History of Western Maryland. J. Thomas Scharf
George Blocher, Robert Lashly, William Newman, Isaac McCarty, Joseph Frantz, John Devilbiss.
1833. —George Blocher, Jonathan Wilson, Joseph Frantz, John Wiley, Henry Myers, Peter Preston, Martin Rizer, William Newman, John Larew, Robert Lashly.
1834-35.—Daniel Woolford, Daniel Folck, William Newman, Martin Rizer, Thomas Dowden, Peter Preston, John Poland, John Slicer, Jonathan Wilson, John Wiley.
1836. —Cornelius Right, Henry Brown, John Slicer, James D. Armstrong, Peter Preston, Burgess Magruder, John Cress, William Newman, Daniel Folck, Robert Lashly.
1837. —William Newman, Peter Preston, J. D. Armstrong, John Slicer, Henry Brown, Cornelius Right, Robert Lashly, Burgess Magruder, John Cress, Daniel Folck.
1838. —Walter Bevans, George H. A. Runst, John Slicer, Henry Brown, George M. Blocher, Martin Rizer, Burgess Magruder, John W. Mountz.
1839. —Martin Rizer, G. H. A. Runtz, J. D. Armstrong, Henry Brown, Walter Bevans, J. W. Mountz, John Slicer, Cornelius Right, Burgess Magruder, George M. Blocher, John Probst.
1840. —Martin Rizer, John Slicer, Henry Brown, Cornelius Right, Elisha Combs, Burgess Magruder, Robert Lashly, Leonard Shercliff, J. W. Mountz.
1841. —John Probst, John Slicer, Godfrey Fazenbaker, John M. Twigg, William Conard, George M. Reid, Henry Smouse, James Twigg, Samuel Cessna, G. H. A. Runst.
1842. —John Probst, John Slicer, Godfrey Fazenbaker, J. M. Twigg, James Twigg, George Bruce, Wm. Conard, George M. Reid, Henry Smouse, Samuel Cessna, Henry Bruce.
1843-45.—John Probst, John Frantz, Peter Yeast, G. Fazenbaker, Henry Rreighbaum, G. M. Reed, Alexander Ring, L. M. Jamison, H. Bevans, Robert Lashly, Henry Bruce.
1845-47.—John Probst, Richard Fairall, Peter Yeast, Henry Miller, Henry Rreighbaum, Daniel Wineow, Baptist Mattingly. John Daniels, H. Bevans, Robert Lashly, Jonathan Rinehart.
1847- 48.—Jonathan Wilson, William Fear, George R. Bruce, Peter Bare, Henry Brotenmarkle, Samuel Soyster, Daniel Crabtree, John Bevans, Jasper Robinette, Israel Thompson.
1848- 50.—G. R. Bruce, William Fear, Francis Mattingly, Peter Smouse, Levin Benton, Israel Thompson, Edward Hays, Robert Ross, of William, Daniel Wineow, James Twigg, George Robinette.
1850. —J. T. Edwards, N. Bruce, G. Beall, George Rizer, J. J. Hoffman.
1851. —H. D. Carlton, H. Brotenmarkle, Aquila Long, Archibald Chisholm, Jesse Wilson, Richard Fairall, F. L. Friend, John Frantz, Eli Engle, T. W. Dawson, George McCulloh.
1852. —John W. Browning, Eli McElfish, George Matthews, Eli Engle, T. W. Dawson, Charles A. Scott, N. D. Smith, Ash-bel Willison, James Watson, J. McClure Mason, Perry Schultz, Jesse Wilson.
1853-56.—John Gephart, William Browning, Charles A. Scott.
1856-59.—Henry Brotenmarkle, F. Shultz, Elisha Willison, Peter Diffenbaugh, Jacob Hoblitzell.
1859.—Charles A. Hamill, William Combs, George Robinette, John Flewell.
1861-63.—William R. McCulley, Daniel Duncan, David Rent, Ashford Trail, David Compton.
1863-65.—John Bell, Charles Ridgeley, J. L. Townsend, John H. Stallings, Elijah Friend.
1865-67.—Robert McCulloh, Ashford Trail, R. S. Dayton, D. H. Friend, S. J. Beachy.
1867-69.—William Browning, Honorius Shircliff, Daniel Frazer, John Farrell, W. H. Barnard.
1869-71.—Israel Thompson, J. L. Browning, Michael Naughton, Adam Garringer, William McCulley.
1871-73.—A. C. Greene, Wm. R. Beall, J. L. Townsend, George Renschlein, Ashford Trail.
1873-75.—A. C. Greene, Ashford Trail, B. L. Turner, Wm. R. Beall, George Renschlein.
1875-77.—A. C. Greene, William R. Beall, George Renschlein, A. B. Shaw, Ashford Trail.
1877-79.—A. C. Greene, F. M. Cramlich, W. Y. McCulloh, Jonathan Willison, J. C. Cookery.
1879-81.—A. B. Hitchins, A. J. Clark, M. A. Frost, Martin Rouzer, Henry Hergot.
1881-83.—Robert Matheny, Nathan Loar, L. Y. Alderton, John Kolb, A. M. L. Bush (present incumbents).
Clerks to County Commissioners.
1813-16, Levi Hillary; 1817-24, Thomas Pollard; 1824-31, John McNeill; 1831-37, Richard Beall; 1837-42, George W. Devecmon; 1842-43, John E. Offutt; 1843, J. M. Carlton ; 1844, G. W. Devecmon; 1845-48, John T. Hoblitzell; 1848-51, G. W. Devecmon; 1851-55, F. M. Deems; 1855 -60, Thomas A. Hopkins; 1860, William Kilgour; 1869, William McCulley; 1869-78, Thomas E. Gonder; 1878-79, F. M. Cramlich, Jr.; 1879, Levi T. De Witt (present incumbent).
Members of Constitutional Conventions.
1776, Allegany and Washington Counties, as the Upper District of Frederick County.—Samuel Beall, Samuel Hughes, John Stull, Henry Schnebly.
1788, Allegany and Washington, as Washington County.— Moses Rawlings, John Stull, Thomas Sprigg, Henry Shryock.
1851.—William Weber, William M. Holliday, John Slicer, James Fitzpatrick, Dr. Samuel P. Smith.
1864.—Albert C. Green, Hopewell Hebb, Jasper Robinette, George A. Thruston, Jacob Wickard.
1867.—Thomas J. McKaig, Thomas Perry, Alfred Spates, William Walsh, Jacob Hoblitzell, J. Philip Roman.
State's Attorneys.
Since the adoption of the constitution of 1850 and 1851 the State's attorneys have been elected by the people as follows : 1851, Josiah H. Gordon; 1855, J. M. Schley; 1863, George A. Thruston; 1867, Charles B. Thruston; 1871, William J. Reed; 1875, A. Hunter Boyd; 1879, David W. Sloan.
Deputy Clerks of Courts, Percival Rowland, Will O. Hoffman, Julian H. Thruston, Frank E. McCulloh, Frank G. Luman.
State's Attorney, David W. Sloan.
Deputy Register of Wills, Howard M. Fuller.
Surveyor, John Schaidt.
Attorney to Commissioners, William Brace.
Almshouse Trustees, John Wiebel, Peter Smouse, John Wilson; Physician to same, Dr. Wardlaw McGill; Steward to same, James Reid.
County Treasurer, Daniel Annan.
Superintendents of National Road, Charles Getz, Henry Smeltz, John B. Wright.
Coroner, John M. Strong.
Collector of Taxes, A. .M. Rush.
School Commissioners, George B. Fundenberg, Samuel Sonneborn, P. L. Burwell Secretary, Treasurer, and Examiner of Schools, J. W. S. Cochran.
Auditor to Court, Robert W. McMichael; Court's Standing Commissioners, G. T. Porter, James A. McHenry, Will S. Bridenholph.
Notaries Public (in Cumberland), J. L. Griffith, G. L. Wellington, James W. Thomas, J. S. Humbird.
United States Collector of Internal Revenue, Webster Bruce; Deputies, Henry H. Hartsock, Geo. H. Gilpin; Storekeeper and Gauger, John H. Young; Gauger, James C. Lynn.
Members of Congress.
1824, Thomas C. Worthington; 1827, Michael C. Sprigg; 1831, Francis Thomas, ten years; 1845, Thomas Perry; 1847, James Dixon Roman, two years; 1849, William T. Hamilton, six years; 1855, Henry W. Hoffman, two years; 1857, J. M. Kunkel, four years ; 1861, Francis Thomas, eight years; 1868, Patrick Hamill, two years; 1870, John Ritchie, two years; 1872, Lloyd Lowndes, Jr., two years; 1874, William Walsh, four years; 1878, Milton G. Urner, four years.
State Senators from Allegany County.