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OFFICIAL ROLL

OF THE

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISO

AB INITIO.

Prepared by Oscar T. Shuck, Attorney-at-Law, 509 Kearny Street.

 

_______________________

SAN FRANCISO:

PRESS OF DEMPSTER BROS., 35 GLEN PARK AVENUE.

1894.

 

 

 

 

 

OFFICIAL ROLL

From the Consolidation of the City and County in 1856.

 

 

 

NAME

OFFICE

PERIOD

REMARKS

Abbott, John E.

Supervisor

1885 to 1886

 

Acheson, Thomas S.

Supervisor

1878 to 1879

His office declared vacant by Board of Supervisor's Nov. 10, 1879

Ackerson, C. H.

Chief Engineer Paid Fire Department

July 20, 1870 and April 4, 1871

 

Ackerson, William W.

Superintendent Streets

1893 to 1894

 

Adams, James

Supervisor

1870 to 1871

 

Adams, James

Sheriff

1872 to 1873

Sheriff's Attorney, Leonard Reynolds.

Alers, P. F. August, M.D.

Member Board of Health

1883 to 1887

 

Allen, James M.

Superior Judge

1880 to 1882

Presiding Judge in 1882.

Alvord, William

Mayor and President Board of Health

1872 to 1873

 

Alvord, William

Park Commissioner

1874 to 1878; 1882 to 1883

 

Alvord, William

Police Commissioner

Since 1878

 

Ames, Edwin E.

School Director

1891 to 1892

 

Ames, Fisher

School Director

1876 to 1877

 

Ames, Fisher

Fire Commissioner

1887 to October 3, 1893

 

Ames, Pelham W.

School Director

1893 to 1894

 

Ames, Robert C.

Gas Inspector

1880 to 1884

 

Anderson, James W.

Superintendent Common Schools

1887 to 1890

 

Artiguez, Joseph E., M.D.

Supervisor

Jan. to Dec. 1892

Appointed vice Henry Evans, deceased.

Ashley, Sidney J.

Superintendent of Streets

1871 to 1873

 

Ashbury, Monroe

Supervisor

1864 to 1870

 

Ashbury, Monroe

Member Board of Health

1868 to 1869

 

Ashbury, Monroe

Auditor

1871 to 1875

 

Ashworth, Thomas

Supervisor

1883 to 1884

 

Ashworth, Thomas

Superintendent of Streets

1887 to 1890

Also Nov. to Dec. 1886, vice Charles S. Ruggles, deceased.

Austin, Alexander

Tax Collector

1869 to 1875

 

Austin, Joseph

Park Commissioner

Since 1886

 

Ayer, Washington, M.D.

School Director

1865 to 1868

 

Ayer, Washington, M.D.

Supervisor

1891 to 1892

 

Ayres, John C.

Supervisor

1860

 

Bacon, Joseph S.

School Director

1878 to 1879; 1882

 

Badlam, Alexander

Member Board of Health

1870

 

Badlam, Alexander

Supervisor

1878 to 1871

 

Badlam, Alexander

Assessor

1875 to 1882

 

Badger, William G.

School Director

1862 to 1867

Resigned April 30, 1867

Baldwin, A. S.

Supervisor

1864

Appointed to fill vacancy.

Bamberger, Solomon S.

Assistant City and County Attorney

1887 to 1888

 

Bandman, Julius

School Director

1882

 

Barnes, William S.

District Attorney

1891 to 1894

 

Barrett, James

Supervisor

1872 to 1873

 

Barry, David

School Director

1887 to 1888

 

Barry, David

Supervisor

1889 to 1890

 

Barry, Joseph E.

Justice of the Peace

1893 to 1894

Presiding Justice 1893.

Bartlett, Robert D.

Sergeants at Arms, Supervisors

1879 to 1882; 1885 to 1886

 

Bartlett, Washington

Mayor, President Election Commissioners, New City Hall Commissioners, and Board of Health

1883 to 1886

 

Bartling, William

School Director

1859 to 1863

 

Batchelor, E. P.

Justice of the Peace

1872 to 1873

 

Batchelor, E. P.

Prosecuting Attorney Police Court

1874 to 1875

 

Bates, Cicero M., M.D.

Health Officer

1872 to 1873

 

Bauer, John A.

Treasurer

1872 to 1873; 1885 to 1886

 

Bayly, Charles A.

Supervisor

1880 to 1881

 

Beach, Carmi W.

School Director

1884 to 1886

 

Becker, Diedrich

Supervisor

1889 to 1890

 

Beckh, G. W.

Recorder

1857 to 1860

 

Beggs, Neil T.

Sergeant at Arms, Supervisors

1893 to 1894

 

Behre, R. L.

Assistant City and County Attorney

1882

 

Belcher, Edward A.

Superior Judge

1893 to 1894

Appointed Nov. 1, 1893, vice E. R. Garber, resigned.

Bell, Gerrit W.

Supervisor

1862 to 1866

Died in office, accidentally killed April 16, 1866.

Benchley, L. B.

Supervisor

1858 to 1859

 

Benjamin, Jacob

Public Administrator

1869 to 1873

Joseph Naphtaly, attorney.

Bermingham, John

School Director

1878 to 1879

 

Biden, Charles S.

Supervisor

1859 to 1862

 

Bingham, Henry

Supervisor

1889 to 1890

 

Bingham, James W.

License Collector

1868 to 1861

Jointly with N. Proctor Smith

Bingham, James W.

Clerk Board of Supervisors

1861 to 1868

Died in office April 23, 1868.

Blaney, E. W.

Prosecuting Attorney Police Court

1880 to 1886

 

Black, Alfred P.

Assistant District Attorney

1892 to 1894

 

Black, H. M.

School Director

1876 to 1877

 

Blake, Francis

School Director

1860 to 1861

Resigned July 2, 1861.

Blake, George M.

School Director

1856 to 1857

 

Blattner, William J.

County Clerk

1891 to 1892

 

Blitz, B. S.

Sergeant at Arms, Super Supervisors

1861 to 1868

Died in office July 14, 1868.

Blake, Maurice C.

County Judge

1857 to 1863

 

Blake, Maurice C.

Probate Judge

1864 to 1867

 

Blake, Maurice C.

Judge Municipal Criminal Court

1872 to 1879

 

Blake, Maurice C.

Mayor and President of Election Commissioners, New City Hall Commissioners and Board of Health

1882

By Act of the Legislature all the officers elected in 1881 held for one year only (1882) so as to make all following elections fall in even numbered years.

Block, Abram

Supervisor

1874 to 1875

Appointed to fill vacancy April 20, 1874.

Block, James N.

Tax Collector and Election Commissioner

1893 to 1894

 

Bloomfield, H.

Gas Inspector

1878 to 1880

 

Bodfish, William H.

Supervisor

1882

 By Act of the Legislature all the officers elected in 1881 held for one year only (1882) so as to make all following elections fall in even numbered years.

Boland, James I.

Justice of the Peace

1887 to 1890

 

Bolander, H. N.

 Superintendent Common Schools 1876 to 1877

 

 

Bond, Charles W.

 Supervisor

1856 to 1858

Resigned April 7, 1858.

Bond, C. R.

Assessor

1856 to 1861

 

Bohen, George T.

Superintendent of Streets

1861 to 1864

 

Bohen, George T.

Fire Commissioner

since October 3, 1893

 

Bowen, E. J.

School Director

1881 to 1882

 

Bowman, James

School Director

1861 to 1863

 

Borden, Rhodes

Assistant City and County Attorney

1893 to 1894

 

Bowie, Robert J.

School Director

1883 to 1884

 

Boyce, Thomas

Supervisor

1876 to 1877

 

Boyd, Colin M.

Auditor, Election Commissioner, and New City Hall Commissioner

May to Nov. 1879

Appointed vice George after Maynard, deceased, May 15, 1879

Boyd, Colin M.

Supervisor

1887 to 1890

 

Bradbury, W. T.

School Director

1874 to 1875

 

Bradford, A. C.

Assistant District Attorney

1883

 

Bradford, George B.

Supervisor

1882

 

Bragg, Robert

School Director

1874 to 1875

 

Brand, Ernest

School Director

1883 to 1884

 

Brenham, Charles J.

Park Commissioner

1872

 

Brewer, John H.

School Director

1859 to 1860

 

Brickwedel, Henry

Supervisor

1878 to 1879

 

Brickwedel, Henry

Auditor, Election Commissioner and New City Hall Commissioner

1882

 

Briggs, Edgar

School Director

1870 to 1871

Resigned March 14, 1871

Brittan, William J.

Justice of the Peace

1891 to 1892

 

Britton, Joseph

Supervisor

1860

1861

Broderick, William

Auditor, Election Commissioner and New City Hall Commissioner

1893 to 1894

 

Brooks, Frank W.

Supervisor

1860

1861

Brooks, Max

School Director

1891 to 1892

 

Brown, Harvey S.

District Attorney

1858 to 1860

 

Brown, John Q

Gas Inspector

1888 to 1892

 

Brown, William A.

Registrar of Voters

1891 to 1892

 

Brumagin, J. W.

Public Administrator

1863 to 1866

His own attorney in office.

Bryan, Thomas

Supervisor

1876 to 1877

 

Bryan, William J.

Recorder

1883 to 1884

 

Bryant, Andrew J.

Mayor and President of New City Hall Commissioners, and Board of Health

1876 to 1879

 

Bryant, Andrew J.

President Election Commissioners

1878 to 1879

 

Buckley, E. P.

License Collector

1868 to 1874

Removed September 7, 1874.

Bucknall, George J., M.D.

Member Board of Health

1892 to 1893

 

Buffington, J. M.

School Director

1874 to 1875

 

Bugbee, John S.

Assistant City and County Attorney

1885 to 1886

 

Bugbee, S. C.

School Director

1866 to 1867

 

Bulger, Martin

Harbor Master

1870 to 1871

 

Bulger, Martin

Fire Commissioner

1872

 

Burgess, O. O., M.D.

Member Board of Health

1883

 

Burke, Ethelbert

Justice of the Peace

1880; 1885 to 1888

Presiding Justice, 1885 to 1886.

Burke, Jeremiah T.

School Director

1893 to 1894

 

Burke, Martin J.

Chief of Police

1858 to 1865

 

Burnett, John M.

School Director

1868 to 1871

And President of the Board in 1870 to 1871.

Burnett, W. C.

Attorney and Counselor

1871 to 1879

 

Burnett, W. C.

 New City Hall Commissioner

1876 to 1879

 

Burnett, W. C.

Election Commissioner

1878 to 1879

 

Burling, James W.

Supervisor

1891 to 1892

 

Burr, E. W.

Mayor

1856 to 1859

Office styled "President of the Board of Supervisor's" until 1863.

Burns, Aaron M.

Supervisor

1887 to 1888

 

Burns, Daniel M.

Police Commissioner

Since December 2, 1891

Appointed vice R. P. Hammond, deceased.

Burton, Charles H.

Supervisor

1883 to 1884

 

Bush, Charles S.

Supervisor

1887 to 1890

 

Bush, David

School Director

1881

Appointed to fill vacancy March 2, 1881.

Bushway, Maurice

Sergeant at Arms, Supervisors

1891 to 1892

 

Butterworth, S. F.

Park Commissioner

1870 to 1871; 1873 to 1875

 

Byrne, Henry H.

District Attorney

1868 to 1871

 

Cabaniss, George H.

Prosecuting Attorney Police Court 3

1893 to 1894

 

Cahalin, John

School Director

1883 to 1884

 

Calkin, Milo

Clerk Board Supervisors

1856 to 1860

 

Campbell, Alexander

School Director

1863 to 1864

 

Campbell, Jr., Alexander

Assistant District Attorney

1890 to 1891

 

Campbell, James A.

Justice of the Peace

1891 to 1892

 

Campbell, James A.

Judge Police Court No. 1

1893 to 1894

 

Canavan, P. H.

Supervisor

1868 to 1870

Appointed Supervisor to fill vacancy and elected for 1869 to 1870.

Carmany, John H.

Supervisor

1882

 

Carnes, George A.

Supervisor

1891 to 1892

 

Carew, Thomas R.

School Director

1893 to 1894

 

Cary, James C.

Superior Judge

1880

Drew one year term, first election under present Constitution.

Cashin, D. M.

Recorder

1885 to 1886

 

Castree, David B.

Supervisor and J. P.

July to November 1856

 

Cavallier, J. B. E.

Supervisor

1868 to 1869

 

Chamberlain, C. M.

Supervisor and J. P.

July to November 1856

 

Cheever, H. A.

Harbor Master

1856

 

Cherry, John W.

Recorder

1882

 

Clarke, Jr., Alfred

Superintendent Fire Alarm, Exira

January 30 to February 27, 1888

 

Clayton, Charles

Member Board of Health

1866 to 1867

 

Clayton, Charles

Supervisor

1865 to 1868

 

Clement, Joseph

School Director

1870 to 1879

President of the Board, 1870 to 1873 and 1876 to 1877

Clement, Roswell P.

Supervisor

1866 to 1867

 

Cleveland, Charles D., M.D.

School Director

1883 to 1884

 

Clinton, Charles A., M. D.

Member Board of Health

1888

 

Clinton, Charles A., M. D.

School Director

1893 to 1894

 

Clough, F. M.

Justice of the Peace

1881 to 1882

 

Clough, F. M.

Superior Judge

1883 to 1885

Resigned August 23, 1885.

Clunie, Andrew J. Assistant City and County Attorney

1887

 

 

Cobb, Henry A.

School Director

1868 to 1869

President of the Board in 1869.

Cockrill, Theodore G.

Chief of Police

1874 to 1875

 

Cody, Michael

Supervisor

1864 to 1865

 

Coe, Edward H.

School Director

1867 to 1870

 

Coffee, Patrick J.

Supervisor

1891 to 1892

 

Coffey, James V.

Superior Judge

1883

Presiding Judge 1887.  Present term will and December 31, 1894.

Coffey, Joseph F.

Prosecuting Attorney Police Court 2

1883 to 1884; 1887

 

Coffey, Joseph F.

Prosecuting Attorney Police Court 1

1888

 

Cofran, George

School Director

1859; 1861 to 1862

 

Cofran, George

Superintendent of Streets

1864 to 1868

 

Colton, A. O.

Prosecuting Attorney Police Court 2

1891 to 1892

 

Commins, Edward

Supervisor

1871 to 1873

 

Cole, R. Beverly, M.D.

Supervisor

1868 to 1869

 

Conboy, Thomas

Sergeant at Arms, Supervisors

November 10, 1890 to January 1891

 

Connelly, D. W.

Park Commissioner

1870 to 1872

Died in office January 21, 1872.

Connelly, J. D.

Justice of the Peace

1880 to 1882

Accidentally killed June 1, 1882.

Connolly, Patrick

Sheriff

1883 to 1884

Sheriff's attorney, Matthew I. Sullivan.

Conklin, Frank

School Director

1883 to 1884

 

Conroy, Michael C.

License Collector

1885 to 1887

Died in office February 4, 1887.

Cook, G. W. F.

Justice of the Peace

1891 to 1894

 

Cook, J.

Assessor

July to November 1856

 

Conlan, Charles T.

Judge Police Court No. 2

1893 to 1894

 

Coon, H. P.

Police Judge

1856 to 1860

 

Coon, H. P.

Mayor

1864 to 1867

Office of Mayor, styled "President of the Board of Supervisors," until 1862.

Coon, H. P.

President Board of Health

1865 to 1867

 

Cooney, Michael

Justice of the Peace

1870 to 1871

 

Corbett, Henry E.

Sergeant at Arms, Supervisors

1883 to 1884

 

Corbett, J. C.

Supervisor

1859

 

Corkery, Charles

Justice of the Peace

1870 to 1871

 

Cornwall, Pierre B.

School Director

1867 to 1868

 

Cotter, Edward B.

Fire Commissioner

1880 to 1882

Resigned October 2, 1882.

Cowdery, Jabez F.

Attorney and Counsellor, Election Commissioner, New City Hall Commissioner

1882

 

Cowles, Samuel

Police Judge

1861 to 1863

 

Cowles, Samuel

County Judge

1864 to 1867

 

Craig, William

Attorney and Counsellor Election Commissioner, New City Hall Commissioner

1883 to 1884

 

Crowell, Eugene

Supervisor

1861 to 1862

Resigned April 21, 1862.

Crowley, Patrick

Chief of Police

1866 to 1873

 

Crowley, Patrick

Chief of Police and Police Commissioner

1880

Still in office.

Creswell, Henry Thorton

Attorney and Counsellor Election Commissioner, New City Hall Commissioner

1893 to 1894

 

Cudworth, James W.

Supervisor

1861 to 1863

Appointed to fill vacancy November 4, 1861; elected for 1862 to 1863.

Culver, James H.

School Director

1882; 1885 to 1886

 

Culver, James H.

 School Director

1891 to 1894

 

Cummings, A. H.

Supervisor

1864 to 1865

 

Curran, Hugh

Supervisor

1887 to 1888

 

Curran, John

Superintendent Fire Alarm, etc.

1887 to 1888

Removed January 30, 1888.

Curtis, Charles J.

Sergeant at Arms, Supervisors

May 1887 to January 14, 1889

Resigned January 14, 1889.

Curtis, John B.

Supervisor

1891 to 1892

 

Curtis, J. F.

Chief of Police

1856 to 1857

 

Curtis, Tyler

Fire Commissioner

1870

Appointed to fill vacancy April 5, 1870.

Daingerfield, William P.

Judge 12th  District Court

1876 to 1879

 

Daingerfield, William P.

Superior Judge

1880

Presiding Judge; expired while holding Court May 5, 1880.

Daingerfield, William R.

Superior Judge

1893

Elected for unexpired term to end December 31, 1894.

Daly, P. H.

Supervisor and Fire Commissioner

1867

Died December 10, 1867.

Dalton, Frank

School Director

1889 to 1890

And President of the Board for his term.

Danforth, Edwin

Supervisor

1878 to 1879

 

Danielwitz, Isidor

School Director

April 2 to August 8, 1881; 1883 to 1884

In 1881 to fill vacancy.

Darling, George L.

School Director

1880 to 1881

 

Darling, W. A.

Supervisor

1856 to 1859

 

Darling, Charles Ben

Assistant District Attorney

1876 to 1879

 

Davidson, Joseph, R. M. D.

Member Board of Health

1889 to 1891

 

Davies, John S.

Supervisor 1860 to 1861

 

 

Davies, William A.

County Clerk

1889 to 1890

 

Davis, A. McF.

School Director

1874 to 1875

President of the Board in 1875.

Davis, Erwin

School Director

1864

Resigned April 5, 1864.

Davis, Henry L.

Sheriff

1864 to 1867

Sheriff's Attorney, William H. Sharp.

Day, Robert

Supervisor

1893 to 1894

 

Dean, James O.

License Collector

September 14, 1874 to 1875

 

Deane, Charles T., M.D.

School Director

1885 to 1886

 

Decker, Charles W.

School Director

1891 to 1894

 

Deering, James H.

Supervisor

1874 to 1875

 

Deering, James H.

School Director

1872 to 1873

Appointed to vacancy October 8, 1872.

Denny, J. J.

Supervisor

1856 to 1858

 

Denman, James

Superintendent Common Schools

1859 to 1860; 1868 to 1870; 1874 to 1875

 

Denman, James

School Director

1889 to 1890

Appointed October 9, 1889, vice Raphael Weill, resigned.

Denman, James

Supervisor

1893 to 1894

 

Desmond, Thomas

Sheriff

1880 to 1881

Sheriff's Attorney, Clitus Barbour.

Deveny, Peter

School Director

1881

Appointed March 14, 1891 vice N. B. Stone, resigned.

Deveny, Peter

Clerk Justices Court

1886 to 1888

 

Devoe, B. O.

Superintendent of Streets

1856 to 1857

 

De Witt, Thomas B., M.D.

School Director

1882

 

Dietrich, W. K.

Recorder

1880 to 1881

 

Dillon, Thomas I.

Assistant City and County Attorney

1893 to 1894

 

Dimon, Jacob S.

Fire Commissioner

1866

 

Dimond, William H.

Park Commissioner

1887 to 1889

 

Dithmar August C.

School Director

1885 to 1886

 

Doane, Charles

Sheriff

1857 to 1861

 

Doane, Micah

Supervisor

1880 to 1881

 

Doble, Abner

School Director

1864 to 1865

Appointed to fill vacancy July 19, 1864.

Dodge, Henry L.

Supervisor

1861 to 1862

Resigned.

Dodge, J. W.

School Director

1862 to 1864

 

Donohoe, Joseph A.

Member Board of Health

1866

 

Donohoe, Joseph A.

School Director

1868

Resigned January 14, 1868.

Donnelly, Edward

School Director

1861

 

Donovan, M. J.

School Director

1871 to 1875

 

Doolan, William

Public Administrator

1878 to 1879

Attorney in 1878, Solomon A. Sharp; in 1879, R. H. Lloyd.

Dorr, Levi L., M.D.

Coroner

1878 to 1881

 

Douglass, William A., M.D.

Member Board of Health

1870; 1882 to 1887

 

Dowling, John J.

School Director

1893 to 1894

 

Drake, Samuel

Supervisor

1880 to 1881

 

Drucker, August

Supervisor

1876 to 1877

 

Duer, William

County Clerk

1857 to 1858

 

Dundon, Patrick F.

Supervisor

1893 to 1894

 

Dungan, J. Shade

School Director

1858 to 1860

 

Dunn, Horace D.

School Director

1882

 

Dunn, John J.

School Director

1891 to 1894

 

Dunn, and John P.

Auditor

1879 to 1881

Appointed to vacancy in November 1879, and elected for 1880 to 1881.

Dunn, Thomas F.

Fourth Assistant District Attorney

1893 to 1894

 

Dunne, Joseph J.

Justice of the Peace

1883 to 1884

 

Dunne, Joseph J.

Assistant District Attorney

1887 to 1888

 

Dunne, Joseph J.

Prosecuting Attorney Police Court 1

1889 to 1890

 

Durst, John H.

Attorney and Counsellor, Election Commissioner, New City Hall Commissioner

1891 to 1892

 

Dutton, Samuel D.

School Director

1891 to 1894

 

Dwinelle, Samuel H.

Judge 15th District Court

1864 to 1879

The entire period of the existence of the Court.

Eastland, J. G.

New City Hall Commissioner

1870 to 1874

 

Eastman, Frank

Supervisor

1880 to 1881

 

Easton, Fred W.

Supervisor

1876 to 1877

 

Easton, James M., M.D.

School Director

1883 to 1884

 

Easton, James M., M.D.

Coroner

January to December 1890

 

Ebbets, Arthur M.

Recorder

1861

 

Ebbets, Arthur M.

Supervisor

1874 to 1875

 

Edgar, William M.

Auditor

1883 to 1884

 

Edmonds, M. A.

Superior Judge

1880 to 1886

Presiding Judge 1886.

Edwards, A. S.

School Director

1858

 

Edwards, C. B.

Fire Commissioner

1873 to 1874

Appointed Fire Commissioner, vice John Rosenfeld, resigned.

Edwards, C. B.

Supervisor

1876-1877

 

Edwards, Frank G.

Fire Commissioner

1880 to 1894

 

Edwards, L. B.

Harbor Master

1872 to 1873

 

Edwards, T. M.

 School Director

1876 to 1877

 

Eldridge, J. O.

 School Director

1858 to 1860

 

Eldridge, Oliver

Park Commissioner

1879 to 1882

 

Ellert, Levi R.

Supervisor

1889 to 1892

 

Ellert, Levi R.

Mayor and President of Election Commissioners, New City Hall Commissioners, and Board of Health

1893 to 1894

 

Ellerhorst, H. D.

 School Director

1861

 

Elliott, S. F., M.D.

Member Board of Health

1865 to 1867

 

Ellis, Henry H.

Chief of Police

1876 to 1877

 

Ellis, John S.

Sheriff

1862 to 1864

Sheriff's Attorney, William H. Sharp.

English, John F.

 School Director

1885 to 1886

 

Estabrook, W. W.

 School Director

1856 to 1857

 

Evans, A. J.

Registar of Voters

1893 to

 

Evans, Henry

Supervisor

1891

Died in office, in November 1, 1891.

Evans, Oliver Perry

Superior Judge

1880 to 1883

Presiding Judge, 1881; resigned August 1, 1883.

Ewer, Warren B.

 School Director

1882

 

Ewing, Charles G.

 School Director

1879 to 1880

Appointed to vacancy November 25, 1879, and resigned December 13, 1880.

Fabens, F. A.

Justice of the Police

1872 to 1873

 

Fairman, William B.

Supervisor

1867

Died in office January 21, 1867.

Farnsworth, David L.

 Supervisor

1885 to 1886

 

Farren, John W.

Supervisor

1878 to 1879

 

Farwell, Willard P.

Supervisor