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Early DuPage Illinois County Government

Excerpts from the book, the "History of the County of DuPage, Illinois", pub. 1857

 

List of County Officers

        "The first election for county officers was held at the Preemption House, in Naperville, on the first Monday in May, 1839.  S. M. Skinner, Stephen J. Scott, and L. G. Butler were, by law, appointed judges of election.  The officers elected at this time served until the general election, Aug. 5th, same year.  As the names of supervisors are inserted in the lists of town officers appended to the histories of the several towns, they do not appear in this list.

Names of Sheriffs
          Elected,
          May, 1839-  Daniel M. Green.....................................   Du Page
          Aug. 1839-   Daniel M. Green.....................................       "
    Aug. 1842-   Harry B. Fowler......................................        "
    Aug. 1844-   Robert N. Murray.................................     Naperville
    Aug. 1846-   George Roush.........................................        "
    Nov. 1850-   C. R. Parmalee.......................................    Lisle
    Nov. 1852-   T. W. Smith.............................................    Winfield
    Nov. 1854-   A. C. Graves..........................................        "
    Nov. 1856-   James J. Hunt........................................     Naperville
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Recorders
    May, 1839- S. M. Skinner..........................................       "
    Aug. 1843-  A. S. Jones...............................................       "
    Aug. 1847-  J. J. Riddler............................................        "
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            "In 1849 the clerk of the circuit court was made ex-officio recorder, the county court and the office of probate justice were succeeded by the county court, composed of a county judge and two county justices of the peace.  The office of county commissioner's clerk was succeeded by county clerk, the county judge and the two county justices sitting together for the transaction of county business, and the county judge, with the clerk, constituting a court for the transaction of probate business.  Under this provision, Nathan Allen was elected county judge in 1849, and Charles Gary and Peter Northrup were elected county justices.  In 1850 the township organization law was adopted, and the first board of supervisors elected.  The following persons have held the office of clerk of the circuit court:

    Appointed,
    1839- P. Ballingall........................................  Naperville
    1842- E. B. Bill.............................................        "

    Elected,
    1849- John J. Riddler..................................         "
    1852- Peter Northrop..................................  Addison
    1856- John Glos...........................................  Wayne
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    Clerks of County Commissioner's Court, and County Clerks.

    Elected,
    July 14, 1839- Clark A. Lewis* ..................................  Warrenville
    Aug. 5,   1839- Allen McIntosh ...................................  Naperville
    Aug.       1843- Allen McIntosh ...................................          "
    Aug.       1847- H. H. Cody ..........................................  Bloomingdale

    Re-elected,
    Aug.       1849- H. H. Cody ..........................................  Bloomingdale

    Elected,
                   1853- M. C. Dudley .....................................  Bloomingdale

    *Died same month, 1839, and vacancy filled by appointment of P. Ballingail

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    Probate Justices and County Judges

    Elected,
    May 1839- J. W. Walker ............................................  Downer's Grove
    Aug. 1839- Lewis Ellsworth ........................................  Naperville
    Aug. 1843- Nathan Allen ............................................          "
    Aug. 1847- J. J. Kimball .............................................          "
    Aug. 1849- Nathan Allen*...........................................          "
    Nov. 1852- Jeduthan Hatch .......................................   Lisle
    Nov. 1853- Walter Blanchard .....................................  Downer's Grove

    *Resigned, 1852
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    County Treasurers
    Elected,
    May, 1839- M. Sleight ....................................................  Naperville
    Aug. 1839- Stephen J. Scott ............................................          "
    Aug. 1843- R. K. Potter ...................................................          "
    Aug. 1845- J. J. Kimball ..................................................          "
    Aug. 1847- N. A. Thomas ................................................          "
    Nov. 1849- H. F. Vallette ................................................          "
    Nov. 1851- H. F. Vallette ................................................          "
    Nov. 1853- H. F. Vallette ................................................          "
    Nov. 1855- W. J. Johnson ...............................................          "

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    School Commissioners

    Elected,
    1841- Lewis Ellsworth ......................................................  Naperville
    1843- R. N. Murray .........................................................          "
    1844- Horace Brooks ......................................................  Milton
    1847- W. L. Wheaton ......................................................           "
    1849- Hope Brown ...........................................................  Naperville
    1851-         "                                                                                 "
    1853-         "                                                                                 "
    1855-         "     *                                                                            "
    Appointed,
    1856- Lorin Barnes .........................................................  Bloomingdale

    *Resigned, September, 1856
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    County Commissioners

    Elected,                                                            Elected,
    May, 1839- Josiah Strong,                              Aug. 1842- Warren Smith,
         "          - H. L. Cobb,                                   Aug. 1843- T. Hubbard,
         "          - T. P. Whipple,                               Aug. 1844- John Thompson,
    Aug. 1839 - Hart S. Cobb,                               Aug. 1845- T. Andrus,
         "          - John W. Walker,                                "        -  John Thompson,
         "          - Hiram Fowler,                               Aug. 1846-  Asa Knapp,
    Aug. 1840 - N. Stevens,                                   Aug. 1847-  S. D. Pierce,
    Aug. 1841-  J. A. Smith,                                   Aug. 1848-  David Crane.
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    County Surveyors.

    Elected,
    May, 1839 - L. Meacham ................................. Bloomingdale
    Aug. 1839 -  J. B. Kimball ................................. Naperville
    Aug. 1847 - Horace Brooks .............................. Milton
    Nov. 1849 -          "                                                   "
    Nov. 1851 -          "                                                   "
    Nov. 1853 -          "                                                   "
    Nov. 1855 -          "                                                   "
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    Coroners

    Elected,
    May, 1839 - H. L. Peaslee ................................  Naperville
    Aug. 1839 -            "                                                   "
    Aug. 1840 - E. G. Wight ....................................        "
    Aug. 1842 - N. Loring .......................................         "
    Aug. 1844 - J. Keefer ........................................        "
    Aug. 1846 - D. C. Gould ....................................        "
    Aug. 1848 - L. Avery .........................................  Milton
    Nov. 1849 - C. C. Barnes ..................................  Naperville
    Nov. 1852 - F. C. Hagemann .............................  Winfield
    Nov. 1854 - W. B. Stewart .................................  Naperville
    Nov. 1856 - Alfred Waterman ...........................  Wheaton
     

            
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