History of Linn County Iowa - Part 96
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Part 96

Samuel W. Durham, 1846.

Ambrose Harlan, 1848.

Vincent Beall, elected August, 1851, one term.

Samuel Brazelton, elected August, 1853, one term.

Levi H. Mason, elected August, 1855, two terms.

Thos. J. McKean, elected October, 1859.

Resigned and John A. Ide appointed February 28, 1861, who in turn resigned and W. W. Smith appointed March 11, 1861.

Wm. W. Smith, elected October, 1861.

Resigned and Oliver O. Stanchfield appointed September 3, 1862, to fill the vacancy until the next general election.

Oliver O. Stanchfield, elected October, 1862.

Hiel Hale, elected October, 1865, one term.

John G. Hayzlett, elected October, 1867, three terms.

G. D. Gillilan, elected October, 1873, two terms.

David Carskaddon, elected October, 1877, one term.

Aaron F. Yambert, elected October, 1879.

Died in office and J. H. Yambert appointed to fill vacancy. At the next general election (November, 1880) E. L. Swem was declared elected by the board of canva.s.sers, but the court for the trial of contested election seated B. F. Seaton.

J. H. Yambert, appointed September 6, 1880.

B. F. Seaton, elected November, 1880.

Geo. W. Burnside, elected November, 1885, two terms.

Dan R. Kinley, elected November, 1889, three terms.

John Cone, elected November, 1895, two terms.

Martin Evans, elected November, 1899.

CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT

S. H. Tryon, 1841, 1842, 1843.

John C. Berry, 1844, 1845, 1846.

Porter W. Earl, 1847, 1848, 1849.

Hosea W. Gray, September, 1849, 1850.

James M. Berry, 1851.

James M. Berry, elected August, 1852.

Andrew J. McKean, elected August, 1854, nine terms.

John L. Crawford, elected November, 1872, three terms.

George L. Stearns, elected October, 1878, four terms.

Jackson W. Bowdish, elected November, 1886, one term.

Oscar F. Lamb, elected November, 1888, one term.

David W. Reynolds, elected November, 1890, one term.

Oscar F. Lamb, elected November, 1892, two terms.

James W. Bowman, elected November, 1896, two terms.

Charles W. Braska, elected November, 1900.

COUNTY ATTORNEY

This office was created in 1886 by the Twenty-first General a.s.sembly.

M. L. Ward, elected November, 1886.

Resigned to remove from the county and Milo P. Smith appointed September, 1887, to fill the vacancy until the next general election.

Milo P. Smith, elected November, 1887.

John M. Redmond, elected November, 1890, one term.

John M. Grimm, elected November, 1892, three terms.

William O. Clemans, elected November, 1898, two terms.

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

This office was created in 1858 by the Seventh General a.s.sembly.

Albert Manson, elected April, 1858.

Ira G. Fairbanks, elected October, 1859, two terms.

P. W. Reeder, elected October, 1863, one term.

H. S. Bradshaw, elected October, 1865, one term.

Z. V. Elsberry, elected October, 1867, one term.

William Langham, elected October, 1869, two terms.

Eli Johnston, elected October, 1873, four terms.