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HISTORICAL ROSTER

TERRITORIAL OFFICERS OF NEBRASKA

GOVERNORS

Francis Burt

Oct. 16, 1854-

Oct. 18, 18541

Thomas B. Cuming

Oct. 18, 1854-

Febr. 20, 18552

Oct. 25, 1857-

Jan. 12, 18584

Mark W. Izard

Febr. 20, 1855-

Oct. 25, 18573

William A.

   Richardson-

Jan. 12, 1858-

Dec.5,18583

J. Sterling Morton

Dec. 5, 1858-

May 2, 18596

Febr. 24, 1861-

May 6, 18618

Samuel W. Black

May 2, 1859-

Febr. 24, 18617

Algernon S.

   Paddock

May 6, 1861-

May 15, 18619

Alvin Saunders

May 15, 1861-

Mar. 27, 1867

     1 Died October 18, 1854.
     2 Acting Governor upon the death of Governor Burt.
     3 Resigned October 25, 1857.
     4 Acting Governor upon resignation of Governor Izard.
     5 Resigned December 5, 1858.
     6 Acting Governor upon resignation of Governor Richardson.
     7 Resigned February 24, 1861.
     8 Acting Governor upon resignation of Governor Black.
     9 Acting Governor.
SECRETARIES

Thomas B. Cuming

Aug. 13, 1854-

J. Sterling Morton

July 12, 1858-

Mar. 12, 1858'

May 6, 1861

John B. Motley

Mar. 23, 1858-

Algernon S.

July 12, 18582

   Paddock

May 6, 1861-

Febr. 21, 1867
     1 Died March 12, 1958.
     2 Acting Secretary until arrival of J. Sterling Morton.

AUDITORS

Chas. B. Smith

Mar.16, 1855-

Robert C. Jordan

Aug. 2, 1858-

June 1, 1858

Oct. 7, 1861

Samuel L. Campbell

___1

William E. Harvey

Oct. 8, 1861-

William E. Moore

June 1, 1858-

Oct. 9, 1865

Aug. 1, 1858

John Gillespie

Oct. 19, 1865-

Febr. 20, 1867
     1 Appointed but did not qualify.

TREASURERS

Term of Office Began

Benjamin P. Rankin

Mar. 16, 1855

William W. Wyman

Nov. 6, 1855

Augustus Kountze

Oct. 8, 1861

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LIBRARIANS

Term of Office Began

Term of Office Began

James S. Izard

Mar. 16, 1855

Alonzo D. Luce

Nov. 7, 1859

H. C. Anderson

Nov. 6, 1855

Robert S. Knox

June 1861

John H. Kellom

Aug. 3, 1857

TERRITORIAL COMMISSIONER OF COMMON SCHOOLS1

William E. Harvey

November 8, 1859 to October 8, 1861

     1 Office abolished by Legislative Act of January 11, 1861.

SUPREME COURT-TERRITORIAL JUSTICES
Associate Justices
Chief Justice

Term of Office
Term of Office

Fenner Ferguson

Oct. 12, 1854-1857

Augustus Hall

March 15, 1858-1861

William Pitt Kellogg1

May 27, 1861-1865

William Kellogg

May 8, 1865-1867

Edward R. Harden

December 4, 1854-1860

James Bradley

October 25, 1854-1857

J. W. Underwood2

1857-1857

Samuel W. Black

January, 1857-May, 1859

Eleazer Wakeley

Auril 22, 1857-May, 1861

Joseph Miller

April 9, 1859-1860

William F. Lockwood

May 16, 1867-1867

Joseph E. Streeter

November 18, 1861-

February 20, 1863

Elmer S. Dundy

June 22, 1863-1867

     1 William Pitt Kellogg was granted leave of absence by President Lincoln to join the 7th Illinois Cavalry. He served as Colonel in the Regiment September 8, 1861-June 1, 1862. He resigned as Territorial Chief Justice in 1865.
     2 Listed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in Complete Session Laws, 1855-1887, volume 1, page 370.

CLERKS OF THE SUPREME COURT

J. Sterling Morton

1855

E. B. Chandler

1859

H. C. Anderson

1856

John H. Kellom

1861

Charles S. Salisbury

1858

William Kellogg, Jr

1865

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

D. S. McGary

May 10, 1855

William Kline

Nov. 6, 1855

Jonathan H. Smith

June 9, 1855

James G. Chapman

Aug. 3, 1857

S. A. Strickland

June 11, 1855

William McLennan

Aug. 3, 1857

John M. Latham

Nov. 6, 1855

George W. Doane

Aug. 3, 1857

Jacob Safford

Nov. 6, 1855

U. C. Johnson

Oct. 11, 1859

     Office abolished by act of January 11, 1861; Revived June 11, 1867.

UNITED STATES MARSHALS

Mark W. Izard

Oct. 28, 1854

Phineas Hitchcock

Sept. 19, 1861

Eli R. Doyle

Apr. 7, 1855

Casper E. Yost

Apr. 1, 1865

B. P. Rankin

Mar. 29, 1856

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DELEGATES TO CONGRESS

Elected

Elected

N. B. Giddings

Dec. 12, 1854

Samuel G. Daily

May 18, 18601

Bird B. Chapman

Nov. 6, 1855

     Elected

Oct. 9, 18602

Fenner Ferguson

Aug. 3, 1857

Phineas W.

E. Estabrook

Oct. 11, 1859

     Hitchcock

Oct. 11, 1864

May 18, 18601

     1 Experience Estabrook removed from office May 18, 1860. Seat filled by contestant, Samuel G. Daily.
     2 J. Sterling Morton elected October 9, 1860. Six months later Governor Black without any recanvass issued certificate of election to Samuel C. Daily who had months before contested Mr. Morton's right to seat in Congress. Contest was never decided but Mr. Daily held the seat under the second certificate.

TERRITORIAL LEGISLATORS-- 1855 -1867
NAME
District
Council
House

Abbe, Joshua G.

Otoe

  

18572

Abbott, Luther J

Washington

  

18671

Acton, Asa M.

Richardson

  

1860

Adams, Truman H.

Otoe

  

1869

Albertson, Isaac

Platte, Buffalo, Monroe, Kearney, Merrick, Lincoln, Hall

1865, 661

  

Allen, Edwin A.

Washington, Burt, Cuming

1864, 65, 66

18572, 61

Allen, James A.

Washington, Burt, Cuming, Douglas

18571,2

  

Allgawahr, Lewis

Richardson

  

1861,64

Anderson, Solon M.

Otoe

  

18671

Armstrong, George

Douglas

  

18571,2

Arnold, Anselurn

Washington

  

18551

Arnold, Joseph

Cass

  

18662

Arnott, James M.

Sarpy

  

1859

Austin, Benjamin

Cass

  

18661

Bain, Alexander

Otoe

  

1859

Baker, John P.

Nemaha

  

1859, 60

Baker, William

Lincoln, Kearney, Saline, Butler

  

18672

Barnard, Edward Henry

Dodge

  

1861

Burnard, Richard C.

Monroe, Hall

  

1859

Barnum, Evander W.

Cass, Lancaster

  

1860, 61

Barnum, Guy Conger

Platte

  

1865, 661

Barrett, James

Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, L'Eau qui Court

  

1860

Bates, Barnabas

Dakota, Dixon, Cedar

18671

1859, 61

Bates, Rufus B.

Burt, Coming

  

18661

Baumer, William

Douglas

18671

  

Bayne, Oliver P.

Richardson

1865

  

Beall, Enos

Hall, Monroe

  

1861

Beane, George

Nemaha

  

1866

Beck, William Burnie

Washington, Burt, Cuming

  

18562, 572

Becker, John P.

Butler, Platte, Saunders, Seward

  

1864

Belden, David D

Douglas

1860, 61

1859

Benedict, Albert J.

Nemaha, Johnson

  

18572

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NAME
District
Council
House

Bennet, Gideon

Pierce

  

18561

Bennet, Hiram P.

Pierce, Otoe

18651

1858

Bennett, John B.

Otoe

1860, 61, 65, 661

  

Beater, John

Otoe

  

1866

Biggs, John

Pawnee

  

1865

Birshfield, William P.

Otoe

  

1861

Blakely, Nathan

Johnson, Clay, Gage

  

1861

Blanchard, Corrington

Sarpy, Dodge

1861, 65, 661

1864

Boulware, John

Otoe

  

18552

Bowen, John S.

Washington

  

1859, 61

Bowen, Leavitt L.

Douglas, Sarpy

18571,2 58

18552

Boykin, Thomas J.

Sarpy

1869

  

Bradford,. Allen A.

Otoe

18552, 571,2

  

Bradford, Henry

Pierce, Otoe

18551,2

  

Bramble, Downer Tenny

Dakota, Cedar, L'Eau qui Court

  

1858

Bremen, M. W.

Richardson

  

1864

Briggs, Clinton

Douglas

  

1858

Brodhead, William H.

Otoe

  

1859

Brown, Charles H. .

Douglas

  

1865, 661

Brown, Richard.

Forney, Nemaha

18551,2

  

Brush, Marcus

Clay, Lancaster, Saunders, Seward

  

18661

Buchanan, William

Otoe

  

1861

Buck, John Foster

Cass

  

18552

Burbank; J. Edward

Richardson

  

1869

Butler, David

Pawnee, Richardson, Gage, Jones

1864

1861

Butler, John R.

Pawnee

  

18661, 671

Byers, William Newton

Douglas

  

18551

Cadman, John

Clay, Lancaster

  

1864, 65, 661

Cahn, Aaron

Douglas

  

1861

Campbell, John C.

Otoe

1864

18562, 572, 59

Campbell, Marshall S.

Otoe

  

18661

Cardwell, James A

Lancaster, Cass, Clay

  

18571

Cassell, John

Otoe

  

1868

Cavins, Adin G.

Otoe

  

1960

Chalfant, James

Cass, Lancaster

  

1861

Chambers, Samuel A.

Nemaha, Johnson

  

18552, 571,2

Chapin, William Franklin

Cass, Lancaster

  

1861, 661, 671

Chapman, John W.

Cass, Lancaster

1865, 661

1864

Chase, Amos S.

Cedar, Dixon, L'Eau qui Court

  

1860

Cheever, John H.

Cass, Otoe, Dodge

1858, 59

  

Chilcott, George M.

Burt, Cuming

  

18671

Child, Edward P.

Douglas

  

18671

Clancy, William

Washington, Douglas

18571,2

18551,2

Clark, Elias Hicks

Washington

  

18661

Clark, Elam L.

Lancaster, Seward, Saunders

  

18671

Clark, Milton F.

Nemaha, Johnson

  

1858

Clark, Merrill H.

Douglas

  

1860, 61

Clark, Munson H.

Dodge

18551

  

Clarke, Henry T.

Burt, Sarpy, Washington

1864

1861

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