Contra Costa County CA Archives History - Books .....County Officials, 1875-1880 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com Book Title: History Of Contra Costa County, California Table showing the Officers of Contra Costa County, as complied from the Records of the Court of Sessions and Boards of Supervisors, from 1875 to 1880 inclusive 1875-1876. 1876-1877. 1877-1878. 1878-1879. 1879-1880. NAME OF OFFICE. Name of Holder. Vote. Name of Holder. Vote. Name of Holder. Vote. Name of Holder. Vote. Name of Holder. Vote. Senator Paul Shirley 1010 Paul Shirley Paul Shirley Paul Shirley W. H. Sears 1010 Member of Assembly Charles Wood 1121 Charles Wood Albert J. Young 1081 Albert J. Young D. N. Sherburne 1398 District Judge S. H. Dwinelle S. H. Dwinelle S. H. Dwinelle S. H. Dwinelle County Judge Thos. A. Brown 935 Thos. A. Brown Thos. A. Brown Thos. A. Brown Superior Judge Thomas A. Brown 1165 District Attorney Jos. P. Jones 961 Jos. P. Jones F. M. Warmcastle 1040 F. M. Warmcastle Eli R. Chase 1071 County Clerk L. C. Wittenmyer 959 L. C. Wittenmyer L. C. Wittenmyer 1038 L. C. Wittenmyer L. C. Wittenmyer 1171 County Recorder V. B. Russell 955 V. B. Russell C. Ed. Miller 1105 C. Ed. Miller C. Ed. Miller 1020 County Auditor M. H. Bailhache 977 M. H. Bailhache C. Ed. Miller C. Ed. Miller J. W. Darby 1038 County Sheriff Fred Wilkening 1011 Fred Wilkening D. P. Mahan 1074 D. P. Mahan D. P. Mahan 1096 County Tax Collector Henry Gallagher 921 Henry Gallagher D. P. Mahan D. P. Mahan Wm. Shuey 1090 County Treasurer A. Tyler 1121 A. Tyler R. B. Hathaway 1153 R. B. Hathaway R. B. Hathaway 1271 County Assessor Jas. Foster 1011 Jas. Foster Jas. Foster Jas. Foster J. M. Stow 1107 County Coroner E. W. Hiller E. W. Hiller E. W. Hiller E. W. Hiller John W. Guy County Surveyor R. M. Jones 1024 R. M. Jones R. M. Jones 1036 R. M. Jones R. W. Jones 1389 County Supt Of Schools A. Thurber 1071 A. Thurber E. L. Wemple 1039 E. L. Wemple A. A. Bailey 1075 County Pub Admin'r E. W. Hiller 1000 E. W. Hiller E. W. Hiller 1008 E. W. Hiller John W. Guy Associate Justices, the Ct. of Sessions Supervisors John Tormey, Dist 1. John Tormey, Dist 1. 285 Patrick Tormey, Dist. 1. 292 Patrick Tormey, Dist. 1. Patrick Tormey, Dist. 1. 283 D. N. Sherburne " 2 D. N. Sherburne " 2 Walter Renwick " 2. 223 Walter Renwick " 2. Walter Renwick " 2. Geo. P. Loucks, " 3 197 Geo. P. Loucks, " 3 Geo. P. Loucks, " 3 W. B. English " 3 188 W. B. English " 3 Philip Walker " 4 223 Philip Walker " 4 Philip Walker " 4 Philip Walker " 4 149 Philip Walker " 4 J. C. McMaster " 5 J. C. McMaster " 5 J. C. McMaster " 5 J. C. McMaster. " 5. J. C. McMaster. " 5. 306 W. H. Ford Tp No 1 205 W. H. Ford Tp No 1 W. H. Ford Tp No 1 180 W. H. Ford Tp No 1 W. H. Ford Tp No 1 325 Justices of the Peace T. D. Palmer " 1 113 T. D. Palmer " 1 A. Rumrill, 1. 181 A. Rumrill, 1. A. Rumrill, 1. 278 John Slitz " 2 117 John Slitz " 2 M. H. Turner, 2. 142 M. H. Turner, 2. M. H. Turner, 2. 282 J. J. Kerr " 2 145 J. J. Kerr " 2 Henry Shuey, 2. 48 Henry Shuey, 2. Henry Hurst, 2. 108 G. R. Oliver " 3 91 G. R. Oliver " 3 J. F. Harding, 3. 56 J. F. Harding, 3. J. F. Harding, 3. 168 Sam Bacon, " 3 90 Sam Bacon, " 3 Sam. Bacon, 3. 113 Sam. Bacon, 3. R. H. Latimer, 3. 62 D. S. Carpenter " 4 216 D. S. Carpenter " 4 D S. Carpenter 4. 217 D S. Carpenter 4. A. W. Wall, 4 217 D. S. Woodruff " 4 202 D. S. Woodruff " 4 Jas. Rankin, 4. 149 Jas. Rankin, 4. H. Ingram, 4. 153 A. Richardson " 5 86 A. Richardson " 5 J. E. W. Carey, 5. 154 J. E. W. Carey, 5. J. P. Abbott, 5. 248 T. D. Uren " 5 108 T. D. Uren " 5 T. D. Uren, 5. 149 T. D. Uren, 5. H. B. Jewett 5 209 Constables W. A. J. Gift, Tp. No. 1. 153 W. A. J. Gift, Tp. No. 1. W. A. J. Gift, Tp. No. 1. 285 W. A. J. Gift, Tp. No. 1. W. A. J. Gift, Tp. No. 1. 186 John Wilcox, " 1. 180 John Wilcox, " 1. David Rowell, " 1. 163 David Rowell, " 1. Jas. Simpson, " 1. 162 Thos. Johnson, " 2. 174 Thos. Johnson, " 2. Thos. Johnson, " 2. 197 Thos. Johnson, " 2. F. Sandford, " 2. 217 A. Williams, " 2. 132 A. Williams, " 2. W. M. Simpson, " 2. 268 W. M. Simpson, " 2. W. W. Beauchamp, 2. 212 J. M. Pacheco, " 3. 268 Alex. Nagel, " 3. L. A. Klose, " 3. 77 C. H. Wells, " 3. R. B. Hemming, " 3. 160 Henry Wells, " 3. 175 Henry Wells, " 3. Wm. Bevert, " 3. 162 Wm. Bevert, " 3. W. L. Bevert, " 3. 32 R. G. Thomas, " 4. 331 J. B. Jones, " 4. Jas. Sharp, " 4. 232 Jas. Sharp, " 4. Thos. M. Williams " 4. 138 J. Bendixon, " 4. 187 J. Bendixon, " 4. Wm. Hughes, " 4. 195 Paul Barclay, " 4. H. S. Green, " 4. 181 J. G. Gann, " 5. 151 J. G. Gann, " 5. D. M. Pitts, " 5. 296 D. M. Pitts, " 5. D. M. Pitts, " 5. 337 A. Moller, " 5. 108 A. Moller, " 5. Thos. Irvin, " 5. 281 Thos. Irvin, " 5. Thos. Irvin, " 5. 284 NOTES.—1875-1876: Sept. 6, 1875.—J. M. Pacheco to be Justice of the Peace, Township No. 3. Jan. 1, 1876.—J. B. Jones to be Constable, Tp. No. 4, vice Thomas, deceased. May 1, 1876.—Alex. Nagel to be Constable, Tp. No. 3, vice Pacheco, deceased. NOTES.-1876-1877: May 7, 1877.—M. H. Turner to be Justice of the Peace, Township No. 2. Aug. 6, 1877.—J. C. Sharp to be Constable, Township No. 4, vice Jones, resigned. NOTES.—1877-1878: Feb. 5, 1878.—C. H. Wells to be Constable, Township No. 3, vice Klose, removed from the County. Aug. 6, 1878. —Paul Barclay to be Constable, Township No, 4, vice Hughes, resigned. NOTES.—1878-1879: May 6, 1879.—D. S. Woodruff to be Justice of the Peace, Township No. 4, vice Rankin, resigned. NOTES.—1879-1880: Sept. 16, 1879.—T. A. McMahon to be County Surveyor, vice Jones, resigned. Feb. 25, 1880.—T. A. McMahon to be County Surveyor, vice Jones, refused to qualify. Feb. 25, 1880.—Jas. D. Darby to be County Auditor, vice J. W. Darby, deceased. May 3, 1880.—John McPeake to be Constable, Tp. No. 1, vice Simpson, deceased. May 6, 1880.—W. W. Beauchamp to be Justice of the Peace, Township No. 2, vice Hurst, failed to qualify. June 30, 1880.—D. S. Carpenter to be Justice of the Peace, Township No. 4, vice Ingram, resigned. Sept. 21, 1880.—J. E. W. Carey, to be Justice of the Peace, Township No. 5, vice Jewett, resigned. Extracted from: HISTORY OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING ITS GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATOGRAPHY AND DESCRIPTION; TOGETHER WITH A RECORD OF THE MEXICAN GRANTS; THE BEAR FLAG WAR; THE MOUNT DIABLO COAL FIELDS; THE EARLY HISTORY AND SETTLEMENT, COMPILED FROM THE MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES; THE NAMES OF ORIGINAL SPANISH AND MEXICAN PIONEERS; FULL LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; SEPARATE HISTORY OF EACH TOWNSHIP, SHOWING THE ADVANCE IN POPULATION AND AGRICULTURE; ALSO, Incidents of Pioneer Life; and Biographical Sketches OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN; AMD OF ITS TOWNS, VILLAGES, CHURCHES, SECRET SOCIETIES, ETC. ILLUSTRATED. SAN FRANCISCO: W. A. SLOCUM & CO., PUBLISHERS 1882.