Anderson County KS Archives History - Books .....Chapter XIV 1877 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com August 4, 2005, 11:44 pm Book Title: THE HISTORY OF ANDERSON COUNTY, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT TO THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1876. CHAPTER XIV. Successive State Senators—Members of the House of Representatives—yudgcs of the District Court—County Officers. SENATORS. 1861. William Spriggs; 1865, D. W. Houston: 1869, E. S. Niccolls: 1873, W. A.Johnson. MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Under Territorial government—1859, William Spriggs; 1860, Thomas Lindsay: 1861, Rufus Gilpatrick. Under State government—1861, S. J. Crawford and W. F. M. Arny; 1862, J. B. Lowry and W. H. McClure. In 1862 the Legislature made a reapportionment, into representative and senatorial districts, dividing Anderson county into two representative districts, numbers Fifty-six and Fifty-seven. The townships of Walker and Monroe constituted the Fifty-sixth, and the remainder of the county the Fifty-seventh representative district. 1863, Isaac; Hiner, Fifty-sixth: Jackson Means, Fifty-seventh; 1864, Henderson Cavender. Fifty-sixth; B. M. Lingo, Fifty-seventh: 1865, Henderson Cavender, Fifty-sixth; A. G. West, Fifty-seventh; 1866, Henderson Cavender, Fifty-sixth; J. W. Stewart, Fifty-seventh; 1867, Thomas Lindsay, Fifty-sixth: Wm. N. Hanby, Fifty-seventh: 1868, Thomas G. Headley, Fifty-sixth; Wm. N. Hanby, Fifty-seventh: 1869, John Buterbaugh, Fifty-sixth; Charles Gregg, Fifty-seventh; 1870, John G. Lindsay, Fifty-sixth; J. H. Whitford, Fifty-seventh; 1871, John G. Lindsay. Fifty-sixth; Thomas Thompson, Fifty-seventh. The Legislature of 1871 made a new apportionment of the State into representative districts, by which Anderson county only formed one district, and had but one representative. 1872, J. H. Whitford: 1873, John T. Lanter: 1874, James E. White: 1875, H. C. Reppert: 1876, L. K. Kirk. JUDGES OF THE DISTRICT COURT. The Legislature in 1855 divided the Territory into judicial districts, placing Anderson county in the Second district, and in 1856 Sterling G. Cato was judge. In 1858 the Legislature redistricted the Territory, and Anderson county was made part of the Third district, and Joseph Williams was the judge. Under the Wyandotte constitution Anderson county was made part of the Fourth district. 1861, S. O. Thacher; 1864. Thacher resigned, and D. P. Lowe was appointed to fill the vacancy: 1865. D. M. Valentine. The Legislature in 1867 created the Seventh judicial district, and made Anderson county a part of it. 1867, William Springs; 1868, John R. Goodin. In 1869 this county was again changed back to the Fourth district. 1869, O. A. Bassett; 1872, O. A. Bassett. CLERKS OF THE DISTRICT COURT. 1858, A. Simons: 1860, A. Simons; 1861, A. Simons; 1863. Charles Hidden; 1865, C. E. Dewey; 1867, G. M. Everline: 1869, Solomon Kauffman; 1871, G. M. Everline: 1873, J. A. Bell: 1875. J. A. Bell. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. 1856, Francis Myer and J. S. Waitman: 1857, Darius Frankenberger and John McDaniel. The Legislature in 1858 changed the county board to a board of supervisors, of one member from each township. Supervisors—1858, J. E. White, chairman: Solomon Kauffman, Rezin Porter, John McDaniel and Alexander Me Arthur: 1859, J. F. Wadsworth, chairman; C. W. Fraker, John L. Adington, J. R. Eaton, J. B. Dilday and G. W. Sands. The Legislature in 1860 changed the board from a board of supervisors to a board of county commissioners, consisting of three members. 1860, Preston Bowen, chairman; Richard Robinson and Mathew Porter: 1861, Mathew Porter, chairman; Richard Robinson and T. G. Headley; 1862, T. G. Headley, chairman; John Moler and A. Cassel; 1863, T. G. Headley, chairman; D. L. Duff and Anderson Cassel; 1864, Dr. William Smith, chairman; H. R. Hall and George Holt: Hall resigned, and S. W. Arrant appointed to fill vacancy: 1866, William Smith, chairman; Mathew Porter and Richard Robinson; 1868. H. Cavender, chairman; J. B. Lowry and Reuben Lowry; 1870, G. W. Iler, chairman; J. B. Lowry and J. W. Vaughn; J. B. Lowry died in 1871, and C. H. Lowry appointed to fill vacancy: 1872, John Macklin, chairman; H. Cavender and B. M. Lingo; 1874, C. H. Lowry, chairman; G. W. Smith and H. Cavender; G. W. Smith resigned and M. E. Osborn was appointed to fill vacancy; November, 1875, M. J. Turrell elected to fill unexpired term of Smith; H. Cavender resigned, and W. S. Vreeland was appointed to till vacancy: 1876, C. H. Lowry, chairman; W. S. Vreeland and M. J. Turrell. COUNTY CLERKS. 1856, Thomas Totton, appointed; 1857. A. Simons; resigned, and C. T. Williams appointed; 1858, B. L. Adington; 1860, A. Simons; 1862, A. McArthur; 1864, J. F. Walker; 1866, J. H. Williams; 1868. J. H. Williams; 1870, E. A. Edwards; 1872. E. A. Edwards: 1874. E. A. Edwards: 1876, J. W. Goltra. PROBATE JUDGES. 1855, George Wilson, elected by Legislature; 1858. Samuel Anderson, from January 1 to June 1, and was succeeded by J. Y. Campbell, who served until the 7th day of October, 1861, when he was ousted from the office by proceedings had before S. O. Thacher, judge, on application of Chas. Hidden, who served until January, 1862: 1862. Samuel Anderson: 1863, Samuel Anderson: 1865. J. Y. Campbell: 1871, M. A. Page: 1875. J. M. Craig. COUNTY TREASURERS. 1856, C. H. Price, appointed: 1858. Isaac Hiner; 1859. W. L. Webster: 1860. Henderson Cavender; 1862, Henderson Cavender: 1864. T. G. Headley: 1866. T. G. Headley: 1868. A. G. West, appointed to fill short term from January 1 to July 1: 1868, A. Simons: 1870. A. Simons; 1872, E. S. Hunt; 1874, E. S. Hunt. REGISTERS OF DEEDS. 1857, A. Simons, appointed: 1858, Madison Puett: 1860, O. J. Farley, who died in 1861, and M. Puett elected to fill vacancy; 1864, J. F. Walker; 1866. J. H. Williams; 1868, J. H. Williams; 1870, Samuel Crum: 1872, Samuel Crum; 1874, W. H. Mellen; 1876, W. I. Sutton. SHERIFFS. 1856, David McCammon: 1857, Thos. Hill: resigned, and G. A. Cook, appointed; 1858, G. A. Cook: 1860, G. A. Cook; 1862, John Anderson, who resigned in 1865, and A. Simons appointed: 1866, Elias Norris; 1868, Elias Norris; 1870, G. A. Cook; 1872, Edward Rayn: 1874. Edward Rayn; 1876. J. H. Shields. COUNTY ATTORNEYS. 1858. J. B. Stitt; 1860, W. A. Johnson. The Legislature in 1861 abolished the office of county attorney, and provided for a district attorney for each judicial district, and in June, 1861, S. A. Riggs was elected attorney for this district. In 1864 the Legislature abolished the office of district attorney, and provided for county attorneys. 1864, M. A. Page: 1865, W. A. Johnson was elected, but refused to qualify, and M. A. Page appointed; 1866, M. A. Page; 1867, John G. Lindsay: 1871, John S. Wilson; 1873. John J. Hoffman: 1875, Abram Bergen. COUNTY SURVEYORS. 1857, B. F. Ridgeway, appointed; 1858. B. F. Ridgeway; 1862, Jackson Means; 1864. Hugh Smith; 1866, James N. Smith; 1870, R. W. Galley. 1872, R. W. Gailey; 1874, R. W. Gailey; 1876, R. W. Gailey. SUPERINTENDENTS OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 1858, J. R. Slentz, appointed; 1861, Rufus Gilpatrick; 1863, C. B. Smith; 1865. C. T. Chapin: 1867, C. T. Chapin; 1869, W. A. Walker, who died in 1869, und P. W. Buhl was appointed: 1871, Thomas Bowles: 1873, Amos Rice: 1875, L. H. Osborn. COUNTY ASSESSORS. In 1857 William Puett was appointed by the board of county commissioners. In the winter of 1858 the Legislature made a change in the law, by which the office of county assessor was abolished, and in 1860 the Legislature again provided for the office of county assessor. John T. Lanter was elected in March, 1860. John T. Hall was elected in November, 1860, and resigned in May, 1861. July 8, 1861, B. P. Brown was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John T. Hall. 1861. John Horn; 1863, George W. Arrell: 1864. A. W. Phillips; 1865, George W. Arrell; 1866, W. B. Edwards; 1867, C.B. Smith. In 1868 the Legislature, by a change in the tax laws, abolished the office of county assessor and provided that the assessments should be made by the township trustees. Additional Comments: THE HISTORY OF ANDERSON COUNTY, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT TO THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1876. BY W. A. JOHNSON, CHAIRMAN OF HISTORICAL COMMITTEE. 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