Justices of the Peace – Townships (Part 2)
GREENVILLE TOWNSHIP Hiram Findley, John S. Weimer, 1840 Geo. W. Haller, Samuel Griffith, 1845 Solomon Engle, Geo. Klingaman, 1850 Samuel Griffith, 1851 Benj. I. Yoder, 1855 Daniel P. Miller, 1856…
Justices of the Peace – Townships (Part 1)
ADDISON TOWNSHIP Andrew Mitchell, John IIartzell, 1840 Thomas Liston, John Campbell, John Bowlin, Andrew Craig, 1845 Horace Luddington, 1848 John Campbell, William Roddy, David Robinson, 1850 Horace Luddington, 1853 John…
Congressional Civil List
CONGRESSIONAL:SECRETARY OF STATE – Jeremiah S. Black, 1860 to 1561. ATTORNEY GENERAL – Jeremiah S. Black, 1857 to 1860. REPRESESTATIVES: Gen. Robert Philson – 16th Congress, 1819 to 1821…
Judges of Somerset County 1795-1824
The first term of court held in the county of Somerset was convened for the first time on Monday, the 25th day of December, 1795. Hon. Alexander Addison as president…
State Senators 1848-1882
STATE JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT – Jeremiah S. Black, commissioned Nov. 13, 1854. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1872-3 – William J.Baer, delegate at large. SENATORS: Isaac Hugus, of Westmoreland and Somerset, elected…
Registers, Recorders & Clerks of Orphans’ Courts 1795-1881
Josiah Espy, commissioned April 17, 1795. Morgan J. Rhees, commissioned January, 1800. Otho Schrader, commissioned December, 1804. Abraham Morrison, commissioned May, 1809. Alexander Ogle, commissioned April, 1812. Alexander Ogle,…
Prothonotaries and Clerks of Courts 1795-1881
PROTHONOTARIES AND CLERKS OF COURTS: Josiah Espy, commissioned April 17, l795. Morgan J. Rhees, commissioned January, 1800. Otho Shrader, commissioned December, 1804. Abraham Morrison, commissioned April, 1806. Abraham Morrison, commissioned…
Jury Commissioners 1867-1882
Josiah Keller, elected October, 1867. John Thompson, elected October, 1867. Reuben Woy, elected October, 1870. David Knable, elected October, ,1870. George C. Leichty, elected October, 1873. Joseph C. Leichty, elected…
Somerset Borough Burgesses 1816-1883
1816 – Jacob Schneider 1817 – John Kurtz 1818 – Jacob Glessner 1819 – Alexander Ogle, Jr. 1820 – Chauncey Forward 1821 – Abraham Morrison 1824 – Alexander Ogle, Jr.…
Sheriffs 1795-1881
Thomas Kennedy, elected October, 1795. Peter Kimmel, elected October, 1798. Thomas Kennedy, elected October, 1801. Abraham Miller, elected October, 1804. Thomas Kennedy, elected October, 1807. Frederick Neff, elected October, 1810.…