Winnebago County, Wisconsin - Chapter 39, 1880

Clerk Of The Court

CLERK OF THE COURT. Edward Eastman was appointed by Judge A. G. Miller, January 12, 1848, and was followed by Dudley C. Blodgett, who was appointed by Judge A. W. Stowe, October 16, 1848. E. R. Baldwin was elected to the office at the general election, November, 1848; re-elected 1850 and 1852; Charles A. Weisbrod, in 1854; Jedediah H. Smalley, 1856; George Gary, in 1857 and 1858; W. G. Rich, in i860 and 1862; H. B. Harshaw in 1864, retaining the position by successive elections, every two years, until his resignation, January I, 1878, when T. D. Grimmer was appointed to the vacancy, and elected in 1878.

1865 (the term of County Judge being four years), but on the fifth of April, 1864, Judge Washburn was elected Judge of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, and J. B. Hamilton was appointed to succeed him. In the meantime it was claimed that A. P. Hodges, having resigned in 1868, a new election should be held in April, 1862, and in accordance with that belief of a few, Earl P. Finch and J. A. Bryan became candidates for the office. There were but few votes polled, of which E. P. Finch received the majority, but never qualified. J. B. Hamilton was elected in April 1864, for a full term; George Gary in 1869-73-77.

An act of the Legislature approved April 2, i860, constituted this a court of record equal in jurisdiction with the Circuit Court in all civil actions for all sums not exceeding $500.

District Attorney Clerk Of The Board Of Supervisors

George F. Wright was elected in 1843 ^"<^ retained the office until 1848, inclusive; Silas M. White elected November 7, 1848, entered upon the duties January 8, 1849; William Dennison was elected in November, 1849, E. A. Rowley in November, 1850, J. H. Osborne in 1853-54, Wm. M. Greenwood in 1856-58, A. H. Read in 1860-62-64, O. F. Cha?e in 1866, and has continued to officiate since that time.

Register Of Deeds

Clark Dickenson performed the duties of Register in 1843, although we find no record of election; Wm. C. Isbell was elected in September, 1844; S. L. Brooks in September, 1845, and September, 1846; Henry Dickensonin 1847, but died before the expiration of his term and his brother, Clark Dickenson, was appointed to the vacancy, elected in 1848 and '50; E. A. Rowley in 1852 and 1854, Edgai Cronkhite in 1856; James H. Foster in 1858 and i860, Andrew Merton in 1862 and 1864; Robert McCurdy in 1866, 1868, 1870; WiUianc Gudden in 1872 and 1874; Gunder Larsen ii 1876, Carl Kraby in 1878.

County Treasurer Members Of Assembly

Note - In the early days of the organization oi the county it was attached to Brown or Fond du Lac county for judicial purposes, and with Calumet, Fond du Lac and Marquette counties, forming a probate district. Under this order of affairs. Mason C, Darling of Fond du Lac County was voted for for Probate Judge ; in 1843 Seth Reese and John J. Driggs, (prob ably from Brown County), for the office of Sheriff at the same election. May I, 1843. In 1844 Samuel L. Brooks was a candidate for District Attorney. In 1846 Henry Conklin and John Bannister, both of Fond du Lac County, were candidates for the office of Probate Judge, and in 1847 Walter H. Weed, of Oshkosh, for the same office. These were all voted for in this county, but as we have no record from other counties we are unable to determine whether they were elected. Under the territorial form ofgovernment this county was attached to several others in forming senatorial and assembly districts, but at the first session of the State Legislature in 1848, Winnebago County sent one Member of Assembly.

By an act approved March 8th, 1861, it was provided that Boards of County SupervisorB should consist of three Supervisors in each County, except where there are three or more Assembly Districts in each County, when one Supervisor shall be elected from each Assembly DiBtrict. Under this law the following were elect©!:

Biennial Election

1866, Stephen Bowron, 1st district; H. P. Leavens, 2d district; H. W. Webster, 3d district. The law was now changed, the term of office being three years, one member elected aunually. 1867. H. P. Leavens, elected from the 2d district. 1868. C. Bromlej', from the 3d district. 1869. Stephen Bowrou, from the 1st district. By an act approved March 16, 1870, the law of March 8th, 1861, was repealed and the Revised Statutes of 1858, revised, constituting the chairman of the various Town Boards as Couutj' Board.