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History of Iowa

Volume III

JUDGES OF THE DISTRICT COURT

UNDER CONSTITUTION OF 1846

District Name of Judge, When Elected
First George H. Wiliams                1847
First Ralph P. Lowe                1852
First John W. Rankin appointed 1857
First Thomas W. Claggett                 1857
Second James Grant                 1847
Second Thomas S. Wilson                 1852
Third Cyrus Olney                 1847
Third Joseph C. Knapp appointed 1851
Third William H. Seevers                1852
Third Caleb Baldwin appointed 1856
Third Henry B. Hendershott                1856
Fourth James P. Carlton                1847
Fourth William Smyth appointed 1853
Fourth Isaac Cook appointed 1857
Fifth William McKay                 1849
Fifth Phineas M. Casady                 1854
Fifth Cave J. McFarland appointed 1854
Fifth William W. Williamson                 1855
  Election contested and McFarland continued in office  
Sixth James Sloan                 1851
Sixth Allen A. Bradford appointed 1852
Sixth E. H. Sears appointed 1855
Seventh Samuel H. Riddle appointed 1853
Eighth William E. Leffingwell                 1853
Eighth John B. Booth appointed 1854
Eighth William H. Tuthill                 1855
Ninth John S. Townsend                 1853
Tenth Samuel Murdock                 1855
Eleventh William M. Stone                 1857
Thirteenth John D. Thompson                 1857
Fourteenth Gilbert C. R. Mitchell                 1857
Fourteenth Asahel H. Bennett appointed 1857

  UNDER CONSTITUTION OF 1857

First Francis Springer                 1853
First Joshua Tracy appointed 1869
First P. Henry Smith appointed 1874
First Thomas W. Newman appointed 1874
First A. H. Stutsman                 1878
Second John S. Townsend                 1858
Second Henry H. Trimble                 1862
Second Harvey Tannehill                 1866
Second M. J. Williams                 1870
Second Joseph C. Knapp                 1874
Second E. L. Burton                 1878
Third E. H. Sears                 1858
Third James G. Day                 1862
Third James W. McDill appointed 1870
Third Joseph R. Reed appointed 1872
Third Samuel Forrey                 1872
Third R. C. Henry                 1878
Third John W. Harvey                 1882
Fourth Asahel W. Hubbard                 1858
Fourth Isaac Pendleton                 1862
Fourth Henry Ford                 1866
Fourth Charles H. Lewis                 1874
Fifth John H. Gray                 1858
Fifth Charles C. Nourse appointed 1865
Fifth Hugh W. Maxwell appointed 1866
Fifth John Leonard                 1884
Fifth William H. McHenry                 1878
Sixth William M. Stone                 1858
Sixth William Loughridge appointed 1851
Sixth Ezekiel S. Sampson                 1866
Sixth H. S. Winslow                 1874
Sixth J. C. Cook                 1878
Sixth J. K. Johnson                 1882
Seventh John F. Dillon                 1858
Seventh J. Scott Richman appointed 1863
Seventh William F. Brannan appointed 1871
Seventh Walter I. Hayes                 1878
Eighth William E. Miller                1858
Eighth Norman W. Isbell appointed 1862
Eighth Charles H. Conklin appointed 1864
Eighth Nathaniel M. Hubbard appointed 1865
Eighth James H. Rothrock                 1866
Eighth John Shane                 1876
Eighth James D. Giffen                 1882
Ninth Thomas S. Wilson                 1858
Ninth James Burt                 1862
Ninth John M. Brayton                 1870
Ninth David S. Wilson appointed 1872
Ninth Sylvester Bagg                 1878
Ninth Charles F. Couch                 1882
Tenth Elias H. Williams                 1858
Tenth Milo McGlathery                 1866
Tenth Reuben Noble                 1874
Tenth E. E. Cooley                 1880
Tenth L. O. Hatch                 1882
Eleventh John Porter                 1858
Eleventh Daniel D. Chase appointed 1866
Eleventh Isaac J. Mitchell                 1874
Eleventh James W. McKenzie                 1874
Eleventh Henry C. Henderson                 1881
Twelfth William B. Fairfield                 1864
Twelfth George W. Ruddick                 1870
Thirteenth Joseph R. Reed                 1872
Thirteenth C. F. Loofborough appointed 1883
Thirteenth E. E. Aylesworth                 1884
Fourteenth E. R, Duffle                 1876
Fourteenth Lot Thomas                 1884

UNDER ACT OF APRIL, 1886

District

Name of Judge

When Elected

First Joseph M. Casey                 1886
First C. H. Phelps                 1886
First James D. Smyth appointed 1891
First Alvin J. McCrary appointed 1895
First Henry Banks                 1895
Second H. C. Traverse                 1886
Second Dell Sturart                 1886
Second Charles D. Liggett                 1886
Second E. L. Burton appointed 1890
Second W. I. Babb                 1890
Second Joseph C. Mitchell appointed 1892
Second W. D. Tisdale                 1892
Second M. A. Roberts                 1894
Second T. M. Fee                 1894
Second F. W. Eichelberger                 1894
Second Robert S. Sloan                 1894
Second C. W. Vermillion appointed 1901
Third John W. Harvey                 1886
Third R. C. Henry                 1886
Third W. H. Tedford                 1890
Third H. M. Towner                 1890
Third Robert L. Parrish                 1901
Fourth Charles H. Lewis                 1886
Fourth George W. Wakefield                 1886
Fourth Scott M. Ladd                 1886
Fourth Frank R. Gaynor                 1890
Fourth Anthony Van Wagenen appointed 1892
Fourth John F. Oilver                 1894
Fourth William Hutchinson                 1897
Fifth J. H. Henderson                 1886
Fifth O. B. Ayers                 1886
Fifth A. W. Wilkinson                 1886
Fifth J. H. Applegate                 1890
Fifth John A. Storey appointed 1895
Fifth James D. Gamble                 1896
Sixth J. K. Johnson                 1886
Sixth David Ryan                 1886
Sixth W. R. Lewis                 1886
Sixth A. R. Dewey                 1890
Sixth Ben McCoy                 1894
Sixth John T. Scott                 1898
Sixth W. G. Clements                 1898
Seventh A. J. Leffingwell                 1886
Seventh W. F. Brannen                 1886
Seventh John N. Rogers                 1886
Seventh C. M. Waterman appointed 1887
Seventh Andrew Howat appointed 1888
Seventh Partick B. Wolfe appointed 1891
Seventh Allen J. House appointed 1892
Seventh J. W. Bolinger                 1897
Eighth Samuel H. Fairall                 1886
Eighth Martin J. Wade appointed 1893
Ninth Josiah Given                 1886
Ninth W. F. Conrad                 1886
Ninth Marcus Kavanaugh                 1886
Ninth Charles Bishop appointed 1889
Ninth Calvin P. Holmes                 1890
Ninth S. F. Balliett                 1890
Ninth W. A. Spurrier appointed 1894
Ninth T. F. Stevenson                1894
Ninth S. F. Prouty                1898
Ninth A. H. McVey appointed 1901
Ninth W. H. McHenry appointed 1902
Tenth C. F. Couch                1886
Tenth John J. Ney                1886
Tenth D. J. Lenehan                1886
Tenth J. L. Husted                1890
Tenth Frederick O'Donnell appointed 1892
Tenth Amos S. Blair appointed 1894
Tenth J. J. Tolerton                 1894
Tenth Frank C. Platt                1898
Eleventh David D. Miracle                 1886
Eleventh John L. Stevens                 1886
Eleventh Silas M. Weaver                1886
Eleventh D. R. Hindman appointed 1888
Eleventh N. B. Hyatt                1893
Eleventh B. P. Birdsall                1893
Eleventh J. R. Whitaker                 1898
Eleventh W. S. Kinyon                 1899
Eleventh J. H. Richared                 1901
Twelfth G. W. Ruddick                 1888
Twelfth J. C. Sherwin appointed 1888
Twelfth John B. Cleland                1886
Twelfth Porter W. Burr                1892
Twelfth J. F. Clyde                1897
Twelfth C. H. Kelley                1899
Twelfth Clifford P. Smith                1899
Thirteenth L. O. Hatch                1886
Thriteenth C. T. Granger                1886
Thirteenth L. E. Fellows                1889
Thirteenth W. A Hoyt                 1894
Thirteenth E. E. Cooley                1894
Thirteenth A. N. Hobson                1894
Fourteenth Lot Thomas                1888
Fourteenth George H. Carr                1886
Fourteenth William B. Quarton appointed 1894
Fourteenth F. H. Helsell                1898
Fourteenth A. D. Bailie                 1900
Fifteenth A. B. Thornell                 1886
Fifteenth George Carson                 1886
Fifteenth H. E. Deemer                 1886
Fifteenth H. W. Macy                 1888
Fifteenth Walter I. Smith                 1890
Fifteenth W. S. Lewis appointed 1894
Fifteenth W. R. Green                 1894
Fifteenth O. D. Wheeler                 1900
Sixteenth J. H. Macomber                 1886
Sixteenth J. P. Connor                 1886
Sixteenth C. D. Goldsmith                 1890
Sixteenth George W. Paine                  1890
Sixteenth S. M. Elwood                 1894
Sixteenth Z. A Church                 1894
Seventeenth L. G. Linne                 1886
Seventeenth George M. Gilchrist                 1889
Seventeenth J. R. Caldwell                  1891
Seventeenth George W. Burnam                  1894
Seventeenth Obed Caswell                 1896
Eighteenth J. D. Giffen                 1886
Eighteenth J. H. Preston                 1886
Eighteenth W. G. Thompson                  1894
Eighteenth W. P. Wolfe                 1894
Eighteenth H. M. Remley                 1896
Eighteenth W. N. Treichler                 1898
Nineteenth J. L. Husted                 1894
Nineteenth Fred O'Donnell                  1894
Twentieth James D. Smyth                  1896
Twentieth W. S. Withrow                  1897

  ATTORNEYS-GENERAL

Office created February 9, 1853.

David C. Cloud, 1853 to 1856 Marsena E. Cutts, 1872 to 1877
Samuel A. Rice 1856 to 1861 John F. McJunkin, 1877 to 1881
Charles C. Nourse, 1861 to 1865 Smith McPherson, 1881 to 1885
Isaac L. Allen, 1865.  Resigned Janurary, 1866 Andrew J. Baker, 1885 to 1889
Frederick E. Bissell, 1866, 1867 John Y. Stone, 1889 to 1895
Henry O'Connor,  1867 to 1872 Milton Remley, 1895 to 1901
  Charles W. Mullan, 1901 to 1905

CLERKS OF THE SUPREME COURT

George S. Hampton, 1847, 1848 Alexander D. Anderson, for 21st District, 1848
George S. Hampton, for 4th District, 1848 to 1853 Lewis J. Whitten, for 5th District, 1848
James W. Woods, for 1st District, 1848 Thomas J. Given, for 3d District, 1848
George S. Hampton, 1853 to 1855 Edward J. Holmes, 1875 to 1883
William Vandever, 1855 to 1856 Gilbert B. Pray, 1883 to 1895
Lewis Kinsey, 1856 to 1867 Christopher T. Jones, 1895 to 1903
Charles Linderman, 1867 to 1875 J. C. Crockett, 1903 to 1905

REPORTERS OF THE SUPREME COURT

George Greene, 1847 to 1855 Bradbury W.  Hight, 1882 to 1883
William P. Clarke, 1855 to 1860 Ezra C. Ebersole, 1883 to 1891
Thomas F. Withrow, 1860 to 1867 Nathaniel B. Raymond, 1891 to 1895
Edward H. Stiles, 1867 to 1875 Benjamin I. Salinger, 1895 to 1903
John S. Runnells, 1875 to 1882 Wendall W. Cornwall, 1903 to 1905
 

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