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(Fresno, forty-first county of fifty-eight in the order of formation, was created under the act of April 19, 1856. The seventh legislative session at Sacramento adjourned two days after the date of the county creative act.)

STATE SENATORS

1857-61. S. A. Merritt. 1862-63, Thomas Baker. 1863-68, J. W. Freeman. 1869-72, Thomas Fowler. 1873-76. Tipton Lindsey. 1877-78, Thomas Fowler. 1879-82, Dr. Chester Rowell. 1883-86. Patrick Reddy. 1887-94, George G. Goucher. 1895-98, Dr. A. T. Pedlar. 1899-1906, Dr. Chester Rowell. 1907-14, George W. Cartwright. 1915, W. F. Chandler. 1919, M. B. Harris.

ASSEMBLYMEN

1857, Orson K. Smith. 18.58, A. H. Mitchell. 1859, Tames M. Roan. 1860, T. M. Heston. 1861, Orson K. Smith. 1862, James Smith. 1863-64, Tames N. Walker. 1865-68, R. P. Mace. 1869. P. C. Appling. 1871, J. N. Walker. 1873, TW. Ferguson. 1875, TD. Collins. 1877, R. P. Mace. 1879, C. G. Sayle. 1881, E. T. Griffith. 1883, TF. Wharton. 1885, A. M. Clark. 1887, J. P. Vincent. 1889, E. H. Tucker. 1891-94. G. W. Mordecai and 1893-94, H. J. T. Jacobsen. 1895, N. L. F. Bachman and W. F. Rowell. 1897, G. W. Cartwright and L. W. Moultrie. 1899, John Fairweather and TM. Griffin. 1901, W. F. Chandler and Marvin G. Simpson. 1903, A. M. Drew and TO. Traber. 1005-08, W. F. Chandler and A. M. Drew. 1909, W. R. Odom and A. M. Drew. 1911. W. F. Chandler, W. A. Sutherland. 1913. Chandler, Sutherland and L. B. Cary. 1915, L. D. Scott. Henry Hawson and Roy C. Traber. 1917, A. A. Carlson, Henry Hawson and Melvin Pettit. 1919, S. L. Strother, B. D. McKean and Melvin Pettit.

DISTRICT JUDGES

Fresno County was in the thirteenth judicial district until the system was changed with the constitution adopted in 1879.

1856, Ethelbert Burke. 1864, T. M. Bondurant. 1865, Alexander Deering. 1868, A. C. Bradford. 1873, Alexander Deering. 1875, J. B. Campbell and the last on the district court bench.

COUNTY JUDGES

1856. Charles A. Hart. 1860, James Sayles, Jr. 1864, E. C. Winchell. 1867, Gillum Baley and the last under the judicial system of the old constitution.

SUPERIOR COURT

1880. S. A. Holmes. 1884. J. B. Campbell. 1887. M. K. Harris (appointed to the newly created Department two of the court and in November 1888 elected to a full term). 1890, S. A. Holmes. 1894, J. R. Webb previously appointed to the additional Department three, and E. W. Risley elected to Department two. 1895. Stanton L. Carter appointed, vice Holmes deceased. 1896, George E. Church elected to fill out that unexpired term. 1900, H. Z. Austin and George E. Church, both on the bench in Departments one and two and reelected thereafter. 1918, D. A. Cashin appointed by the governor to the Third Department judgeship created at the legislative session before. 1919, H. Z. Austin, reelected; D. A. Cashin, elected, Departments one and three; M. F. McCormick, elected, Department two.

COUNTY SUPERVISORS

(There has never been published a complete, correct and reliable county official roster. The early records are incomplete and perplexing. The provision of filing a bond as an official qualification was often neglected, and by the early supervisors apparently ignored — at any rate none are of record. Not until after 1862 was there record of election returns or of official declarations of results. The first name for every yearly grouping that follows is that of the board chairman.)

1856 — John R. Hughes, John A. Patterson, John L. Hunt.

1857— J. R. Hughes, James E. Williams, Clark Hoxie.

1858 — Clark Hoxie, Tames Smith, James W. Rankin.

1859— H. E. Howard, C. D. Simpson, A. C. Bullock.

1860—J. B. Royal, L. J. Carmack, Justin Esrey.

1861— G. B. Abel, J. B. Royal, L. J. Carmack.

1862— W. H. Parker, John L. Hunt, Reuben Reynolds.

1863 — John L. Hunt, James Blackburn, J. G. Simpson.

1864-65— John L. Hunt, J. G. Simpson, W. W. Hill.

1866— J. L. Hunt, J. G. Simpson, S. S. Hyde.

1867— J. G. Simpson, S. S. Hyde. H. C. Daulton.

1868— S. S. Hyde, J. G. Simpson, H. C. Daulton.

1869 — H. C. Daulton, J. G. Simpson, John Barton.

1870 — J. G. Simpson, John Barton, H. C. Daulton.

1871 — John Barton, H. C. Daulton, Michael Donahoo.

1872— H. C. Daulton, Thomas F. Witherspoon, J. N. Musick.

1873— T. F. Witherspoon. H. C. Daulton, J. N. Musick.

1874— H. C. Daulton, Austin Phillips, J. N. Musick.

1875— H. C. Daulton, J. N. Musick, A. Phillips.

1876— J. N. Musick, A. Phillips, I. N. Ward

1877— Austin Phillips, J. J. Hensley, T. P. Nelson.

1878— T. P. Nelson. J. J. Hensley, Thomas Waggener.

1879— T. P. Nelson, Thos. Waggener, T. J. Dunlap.

1880— Thos. Waggener, T. P. Nelson, T. J. Dunlap.

1881-82— T. J. Dunlap, T. P. Nelson, Austin Phillips.

1883-84— H. C. Daulton, W. L. L. Witt, A. T. Covell, Thomas Waggener, D. C. Dunagan.

1885-86 — A. T. Covell, J. J. Dickinson, Stephen Hamilton, John Yeargin, D. C. Dunagan.

1887— A. T. Covell, W. M. Raynor, S. Hamilton, C. L. Walter, D. C. Dunagan.

1888— S. Hamilton, W. M. Raynor. T. C. White, C. L. Walter, D. C. Dunagan.

1889-90— D. C. Dunagan, W. M. Raynor, T. F. Letcher, T. C. White, C. L. Walter, William Hanke (elected June 1890 on the death of Dunagan).

1891-92— T. C. White, J. Myer, T. F. Letcher, R. B. Butler, W. Hanke.

1893— T. F. Letcher, R. B. Butler, J. Myer, F. P. Wickersham, J. H. Sayre.

1894— T. F. Letcher, R. B. Butler, F. P. Wickersham, T. R. Foster, J. H. Sayre.

1895-96— F. P. Wickersham, T. F. Letcher, J. H. Savre, M. S. Rose, C. W. Garrett.

1897-98— T. H. Sayre, C. W. Garrett, W . P. Manley, A. E. Smith, James A. Ward (appointed by Governor Budd April 1907 upon the accidental death of Smith), M. S. Rose.

1899-00— J. H. Sayre, H. E. Burleigh, W. P. Manley, Phil Scott, Thomas Martin

1901-04— Phil Scott, H. E. Burleigh, E. J. Bullard, Thomas Martin, W. D. Mitchell.

1905-06— Thomas Martin, H. E. Burleigh, G. W. Beall, J. B. Johnson, W. D. Mitchell.

1907-08— G. W. Beall, Thomas Martin, Chris Jorgensen, J. B. Johnson, W. D. Mitchell.

1909-10— Thomas Martin, C. Jorgensen, M. D. Huffman, J. B. Johnson, W. D. Mitchell.

1911-12 — Chris Jorgensen, M. D. Huffman, J. B. Johnson, Thomas Martin, W. D. Mitchell.

1913-14 — Chris Jorgensen, M. D. Huffman, J. B. Johnson, Thomas Martin, W. A. Collins.

1915-16— Chris Jorgensen, M. D. Huffman, J. B. Johnson, Charles L. Wells, W. A. Collins.

1917— Chris Jorgensen, Robert Lochead, J. B. Johnson, C. L. Wells, W. A. Collins.

SHERIFFS

(Up to 1889 the sheriff was also tax collector.)

1856-57 — W. C. Bradley. 1857— George S. Harden (appointed on resignation of Bradley). 1858 — W. Y. Scott. 1859— J. S. Ashman. 1867— J. N. Walker. 1871— J. S. Ashman. 1873— Leroy Dennis. 1874— J. S. Ashman on the death of Dennis. 1877— E. Hall. 1882— M. J. Donahoo (the first Republican elected in the county as a public official). 1884 — O. J. Meade. 1890 —J. M. Hensley. 1892— Jay Scott. 1898— J. D. Collins. 1906— R. D. Chittenden. 1910— Walter S. McSwain. 1915— H. Thorwaldsen appointed on the death of McSwain. 1919— W. F. Jones.

TAX COLLECTORS

1889— Achilles D. Ewing. 1890— W. C. Guard. 1894— N. W. Moodey. 1898— J. B. Hancock. 1906— A. B. Smith. 1914— R. W. Baker; reelected in 1919.

COUNTY CLERKS

(This office combined up to 1877 the auditorship and up to 1885 also the recordership.)

1856— James Sayles, Jr. 1859— D. J. Johnson. 1862— William Faymonville. 1867— A. G. Anderson. 1869— H. St. J. Dixon. 1873— A. M. Clark. 1886— A. C. Williams. 1892— W. A. Shepherd. 1894— T. G. Hart. 1898— G. W. Cartwright. 1902— W. O. Miles. 1910— David M. Barnwell; reelected in 1919.

AUDITORS

1877— R H. Bramlet. 1892— R. H. Austin. 1894— H. E. Barnum. 1914 — Charles E. Barnum appointed in June by the supervisors on the death of his father, and at the November election popularly chosen for the next full term; reelected in 1919.

RECORDERS

1886— Charles L. Wainwright. 1888— T. A. Bell. 1892— Smith Norris. 1894— W. W. Machen. 1898— J. M. Kerr. 1902— R. N. Barstow,_ whose election was successfully contested by Charles McCardle, the decision rendered in midterm so that it was divided in tenure. 1906— R. N. Barstow; reelected in 1919.

TREASURERS

1856 — George Rivercombe. 1863 — Stephen Gaster. 1866 — George Grierson appointed in September on Gaster's disappearance. 1867 — W. W. Hill. 1874 — N. L. Bachman appointed on Hill's death. A. J. Thorn elected in March to fill the unexpired term and thereafter four times. 1884 — Gillum Baley. 1886— T. P. Nelson. 1894— Jacob E. Whitson. 1898— S. W. Marshall. 1906— J. R. Hickman. 1914— A. D. Ewing; reelected in 1919.

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

1856— T. C. Craddock. 1857— T. T. Cruikshank (resigned February 1858). 1859— Hewlett Clark (named in September). 1861— E. C. Winchell. 1864— C. G. Sayle (Supervisor of Tulare in 1854, assessor in 1855 and county judge in 1860). 1868— S. B. Allison. 1871— C. G. Sayle. 1878— W. H. Creed. 1879 W. D. Grady. 1882— E. D. Edwards. 1884— J. H. Daley. 1886— R. B. Terry. 1888— W. D. Tupper. 1892— Firman Church. 1894— Alva E. Snow. 1898—0. L._ Everts. 1902— G. W. Jones. 1906— Denver S. Church. 1913— Manson F. McCormick (appointed on the resignation of predecessor). 1914 — M. F. McCormick. 1919 — C. E. Beaumont.

ASSESSORS

1856— J. G. Simpson. 1859— W. H. Crowe. 1861— William Faymonville (named in February), Thomas J. Allen (in September). 1863 — W. W. Mathews. Alexander Kennedy (in April). 1866 — W. S. Wyatt (resigned before term expired). 1868— t! W. Simpson. 1875— J. A. Stroud. 1879— W. H. McKenzie. 1882— W. J. Hutchinson. 1894— J. P. Vincent. 1898— J. W. Ferguson. 1900 — G. P. Cummings (appointed on predecessor's death). 1902 — G. W. Cameron. 1906— G. P. Cummings; reelected, 1919.

SURVEYORS

1856— W. W. Bourland. 1857— O. M. Brown. 1858— T. C. Stallo. 1859— M. B. Holt. 1863— J. C. Walker. 1872— M. B. Lewis. 1878— C. D. Davis. 1884— H. B. Choice. 1886— C. D. Davis. 1889— J. S. Bedford. 1892— George L. Hoxie. 1902— Scott McKay reelected thereafter; Obit May 14, 1918 and Chief Deputy Thomas R. Harrold appointed by supervisors to fill unexpired term. 1919 — Chris P. Jensen.

SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS

1860— E. C. Winchell. 1861— E. S. Kincaid (appointed in October). 1862 — H. M. Quigley. 1863— S. H. Hill. 186&— T. O. Ellis (held same office in Tulare County in 1865). 1870— S. H. Hill. 1872— T. O. Ellis. 1876— R. H. Bramlet. 1882— B. A. Hawkins. 1890— Thomas J. Kirk. 1898— George S. Ramsay. 1902— G. N. Freman. 1906— E. W. Lindsay. 1919— C. E. Edwards.

CORONERS

(The records are very confusing as to the coronership and public administratorship, the coroner often acting in ex-officio capacity in the other office. As to the coroner there is no straight record until after 1883. From scattered data, it would appear that the following named have filled the two offices.)

1856— H. A. Carroll. 1857— Dr. H. du Gay. 1860— Ira McCray. 1868— Frank Carroll. 1870— Ira McCray. 1871— W. J. Lawrenson. 1874— C. A. Heaton, followed by Thomas R. Lowe. 1875— T. W. Simpson. 1877— N. P. Duncan. 1879— E. C. Cram or Crane. 1882— A. J. Witthouse. 1883— J. J. White, followed by S. B. Bresee. 1886— E. J. King. 1888— W. N. Bishop (resigned in June 1890) G. N. Freman appointed. 1891— E. E. Brown. 1892— L. O. Stephens. 1894— Dr. G. L. Long. 1902— Dr. A. B. Cowan. 1906— W. A. Bean. 1919— John N. Lisle.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS

1856— Joseph Smith. 1864— N. L. Bachman. 1866— Clark Hoxie. 1868 —J. R. Jones. 1869— William Faymonville. 1872— T. W. Rich. 1877— N. P. Duncan. (Here follows a long: lapse in the record.) 1882 — A. J. Witthouse followed by J. J. White. 1885— E. J. Kin.?. 1888— W. N. Bishop, who resigning was succeeded by G. N. Freman. 1891 — J. M. Johnson. 1892 — G. A. Everts. 1894— L. H. Church. 1898— W. O. Miles. 1902— R. D. Chittenden. 1906— G. R. Andrews.

SPECIAL ISSUES

County Seat Removal Election held March 23, 1874, Fresno receiving 417 out of total vote of 757.

S. A. Holmes elected delegate from this county on June 19, 1877 to the constitutional convention.

Constitution ratified in this county at the election on May 7, 1879. For 975, Against 398: total 1373.

County divided into five instead of three supervisor districts in June 1882.

Courthouse bonds issue of $100,000 defeated at election in November 1892: Yes 2903, No 3247. Again failed to carry by necessary two-thirds at election in September 1893— Yes 1010, No 904.

Hal! of Records proposed bond issue defeated at November 1908 election lacking the necessary two-thirds.

"Wet" or "Dry" election in May 1912 on the question. Shall the Liquor Business be Licensed in the County Outside of Incorporated Towns? The vote according to supervisor districts was:

District Yes No

One 415 763

Two 398 865

Three 87 177

Four 437 1,731

Five 801 1,425

All county liquor licenses were cancelled beginning August 14, 1912. At the November 1916 election the vote on the two constitutional amendments was:

Yes No

Prohibition 14,906 12,463

Second Amendment 16,165 11,093

A proposed county bond issue of $3,600,000 for "Good Roads" was defeated at the special election held on October 25, 1916 by the following vote:

Yes 9,421

No 7,136

Total 16,557

Necessary to carry 11,038

Defeated' by 1,617

The welfare department was created to go into operation January 1, 1918, taking charge of all the eleemosynary work of the county under the most modern, scientific and practical lines as well. Before the close of the 1917-18 fiscal year, it had dispensed with the county orphanage, putting the children out to board in families on the theory that it will make them better citizens not to hamper them by the shortcomings of an institutional training. The department was working so well that Miss Beulah Miller, assistant secretary, was given six months' leave of absence to introduce the system by invitation in Humboldt County.

In June, 1918, was made to the supervisors, after a preliminary survey by W. H. Lynch as senior engineer of the U. S. office of public roads and rural engineering, report of a system of county highways contemplating 170.75 miles at an estimated cost of $2,393,192, including the so-called Coalinga lateral to the state highway from the valley to the sea coast with Fresno's share of construction cost $425,842. No need of going further into details of this proposed system. The recommendation was that while the county needs very much a system of improved roads a bond election for permanent road improvements is not advisable until after the war, and if conditions then permit steps be taken to start the construction of the planned roads to place the county on an equal basis with adjoining counties and give it the type of roads that its traffic demands.

POSTMASTERS

The following named are the presidential appointees who have served as postmasters at Fresno from the establishment of a post office at that place in 1872 with dates of their appointments:

Russell H. Fleming August 28, 1872

Charles W. De Long November 14, 1873

Otto Froelich March 29, 1880

Nathan W. Moodey July 6, 1882

Wesley E. Hughes April 14, 1886

Mary C. Hughes March 10, 1887

Mary C. Hughes December 21, 1889

Nathan W. Moodey March 29, 1890

William L. Hedrick May 5, 1894

John W. Short May 5, 1898

E. E. Hughes June 6, 1913

(Wesley E. Hughes died in office; his widow was appointed to fill the unexpired term and reappointed with the name of the post-office changed from Fresno City to Fresno, January 31, 1889. These Hughes and E. E. Hughes, grandson of T. E. Hughes, "the Father of Fresno," are no kin.)