Dane County WI Archives History - Books .....County Officers 1877 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com April 29, 2006, 4:02 pm Book Title: Madison, Dane County And Surrounding Towns... COUNTY OFFICERS. DANE COUNTY OFFICERS. 1839 to 1877. IN pursuance of an act entitled "An act to organize the counties of Dane and Fond du Lac," approved Mar. 11, 1839, an election was held at the American Hotel, Madison, on the first Monday of May, 1839, and the following officers elected for Dane county: Board of Commissioners. 1839-40. Eben Peck, chairman, Simeon Mills, Jeremiah Lycan, commissioners; La Fayette Kellogg, clerk (resigned, R. L. Ream appointed); John Stoner, treasurer; Robert L. Ream, register of deeds; George P. Delaplaine, county surveyor (resigned, Wm. N. Seymour, appointed); Wm. A. Wheeler, assessor; N. T. Parkinson, sheriff; John Catlin, district attorney; David Hyer, coroner; Isaac Atwood, public administrator; John T. Wilson, auctioneer; Adam Smith, constable. August 7, 1839-40. Adam Smith, collector; Mahlan Blaker (resigned, La Fayette Kellogg appointed), Wm. N. Seymour, George Vroman, assessors; Ed. Campbell, school inspector; Wm. N. Seymour, district surveyor; Abel Rasdall, constable. October 5, 1840-41. Simeon Mills, chairman, Eben Peck, Prescott Brigham, commissioners; R. L. Ream, clerk; I. H. Palmer, treasurer; H. F. Crossman, collector (to fill vacancy by resignation of A. Smith); E. M. Williamson, H. W. Porter, David Hyer, assessors; A. Rasdall, constable. January 3, 1842. Prescott Brigham, chairman, Horace W. Potter, P. W. Matts, commissioners; E. M. Williamson, clerk; Erastus Quivey, treasurer; Ira W. Bird, register of deeds; Calvin Frink, collector; Wm. A. Webb (resigned, George P. Delaplaine appointed), Volney Moore, Nathan Kellogg, assessors; T. M. Wilcox, county surveyor (resigned. E. M. Williamson appointed); A. A. Bird, sheriff; H. C. Parker, constable (app'd). 1843. Wm. D. Daggett, chairman, Wm, A. Wheeler, Solomon Shafer, commissioners; E. M. Williamson, clerk; Erastus Quivey, treasurer (resigned, Darwin Clark appointed); Ira W. Bird, register of deeds; A. A. Bird, sheriff; Calvin Frink, collector; Alex. L. Collins, district attorney. 1844. W. A. Wheeler, chairman, A. W. Dickinson, W. H. Hubbard (resigned, B. F. Collins appointed); S. Catlin, clerk; P. W. Matts, treasurer; Jas. Sullivan, assessor; E. M. Williamson, surveyor; Geo. P. Delaplaine, collector; I. W. Bird, register of deeds; A. A. Bird, sheriff; A. L. Collins, district attorney; Andrus Viall and J. E. Abbott, constables. 1845. E. Brigham, chairman, L. S. Augur, Wm. A. Webb, commissioners; E. M. Williamson, clerk; P. W. Matts, treasurer; E. Burdick, county surveyor ; G. T. Long, register of deeds; I. W. Bird, sheriff; T. Daily, W. Rasdall, J. W. Thomas, ass'rs; C. Abbott, dist. att'y; A. B. Catlin, collector. January 5, 1846. Wm. A. Wheeler, chairman, J. R. Larkin, L. Stone, commissioners; E. Burdick, clerk (appointed in place of E. M. Williamson, resigned); M. S. Van Bergen, treasurer; J. G. Knapp, register of deeds; E. M. Williamson, county surveyor; G B. Smith, district attorney: G. Vroman, J. Meyers, assessors; R. G. Carpenter, N. H. Smith, constables. THE Board of Commissioners having been changed by law to the Board of Supervisors, represented by the chairman from each town in the county, the first session of said board was held on Monday, the 14th day of September, 1846, when the following gentleman appeared as members: Board of Supervisors. 1846-47. Wm. C. Wells, chairman, Ed. Campbell, Jas. R. Larkin, S. Head, A. Barlow, J. Lawrence, R. Boyce (Wm. Quivey acted as substitute for Mr. Boyce, during his sickness, until January 4, 1847). 1847-48. W. C. Wells, chairman, H. L. Bush, W. H. H. Coon (deputy for Wm. Mayhew till January 3, 1848), R. Warden, L. Farnum, D. M. Holt, R. Boyce, D. Tipple, W. A. Pierce, R. Atwood, C. M. Nichols, J. Vroman, J. Sanders, W. M. Mayhew, W. Boyce. 1848-49. Geo. Anderson, chairman, C. Maxon, W. W. Patrick, E. Brigham, A. Keyes, B. Haney, A. Harris, G. C. Cowen, D. C. Miller, R. P. Rawson (resigned, O. B. Moore elected), J. Vroman, W. C. Wells, C. Lum, T. F. Whittlesey, J. Webb, A. Salsbury, D. Wheeler, J. Lawrence, S. R. Ayers J. M. Babcock, (deceased, P. Rider appointed); M. Nash, S. Taylor, C. M. Nichols, B. B. Freeman. 1849-50. Berry Haney, chairman, J. J. Clark, Wm. H. Clark, E. Brigham, Chas. Drakeley, Geo. O. Babcock, O. B. Moore, S. R. Ayres, L. S. Argur, J. M. Matts, A. Salsbury, J. Lawrence. B. Fairchild, D. Cody, Wm. Barrus, A. A. Boyce, N. P. Spaulding, M. Mallory, W. Brown, D. Thomas, G. E. Cowen (resigned, J. Blake appointed), R. Brown, A. E. Adsitt, J. Nelson, William C. Rood, O. Cook, D. Wheeler, J. Harlow, Charles Bird. 1850-51. Wm. M. Colladay, chairman, I. S. Brown, J. Bowman, G. D. Neal (resigned, D. M. Stillman appointed), J. T. Lewis (substitute for N. H. Dryden during his sickness), W. W. Patrick, R. Brown, M. S. Foster, J. W. Thomas, G. O. Babcock, H. L. Foster, S. Oziah, C. Reeves, H. W. Yager, W. N. Seymour, L. Parmer, C. Lum, J. M. Matts (resigned, N. J. Tompkins appointed), Wm. Dudley, J. Phillips, Z. Gilbert, T. M. Warren, E. Isham, R. Winston, P. Munger, C. Bird, A. A. Boyce, W. Barrus, T. R. Hill, N. P. Spaulding, D. E. Emery. 1851-52. C. Lum, chairman, A. Burdick, T. Haney, M. Ripley, J. Bowman, N. J. Tompkins, C. Reeve, D. Davidson, H. Van Orman, T. Arland, D. C. Miller, A. E. Adsit, O. B. Moore, J. Glott, J. Keenan. L. J. Farwell, (R. T. Davis to fill vacancy), W. Gammon, J. W. Thornton, W. Dudley, (J. Devine to fill vacancy), H. C. Chandler, Z. Gilbert, T. M. Warren, E. Isham, W. Beardsley, R. N. Ashmore, A. Bailey, A. Henry, I. Mann, J. Collins, E. Grover, D. E. Emery. 1852-53. E. Isham, chairman, J. H. Potter, R. W. Denison, T. Steele, R. D. Frost, J. Bowman, J. R. Butler, A. E. Adsit, J. Keenan, J. Webh, W. Gammon, I. M. Bennett, H. C. Chandler, J. Bronte, W. Beardsley, H. Childs, C. Flower, W. Barrus, I. Mann, O. M. Cross, J. Collins, D. E. Emery, A. Smith, R. Brown, H. Van Orman, J. Steele, O. E. McIntyre, C. Barnard, P. Dunning (Mr. Warren to fill vacancy), H. J. Jackson, R. Richards, Mr. Thompson. 1853-54. Calvin Barnard, chairman; J. J. Clark, Thomas Barber, Richard D. Frost, Thos. Steele, Daniel Pickett, John Vroman, Orien B. Hazeltine, Nathan G. Van Horn, W. R. Taylor, Wm. F. Baker, Jas. Steele, A. E. Adsit, Wm. M. Colladay, John Keenan, J. T. Marston, Sardine Muzzy, Elisha Bailey, O. H. Mullette, C. P. Moseley, D. Wheeler, J. C. B. Richards, E. Isham, J. P. McPherson, G. O. Babcock, W. A. Pierce. A. White, D. K. Butler, M. Read, O. M. Cross, D. E. Emery, J. Mosher. 1854-55. Wm. R. Taylor, chairman; J. M. Wood, Thos. Barber, Levi E. Thompson, R. D. Frost, E. Brigham, Daniel Pickett, E. Grover, Jr., G. Dow, J. Read, J. Steele, A. E. Adsit, J. Mosher, Wm. M. Colladay, S. W. Field, J. H. Lewis, L. Hatch, E. Bailey, O. H. Mullette, C. P. Moseley, B. F. Denson, Z. Gilbert, J. Chandler, C. W. Waterbnry, H. Bigelow, R. Blackburn, Wm. Beardsley, C. Flowers, J. Beath, J. Poyner, J. Collins, J. C. Pinney, G. Van Gaasbeck. 1855-56. Wm. M. Colladay, chairman; E. Sherman, J. W. Ford, L. E. Thompson, J. R. Hiestand, T. Steele, Wm. A. Field, N. G. Van Horn, H. Catlin, J. Read, A. G. Hadder, L. Knudson, C. Barnard, S. W. Field, H. J. Hill, M. D. Currier, W. Gammons, O. H. Mullette, I. M. Bennett, B. F. Denson, J. A. Johnson, J. La Follette, C. W. Waterbury, S. W. Graves, A. Malone, Geo. Johnson, B. T. Cameron, J. Beath, J. Poyner, L. Ryan, E. Combs, G. H. Van Gaasbeck, E. Grover, Jr., O. M. Palmer. 1856-57. W. M. Colladay, chairman, E. Sherman, C. Laughlin, J. B. Sweat, J. R. Hiestand. T. Steele, W. A. Fields, D. B. Crandall, A. Norman, J. Bryan, A. G. Hadder, A. E. Adsit, J. Allen, S. Nye, H. J. Hill, A. E. Brooks, N. B. Van Slyke, A. S. Wood, S. M. Van Bergen, H. S. Clark, W. Gammons, P. W. Matts, E. W. Dwight, A. Sanderson, J. L. Lewis, Z. Gilbert, I. M. Warren, S. W. Graves, J. P. McPherson, W. Beardsley, C. Bailey, J. Caldwell, S. B. Coryell, M. O'Malley, J. W. Helden, A. A. Huntington, C. G. Lewis, G. Bjornson, H. Jones. 1857-58. P. W. Matts, chairman, G. W. McDougal, Chas. Laughlin, S. H. Vedder, R. D. Frost, T. Steele, W. A. Field, C. G. Lewis, I. Brown, W. R. Taylor, J. Bryan, W. J. Welch, W. H. Miller, E. H. Lacy, O. B. Moore, J. Keenan, H. J. Hill, A. E. Brooks, N. B. Van Slyke, C. G. Mayers, S. M. Van Bergen, C. Lum, E. Bailey, R. Boyce, B. F. Denson, J. Chandler, J. A. Johnson, J. Pauly, S. Axtell, J. P. McPherson, Wm. Beardsley. L. H. Pearsons, J. H. Steele, W. D. Stanley, J. Beath, J. Kershaw, J. W. Helden, A. A. Huntington, H. M. Warner. 1858-59. J. Beath, chairman, G. W. McDougal, C. Laughlin, J. Greening, R. S. Frost, E. Dale, W. A. Field, C. G. Lewis, N. G. Van Horn, W. R. Taylor, J. M. Hawley, R. Bower, W. H. Miller, E. E. Roberts, O. E. McIntire, J. Keenan, W. D. Bird, T. Heeran, D. J. Powers (resigned, E. S. Oakley appointed), J. G. Griffin. T. Kenney, C. Lum, J. B. Colton, P. W. Matts, M. Wolf, B. F. Denson, N. Randall, J. A. Johnson, S. W. Graves, C. W. Waterbury, O. B. Hazeltine, J. P. McPherson, J. Wiessenborn, L. H. Pearsons, J.C. Steele, D. K. Britton, C. H. Arnold, S. H. Sabine, A. Sawyer. 1859-60. A. M. Hanchett, chairman, G. F. Lawton, O. Kerl, W. A. Webb, S. F. Lighthizier, N. H. Dryden, E. Crowell, E. Grover, Jr., J. T. Crandall, E. E. Emerson, J. M. Haney, W. Dunlap, A. E. Adsit, E. E. Roberts, A. L. Beebe, J. E. Mann, T. Reynolds, A. Sherwin, E. S. Oakley, D. Clark, C. Fairchild, L. A. Lincoln, J. B. Colton, P. W. Matts, M. Colby, O. B. Daley, H. M. La Follette, T. B. Ames, C. E. Loveland, F. Ritchie, R. Blackburn, R. Ford, C. Flowers, G. Beatty, J. Beath, H. Cramer, W. Keefe, A. H. Pinney, A. Sawyer. 1860-61. T. Reynolds, chairman, L. O. Humphrey, J. W. Ford, H. M. Warner, S. F. Lighthizier, E. Dale, Mr. Adams, Mr. Lewis, W. D. Potter, C. Drakeley, J. Haney, W. Dunlap, L. Torgerson, B. Barnard, A. L. Beebe, J. Keenan, Mr. Zehnpfenning, J. Byer, J. Byrne, Mr. Stickney (O. Park substitute during sickness of Mr. Stickney), A. M. Hanchett, E. Bailey, J. M. Matts. E. W. Dwight, Mr. Sanderson, G. Tollefson, F. B. Ames, S. W. Graves, F. Ritchie, H. Stevens, S. T. F. Ward, C. Flower, G. Beatty, W. Carlton, H. Cramer, J. Tiernes, I. N. DeForest, L. G. Shephard, J. M. Gile, F. C. Festner. 1861-62. J. P. McPherson, chairman, L. O. Humphrey, J. Bunnagel, O. B. azeltine, J. L. Davison, T. Haney, R. W. Davison, A. D. Goodrich, D. B. Crandall, W. R. Taylor, T. Murphy, A. J. Luce, L. Torgerson, H. H. Giles (resigned; W. M. Key appointed), W. M. Colladay, J. Keenan, H. A. Tenney, F. O'Bryan, J. W Sumner, D. Clark, T. Kinney, G. T. Whitney, E. Bailey, P. W. Matts, J. D. Tipple, J. Jones, G. Bjornson, W. Chandler, Z. Gilbert, H. A. Colburn, F. Ritchie, R. Ford, C. Flower, G Beatty, W. Charleton (resigned, J. Beath appointed), H. Cramer, H. J. Benson, I. N. DeForest (resigned, J. M. Miller appointed), W. H. Slater, Mr. McBride. THE Board having met under the law providing for the government of the county by district representation, the following gentlemen appeared on the 13th day of January, 1862, and took their seats: District Representatives. 1862-63. 1st district, W. M. Colladay; 2d, J. Douglas; 3d, Otto Kerl; 4th, E. Dale; 5th, P. H. Turner. Mr. Colladay, chairman. 1864-65. 1st district, F. B. Ames; 2d, J. E. Hidden; 3d, Otto Kerl; 4th, M. Colby; 5th, H. J. Hill. Mr. Colby, chairman. 1866-67. 1st district, F. B. Ames; 2d. O. W. Thornton; 3d, Mansfield Arries; 4th, M. Colby; 5th Neely Gray, (deceased, Timothy Brown appointed), Mr. Ames, chairman. 1867. 1st district, F. B. Ames; 2d, O. W. Thornton; 3d, D. Schafer; 4th, M. Colby; 5th, Timothy Brown. Mr. Ames, chairman. 1868. 1st district, F. B. Ames; 2d, O. W. Thornton; 3d, D. Schafer; 4th, D. L. Daley; 5th, Timothy Brown. Mr. Ames, chairman. 1869. 1st district, W. M. Colladay; 2d, O. W. Thornton; 3d, M. Arries; 4th, D. L. Daley (resigned, W. C. B. Weltzin substituted); 5th, H. J. Hill. Mr. Thornton, chairmam. [sic] 1870. ending March 24th. 1st district, W. M. Colladay; 2d, H. D. Goodnow; 3d, O. B. Hazeltine; 4th L. M. Anderson; 5th, H.J. Hill. Mr. Hill, chairman. 1870-71. Commencing May 23d, when Board met under the township system of representatives, and the following chairmen of towns and representatives from the wards of Madison, took their seats: County Supervisors by Towns and City Wards. J. P. McPherson, chairman, L. O. Humphrey, J.C. Fischer, J. Adams, R. D. Frost, J. Mitchell, R. D. Freeman, S. H. Hall, J. E. Johnson, T. Black, T. Murphy, H. H. Brereton, K. O. Heimdall, W. H. Watson, W. T. McConnell, W. D. Bird, H. J. Hill, T. C Bourke, W. T. Leitch, J. M. Bowman, C. G. Mayers, S. Moulton, W. H. Porter, E. Bailey, J. Lyle, J. S. Jackson, L. M. Anderson, S. Halland (resg'd, Mr. Glenhus appt'd), W. Seamonson, J. Brosmer, C. E. Loveland, W. Beardsley, F. Allen, C. Pond, W. H. Chandler, J. Ollis, J. H. Steaman, G. Beatty, W. Woodward, E. A. Spencer, J. Phillips. 1871-72. W. H. Chandler, chairman; O. S. Head, H. Keller, J. McKenzie, A. Morton, O. Hanson, I. W. Haner, S. H. Hall, W. B. West, W. R. Taylor, T. Murphy, H. H. Brereton, A. E. Adsit, R. S. Allen, O. B. Moore, J. Travis. E. E. Bryant, T. C. Bourke, C. H. Billings, A. Herfurth, J. Miller, S. Moulton, W. H. Porter, W. Ankitell, J. W. Norton, P. Baldwin, L. M. Anderson, W. C. B. Weltzin, W. Seamonson, J. Brosmer, S. Divall, J. P. McPherson, N. Martin, J. Norris, C. Pond, J. Ollis, J. Stewart, S. Caldwell, J. H. Tierney, E. A. Spencer, G. Weeks. 1872-73. E. A. Spencer, chairman; W. Short, F. Schuman, J. McKenzie, S. F. Lighthizier, O. Hanson, A. Chipman, T. S. Phillips, J. E. Johnson, W. R. Taylor, R. Burns, O. Chipman, P. B. Grinde, G. B. Moore, R. S. Allen, Abel Dunning, P. Barry, M. B. French, C. H. Billings, H. Christoffers, L. D. Stone, S. Moulton (resigned, Mr. Clifford appointed), W. H. Porter, W. Gammon, J. Seeley, P. Baldwin, L. M. Anderson, W. C. B. Weltzin, W. Seamonson, M. Theisen, M. Johnson, N. Martin, J. Norris. C. Pond, J. Gibbons, J. Ollis, J. Stewart, S. Caldwell, J. H. Tierney, J. Johnson, S. Divall. 1873-74. W. R. Taylor, chairman (resigned, P. Baldwin elected); G. B. Huntington, F. Schuman, J. McKenzie, D. Bechtel, O. Hanson, J. M. Haner, A. Smith, S. H. Butler, P. Zander, R. Steele, P. B. Grinde, J. Allen, W. T. McConnell, P. Barry, G. C. Russell, B. M. Minch, J. Rodermund, J. G. Ott, L. D. Stone, G. F. Clifford, J. Hart, W. Gammons, J. Seeley, P. Baldwin, L. M. Anderson, C. Dixon (resigned, Mr. Seamonson appointed), G. T. Mandt, M. Theisen, S. Tusler, M. Johnson (resigned, Mr. Malone appointed,) N. Martin, R. S. Allen, F. L. Warner, W. H. Angell, J. Ollis, H. H. Cornwell, S. J. Caldwell, J. H. Tierney, W. Blanchard, J. Phillips. 1874.-75. G. C. Russell, chairman; J. H. Palmiter, W. Stumpf, W. Manwaring, D. Betchel, O. Hanson, A. Chipman, A. Smith, J. E. Johnson, I. Adams, P. Zander, T. Leitch, P. B. Grinde, W. H. Watson, W. Lalor, J. Travis, Thos. C. Bourke, George A. Mason, John Geo. Ott, L. D. Stone, L. Clark, W. H. Porter, W. Gammons (resigned, E. Bailey appointed), J. Lyle, P. Baldwin, L. M. Anderson, E. Pederson, W. Seamonson, P. M. Fabing (resigned, M. Theison appointed) S. Tusler, M. Johnson, D. Ford F. Allen, W. H. Slatter, W. H. Angell, R.J. Poyner, J. Stewart, O. M. Helland (resig'd, Mr. Blake appointed), J.H. Tierney, D. Crowley, J. Phillip. 1875-76. G. C. Russell, chairman; J. H. Palmiter. W. Stumpf, W. Manwarring, D. Bechtel, O. Hanson, J. E. Hidden, F. Ritchie, S. E. Billsted, C. Drakeley, H. J. Bolling, T. Leitch, P. B. Grinde, J. E. Wright, J. Sampson, J. McWilliams, William Vallender, John N. Jones, Stephen D. Carpenter, A. Sexton, L. Clark, W. H. Porter (W. Knapton, substitute) F. Elver, J. Lyle, P. Baldwin, L. M. Anderson, W. C. B. Weltzin, A. B. Devoe, P. M. Fabing, C. E. Loveland, M. Johnson, D. Ford, J. Norris, T. C. Hayden, C. G. Cross, R. J. Poyner, J. Stewart, A. B. Erbe, J. H. Tierney D. Crowley (resigned, O. S. Holum appointed), J. Phillips. 1876-77. G. C. Russell, chairman; J. H. Palmiter, J. C. Fischer, D. D. Logan, D. Bechtel, O. Hanson, J. E. Hidden, F. Ritchie, P. N. Johnson, C. Drakeley, H. J. Bolling, M. L. Boyce, K. O. Himdall, J. E. Wright, J. M. Sampson, D. L. Van Hoesen, J. Hess, Robert Wootton, Stephen D. Carpenter, J. Nader, J. D. Bradford, L. Clark, W. H. Porter, F. Elver, J. Lyle, P. Baldwin, L. M. Anderson, W. C. B. Weltzin (resigned, O. O. Barton app'd), W. B. Atkinson, P. M. Fabing, C. E. Loveland, M. Johnson, D. Ford, J. C. Chandler (re'gned, J .Norris app'd), F. L. Warner, C. G. Cross, R. J. Poyner, H. Hathaway, S.J. Caldwell, J. H. Tierney, H. S. Grinde, J. Phillips. DANE COUNTY OFFICERS. County Clerks from the date of their election to each successor: 1847—Elisha Burdick 1848—Royal Buck 1849—Syslvester [sic] Giles 1853—Gabr. Bjornson 1857—E. J. Reuter 1859—J. P. McPherson 1860-J. A. Johnson 1869-H. Borchsenius 1873-W. C. B. Weltzin 1875—Phillip Barry, present incumbent County Treasurers from date of election up to their successors. 1847-J. R. Larkin 1848—Chas. Holt 1849—Wm. W. Wyman 1850—Ezra L. Varney 1853—Wm. D. Bird 1855—Wm.A.Wheeler 1857—E. H. Gleason 1859—Frank Gault 1860-Wm. Vroman 1865-L. W. Hoyt 1867-Wm. Charleton 1871-Frank B. Ames [Deceased, Wm, McConnell elected to fill vacancy.] 1875—B. M. Minch, present incumbent Register of Deeds from date of election up to their successors. 1847—Ira W. Bird 1848—J. D. Ruggles 1849—Gabriel T. Long 1851—James G. Fox 1853—John B. Sweet 1855—James G. Fox 1857—C. Cornelinsen 1859—Fred. Mohr 1860—Andw. Pickarts 1867—John Gibbon 1871—John H Clark. 1873—L.J. Grinde 1877—O. S. Holum, present incumbent. County Surveyors from date of election up to their successors. 1849—D. P. Travis 1853—R. Babbitt 1855—Wm. H. Hough 1859—John Douglas 1860—T. D. Coryell 1862—P. W. McCabe 1865—H. A. Warner 1867—C. H. Barton 1869—L. P. Drake 1871—S. W. Graves 1875—John Douglas 1877—Jas. Melvile District Attorneys from date of election up to their successors. 1849—Chaun. Abbott 1851—Geo. B. Smith 1853—Samuel R. Roys 1855—Myron H. Orton 1857—J. W. Johnson 1859—E. W. Keyes 1860—Henry M. Lewis 1862—C. T. Wakeley 1865—Sidney Foote 1867—Farlin Q. Ball 1869—R. J. Chase 1871—J. C. McKenney 1873—Burr W. Jones 1877—W. H. Rogers Sheriffs from date of election up to their successors. 1849—P. W. Matts 1851—A. Main 1853—Willet S. Main 1855—Andrew Bishop 1857—John D.Welch 1859—Andrew Bishop 1861—Albert Sherwin 1863—Willett S. Main 1865—Geo. McDougal I867—Willett S. Main 1869—B. Hancock 1871—Andrew Sexton. 1873—John Adams 1875—J. C. Kiser 1877—Wm. Charleton Coroners— 1851, Chas. Wilson 1853-4, Andew [sic] Bishop. 1855-6, O. W. Thornton. 1857-8, B. N. Caswell. 1859-60, Alex. Norman. 1860-61, Alex. Stillwell. 1862-5, D. D. Carpenter. 1865-6, William M. Colladay. 1867 to 1872, P. R. Tierney. 1873-4, P. Bacon. 1875-7, John Arians. County Superintendents of Poor. AT a meeting of the board of supervisors, held January 18, 1854, a resolution was offered by Mr. O. H. Mallette, from town of Montrose, that three superintendents of county poor be appointed; one to hold office for three years, one for two years, and one for one year, which was adopted, and on the 19th the board proceeded to ballot for candidates with the following result: 1854-6—Wm. R. Taylor. 1854-5—James P. McPherson. 1854—Elijah Isham. Each election thereafter being for three years, commencing in January and ending December, the following gentlemen have been elected to the office: 1855-7—Geo. Dow 1856-8—J. P. McPherson 1857-9—W. R. Taylor 1858-60— H. M. Warner 1859-61—Peter W. Matts 1860-2—W. R. Taylor 1861-3— H. M. Warner 1862-4—P. W. Matts 1863-5—W. R. Taylor 1864-6—H. M. Warner. 1865-7—P. W. Matts 1866-8—W. R. Taylor 1867-9—H M. Warner 1868-70—W. W. Tredway. 1869-71—Wm. R. Taylor, (resigned, O. W. Thornton elected to fill vacancy) 1870-2—H. M. Warner 1871-3—T. E. Bird 1872-4—O. W. Thornton 1873-5—H. M. Warner (deceased. J. McKenzie elected to fill vacancy) 1874-6—T. E Bird 1875-7—J. E. Mann 1876-8 —John McKenzie 1877-9. THE following named persons have been the successive judges of the county court of the county of Dane, from its organization up the present time, which has been kindly furnished us by the Hon. Gabriel Bjornson. County Judges. Hon. I. H. Palmer, of Lodi, Columbia county, was the first acting county judge; but only signed one order as such, dated June 20th, 1840. Hon. A. Botkin was next judge, dating from Nov. 28, 1842, to May 1, 1843. William W. Wyman became county judge from June 1, 1843, to Jan. 4, 1845. Jesse A. Clark, from April 12, 1845, to December 31, 1846. E. B. Dean, Jr., from January 1, 1847 to December 31, 1848 Daniel B. Snedden, from January 1849 to end of December of the same year Hon. John Catlin, from January, 1850 to October 28th of the same year Hon. N. B. Eddy from November 4th, 1850, to July 3d, 1854 Hon. Julius P. Atwood, from July 6th, 1854, to December 31st, 1856 J. G. Knapp, from January 5th, 1857, to April 20th of the same year D. C. Bush, from April 23d, 1857, to April 13th, 1858 Hon. S. R. Roys, elected April, 1857 for term of 1858. but died in fall of 1857 Hon. Thos. Hood, to fill the above vacancy, from April 16, 1858, to Dec. 31, 1865 Hon. Geo. E. Bryant, from Jan. 1, 1866, to December 31, 1877, when his successor, Hon. Alden S. Sanborn, will commence his term, January 1, 1878 Clerks of County Court. The clerks successively employed in said court were: Daniel Noble Johnson, Chas. Reese, T. J. Widvey, Benton McConnell, Richard Randolph, Gabriel Bjornson, Miss Hattie Bryant (now Mrs. Loomis), sister of Judge Geo. E. Bryant; and M. B. French. Of those, Mrs. Loomis served the longest time, to wit, six years, and Gabriel Bjornson, the present clerk under Judge Bryant, the next longest time, five years, he having served from 1864 to the 31st day of December, 1865, under Hon. Thos. Hood, and commenced service under Judge Bryant, April 1st, 1874. THE following list of clerks of the circuit court, has been kindly furnished us by the Hon. Wm. A. Wheeler, deputy clerk. Clerks of Circuit Court. Oct. 7th, 1839.—Simeon Mills, appointed by Judge Irvin. Nov. 10th, 1847—Elisha Burdick, appointed by Judge Irvin. 1853—Charles Lum. 1855—Frank H. Firman 1857—Myron T. Bailey. 1859—Lucius Fairchild 1861—J. J. Starks. 1863—Carl Habich. 1865—H. A. Lewis. 1867—K. A. Lewis. 1869—Geo. W. Stoner. 1871—L. D. Frost. 1873—L. D. Frost. 1875-7—Bernard Esser. County Superintendents of Schools. 11th Senate District 1862—B. A. Barlow 26th District. 1862—E. Kelly (except Madison) 2d District. 1863—S. L. Hookerr 1868—S. H. Carpenter 1869—Isaac Kierstad 1870—S. C. Cooledge 1872—O. J. Taylor 1874-6—M. S. Frawley. 1st District 1868-J. Q. Emery 1870-Theo. D. Kanouse 1872-4—W. H. Chandler 1876—A. R. Ames MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES. Council from 1838 to 1848. 1838-42—B. Brigham 1843-4—Lucius I. Barber 1845-6—John Catlin 1847-8—A. L. Collins Representatives from 1838 to 1848. 1838-40—D. S. Sutherland 1840-2— Lucius I. Barber Jas. Sutherland 1842-4— I. H. Palmer L. Crossman Robert Masters 1845— Chas. S. Bristol Noah Phelps Geo. H. Slaughter 1846— Mark R. Clapp Wm. M. Dennis Noah Phelps 1847— Wm. A. Wheeler Chas. Lum John W. Stewart 1847-8— E. T. Gardner Alex. Botkin John W.Stcwart Constitutional Conventions. The following were members, for Dane county, of the first constitutional convention, assembled at Madison, October 5th, 1846, and adjourned in December, of the same year, after haying framed a constitution. This constitution was rejected by the people at the election in April, 1847: John Y. Smith, Abel Dunning, Benjamin Fuller, Geo. B. Smith, Nathaniel F. Hyer, John Babcock. SECOND CONVENTION. On the 15th of December, 1847, a second convention met, and framed a constitution that was adopted by the people in March, 1848. The following gentlemen were members for Dane: Chas. M. Nichols, Wm. A. Wheeler, Wm. H. Fox. Senate front 1848 to 1877. 9th District. 1848—Simeon Mills. 1849-50—Alex. Botkin. 1851-2—E. B. Dean, Jr. 11th District. 1853-4—T. T.Whittlesey. 1855-8—Hiram H. Giles. 1859-60—Wm. R. Taylor. 1861-2— Sam'l C. Bean. 1863-6—W. H. Chandler. 1867-8—C. E. Warner. 1869-70-N. Williams. 1871—Wm. M. Colladay. 26th District 1857—Hiram C. Bull. 1858-9—And. Proudfit. 1860-1—John B. Sweat. 1862-3—B. F. Hopkins. 1864-5—Thos. Hood. 1866-7—Jas. K. Proudfit. 1868-9—Carl Habich. 1870-7—R. E. Davis. 7th District. 1872—Wm.M. Colladay. 1873-4—J. A. Johnson. 1875-6—Geo. E. Bryant. 1877-8—Geo. B. Burrows Members of Assembly, from 1848 to 1877. 1848.—Henry M. Warner, Ebenezer Brigham, Samuel R. Roys. 1849.—Charles Rickerson, Ira W. Bird, Samuel R. Roys. 1850.—John Hasey, Chauncey Abbott, Oliver B. Bryant. 1851.—Abram A. Boyce, Augustus A. Bird, Gabriel Bjornson. 1852.—Ales Botkin, Hiram H. Giles, William A. Pierce. 1853.—M. Roache, H. Barnes, Storer W. Fields, P. C. Burdick, H. L. Foster. 1854.—Samuel H. Baker, H. Barnes, H. S. Orton, P. W. Matts. C. R. Head. 1855.—L B. Vilas, J. Mosher, S. G. Abbott, G. P. Thompson, W. R. Taylor. 1856.—Augustus A. Bird, Geo. A. P. Thompson, Augustus A. Huntington, Wm. M. Colladay, Chas. R. Head 1857.—John A. Johnson, Robert W. Davison, Robt. P. Maine, John B. Sweat, Horace A. Tenney, Natl. W. Dean. 1858.—Daniel B. Crandall, John W. Sharp, Storer W. Field, Henry K. Belding. Frank Gault, Alex. A. McDonell. 1859.—Wm. M. Blackman, Adam Smith, John Keenan, Chest. N. Waterbury, Harlow S. Orton, Geo. B. Smith. 1860.—Wm. M. Blackman, Eleazer Grover, Jr., John Beath, Francis Fischer, Leonard J. Farwell, Cassius Fairchild. 1861.—Sereno W. Graves, W. H. Chandler, Edward W. Dwight, Fred. A. Pfaff, Dominick O'Malley, David Atwood. 1862.—B. F. Adams, W. H. Chandler, A. S. Sanborn, N. M. Matts, E. Jussen. 1863.—Chas. R. Head, W. H. Miller, A. S. Sanborn, Geo. Wright, Geo. Hyer. 1864.—W. M. Blackman, W. H. Miller, A. S. Sanborn, G. Wright, Geo. B. Smith. 1865.—Wm. M. Colladay, A. A. Boyce, David Ford, John S. Frary, Jas. Ross. 1666.—W. D. Potter, J. M. Flint, G. H. Slaughter, W. Charleton, B. F. Hopkins. 1867.—Isaac Adams, J. M. Flint, Frank Gualt, Hugh Cathcart, E. Wakeley. 1868.—N. Williams, Knute Nelson, Frank Gault, G. Tollefson, L. B. Vilas. 1869.—J. E. Johnson, Knute Nelson, J. Adams, Andw. Henry, Geo. B. Smith. 1870.—C. E. Loveland, W. H. Chandler, J. Adams, J. R. Crocker, A. S. Sanborn 1871.—L. O. Humphrey, K. O. Heimdal, M. Anderson, O.Torgerson, H. S. Orton 1872.—Benjamin F. Adams, John D. Gurnee, John Adams, Phineas Baldwin. 1873.—Oliver W. Thornton, Levi B. Vilas, Otto Kerl, Hiram H. Cornwell. 1874.—John Johnson, Philo Dunning, John B Kehl, Michael Johnson. 1875.—Isaac Adams, S. U, Pinney, David Ford, Michael Johnson. 1876.—Wm. Seamonson, Wm. Charleton, Peter Zander, Michael Johnson. 1877.—Michael Johnson, Phineas Baldwin, Geo. Weeks. VILLAGE AND CITY OF MADISON. Village of Madison from 1846 to 1856. 1846. Thomas W. Sutherland, president; Eliab B. Dean, Jr., Peter W. Matts, Barlow Shackleford, Alonzo Wilcox, Wm. N. Seymour, and James Morrison, trustees: J. T. Clark, clerk; D. Clark, treasurer; A. Vial, marshal. 1847. A.L. Collins, president: D.B. Snedden, Benj. Holt, Wm. Pyncheon, Wm. Welch, Chester Bushnell, andN. H. Smith, trustees; J. R. Brigham, clerk; N. S. Emmons, assessor. 1848. A. L. Collins, president; J. C. Fairchild, J. P. Mann, Chauncey Abbott, William Pyncheon, Henry C. Parker, Daniel Mallo, trustees; J. R. Brigham, clerk; I. W. Bird, treasurer; A. Main, assessor. 1849. A. L. Collins, president; J. T. Clark, N. S. Emmons, J. D. Ruggles, D. H. Wright, trustees; A. Vial, treasurer; T. Reynolds, marshal. 1850. W. N. Seymour, president; B. Holt, S. Mills, D. H. Wright, A. A. Bird, trustees; G. M. Oakley, treasurer; W. O. Wells, marshal; E. M. Williamson, assessor. [Mr. Stoner appears as a trustee in May 6, 1850.] 1851. Simeon Mills, president; L. J. Farwell, A. A. Bird, Wm. Welch, H. A. Tenney, David H. Wright, trustees; E.Burdick, clerk; Darwin Clark. treasurer; Jas. Richardson, assessor: A. Bishop, marshal. 1852. Chauncey Abbott, president; H. A. Tenney, F. G. Tibbets, E. L. Varney, P. H. Van Bergen, M. Friend, trustees; Robt. L. Ream, clerk; J. J. Starks, treasurer; J. D. Welch, marshal; A. Bishop, assessor. 1853. H. A. Tenney, president; F. G.Tibbets, L. Cannon, Casper Zwickey, A. Wilcox, D. Atwood, B. F. O'Brien, trustees; W. Welch, clerk; J. J. Starks, treasurer; L. W. Hoyt, assessor; A. Manning, marshal. 1854. Simeon Mills, president; P. H. Van Bergen, Geo. C. Albee, G. M. Oakley (C. Weed to fill vacancy of Oakley), M. Friend, Jas. Livesey, A. Bishop, trustees: D. N. Johnson, clerk; M. Cleary, treasurer; D. C. Bush assessor; I. E. Brown, marshal. 1855. P. H. Van Bergen, president; L. J. Farwell, L. W. Hoyt, Wm. Carroll, John G. Griffin, H. A. Tenney, J. Sumner, trustees; D. N. Johnson (Wm. N. Seymour, unexpired term), clerk; Alonzo Wilcox, treasurer; D. C. Bush, assessor; I. E. Brown, marshal. City of Madison, 1856 to date. 1856. Jairus C. Fairchild, mayor; Wm. N. Seymour, clerk; Johnson J. Starks, treasurer; Arthur B. Braley, police justice ; street superintendent (senior alderman); Fred Mohr, marshal; Daniel R. Coit, city attorney; P. W. McCabe, city surveyor. Aldermen — 1st w., A. E. Brooks, T. Heeran, A. Kraez; 2d w., N. B. Van Slyke, J. N. Jones, D. J. Powers; 3d w., C. G. Mayers, P H. Van Bergen, (resigned, W. F. Baker elected), A. S. Wood; 4th w., S. M. Van Bergen, Joseph Hobbins, Timothy Kinney. 1857-8. A. A. Bird, mayor; W. N. Seymour, clerk,(disabled by a stroke of paralysis, S. H. Carpenter elected 1857, resigned 1858); F. Sauthoff, treasurer; Arthur B. Braley, police justice; street superintendent (senior alderman); Andrew Bishop, chief of police; Abbott, Clark & Coit, city attorneys; William M. Hough, city surveyor. Aldermen—1st w., Abiel E. Brooks, Thomas Heeran, Casper Zwickey; 2d w., Napoleon B. Van Slyke, D. J. Powers, J. T. Clark, (resigned): 3d w., C. G. Mayers, J. G. Griffin, D. R. Hyer; 4th w., S. M. Van Bergen, T. Kinney, Jos. Hobbins. 1858-9. Geo. B. Smith, mayor; Henry Wright, clerk; James K. Proudfit, treasurer; Arthur B. Braley, police justice; Simeon Mills, street superintendent; S. U. Pinney, city atto'y; W. M. Hough, city surveyor, (deceased, L. P. Drake elected); H. K. Edgerton, city assessor. Aldermen — 1st w. Thomas Heeran, A. Sherwin, Simeon Seckles; 2d w., David J. Powers-Eri S. Oakley, James Jack; 3d w., John G. Griffin, Darwin Clark, Christian Henrichs; 4th w., T. Kinney, C. Fairchild, P. L. Dowling. 1859-60. Geo. B. Smith, mayor; Chas. Geo. Mayers, clerk; Andrew Sexton, treasurer; Arthur B. Braley, police justice; John Shealey, chief of police : Simeon Mills, street superintendent, (resigned, W. Knight elected): John R. Baltzell, city attorney ; J. A. Ligowiski, city surveyor; H. Wright, city assessor. Aldermen— 1st w., A. Sherwin, John Zehnpfonning, William Dudley; 2d w., Eri S. Oakley, Joseph Bayer, William Hawley; 3d w,, Darwin Clark, Fred. C. Festner, Ezra C. Squires; 4th w., Cassius Fairchild, John A. Byrne, Joseph Hobbins. 1860-1. G. B. Smith, mayor; C. G. Mayers, clerk; J.C. Schette, treasurer; A. B. Braley, police justice; J. A. Slavin, street superintendent (resigned, F. S. Van Bergen, elected to fill office of chief of police and street superintendent;) C. Ainsworth, city attorney; P.W. McCaoe, city surveyor; David H. Wright, city assessor. Aldermen —1st w., J. Zehnpfenning, F. O'Bryan, P. H. Turner; 2d w., J. Bayer, J. W. Sumner, D. K. Tenney; 3d w., F. C. Festner, D. Clark, K. Tierney; 4th w., J. A. Byrne, T. Kinney, J. Y. Smith. 1861-2. L. B. Vilas, mayor; C. G. Mayers, clerk, (resigned, Wm. A. Hayes elected): F. C. Festner, treasurer; A. B. Braley, police justice; F. S. Van Bergen, street superintendent and chief of police; Levi P. Drake, city surveyor; George H. Barwise, city assessor. Aldermen — 1st w., Farrel O'Bryan, G. E. Bryant, (resigned), Peter H. Turner; 2d w., J. W. Sumner, Daniel K. Tenney, J. Adler Ellis; 3d w., Darwin Clark, Kyron Tierney, John George Ott; 4th w., Timothy Kinney, Geo. B. Seekles, J. Y. Smith. 1862-3. Wm. T. Leitch, mayor; Wm. A. Hayes, clerk; Fred. B. Hutching, treasurer; C. Ainsworth, police justice ; Andrew Bishop, street superintendent and chief of police; Wakeley & Vilas, city attorneys; Levi P. Drake, city surveyor; Peter H. Turner, city assessor. Aldermen — 1st w., John Kavanaugh, (resigned, E. B. Dean, Jr., appointed), G. Grimm; 2dw., D. K. Tenney, (resigned, J. H. Carpenter elected), T. E. Bird, A. C. Davis; 3d w., K. Tierney, C. W. Heyl, W. M. Rasdall, Jas. Ross; 4th w., G. B. Seekles, (resigned, John Dunn elected), Ed. C. Kavanaugh, Chas. H. Luce. 1863-4. W. T. Leitch, mayor; W.A. Hayes, clerk; C. W. Heyl, treasurer; P. W. McCahe, city surveyor; C. Ainsworth, police justice; Chas. T. Wakeley, city attorney; A. Bishop, street superintendent and chief of police [sic]; P. H Turner, city assessor, (resigned, F. Mohr appointed). Aldermen —1st w., E. B. Dean, Jr., J Monaghan, J. Zehnpfenning; 2d w., T. E. Bird, J H. Carpenter, H M. Lewis; 3d w., C. W. Heyl, (resigned, K. Tierney elected), J. Ross, J. T. Stevens (resigned, H. Winkler elected); 4th w., E. C. Kavanaugh, H. N. Moulton, (resigned, T. Kinney elected), J. Hobbins, (resigned, J. M. Dickinson elected) 1864-5. Wm. T. Leitch, mayor; Wm. A. Hayes, city clerk, (resigned, S. H. Carpenter elected); C. W. Heyl, treasurer; J. M. Flower, police justice; J. B. Hyland, street superintendent and chief of police ; J. R. Baltzell, city attorney; P. McCabe, city surveyor; J. Reynolds, city assessor. Aldermen —1st w., J. Monaghan, A. Wald, E. Sprague, (resigned, A. B. Braley elected); 2d w., J. H. Carpenter, H. M. Lewis, T. Brown; 3d w., J. Ross, K. Tierney, E. Doerschlag; 4th w., T. Kinney, J. M. Dickinson, G. D. Lincoln. 1865-6. Elisha W. Keyes, mayor: S. H. Carpenter, clerk; John Reynolds, treasurer; James M. Flower, police justice ; H. W. Tenney, city attorney; Ira W. Bird, street superintendent and chief of police; P. W. McCabe, city surveyor, (resigned, L. P. Drake elected); Wm. T. Leitch, city assessor. Aldermen—1st w., A. Wald, A. B. Braley, J. Heeran; 2d w., H. M. Lewis, L. S. Ingman, J. Corscot; 3d w., K. Tierney, E. Sprague, A. Herfurth; 4th w., J. M. Dickinson, (resig'd, S.U. Pinney elected), T. W. Gibbs, J. J. Starks 1866-7. Elisha W. Keyes, mayor; S. H. Carpenter, clerk; S. V. Shipman, treasurer; John R. Baltzell, police justice; C. G. Mayers, city assessor; I. W. Bird, street superintendent; Benj. F. Larkin, chief of police; C. T. Wakeley, city attorney; Levi P.Drake, city surveyor. Aldermen—1st w., Arthur B. Braley, James Conklin, Hannibal Lacher; 2d w., L. S. Ingman, Henry M. Lewis, John Corscot; 3d w., Ebenezer Sprague, Kyron Tierney, B. M. Nienaber; 4th w., T. W. Gibbs, G. W. McDoneal. (did not qualify, W. Abeel, elected), L. D. Stone, (resigned, J. C. McKinney elected). 1867-8. Alden S. Sanborn, mayor; S. H. Carpenter, clerk; G. Memhard, treasurer; John R. Baltzell, police justice; A. Bishop, street superintendent; W. Hickey, chief of police, (resigned, J. Shealey appointed); C. T. Wakeley, city attorney; P. W. McCabe, city surveyor; T. C. Bourke, city assessor. Aldermen—1st w., J Conklin, Robt. Nichols, S. Engel; 2d w. Henry M. Lewis, Myron T. Bailey, A. Riley Jones; 3d w., Kyron Tierney, H. Christoffers, P. B. Kissam; 4th w., L. D. Stone, H. N. Moulton, S. Foren. 1868-9. D. Atwood, mayor ; S. H. Carpenter, clerk, (resig'd, J. Corscot elected); J. Conklin, treasurer; J. R. Baltzell, police justice ; A. Bishop, street superintendent; J. W. Tolford, chief of police; A. B. Braley, city attorney; P. W. McCabe, city surveyor; T. C. Bourke, city assessor. Aldermen—1st w., R. Nichols, S. Engel, (resigned, F. Daubner elected), A. McGovern; 2d. w., M. T. Bailey, R. Wootton, H. Steensland; 3d.w., H. Christoffers, P.B. Kissam, Ole Thompson; 4th. w., H. N. Moulton, L. D. Stone, A. S. Frank. 1869-70. Andw. Proudfit, mayor; John Corscot, clerk; W. Habich, Jr., treasurer; J. R. Baltzell, police justice; Andrew Bishop, street superintendent; T. C Botsford, chief of police; A. S. Sanborn, city attorney; P. W. McCabe, city surveyor; N. L. Andrews, assessor; A. Koenig, pound master. Aldermen: 1st. w., G. Anderson. D. K. Tenney, F. Daubner; 2d w., A. R. Jones, (resigned, W. Deards elected), M. T. Bailey, R. Wootton; 3d w., H. Winckler, J. M. Bowman, P. B. Kissam; 4th w., S. Foran, P. Young, L. D. Stone. 1870-l. Andw. Proudfit, mayor; John Corscot, clerk: Andrew Pickarts, treasurer; John R. Baltzell, police justice; Andrew Bishop, street superintendent; J. Shealey, chief of police; A. S. Sanborn, city attorney; P. W. McCabe, city surveyor; N. L. Andrews, assessor. Aldermen—lst w., F. Daubner, F. O'Brien, G. Anderson; 2d w., Walter Deards, A. Daubner, M. T. Bailey; 3d w., J. M. Bowman, W. H. Karnes, H. Winckler; 4th w., J. Ross, H. N. Moulton, S. Foren. 1871-2. Jas. B. Bowen, mayor; John Corscot, clerk; John Lewis, treasurer; J. R. Baltzell, police justice; And. Bishop, street superintendent; Chas. C. Hammer,* chief of police; Jos. C. Ford, city attorney: P. W. McCabe, city surveyor; N. L. Andrews, assessor; W. J. Manning, pound master. Aldermen—1st w., James Conklin, Henry Vilas, Fred Daubner; 2d w., A. Daubner, C. P. Chapman, Walter Deards; 3d w., J. G. Ott, W. H. Karnes; J. M. Bowman; 4th w., Thos. Dean, Estes Wilson, James Ross. 1872-3. Jas. H. Hill, mayor; John Corscot clerk; Chas. G. Mayers, treasurer; A. B. Braley, police justice; Levi P. Drake, street superintendent and surveyor, (resigned, A. Bishop appointed); J. C. Ford, city attorney; W. T. Leitch, assessor; W, J. Manning, pound master. Aldermen—1st w., E. Cook, G. Bunker, J. Conklin; 2d w., R. Wootton, C. P. Chapman, A. Daubner; 3d w., F. M. Dorn, J. Lewis, J. G. Ott; 4th w., A. Webster, E. Wilson, Thos. Dean. 1873-4. J. C. Gregory, mayor; John Corscot, clerk; W. Farrell, treasurer; A. B. Braley, police justice; Andrew Bishop, street superintendent; Chas. K. Tenney, city attorney; Wm. T. Leitch, assessor; Isaac Smith, pound master. Aldermen — 1st w., George Bunker, John Heeran, E.Cook; 2d w., C. P. Chapman, A. Daubner, R. Wootton; 3d w., H. Kleuter, Darwin Clark, F. M. Dorn; 4th w., Andrew Sexton, Thos. Dean, Estes Wilson. 1874-5. Silas U. Pinney, mayor; John Corscot, clerk; Gottlieb Grimm, treasurer; A. B. Braley, municipal judge; Jas. Quirk, city surveyor: A. Bishop, street superintendent and chief of police; C. K. Tenney, city attorney; W. T. Leitch, assessor; E. Squires, pound master. Aldermen—1st w., Geo. Bunker, Geo. Memhard, Thos. Hayden; 2d w., C. P. Chapman, W. K. Barney, T. B. Worthington; 3d w., Darwin Clark, Frank M. Dorn, H. Kleuter; 4th w., A. Sexton, P. L. Spooner, Jr., M. P. Walsh. 1875-6. S. U. Pinney, mayor; John Corscot, clerk; Thos. P. Coyne, treasurer; A. B. Braley, municipal judge; James Quirk, city surveyor; A. Bishop, street superintendent and chief of police; Chas. K. Tenney, city attorney; W. T. Leitch, assessor; Ezra Squires, pound master. Aldermen— 1st w., Henry Oakey, Thos. Hayden, Geo. Memhard; 2d w., A. S. Sanborn, A. Frederickson, T. B. Worthington; 3d w., C. F. Biederstaedt, Darwin Clark, Wm. Welch; 4th w., P. L. Spooner, Jr., M. P. Walsh, Peter Young. 1876-7. John N. Jones, mayor; John Corscot, clerk; R. J. McConnell, treasurer; A. B. Braley, municipal judge; John Nader, surveyor and street superintendent; Frank M. Dorn, chief of police; _____, city attorney; Theo. Herfurth, assessor; J. McEvily, pound master. Aldermen — 1st w., W. T. Fish, Geo. Memhard, Alex. Gill; 2d w., A. S. Sanborn, S. A. Hale, J. E. Rhodes; 3d w., C. F. Bierstaedt, Ernst Mueller, Wm. Welch; 4th w., M. P. Walsh, Dan. Campbell, W. J. L. Nicodemus; 5th w., Jas. Conklin, Jacob Silbernagel, H. Oakey. 1877-8. H. S. Orton, mayor; John Corscot, clerk; M. J. Cantwell, treasurer; A. B. Braley, municipal judge ; John Nader, surveyor; Andrew Bishop, street superintendent and chief of police ; Charles K. Tenney, city attorney; C. G. Mayers, assessor; J. McEvily, pound master. Aldermen—1st w., W. A. Booth, W. T. Fish, Jos. Schweinem; 2d w., John Lamont, Wm. Habich, Jas. E. Rhodes; 3d w., W. H. Lansing, Ernst Mueller, Aug. Ramthun; 4th w., John Hayes, W. J. L. Nicodemus, A. M. Daggett; 5th w., Jacob Silbernagel, James Conklin, N. H. Dodge. Additional Comments: Extracted from: MADISON, DANE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING TOWNS; BEING A HISTORY AND GUIDE TO PLACES OF SCENIC BEAUTY AND HISTORICAL NOTE FOUND IN THE TOWNS OF DANE COUNTY AND SURROUNDINGS, INCLUDING THE ORGANIZATION OF THE TOWNS, AND EARLY INTERCOURSE OF THE SETTLERS WITH THE INDIANS, THEIR CAMPS, TRAILS, MOUNDS, ETC. WITH A COMPLETE LIST OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS AND OFFICERS, AND LEGISLATIVE MEMBEES, MADISON VILLAGE AND CITY COUNCIL. ILLUSTRATED, MADISON, WIS.: PUBLISHED BY WM. J. PARK & CO., BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS AND BINDERS, 11 KING STREET. 1877. COPYRIGHT. WM. J. PARK & CO. 1877. DAVID ATWOOD, STEREOTYPER AND PRINTER, MADISON, WIS. 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