Hernando County, Florida Public Officials File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Deborah Byrd, dbyrd@lightcom.net. USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. This file may not be removed from this server or altered in any way for placement on another server without the consent of the State and USGenWeb Project coordinators and the contributor. *********************************************************************** The following are lists of every public official that has served Hernando County since 1843. Prior to 1850 Hernando County was known as Benton County. The population of Hernando County around 1850 was only around 1,000 inhabitants. Greater strides were made during the Civil War reconstruction period. By 1900, population was around 4,000. Mrs. Corbin of Holt Fl. remembers her grandfather telling her around 80 years ago of living and voting in Brooksville during the 1860's. The voting booth was just off South Main Street and as you entered before voting, they would offer you a shot of whiskey. It had a way of discouraging voter apathy. Women were finally given the right to vote in 1920. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS : 1845 - Charles Russell, John Wiggins, John S. Taylor, Ed J. Knight. 1847 - John S. Taylor, John Wiggins, John Selph, George Dikes. 1848 - James L. Terry, Ciprian T. Jenkins. 1849 - Issac Baker, William McDaniel, John Townsend, Issac Wells. 1852 - Cyprian Jenkins, John Townsend, William Craig, John Crickton. 1853 - Levi Whitehurst, John Sylvester, John A. Williams, C.B. O'Neill. 1855 - Anderson Mayo, John Townsend, Frederick Lykes, Jacob Wells. 1857 - Frederick Lykes, Anderson Mayo, John Townsend, Jacob Wells. 1859 - Anderson Mayo, Thomas C. Ellis, Aaron Frierson, Arthur Baker. 1863 - John Townsend, David Hedick, Jacob Wells, Simon Edwards. 1864 - Anderson Mayo, Thomas Ellis, John Sutton, Allen Mondon. 1866 - John Sutton, Allen Mondon, A.S. Enochs, J.W. Allen. 1872 - Josiah B. Law, Joshua Mizell, Sampson Jordan. 1874 - A.E. Burnside, C.Q. Nevitt, Henry Harper. 1876 - Josiah Law, Joshua Mizell, J.M. Rhodes, A.W. Levi, J. Mills. 1877 - Anderson Mayo, W.J. Baker, J.B. Law, E.R. King, J.W. O'Berry. 1879 - Anderson Mayo, J.B. Law, W.A. Cobb, N.A. Carter, A. Greenleaf. 1881 - Anderson Mayo, J.B. Law, W.J. Baker, N.A. Carter, A.S. Mann. 1883 - Marshall Morton, William Priest, A.C. Sumner, E.C. Peterson. S.B. Colding. 1885 - Virgil Alberson, J.R. Snow, C.O. Mann, E.A. Hill, A.C. Sumner. 1887 - J.C. Clements, E.A. Hill, W.J. Baker, H.D. Edwards, A.C. Sumner. 1888 - Wm. Nick, Z.L. McKay, Henry Van Petten, J.A. Bishop, Warren Springstead. 1889 - C.C. Keathley, H.W. Lane, W.E. Hope Jr., J.M. Hedick, A.C. Croom. 1891 - C.C. Keathley, W.E. Hope, R.W. McIntosh, J.Y. Allen, I.G. Harville, W. Goodman. 1893 - W.E. Hope, David Ayers Jr., J.W. Corman, A.P. McKeown, I.G. Harville. 1895 - C.S. Wilson, I.C. O'Neill, J.M. Hedick, M.P. McCall, D.G. Heness. 1897 - C.S. Wilson, A.M. White, J.M. Hedick, S.M. Bryan, D.G. Heness. 1899 - C.S. Wilson, F.I. Smith, J.M. Hedick, R.E. Quinn, D.G. Heness. 1901 - C.S. Wilson, F.I. Smith, T.D. Graham, W.R. Ayers, H.T. Valentine. 1903 - J.A. Jennings, W.R. Ayers, T.D. Graham, W.P.Mills, I.G. Harville. 1905 - J.A. Jennings, J.E. Allen, T.D. Graham, W.P. Mills, I.G. Harville. 1909 - J.A. Jennings, J.E. Allen, D.I. Freeman, W.P. Mills, I.G. Harville. 1911 - J.A. Jennings, W.R. Ayers, J.W. Gay, W.P. Tucker, I.G. Harville. 1915 - H.D. Evans, J.E. Allen, R.B. Grubbs, J.H. Hancock, I.G. Harville. 1917 - S.A. Wilson, J.K. Kilpatrick, C.L. Lowman, E.N. Rewis, I.G. Harville. 1919 - Hugh Hale, E.N. Marrow, C.L. Lowman, E.N. Rewis, I.G. Harville. 1921 - R.T. Hancock, J.K. Kilpatrick, J.W. Kimbrough, R.H. Hennes, W.P. Tucker. 1923 - L.B. Varn, J.K. Kilpatrick, I.G. Harville, W.E. Barnette, W.P. Tucker. 1925 - W.P. Tucker, R.S. Smith, A.B. Endsley, I.G. Harville, L.B. Varn. 1927 - W.P. Tucker, G.H. Mills, A.B. Endsley, L.B. Varn, W.O. Lemasters. 1929 - A.B. Endsley, H.G. Thompson, R.S. Smith, J.T. Daniel, A.F. Burns. 1931 - A.F. Burns, A.B. Endsley, J.T. Daniel, A.K. Skinner, S.S. Moody. 1933 - J.S. Simpson, J.L. Ayers, R.M. Harville, A.K. Skinner, A.K. Bean. 1935 - J.L. Ayers, J.P. Mills, C.L. Lowman, R.M. Harville, H.S. Simmons. 1937 - J.L. Ayers, J.P. Mills, C.L. Lowman, W.M. Russell, R.M. Harville. 1941 - J.L. Ayers, J.P. Mills, C.L. Lowman, W.C. Hope, R.M. Harville. 1945 - J.L. Ayers, J.P. Mills, Ed Bloom, R.H. Keeling, R.M. Harville. 1951 - J.L. Ayers, J.P. Mills, Ray Underwood, W.F. Saxon, R.M. Harville. 1953 - Philip Roush, James Griffin, Guy Harris, Ray Underwood, A.L. Snow. 1955 - Phillip Roush, James Griffin, Guy Harris, Tommie Dawson, A.L. Snow. 1957 - A.L. Snow, James Griffin, Guy Harris, Tommie Dawson, L.T. Patrick. 1959 - Guy Harris, A.L. Snow, James Griffin, Tommie Dawson, L.T. Patrick. 1965 - A.L. Snow, Tommie Dawson, A.S. Eppley, Murray Grubbs, Bennie Rivenbark. 1969 - Murray Grubbs, Chuck Smith, James Stenholm, Jack Underwood, John W. Rice. 1971 - Murray Grubbs, Chuck Smith, James Sterholm, Jack Underwood, John W. Rice. 1973 - Frank Fish, Chuck Smith, James Stenholm, Jack Underwood, John W. Rice. 1975 - Frank Fish, Chuck Smith, James Stenholm, Adrian Bell Jr., John W. Rice. 1977 - Frank Fish, Chuck Smith, Marvin Hunt, Adrian Bell Jr., John Magner. 1979 - Frank Fish, Murray Grubbs, Marvin Hunt, Ray Harris, John Magner. 1981 - Frank Fish, Murray Grubbs, Marvin Hunt, Ray Harris, John Magner, Hugh McGeehan. 1983 - Frank Fish, Bill Koenig 111, Len Tria Jr., Henry Ledbetter, Greg Copeland. 1985 - Frank Fish, Bill Koenig 111, Len Tria Jr., Henry Ledbetter, Tom Lyons Jr., David Russell Sr. 1987 - Frank Fish, Richard Killingsworth, Ken Tria Jr., Henry Ledbetter, David Russell Sr. 1989 - Henry Ledbetter, Harold Varvel, John Richardson, June Ester, Richard Killingsworth. 1991 - Ginny Brown-Waite, John Richardson, Tony Mosca, Harold Varvel, June Ester. 1993 - Tony Mosca, June Ester, Pat Novy, John Richardson, Nancy Robinson. 1995 - John Richardson, Nancy Robinson, Ray Lossing, Pat Novy, June Ester. 1997 - Nancy Robinson, Ray Lossing, Bobby Mills, Pat Novy, Paul Sullivan. 1999 - Nancy Robinson, Chris Kingsley, Bobbi Mills, Pat Novy, Paul Sullivan. HERNANDO COUNTY - CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT 1851 - Malcolm Peterson 1853 - William Garrison 1855 - Malcolm Peterson 1862 - John McNeill 1863 - John L. Peterson 1865 - Thomas S. Winn 1866 - W.J. Barnett 1869 - William L. McMinn 1870 - Christopher C. Keathley 1875 - John C. Law 1887 - Frank Saxon 1888 - John C. Law 1893 - Frank Saxon 1909 - M.H. Snow 1916 - J.C. Burwell 1917 - Harry C. Mickler 1949 - Leamon Q. Varn 1966 - James A. Brooks 1967 - Beth Varn McCoy 1969 - Norman Hinchman 1971 - Harold Brown 1988 - Karen Nicolai "Courtesy of Old Brooksville In Photos & Stories" COUNTY OF HERNANDO - COUNTY JUDGES 1843 - William W. Tucker 1845 - Issac Garrison 1849 - Perry G. Wall 1852 - Elias Knight 1853 - John Eubanks 1854 - Joseph M. Taylor 1856 - Perry G. Wall 1863 - Samuel J. Pearce 1864 - William M. Garrison 1870 - Henry Rountree 1874 - W.B. Center 1879 - William L. Frierson 1881 - Virgil Alberson 1883 - G.V. Ramsey 1887 - James C. Preston 1888 - William S. Jennings 1893 - G.V. Ramsey 1924 - Wills M. Russell 1929 - John Whitehurst 1935 - E.S. MacKenzie 1949 - Monroe Treiman 1977 - Edwin Malmquist 1989 - Jack Springstead "Courtesy of Old Brooksville In Photos & Stories" COUNTY OF HERNANDO - SHERIFFS 1845 - James M. Bates 1852 - N.M. Moody 1853 - Charles J. McMinn 1860 - Thomas W. Law 1862 - Thomas B. Law 1863 - John L. Peterson 1866 - E.A. Hill 1870 - William " Hopp " Smith 1872 - Ben Saxon 1877 - D.L. Hedick 1881 - J.B. Mickler 1885 - J.A. Jennings 1889 - J.W. Johnston 1890 - J.R. Burns 1899 - A.M. White 1901 - William E. Law 1920 - W.D. Cobb Sr. 1933 - Neil F. Law Jr. 1949 - Simm L. Lowman 1970 - W.D. Cobb Jr. 1973 - Melvin Kelly 1984 - Tom Mylander "Courtesy of Old Brooksville In Photos & Stories" COUNTY OF HERNANDO - SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS 1887 - William J. Daniel 1890 - B.F. Corman 1891 - A.Y. Chapman 1910 - B. F. Kirk 1912 - T.L. Sewell 1914 - John A. Sewell 1929 - Lillie Sewell 1939 - Marie Duren 1953 - Ada Law 1961 - Agnes Goethe 1972 - Neil Kinnear 1987 - Beth Sheilds 1988 - Diana Hysel 1991 - Ann Mau "Courtesy of Old Brooksville In Photos & Stories" COUNTY OF HERNANDO - TAX COLLECTORS 1851 - Ezekiel L. Selph 1856 - Francis B. Hagan 1858 - James A. Boyet 1862 - William D. Eubanks 1876 - M. Atkinson 1877 - Henry D. Edwards 1879 - F.M. Townsend 1883 - F.M. Hedick 1885 - John E. King 1887 - George T. Marshall 1888 - Robert D. Kirk 1896 - John C. Law 1917 - F. Elmore Saxon 1921 - C.C. Kirk 1933 - J.T. Daniel 1953 - Irene B. Kilpatrick 1976 - Leona B. Bechtelheimer "Courtesy of Old Brooksville In Photos & Stories" COUNTY OF HERNANDO - TAX ASSESSORS 1874 - Frank Saxon 1876 - D.H. Thrasher 1876 - William M. Garrison 1881 - Frank Saxon 1883 - R.J. Bradley 1885 - James Shands 1889 - C.S. Wilson 1891 - J.P. Cobb 1893 - A.B. Whelpley 1916 - M.H. Snow 1917 - B.F. Kirk 1921 - Elmore Saxon 1941 - Sidney F. Dick 1966 - Charles E. Allen, Sr. 1966 - Owen B. Smith 1969 - Thelma Wimberly 1974 - Lester Samples 1997 - Alvin R. Mazourek "Courtesy of Old Brooksville In Photos & Stories"