VENANGO COUNTY PROTHONOTARIES

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VENANGO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Early 1800s through 1888

Selections compiled from: History of Venango County Pennsylvania,
Its Past and Present, Chicago, IL; Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers; 1890; pps: 135 - 137

County Commissioners - Elected annually for 3-year term until the 1873 Constitution
provided for the triennial election of the entire board of three members
Roster of County Commissioners and dates served:
Name dates served
James G. HERON Oct. 1805 - Oct. 1806
Caleb CRANE Oct. 1805 - Oct. 1807
Ninian IRWIN Oct. 1805 - Oct. 1808
James McCLARAN Oct. 1806 - Aug. 1808
Samuel RAY, Jr. Oct. 1807 - Oct. 1810
John SHAW
app't (McClaran resigned) Aug. 1808 - Oct. 1808
John NELSON Oct. 1808 - Feb. 1810
George McCLELLAND Oct. 1808 - Nov. 1812
David BROWN
app't (Nelson resigned) Feb. 1810 - Oct. 1810
John WILSON Oct. 1810 - Oct. 1813
James McCLARAN Oct. 1810 - Oct. 1814
John HAMILTON Nov. 1812 - Aug. 1814
Robert MITCHELL Oct. 1813 - Oct. 1816
John McCALMONT, Jr.
app't (Hamilton resigned) Aug. 1814 - Oct. 1814
Alexander McCALMONT Nov. 1814 - Oct. 1817
John WILSON Oct. 1814 - Oct. 1818
Abraham SELDERS Oct. 1816 - Oct. 1819
William KINNEAR Oct. 1817 - Oct. 1820
Robert MITCHELL Oct. 1818 - Oct. 1821
Craft GHOST Oct. 1819 - Oct. 1822
Welden ADAMS Oct. 1820 - Oct. 1823
James KINNEAR Oct. 1821 - Oct.1824
Barnhart MARTIN Oct. 1822 - Oct. 1825
John WITHERUP Oct. 1823 - Oct. 1826
John BROADFOOT Oct. 1824 - Oct. 1827
Alexander HOLEMAN Oct. 1825 - Oct. 1828
James MARTIN Oct. 1826 - Oct. 1829
James MASON, Jr. Oct. 1827 - Oct. 1830
Richard IRWIN Oct. 1828 - 1831
William ELLIOTT Oct. 1829 - Oct. 1832
Joshua DAVIS Oct. 1830 - Oct. 1833
Marvin PERRY Oct. 1831 - Oct. 1834
James HAMILTON, Jr. Oct. 1832 - Oct. 1835
George KRIBBS Oct. 1883 - Oct. 1836
James ADAMS Oct. 1834 - 1837
Lewis T. RENO Oct. 1835 - Oct. 1838
James HASSON Oct. 1836 - 1839
Robert BRADLEY Oct. 1837 - Oct. 1840
William PERRY oct. 1838 - Oct. 1841
John SHANNON Oct. 1839 - Oct. 1842
William HAMILTON Oct. 1840 - Oct. 1843
Patrick DAVIDSON Oct. 1841 - Oct. 1844
John D. McWILLIAMS Oct. 1842 - Oct. 1845
Nathaniel CARY Oct. 1843 - Oct. 1846
Patrick CULBERTSON Oct. 1844 - Oct. 1847
David ADAMS Oct. 1845 - Oct. 1848
R. A. BRASHEAR Oct. 1846 - 1849
Robert ARCHER Oct. 1847 - Oct. 1850
J. J. KILGORE Oct. 1848 - Oct. 1851
William SIGGINS Oct. 1849 - March 1851
M. B. SHANNON Oct. 1850 - Oct. 1853
Putnam McKISSICK
app't (Siggins resigned) March 1851 - Oct. 1852
John BOUGHNER Nov. 1851 - Nov. 1854
Robert DICKSON Nov. 1852 - Nov. 1855
William COWEN Nov. 1853 - Nov. 1856
James McCUTCHEON Nov. 1854 - Nov. 1857
James DUFFIELD Nov. 1855 - Oct. 1858
John WILLINGS Nov. 1856 - Oct. 1859
James RITCHIE, Sr. Nov. 1857 - Oct. 1860
Isaac TALLMAN Oct. 1858 - Nov. 1861
Joseph A. ALLEN Oct. 1859 - Oct. 1862
Robert MARTIN Oct. 1860 - Oct. 1863
William SMITH Nov. 1861 - Nov. 1864
R. H. McFATE Oct. 1862 - Oct. 1865
Thomas HOLMDEN Oct. 1863 - Aug. 1865
B.F. MARK Nov. 1864 - Oct. 1867
William SMITH
app't (Holmden resigned) Aug. 1865 - Oct. 1865
James DUNCAN Oct. 1865 - Oct. 1869
D. H. CASSIDY Oct. 1865 - Oct. 1868
William DAVIS Oct. 1867 - Oct. 1870
John DAVIDSON Nov. 1868 - Oct. 1871
James Y. SIGGINS Oct. 1869 - Nov. 1872
Henry DUBBS Oct. 1870 - Nov. 1873
James P. RIDDLE Oct. 1871 - Dec. 1874
A. M. TURNER Nov. 1872 - Jan. 1876
C. E. LYTLE Nov. 1873 - Jan. 1876
Thomas McKEE Dec. 1874 - Jan. 1876
W. L. ARMSTRONG Jan. 1876 - Jan. 1879
James VANDERLIN Jan. 1876 - Jan. 1879
Thomas McKEE Jan. 1876 - Jan. 1879
Albert TYRELL Jan. 1879 - Jan. 1882
Hugh CRAIG Jan. 1879 - Jan. 1882
T. R. HOMAN Jan. 1879 - Jan. 1882
Robert M. STERRITT Jan. 1882 - Jan. 1885
Hugh CRAIG Jan. 1882 - Jan. 1885
Thomas J. EAKIN Jan. 1882 - Jan. 1888
L. C. HASSON Jan. 1885 - Jan. 1888
A. W. COX Jan. 1885 - July 1886
Samuel A. McALEVY
app't (Cox deceased) July 1886 - Jan. 1888
William A. MAITLAND Jan. 1888 -
present incumbent when book was written
J. D. PATTERSON Jan. 1888 -
present incumbent when book was written
S. H. McKINNEY Jan. 1888 -
present incumbent when book was written
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Name	dates served
James G. HERON	Oct. 1805 - Oct. 1806
Caleb CRANE	Oct. 1805 - Oct. 1807
Ninian IRWIN	Oct. 1805 - Oct. 1808
James McCLARAN	Oct. 1806 - Aug. 1808
Samuel RAY, Jr.	Oct. 1807 - Oct. 1810
John SHAW app't (McClaran resigned)	Aug. 1808 - Oct. 1808
John NELSON	Oct. 1808 - Feb. 1810
George McCLELLAND	Oct. 1808 - Nov. 1812
David BROWN app't (Nelson resigned)	Feb. 1810 - Oct. 1810
John WILSON	Oct. 1810 - Oct. 1813
James McCLARAN	Oct. 1810 - Oct. 1814
John HAMILTON	Nov. 1812 - Aug. 1814
Robert MITCHELL	Oct. 1813 - Oct. 1816
John McCALMONT, Jr. app't (Hamilton resigned)	Aug. 1814 - Oct. 1814
Alexander McCALMONT	Nov. 1814 - Oct. 1817
John WILSON	Oct. 1814 - Oct. 1818
Abraham SELDERS	Oct. 1816 - Oct. 1819
William KINNEAR	Oct. 1817 - Oct. 1820
Robert MITCHELL	Oct. 1818 - Oct. 1821
Craft GHOST	Oct. 1819 - Oct. 1822
Welden ADAMS	Oct. 1820 - Oct. 1823
James KINNEAR	Oct. 1821 - Oct.1824
Barnhart MARTIN	Oct. 1822 - Oct. 1825
John WITHERUP	Oct. 1823 - Oct. 1826
John BROADFOOT	Oct. 1824 - Oct. 1827
Alexander HOLEMAN	Oct. 1825 - Oct. 1828
James MARTIN	Oct. 1826 - Oct. 1829
James MASON, Jr.	Oct. 1827 - Oct. 1830
Richard IRWIN	Oct. 1828 - 1831
William ELLIOTT	Oct. 1829 - Oct. 1832
Joshua DAVIS	Oct. 1830 - Oct. 1833
Marvin PERRY	Oct. 1831 - Oct. 1834
James HAMILTON, Jr.	Oct. 1832 - Oct. 1835
George KRIBBS	Oct. 1883 - Oct. 1836
James ADAMS	Oct. 1834 - 1837
Lewis T. RENO	Oct. 1835 - Oct. 1838
James HASSON	Oct. 1836 - 1839
Robert BRADLEY	Oct. 1837 - Oct. 1840
William PERRY	oct. 1838 - Oct. 1841
John SHANNON	Oct. 1839 - Oct. 1842
William HAMILTON	Oct. 1840 - Oct. 1843
Patrick DAVIDSON	Oct. 1841 - Oct. 1844
John D. McWILLIAMS	Oct. 1842 - Oct. 1845
Nathaniel CARY	Oct. 1843 - Oct. 1846
Patrick CULBERTSON	Oct. 1844 - Oct. 1847
David ADAMS	Oct. 1845 - Oct. 1848
R. A. BRASHEAR	Oct. 1846 - 1849
Robert ARCHER	Oct. 1847 - Oct. 1850
J. J. KILGORE	Oct. 1848 - Oct. 1851
William SIGGINS	Oct. 1849 - March 1851
M. B. SHANNON	Oct. 1850 - Oct. 1853
Putnam McKISSICK app't (Siggins resigned)	March 1851 - Oct. 1852
John BOUGHNER	Nov. 1851 - Nov. 1854
Robert DICKSON	Nov. 1852 - Nov. 1855
William COWEN	Nov. 1853 - Nov. 1856
James McCUTCHEON	Nov. 1854 - Nov. 1857
James DUFFIELD	Nov. 1855 - Oct. 1858
John WILLINGS	Nov. 1856 - Oct. 1859
James RITCHIE, Sr.	Nov. 1857 - Oct. 1860
Isaac TALLMAN	Oct. 1858 - Nov. 1861
Joseph A. ALLEN	Oct. 1859 - Oct. 1862
Robert MARTIN	Oct. 1860 - Oct. 1863
William SMITH	Nov. 1861 - Nov. 1864
R. H. McFATE	Oct. 1862 - Oct. 1865
Thomas HOLMDEN	Oct. 1863 - Aug. 1865
B.F. MARK	Nov. 1864 - Oct. 1867
William SMITH app't (Holmden resigned)	Aug. 1865 - Oct. 1865
James DUNCAN	Oct. 1865 - Oct. 1869
D. H. CASSIDY	Oct. 1865 - Oct. 1868
William DAVIS	Oct. 1867 - Oct. 1870
John DAVIDSON	Nov. 1868 - Oct. 1871
James Y. SIGGINS	Oct. 1869 - Nov. 1872
Henry DUBBS	Oct. 1870 - Nov. 1873
James P. RIDDLE	Oct. 1871 - Dec. 1874
A. M. TURNER	Nov. 1872 - Jan. 1876
C. E. LYTLE	Nov. 1873 - Jan. 1876
Thomas McKEE	Dec. 1874 - Jan. 1876
W. L. ARMSTRONG	Jan. 1876 - Jan. 1879
James VANDERLIN	Jan. 1876 - Jan. 1879
Thomas McKEE	Jan. 1876 - Jan. 1879
Albert TYRELL	Jan. 1879 - Jan. 1882
Hugh CRAIG	Jan. 1879 - Jan. 1882
T. R. HOMAN	Jan. 1879 - Jan. 1882
Robert M. STERRITT	Jan. 1882 - Jan. 1885
Hugh CRAIG	Jan. 1882 - Jan. 1885
Thomas J. EAKIN	Jan. 1882 - Jan. 1888
L. C. HASSON	Jan. 1885 - Jan. 1888
A. W. COX	Jan. 1885 - July 1886
Samuel A. McALEVY app't (Cox deceased)	July 1886 - Jan. 1888
William A. MAITLAND	Jan. 1888 - present incumbent when book was written
J. D. PATTERSON	Jan. 1888 - present incumbent when book was written
S. H. McKINNEY	Jan. 1888 - present incumbent when book was written

VENANGO COUNTY COMMISSIONERSEarly 1800s through 1888

VENANGO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Early 1800s through 1888