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HISTORY OF STEUBEN COUNTY, NEW YORK. 



COUNTY GOYEENMENT. 



COUNTY CLERKS. 



George D, Cooper^ March 31, 1796. 

 Henry A. Townsend, Feb. 11, 1799. 

 John Wilson, March 21, 1807. 

 Henry A. Townsend, Feb. 8, 1808. 

 Bugald Cameron, Feb. 10, 1810. 

 John WilsoD, Feb. 13, 1815. 

 Edward Howell, March 19, 1818. 

 John Metcalfe, Feb. 19, 1821. 

 John Metcalfe, November, 1822. 

 David Rumsey, November, 1829. 

 William H. Bull, November, 1832. 

 William Hamilton, Nov lumber, 1838, 

 Paul C, Cook, November, 1844. 

 Paul C. Cook, November, 1847, 

 Philo P. Hubbell, November, 1850. 

 Chas. W. Campbell, November, 1853. 

 Samuel M, Alley, November, 1856. 

 OrsoD Mosber, November, 1859. 

 Oscar J. Averill, November, 1862, 

 Allen A. Van Orsdale, November, 1865. 

 Nirom M, Crane, November, 1868. 

 Henry Faucett, November, 1871. 

 Archibald E. Baxter, November, 1874. 

 Lucius A. Waldo, November,. 1877. 



SHERIFFS. 



SheriiFs are elected for a term of three years, and are 

 ineligible for the next succeeding term. Under the first 

 constitation they were appointed annually by the Council 

 of Appointment, and no person could hold the office for 

 more than four successive years. The sheriiF could hold 

 no other office, and must be a freeholder in the county for 

 which he was appointed.* The following have been the 

 sheriffs of Steuben County : 



William Dunn, March 31, 1796. 

 John WilsoB, March 3, 1800. 

 Dugald Cameron, February 22, 1804. 

 Jacob Teeplo, February 16, 1808. 

 Howell Bull, March 22, 1810. 

 Corneliug- YouDglove, March 25, 1811. 

 Thomas McBurney, March 7, 1812. 

 Benjamin Wells, February 23, 1813. 

 Lazarus Hammond, March 2, 1814. 

 George McClure^ February 28, 1815. 

 Henry Shrivur, March 2, 1819. 

 JohEf Mag€«, February 19, 1821.t 

 John Magee, November, 1822. 

 John Kennedy, November, 1825. 

 Alva Ellas, November, 1828. 

 George HuBtington, November, 1831. 

 John T. Andrews, November, 1834. 

 Henry Brother, November, 1837. 

 Hiram Potter, November, 1840. 

 Hugh Magee, November, 1843. 

 Henry Brother, November, 1846. 

 Oliver Allen, November, 1849. 

 Gabriel T. Harrower, November, 1852. 

 Lewis I>. Fay, November, 1855. 

 Orange Seymour, November, 1858. 

 Edwin B„ Kasson, November, 1861. 

 William N. Smith, November, 1864. 

 Willis E. Craig, November, 1867. 

 William B. Boyd, November, 1870, 

 Holland B. Williams, November, 1873. 

 Franklin B. Sherwood, November, 1876. 



^^ Const. 1777, Art. 26; Act Feb. 19, 1787. 



t Appointed, and then under new constitution elected in 1822. 



COUNTY TREASURERS. 



County treasurers are elected under the constitution of 

 1846, for a term of three years. They were formerly ap- 

 pointed by the Boards of Supervisors in the several coun- 

 ties. The following are the names of those who have held 

 the office in this county : 



James R. Dudley, November, 1848. 

 Perry S. Donahe, November, 1851. 

 Alexander Hess, November, 1857. 

 Peter Halsey, November, 1858. 

 John T. Allen, November, 1861. 

 Peter Halsey, November, 1864. 

 Peter Halsey, November, 1867. 

 Peter Halsey, November, 1870. 

 Theodore A. Silsbee, November, 1873. 

 Sebastian G. Lewis, November, 1876. 



COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS. 



By an act passed April 17, 1843, the Boards of Super- 

 visors of the several counties were directed to appoint 

 county superintendents of common schools. The office was 

 abolished March 13, 1847. During its existence the fol- 

 lowing persons officiated for Steuben County : 



Ralph K. Finch, Bath. 

 Alanson S. Phillips, Bath. 



SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS. 



Prior to 1857 school commissioners were appointed by 

 the Boards of Supervisors. Since that year they have been 

 elected on a separate ballot. The first election under the 

 act creating the office (chapter 179, Laws of 1856) was 

 held in November, 1859. The following shows the school 

 commissioners for this county and the districts for which 

 they were respectively elected : 



Name. Dist. 



George McLean 1 



Stephen Vorhis 1 



Eli H. Brown 1 



R. R. Calkins 1 



Joseph B. Westcott 1 



George P. Avery 1 



John 0. Higby (2d) 1 



Zenas L. Parker 1 



G. Horatio Guinup 1 



G. Horatio Guinup 1 



P. J. Farrington 2 



Noble H. Rising 2 



Name. Dist. 



Edmund D. Peckham 2 



William M. Sherwood 2 



Jacob H. Westcott 2 



Reuben H. Williams 2 



Reuben H. Williams 2 



Reuben A. Williams 2 



W^illiam P.Todd 3 



William S. Hale 3 



Horatio Pattengell 3 



Rodney Dennis 3 



Albert T. Parkhill 3 



Edwin Whiting 



JUDICIARY. 

 JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT. 



Steuben County is included in the Seventh Judicial Dis- 

 trict, with Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, 

 Wayne, and Yates Counties. The justices of this court 

 who have been residents of this county are the following : 



Hon. Thomas A. Johnson, Corning, April 7, 1847. 

 Hon. Thomas A. Johnson, " Nov. 6, 1849. 

 Hon. Thomas A. Johnson, " Nov. 3, 1857. 

 Hon. Thomas A. Johnson, " Nov. 7, 1865. 

 Hon. David Rumsey, Bath, Nov. 7, 1873.J 

 Hon. David Rumsey, " Nov. 1873.^ 



J Appointed by Governor Dix to fill the vacancy caused by the 

 death of Hon. Thomas A. Johnson. 



§ Elected by the people for a term of fourteen years, which expires 

 Dec. 31, 1887, 



