Lassen County CA Archives History - Books .....Lassen County Officers 1882 ************************************************ 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@gmail.com January 16, 2006, 9:34 pm Book Title: Illustrated History Of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties LASSEN COUNTY OFFICERS. So many changes have been made in the officials of Lassen county by resignations and appointments that a tabulated list cannot be prepared in a convenient form, therefore each office will be listed separately, and all changes noted and explained. COUNTY JUDGE—SUPERIOR JUDGE. The first incumbent of this office was I. J. Harvey, who was appointed to the position by Governor Frederick F. Low in May, 1864, to hold office until after the judicial election to be held the following year. October 18, 1865, W. R. Harrison was chosen to the position by the people. October 16, 1867, A. T. Bruce was elected. October 26, 1869, J. S. Chapman was elected. He resigned, and A. A. Smith was appointed in October, 1872, to complete the term. October 15, 1873, C. McClaskey was elected. October 20, 1877, E. T. Talbot was elected. September 3, 1879, J. W. Hendrick was chosen the first judge of the superior court under the new constitution. DISTRICT ATTORNEY. May 2, 1864, E. V. Spencer was chosen the first district attorney. September 6, 1865, Isaac N. Roop was elected; again September 4, 1867. For some reason the office became vacant the following spring, for on the first of June, 1868, the supervisors appointed Mr. Roop to the office to which he had been elected the fall before. The gentleman failed to qualify, and a month later W. R. Harrison was appointed to fill the unexpired term. September 1, 1869, W. R Harrison was elected. The death of this honored and respected citizen, in the spring of 1870, left a vacancy in the office, which was filled by the appointment of A. A. Smith, June 6, 1870. September 6, 1871, E. V. Spencer was elected; again September 3, 1873. September 1, 1875, M. H. Marstella was elected. September 5, 1877, J. W. Hendrick was elected. September 3, 1879, James Branham was chosen, and still holds the position. SHERIFF. May 2, 1864, James D. Byers, formerly sheriff of Plumas county, was chosen the first sheriff of Lassen county. September 6, 1865, Frank Drake was elected. He resigned February 4, 1867, and W. Hill Naileigh was appointed the same day. September 4, 1867, T. N. Long was elected; again September 1, 1869. September 6, 1871, O. Streshley was chosen; again September 3, 1873. September 1,1875, F. A. Washburn was elected. On the fourth of November, 1877, the board entered the following on its record: "The death of F. A. Washburn, sheriff of Lassen county, being announced to the board, now at this time (1:30), on motion of M. Marstella, district attorney, the board adjourn for the day in respect to the memory of the deceased." On the third of February, 1878, Fred Hines, the sheriff elected September 5, 1877, was appointed to fill the vacancy until his proper term commenced in March. September 3, 1879, H. Skaddan, the present incumbent, was elected. COUNTY CLERK May 2, 1864, A. A. Smith was elected the first county clerk, and was re-elected two successive times, holding the office until the spring of 1870. September 1, 1869, J. H. Breed was elected. September 6, 1871, F. S. Chapman was chosen. September 3, 1873, W. P. Hall was elected, and now holds the office for his fourth successive term. COUNTY TREASURER. May 2, 1864, E. D. Bowman was elected, and served two terms. September 4,1867, J. R. Lockwood was chosen, and served two terms. September 6, 1871, W. H. Crane was elected, and was twice re-elected, resigning December 1, 1877, because he had been elected to the senate. September 5, 1877, T. N. Long was elected, and took the office by appointment December 1, 1877, to fill the vacancy till his regular term commenced in March. September 3, 1879, D. C. Hyer, the present treasurer, was chosen. COUNTY SURVEYOR. May 2, 1864, E. R. Nichols was chosen, and was twice re-elected. He resigned the office during his third term, and John C. Partridge was appointed November 13, 1868. September 1, 1869, W. C. Kingsbury was chosen; again at the next election. September 3, 1873, T. H. Ward was elected. The office became vacant, and A. A. Smith was appointed for the lawful term, May 4, 1874. September 1, 1875, James Branham was elected. September 5, 1877, A. A. Smith was elected. September 3, 1879, P. M. Norboe was chosen, and still holds the office. COUNTY ASSESSOR. May 2, 1864, A. H. Brown was chosen the first assessor. September 6, 1865, W. C. Kingsbury was elected. September 4, 1867, Smith J. Hill was chosen. In the spring of 1869 he removed from the county, and Charles Cramer was appointed to fill the unexpired term, April 17, 1869. September 1, 1869, J. C. Wemple was elected, and served two terms. September 3, 1873, A. L. Tunison was elected. September 1, 1875, O. Streshley was elected. September 3, 1879, Edward Harris, the present officer, was chosen. COUNTY CORONER. May 2, 1864, Z. J. Brown was elected coroner, but neglected to qualify. W. Hill Naileigh was appointed to the office September 17, 1864. September 6, 1865, James Hutchings was elected. September 4, 1867, Z. N. Spalding was chosen, and served two terms. September 6, 1871, E. G. Bangham was elected, and served a second term. September 1, 1875, M. Rinehart was elected. November 4, 1877, he resigned, and removed to La Porte, Plumas county. September 5, 1877, E. G. Bangham was elected for a third term. September 3, 1879, R. Johnson, the present coroner, was elected. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. The first gentleman to hold this position was Mr. T. N. Stone, who was appointed by the board March 15, 1870, to fill the vacancy caused by a failure to nominate and elect the previous September. Mr. Stone resigned a few months later, and on the fifth of September, 1870, L. M. Crill was appointed to the vacancy. September 1, 1871, Z. N. Spalding was elected, and served two terms. September 1, 1875, S. A. Doyle was elected. September 5, 1877, Z. N. Spalding was chosen for a third time. September 3, 1879, W. R. Schooler was elected, and now holds the position. SUPERVISORS. The composition of supervisor districts is given in the Official History. Frank Drake, H. C. Stockton, and L. N. Breed composed the first board named in the organic Act, and divided the county into three districts April 11, 1864. A new board was chosen, one from each district, at the first election. DISTRICT NO. 1.—H. C. Stockton was elected May 4, 1864. E. D. Bowman was elected September 4, 1867. February 26, 1870, J. C. Partridge was elected to fill vacancy caused by Bowman's resignation; and May 30, 1871, he was elected for ^a full term of three years. In 1874 T. N. Long was elected, and in 1877 J. W. Hosselkus. May 28, 1881, Mr. Hosselkus was appointed by the superior judge to hold the office until his successor was elected and qualified, and now occupies the seat for the first district. DISTRICT NO. 2.—E. G. Bangham was chosen from this district at the first county election. T. H. Epley was elected September 6, 1865. James D. Byers was elected November 3, 1868. Fred Hines was elected September 6, 1871. John T. Masten was elected September 4, 1878. DISTRICT NO. 3.—A. Evans was the first supervisor of this district, elected May 2, 1864. April 2, 1867, Marshall Bronson was elected. September 1, 1869, J. McKissick was elected. At special election, January 6, 1873, F. A. Washburn was chosen. At a special election September 7, 1876, E. Harris was elected. September 3, 1879, Lewis Powers was elected, and now holds the office. MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE. Lassen has always been associated with Plumas in its representation in both branches of the legislature. By the Act of March 16, 1874, Butte, Plumas, and Lassen were combined in the twenty-sixth senatorial district, with one senator and two assemblymen: Butte to elect one of the latter, and Plumas and Lassen the other jointly. This is the present distribution. The men who have represented the district of which Lassen has been a part are: SENATORS.—1863-66, F. M. Smith; 1867-70, John Conly; 1871-73; David Boucher; 1873-76, George C. Perkins; 1877-79, William H. Crane; 1879-82, William A. Cheney. ASSEMBLYMEN.—1865, John D. Goodwin; 1867, John R. Buckbee; 1869, John Lambert; 1871, B. W. Barnes; 1873, James D. Byers; 1875, John S. Chapman; 1877, James H. Whitlock; 1879, Charles Mulholland; 1881, William W. Kellogg. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties San Francisco: Fariss & Smith (1882) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/lassen/history/1882/illustra/lassenco279ms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/cafiles/ File size: 9.2 Kb