VENANGO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Early 1800s through 1888

Selections compiled from: History of Venango County Pennsylvania,
Its Past and Present, Chicago, IL; Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers; 1890; pps: 135 - 137


County Commissioners - Elected annually for 3-year term until the 1873 Constitution
provided for the triennial election of the entire board of three members

Roster of County Commissioners and dates served:
Namedates served
James G. HERONOct. 1805 - Oct. 1806
Caleb CRANEOct. 1805 - Oct. 1807
Ninian IRWINOct. 1805 - Oct. 1808
James McCLARANOct. 1806 - Aug. 1808
Samuel RAY, Jr.Oct. 1807 - Oct. 1810
John SHAW
app't (McClaran resigned)
Aug. 1808 - Oct. 1808
John NELSONOct. 1808 - Feb. 1810
George McCLELLANDOct. 1808 - Nov. 1812
David BROWN
app't (Nelson resigned)
Feb. 1810 - Oct. 1810
John WILSON Oct. 1810 - Oct. 1813
James McCLARANOct. 1810 - Oct. 1814
John HAMILTONNov. 1812 - Aug. 1814
Robert MITCHELLOct. 1813 - Oct. 1816
John McCALMONT, Jr.
app't (Hamilton resigned)
Aug. 1814 - Oct. 1814
Alexander McCALMONTNov. 1814 - Oct. 1817
John WILSON Oct. 1814 - Oct. 1818
Abraham SELDERSOct. 1816 - Oct. 1819
William KINNEAROct. 1817 - Oct. 1820
Robert MITCHELLOct. 1818 - Oct. 1821
Craft GHOSTOct. 1819 - Oct. 1822
Welden ADAMSOct. 1820 - Oct. 1823
James KINNEAROct. 1821 - Oct.1824
Barnhart MARTIN Oct. 1822 - Oct. 1825
John WITHERUPOct. 1823 - Oct. 1826
John BROADFOOTOct. 1824 - Oct. 1827
Alexander HOLEMANOct. 1825 - Oct. 1828
James MARTINOct. 1826 - Oct. 1829
James MASON, Jr.Oct. 1827 - Oct. 1830
Richard IRWINOct. 1828 - 1831
William ELLIOTTOct. 1829 - Oct. 1832
Joshua DAVISOct. 1830 - Oct. 1833
Marvin PERRYOct. 1831 - Oct. 1834
James HAMILTON, Jr.Oct. 1832 - Oct. 1835
George KRIBBSOct. 1883 - Oct. 1836
James ADAMSOct. 1834 - 1837
Lewis T. RENOOct. 1835 - Oct. 1838
James HASSONOct. 1836 - 1839
Robert BRADLEYOct. 1837 - Oct. 1840
William PERRYoct. 1838 - Oct. 1841
John SHANNONOct. 1839 - Oct. 1842
William HAMILTON Oct. 1840 - Oct. 1843
Patrick DAVIDSONOct. 1841 - Oct. 1844
John D. McWILLIAMSOct. 1842 - Oct. 1845
Nathaniel CARYOct. 1843 - Oct. 1846
Patrick CULBERTSONOct. 1844 - Oct. 1847
David ADAMSOct. 1845 - Oct. 1848
R. A. BRASHEAROct. 1846 - 1849
Robert ARCHEROct. 1847 - Oct. 1850
J. J. KILGOREOct. 1848 - Oct. 1851
William SIGGINSOct. 1849 - March 1851
M. B. SHANNONOct. 1850 - Oct. 1853
Putnam McKISSICK
app't (Siggins resigned)
March 1851 - Oct. 1852
John BOUGHNERNov. 1851 - Nov. 1854
Robert DICKSONNov. 1852 - Nov. 1855
William COWENNov. 1853 - Nov. 1856
James McCUTCHEONNov. 1854 - Nov. 1857
James DUFFIELDNov. 1855 - Oct. 1858
John WILLINGSNov. 1856 - Oct. 1859
James RITCHIE, Sr.Nov. 1857 - Oct. 1860
Isaac TALLMANOct. 1858 - Nov. 1861
Joseph A. ALLENOct. 1859 - Oct. 1862
Robert MARTINOct. 1860 - Oct. 1863
William SMITHNov. 1861 - Nov. 1864
R. H. McFATEOct. 1862 - Oct. 1865
Thomas HOLMDENOct. 1863 - Aug. 1865
B.F. MARK Nov. 1864 - Oct. 1867
William SMITH
app't (Holmden resigned)
Aug. 1865 - Oct. 1865
James DUNCAN Oct. 1865 - Oct. 1869
D. H. CASSIDYOct. 1865 - Oct. 1868
William DAVISOct. 1867 - Oct. 1870
John DAVIDSONNov. 1868 - Oct. 1871
James Y. SIGGINSOct. 1869 - Nov. 1872
Henry DUBBSOct. 1870 - Nov. 1873
James P. RIDDLEOct. 1871 - Dec. 1874
A. M. TURNERNov. 1872 - Jan. 1876
C. E. LYTLENov. 1873 - Jan. 1876
Thomas McKEEDec. 1874 - Jan. 1876
W. L. ARMSTRONG Jan. 1876 - Jan. 1879
James VANDERLINJan. 1876 - Jan. 1879
Thomas McKEEJan. 1876 - Jan. 1879
Albert TYRELLJan. 1879 - Jan. 1882
Hugh CRAIGJan. 1879 - Jan. 1882
T. R. HOMANJan. 1879 - Jan. 1882
Robert M. STERRITTJan. 1882 - Jan. 1885
Hugh CRAIGJan. 1882 - Jan. 1885
Thomas J. EAKINJan. 1882 - Jan. 1888
L. C. HASSONJan. 1885 - Jan. 1888
A. W. COXJan. 1885 - July 1886
Samuel A. McALEVY
app't (Cox deceased)
July 1886 - Jan. 1888
William A. MAITLANDJan. 1888 -
present incumbent when book was written
J. D. PATTERSON Jan. 1888 -
present incumbent when book was written
S. H. McKINNEYJan. 1888 -
present incumbent when book was written

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