"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.

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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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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