Jessamine County KyArchives History - Books .....County Judges Under The Constitution Of 1849 1898 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com August 5, 2007, 1:20 am Book Title: A History Of Jessamine County, Kentucky County Judges under the Constitution of 1849. Alexander Wake, served eight years; W. S. Scott, died in office; John A. Willis, appointed, served from 1858 to 1859; Henry J. Campbell, elected, and served four years; Richard Ferguson, served one term; Melvin T. Lowry, served four years; James G. Bruce, served one term, died in office; Tucker Woodson, elected in 1872, died in office in 1874; W. H. Phillips, present County Judge, has held the office for twenty-three years. County Attorneys: John Dishman, John S. Bronaugh, Wm. R. Welch, Wm. Byrd Woodson, Geo. R. Pryor, Benjamin P. Campbell, Benjamin A. Crutcher, John H. Welch, E. B. Hoover, N. L. Bronaugh, J. Willard Mitchell. Under the Constitution of Kentucky in 1799, the oldest Justice of the Peace was made Sheriff. Charles West, first Sheriff; Bartholomew Kinnard, deputy; Benj. Nicholson; Thos. Butler, deputy; Lewis Singleton, Andrew McCampbell; James H. McCampbell: John Perry, Sr.; James Wilmore; Campbell Wilmore; Harrison Daniel; W. P. Daniel: William Bronaugh; W. P. Daniel; Jerry Dickerson; Newton Dickerson; John Butler, deputy; M. T. Lowry; Thomas E. West, his deputy; Geo. T. Chrisman. Additional Comments: Extracted from: A HISTORY OF JESSAMINE COUNTY, KENTUCKY, FROM ITS EARLIEST SETTLEMENT TO 1898. By BENNETT H. YOUNG, PRESIDENT POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY; MEMBER FILSON CLUB; MEMBER CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1890; AUTHOR HISTORY OF THE CONSTITUTIONS OF KENTUCKY, OF "BATTLE OF BLUE LICKS, ETC, ETC. S. M. DUNCAN, ASSOCIATE AUTHOR. Every brave and good life out of the past is a treasure which cannot be measured in money, and should be preserved with faithfullest care. LOUISVILLE, KY.: COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING CO., 1898. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/jessamine/history/1898/ahistory/countyju257gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/