan Kemble 1809 John Sharp (for 2 yrs.) 1817 John B. Regnier 1810 Nathanael Hamilton 1818 Daniel Goodno 1819 Titan Kemble (resigned 1847 Lewis H. Greene 1820 John B. Regnier (died) 1848 Douglas Putnam 1821 Samuel Beach (2 yrs.) 1849 John Breckenridge 1821 Amzi Stanley (1 yr.) 1850 George Stanley 1821 Daniel Goodno 1851 Douglas Putnam 1822 Joseph Barker 1852 Walter Curtis 1823 William R. Putnam 1853 Benjamin Rightmire 1824 Daniel H. Buell (resigned) 1854 William Mason 1825 Joseph Barker 1855 Walter Curtis 1825 Thomas White (1 yr.) 1856 Charles Dana 1826 William Pitt Putnam 1857 William R. Putnam 1826 Silas Cook (1 yr.) 1858 Joseph Penrose 1827 Anselm T. Nye 1859 Zachariah Cochrane 1828 Seth Baker (1 yr.) 1860 James McWilliams 1829 Joel Tuttle 1861 J. J. Hollister 1829 Jabish F. Palmer (2 yrs.) 1862 Wm. Thomas 1830 Anselm T. Nye 1863 Anthony Sheets (resigned) 1831 Jabish F. Palmer 1864 J. J. Holister 1832 Ebenezer Battell 1856 George Benedict 1833 William Pitt Putnam 1865 James Little (1 yr.) 1834 John D. Chamberlain 1866 James Little 1835 Robert K. Ewart 1867 Seymour Clough 1836 Daniel H. Buell 1868 George Benedict 1837 John D. Chamberlain 1869 Thomas Caywood 1838 William Dana 1870 Mark Green (resigned) 1839 Daniel H. Buell 1871 Joseph Penrose 1840 John D. Chamberlain 1871 Cyrenius Buchanan (2 yrs.) 1841 James Dutton 1872 John Hall 1842 Douglas Putnam 1873 Pemberton Palmer 1843 Hiram Gard 1874 John Pool 1844 William West 1875 John Potter 1845 Douglas Putnam 1876 Moses A. Maltster 1846 Boylston Shaw 1877 John Hoppel COUNTY AUDITOR The office was created in 1820. the General Assembly appointed the first Auditor. In 1821 the Auditor was required to be elected by the people each year. In 1824 the law made the term two years. The successive Auditors have been: Royal Prentiss 1821-1825 Horatio Booth 1854-1856 William A. Whittlesey 1835-1838 Frederick A. Wheeler 1856-1864 James M. Booth 1838-1840 Zadok G. Bundy 1864-1868 Joseph P. Wightman 1840-1842 John V. Ramsey 1868-1870 James M. Booth 1842-1846 John T. Matthews 1870-1876 Sala Bosworth 1864-1854 Benjamin J. McKinney 1876-1878 COUNTY RECORDERS Under the territory the Recorder--styled "Register" till 1795--was appointed by the Governor. By the law of 1803 the associate judges appointed, for seven years. By the law of 1829 the people elect, for three years. Enoch Parsons 1788-1790 Dudley Woodbridge April 1790-June 1807 Giles Hempstead June, 1807-June 1814 George Dunlevy June 1814-June 1817 Daniel H. Buell June 1817-Oct. 1834 James M. Booth Oct. 1834-Nov. 1837 Daniel P. Bosworth Nov. 1837-Oct. 1843 Stephen Newton Oct. 1843-Nov. 1855 William B. Mason Nov. 1855-Jan. 1862 Manly Warren Jan. 1862-May 1864 Wm. Warren (appointed) May 1864-Jan. 1865 Geo. J. Bartmess Jan. 1865-Aug. 1866 A. T. Ward (appointed) Aug. 1866-Jan. 1867 James Nixon Jan. 1867- COUNTY TREASURES The Governor appointed till the formation of the State. By the law of 1803, the associate judges appointed. By the law of 1804, the commissioners appointed annually. Since 1827 the people have elected, for two years. By the constitutuion of 1851 the Treasurer is eligible only for years in six. Jonathan Stone 1792-1801 Stephen Newton 1856-1858 Javez True 1801-1817 Ebenezer B. Leget 1858-1860 Joseph Holden 1817-1828 William B. Thomas 18601862 Weston Thomas 1828-1830 Rufus E. Harte 1862-1866 Royal Prentiss 1830-1832 William B. Mason 1866-1868 Michael Deterly 1832-1836 Lewis Anderson 1868-1870 Ebenezer Gates 1836-1838 Ernest Lindner 1870-1874 Robert Crawford 1838-1850 William S. Waugh 1874-1878 Abner L. Guitteau 1850-1856 William R. Goddard 1878-1880 COUNTY COLLECTORS For some years prior to 1804 there were township collectors, and they performed some service in 1805. the office of County Collector was abolished in 1827. Nathanael Cushing 1804-1806 Timothy Buell 1808-1820 William Burnham 1806-1807 Jesse Loring 1820-1822 Obadiah Lincoln 1807-1808 Timothy Buell 1822-1823 Jesse Loring 1823-1827 SHERIFFS Under the Territory the Governor appointed. Under the State the people elect, for two years. Sheriffs are eligible only four years in six. Ebenezer Sproat Sept. 2, 1788 to 1802 William Skinner 1802 to 1803 John Clark 1803 to 1810 William Skinner 1810-1812 Timothy Buell 1812 to 1814 Alexander Hill 1814 to 1816 Timothy Buell 1816 to Oct. 1820 Silas Cook Oct. 1820 to Oct. 1824 Jesse Loring Oct. 1824 to Oct. 1828 Robert R. Green Oct. 1828 to Oct. 1832 Jesse Loring Oct. 1832 to Oct. 1834 Benjamin M. Brown Oct. 1834 to Oct. 1838 John Test Oct. 1838 to Oct. 1842 George W. Barker Oct. 1842 to Oct. 1846 Junia Jennings Oct. 1846 to Oct. 1850 Jesse Hildebrand Oct. 1850 to Jan. 1853 Marcellus J. Morse Jan. 1853 to Jan. 1857 Mark Green Jan. 1857 to Jan. 1861 Augustus Winsor Jan. 1861 to Jan. 1865 Jackson A. Hicks Jan. 1865 to Jan. 1869 Samuel L. Grosvenor Jan. 1869 to Jan. 1869 George Davenport Jan. 1873 to Jan. 1877 William T. Stedman Jan. 1877 to Jan. 1879 CORNERS Provision was made in 1788 for a Corner in each county, to be appointed by the Governor. The first State constitution also provided for one to be elected every two years by the people, and a law of 1854 continued the provision. The list appended is believed to be correct from 1812 to the present tiem; there is some uncertainty as to the previous periods. Charles Green (Territory) Chauncey T. Judd 1850 Joel Bowen 1803 Finley Wilson 1852 Joseph Holden 1806 James H. Jones 1853 Alexander Hill 1812 Chauncey T. Judd 1855 Silas Cook 1814 Benjamin F. Stone 1857 Sampson Cole 1816 Louis Soyez 1859 Silas Cook 1818 Allen M. Creigbaum 1860 John Merrill 1820 Lemuel Grimes 1864 Griffin Greene 1824 Simeon D. Hart 1866 Francis Devol 1834 Herman Michaelis 1868 Lawrence Chamberlain 1838 Marcellus J. Morse 1872 John T. Clougston 1844 T. C. Kiger 1874 Lawrence Chamberlain 1846 Conrad Krigbaum 1876 PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS This officer was appointed by the courts under the territory. The State law of 1803 gave the appointment to the Supreme Court, and that of 1805 to the Court of Common Pleas. From 1833 the people have elected. The term of office is two years. Paul Fearing Sept. 9, 1788 to 1794 Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr. 1784 to 1798 Matthew Backus 1798 to 1808 William Woodbridge 1808 to Feb. 6, 1815 Caleb Emerson Feb. 6, 1815 to April 10, 1821 John P. Mayberry Apr. 19, 1821 to Oct. 30, 1829 Arius Nye Oct. 30, 1829 to Aug. 17, 1840 David Barber Oct. 26, 1840 to Apr. 3, 1845 Arius Nye April 3, 1845 to Mar. 8 1847 William D. Emerson Mar. 8, 1847 to Mar. 13, 1848 William S. Nye Mar. 13, 1848 to Mar. 1850 Davis Green March 1850 to April 5, 1852 Rufus E. Harte Apr. 5, 1852 to Oct. 4, 1852 Samuel B. Robinson Oct. 4, 1852 to Jan. 1855 Charles R. Rhodes Jan. 1855 to Jan. 1857 Samuel B. Robinson Jan. 1857 to Jan. 1859 Charles R. Barclay Jan. 1859 to Jan. 1861 Frank Buell Jan. 1861 to Apr. 1861 Melvin Clarke Apr. 1861 to Oct. 11, 1861 William S. Nye Oct. 11, 1861 to Jan. 1862 David Alban Jan. 1862 to Jan. 1868 Walter Brabham Jan. 1868 to Jan. 1870 Reuben L. Nye Jan. 1870 to Jan. 1872 Walter Bratham Jan. 1872 to Jan. 1874 Samuel B. Robinson Jan. 1874 to Jan. 1876 Frank F. Oldham Jan. 1876 to Jan. 1880 CLERKS OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Under the Territory the title for Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas was Prothonotary. This officer and the clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions were appointed by the Governor. Under the State Constitution of 1802 the Court appointed its own clerk for seven years. Under that of 1851 the people elect, for three years. Return Jonathan Meigs Sept. 9, 1798 to June 9, 1795 Benjamin Ives Gilman Jun. 9, 1795 to July 1803 Edward W. Tupper July 1803 to Oct. 31, 1808 Giles Hempstead Oct. 31, 1808 to Jan. 1, 1809 Levi Barber Jan. 1, 1809 to Mar. 1, 1817 George Dunlevy Mar. 1, 1817 to Oct. 31, 1836 Thomas W. Ewart Oct. 31, 1836 to oct. 21, 1851 William C. Taylor Oct. 21, 1851 to Feb. 1852 George S. Gilliland Feb. 1852 to July 1852 William C. Taylor Jul. 1852 to Feb. 1854 O. Lewis Clarke Feb. 1854 to Feb. 1857 Jasper S. Sprague Feb. 1857 to Feb. 1863 Willis H. Johnson Feb. 1863 to Feb. 1866 Jewett Palmer Feb. 1866 to Feb. 1872 Daniel B. Torpy Feb. 1872 to Feb. 1878 Christian H. Etz Feb. 1878 to Feb. 1881 COUNTY SURVEYORS From 1803 to 1831 the surveyor was appointed by the Court of Common Pleas and Commissioned by the Governor. Since 1831 the election has been by the people, for three years. Levi Barber Nov. 1805 to Jul. 1816 William R. Putnam Jul. 1816 to Oct. 1826 William R. Browning Feb. 1827 to May 1832 Benj. F. Stone May 1832 to Nov. 1841 Levi Bartlett Nov. 1841 to Oct. 1851 L. W. Chamberlain Oct. 1851 to Dec. 1861 R. W. St. John Dec. 1861 to Dec. 1864 Charles E. Gard (appointed)** Jan. 1865 to Dec. 1865 John A. Plumer Feb. 1866 to Jan. 1875 J. P. Hulbert Jan. 1875 to Jan. 1881 ** Samuel N. Hobson was elected oct. 1864, but resigned. INFIRMARY DIRECTORS These officers were appointed by the Commissioners from 1836 until 1842, when they were required to be elected by the people, one each year, to serve three years. Sampson Cole 1836-1842 Brooks Blizzard 1845-1851 Eben Gates 1836-1842 John Collins 1847-1859 Wyllys Hall 1836-1842 James M. Booth 1849-1850 James Dunn 1842-1849 James Dunn 1850-1861 Thos. F. Stanley 1842-1844 James Dutton 1850-1853 Wm. R. Putnam, Jr. 1842-1845 James S. Cady 1853-1856 Samuel Shipman 1844-1847 Robert t. Miller 1854-1860 Levi L. Fay 1856-1862 Samuel E. Fay 1868-1871 Robert B. cheatham 1860-1863 H. W. Corner 1870-1873 Junia Jennings 1861-1870 Charles Athey 1871-1874 John Dowling 1862-1865 Geo. W. Richards 1873-1876 William West 1863-1866 William Caywood, 3d 1874-1880 James Dunn 1865-1868 John Dowling 1875-1878 F. A. Wheeler 1866-1875 Charles A. Cook 1876-1879 TRUSTEES OF THE CHILDRENS' HOME By the Act of March 20, 1866, five trustees were to be appointed by the county Commissioners, to serve one year each. By the Act of April 10, 1867, the number of trustees was reduced to three, and the term of service extended three years. Douglas Putnam June 1866 to March 1868 William R. Putnam June 1866 to March 1877 Frederick A. Wheeler June 1866 Incumbent William S. Ward June 1866 to May 1871 Augustin Dyar June 1866 to March 1868 Wylie H. Oldham June 1871 to June 1875 W. Dudley Devol Sept. 1875 Incumbent George Benedict Mar.1877 to Incumbent POSTMASTERS OF MARIETTA Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr. May 1794 to Oct. 1795 Josiah Munro Oct 1795 to 1800 David Putnam 1800 to 1802 Griffin Greene 1802 to 1804 Philip Greene 1804 to 1806 Samuel Hoit 1816 to 1818 Henry P. Wilcox 1818 to 1825 David Morris Jan 1825 to Aug 1825 Daniel H. Buell 1825 to 1829 A. V. D. Joline 1829 to 1841 A. L. Guitteau 1841 to 1850 F. A. Wheeler 1850 to 1853 Nathanael Bishop 1853 to 1857 A. W. McCormick 1857 to 1861 Sala Bosworth 1861 to 1870 W. B. Mason 1870 Washington County And The Early Settlement of Ohio --The Centinnal Historical Address Before The Citizens of Washington County By: Israel Ward Andrews Published: Cincinnati: P. G. Thompson, 1877 (Pages 73-83) Extracted by Debbie Noland Nitsche November 2004