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Allegan County, Michigan - Lists of Officers, 1880

From History of Allegan and Barry Counties, Michigan, published 1880. 628 words, reproduced complete and unedited. Source changes inside the text are labelled in place.

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628 words

Machine-read from scans of History of Allegan and Barry Counties, Michigan, published 1880. Nothing has been corrected: fixing what looks like a misspelled name is how an invented one gets published. Source changes are marked where they occur.

Lists of Officers

List of Principal Civil OBBeers resident in Allegan County, with length of Term and Date of entering on Office - Representative in Congress - Secretary of State - State Treasurer - Regents of the University - Commissioner of the Land-Office - Railroad Commissioners - State Senators - Representatives in Legislature - Circuit Judges - Associate Judges - County and Second Judges - Circuit Court Commissioners - Probate Judges - Sheriffs - County Clerks - Registers - County Treasurers - County Commissioners - County Superintendents of Schools - County Surveyors - Prosecuting Attorneys - Coroners - Members of Constitutional Conventions - List of Principal Civil Officers resident in Barry County - Secretary of State - Regents of the University - State Senators - Representatives in Legislature - Associate Judges - County and Second Judges - Circuit Court Commissioners - Probate Judges - ^Sheriffs - County Clerk - County Registers - County Treasurers - County Commissioners - County Superintendents of Schools - County Surveyors - Prosecuting Attorneys - County Drain Commissioners - - Coroners - Members of Constitutional Conventions.

Member Of State Board Of Charities

MEMBER OF STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES. William B. Williams, Allegan; appointed in August, 1871; reappointed April 5, 1873 ; resigned December, 1873.

COMMISSIONER OF THE LAND-OFFICE (Two Years). Benjamin D. Pritchard, Allegan; elected Nov. 6, 1866; beginning term Jan. 1, 1867; re-elected Nov. 3, 1868.

Railroad Commissioner

STATE SENATORS (Two Years). Flavius J. Littlejohn, Allegan (for Fifth District); elected Nov. 6 and 7, 1844; term commenced Jon. 1, 1845; elected president

Ebpkesentatives Elected Fob Two Tears

Jan. 1, 1855. Chauncey B.Goodrich, Ganges; elected Nov. 4, 1856 ; term commenced Jan. 1, 1857. James M. Baldwin, Hopkins; elected Nov. 2, 1858; term commenced

JUDGES OF CIRCUIT COURTS (Six Years). Flavius J. Littlejohn, Allegan ; elected April 4, 1858, upon the organization of the Ninth Circuit; re-elected in April, 1863; term commenced Jan. I, 1864; resigned in 1869, after holding the April term.

Dan J. Arnold, Allegan; appointed Nov. 5, 1874, to fill Tacancy oeoasioned by resignation of John W. Stone; elected for full terlu in April, 1876.

Silas F. Littlejohn and Oshea Wilder, Allegan ; both elected Nov. 5, 1838; Hull Sherwood, Otsego; elected Deo. 20, 1838 (special election) ; term of all three began Jan. 1, 1839.

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS (Two Years). James M. Ballou, Otsego; elected April 1, 1867. Patroclus A. Latta, Allegan; elected April 5, 1869; re-elected April,

Prosecuting Attorneys Temporarily Appointed Toe Kach Term By The Court

TEMPORARILY APPOINTED TOE KACH TERM BY THE COURT. George Y. Warner, for November term, 1837. Flavius J. Littlejohn, for the several terms in 1838. Mitchell Hlnsdell, for one term in 1839.

1874; terms cqmmcnced Jan. 1, 1875. Edward B. Wright, Saugatuck, and Benjamin Thonipson, ; elected Nov. 7, 1876; terms commenced Jan. 1, 1877. Henry H. Stimson, Saugatuck, and Edward B. Wright, Saugatuck;

Members Of Constitutional Conventions

Convention of December, 1836. Oka Town, Otsego, member of Convention of June, 1850. William B. Williams, Allegan, and William B. White, , members

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY (Six Years). William Upjohn, elected April 7, 1851 ; term commenced upon election. James A. Swcazy, elected April, 1867 ; term commenced upon election.

Eepkesektati7Es Elected Foe Two Teaes

term commenced Jan. 1, 1873. Henry A. Goodyear, Hastings; elected November, 1874; term commenced Jan. 1, 1875. Amos C. Towne, Gull Lake ; elected November, 1874 ; term commenced

Nathan Barlow, Yankee Springs ; elected April 4, 1839 ; Isaac Otis, Prairieville ; elected April 4, 1839; both terms commenced upon election.

Jan. 1, 1845. J. W. Bradley, Yankee Springs; elected November, 1846 ; term commenced Jan. 1, 1847. Willard Hays, Hastings; elected Nov. 7, 1848; term commenced Jan.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (One Year). Nelson Barnum, John Bowue, Prairieville; Calvin G. Hill, Middleville; all elected April 4, 1839; term commenced upon election.

Joseph W. T. Orr, Irving; member of Convention of June, 1850. Harvey Wright, Middleville, and Adam Elliot, Barry ; members of Convention of May, 1867.

Provenance

Text from History of Allegan and Barry Counties, Michigan, published 1880, in the public domain in the United States and digitised by the Internet Archive.