Laclede Officials

	Laclede County Early Officials
	History of Laclede County, First County Board The First County Board below was taken from the book History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889. First County Board. -- In accordance with the provisions of the foregoing act [forming of Laclede County], an election was held at the required number of places within the county, on the first Monday in April, 1849, and Robert Faires, William Smith, and Samuel W. Barnes were elected county court justices, John S. Shields sheriff and John L. Herndon clerk of the county court. In further obedience to the act, these officers, after being duly commissioned and qualified, met at the house of L. Murphy, about two miles east of the present site of Lebanon, on the 31st day of May following, and there organized the county court by electing Hon. Robert Faires as its present. History of Laclede County, Officers County Court Justices. -- Robert Faires, William Smith, and Samuel Barnes, from May to November, 1849; J. J. Thrailkill, Elihu Gregory, J. D. Scott, Alex. McKay, James W. Harrison, F. W. Dodson, Eli Rippy and James W. Harrison, Eli Rippy and Samuel W. Barnes, 1850; James B. Clark, November 1849, to November 1850; James W. Harrison, Eli Rippy and Samuel W. Barnes, 1850 to 1858; Eli Rippy, 1858 to 1861; John Esther, 1860 to 1865; James R. Bowman, 1860-1861; Johnston Craig and Samuel W. Barnes, 1862-67; John W. Smith, 1865-72; J. W. Partlow, 1867-1871; John E. Park E. Park, 1867-68; L. R. Rupard, 1867-68; John Esther, 1869-72; Enoni Ellis, 1871-72; J. L. Holman, 1872-73; Samuel W. Barnes 1872-73; Isaac Hoskinson, 1873-76; John H. Robertson and E. W. Davis, 1873-74; August Hoething and A. J. Turner, 1874-76; Daniel W. Faulkner and L. R. Rupard, 1876-79; H. E. Warren, 1876-80; A. J. Holman and Eli Rippy, 1879-80. District No. 1, Western. -- Amos Edwards, 1881-82; Miles Y. Elder, 1882-84; Marion Barnett, 1884-86; D. W. Beard, 1886-88; re-elected. District 2, Eastern. -- Samuel Dennis, 1880-82; Z. J. Roberts, 1882-84; Marion Barnett, 1884-86; D. W. Beard, 1886-88.; re-elected. Presiding Judges. -- L. R. Rupard, 1882-86; A. L. Wilson, 1886. The term of the letter expires 1890. County Court Clerks. -- John L. Herndon, 1849-1867, eighteen years; J. T. Talliaferro, 1867-75; H. T. Wright, 1875-79; William P. Bowman, 1879-83; W. A. Johnson, 1883-87; James H. Wickersham, the present incumbent, elected in 1886. Sheriffs. -- John S. Shields, 1849-50; Joab Scott, 1850-54; John N. Casey, 1854-60; Joel M. Huffman, 1860-65; John W. Stewart, 1865; F. J. McAdoo, 1865-71; Thomas A. Conner, 1871-73; A. A. West, 1873-74; R. P. Goodall, 1874-78; J. A. Wilson, 1878-82; W. L. Murphey, 1882-86; R. P. Goodall 1886-88; Oliver Sharp, 1888, sheriff-elect. Circuit Court Clerks. -- The county court clerk was also clerk of the circuit court until the year 1875. J. W. Farris, 1875-79; C. W. Ruby; H. T. Wright, present incumbent, elected in 1886. Circuit Court Judges. -- Foster P. Wright, 1849-51; Waldo P. Johnson, 1851-54; De Witt C. Ballou, 1854-59; Patrick H. Edwards, 1859-61; Littleberry Hendrick, 1861-63; John C. Price, 1863, one term; John S. Waddill, 1863-65; S. H. Boyd, 1865-66; Robert W. Fyan, 1866-83; Ben. V. Alton, 1883-85; W. I. Wallace, the present judge, held first term in January, 1885. The Lebanon Rustic, Lebanon, Missouri October 15, 1914 – Judges for General Election The following are the persons selected to serve as judges at the general election to be held Tuesday, November 3^rd, the first three named being Democrats and the last three Republicans: Augialize Township - Sleeper Precinct, E. R. Fulbright, Joseph Lambeth, Hugh Vernon, R. A. Logan, J. H. Northrip and Frank Middleswartz. Reagan Precinct, Walter Thrailkill, William Murphy, Ray McClure, Ben Partlow, J. F. Alexander and J. E. Barnett. Eldridge Township – Ira Precinct, Charles Wilson, James Robinson, J. S. Wilson, J. H. Breakbill, E. R. Saterly and J. W. Black. Eldridge Precinct, D. D. Cole, William Frieze, Joseph McClure, T. D. Poynter, J. M. Hickman and J. W. Cole. Franklin Township – Competion Precinct, James McBride, James Shamel, C. Vanstavern, Frank Lindsay, J. D. Watterson and Omer Vermillion. Delto Precinct, J. W. Holman, L. H. Hough, H. D. Layman, Leonard Addison, W. O. Adman and J. D. Weaver. Gasconade Township – Southard Precinct, S. H. Robinson, George Dougan, Ed Chatham, H. E. Pond, Claude Gravens and Charles McGinnis. Simspon Precinct, J. L. Henderson, A. G. Nicks, Joshua Dickens, A. W. Roberts, G. C. West and C. Rector. Hooker Township – John L. Holman, Otto Martin, L. Thrailkill, Samuel Kapp, Herbert Atchley and Charles Schooler. Lebanon Township – East Precinct, H. W. Clark, R. N. Darnell, W. H. Butts, Josiah McKnight, W. T. Glenn and F. M. Corry. West Precinct, No. 1, O. L. Aycock, J. B. Lambeth, Clarence Vernon, L. C. Detweller, C. W. McIlvaine and Harry Hutchins. West Precinct No. 2, J. M. Fulbright, Hartwell Ivey, W. A. Garretson, L. W. Allen, Henry Hughes and M. L. Appling. Mayfield Township – J. F. Honssinger, J. A. McDaniel, Samuel Walker, J. M. Honey, J. M. Henson, and John Miller. Osage Township – Oakland Precinct, Luther McGee, Matt Wright, T. V. Thomas, Arthur Gadd, Samuel Wilson and Walter Ross. Drynob Precinct, J. N. Wrinkle, Jones Barnett, Joseph Nurse, C. D. Rippey, Press Johnson and Ed Sutherland. Spring Hollow Township – Peter Berry, Joseph Carter, Cyrus Garland, Dove Vernon, Elbert Browning, and Oscar Welch. Union Township – Conway Precinct, Frank Anderson, Porter Luallin, Marion Shields, F. Scheibe, Samuel Schmalhorst and J. L. Anderson. Phillipsburg Precinct, Glenn Henderson, N. J. Hawkins, L. E. Rich (my Great Grandpa Lewis Rich), Joseph Malcom, R. O. Senn and M. H. Lee. Washington Township – Russ Precinct, I. E. Lockwood, J. W. Scott, Frank Core, J. I. Odell, A. R. Lorance, Jr., and Walter Scott. Morgan Precinct, H. F. Johnson, W. M. Webb, M. T. Calton, J. W. Scott, T. J. Rue and C. A. Chambers. Smith Township – W. R. Lucas, J. B. Rupard, S. M. Murrell, R. W. Wilson, Walter Watkins and J. S. Wilson.