County Judges

James Shaw,
   November 14, 1849		 Henry Phillips,
   November 26, 1890
   November 9, 1894
John A. Arenz,
   December 2, 1853		 John T. Robinson,
   November 28, 1898
Christopher H. C. Haverclust,
   November 24, 1857		 Darius N. Walker,
   November 20, 1902
   November 27, 1906
Francis H. Rearick,
   November 25, 1861		 Charles A. E. Martin,
   November 30, 1910
   November 18, 1914
   November 22, 1918
   November 24, 1922
John A. Arenz,
   November 19, 1865		 Lloyd M. McClure,
   April 16, 1926
   November 16, 1926
   November 19, 1930
   November 17, 1934
   November 22, 1938
Alex Huffman,
   November 23, 1869
Francis H. Rearick,
   March 1, 1872
John N. Savage,
   November 28, 1873
J. W. Rearick,
   December 1, 1877
D. A. Walker,
   December 1, 1882
   December 6, 1886

Probate Justices of the Peace

(In 1837 the judge of probate was succeeded by the probate justice of the peace who was in turn succeeded in 1849 by the county judge as judge ex officio of the probate court)

John S. Wilbourn,
   October 7, 1837		 Henry E. Dummer,
   August 28, 1843
Joshua P. Crow,
   August 17, 1839		 Halet Clark,
   November 15, 1847
Alexander Huffman,
   August 22, 1842		 Henry E. Dummer,
   May 30, 1849

County Clerks

(Clerks of the county commissioners’ court, county court, board of county commissioners, and county board of supervisors)

John W. Pratt,
   August 14, 1837[11]
   August 5, 1839 (elected)[12] 		Arthur M. Pendleton,
   December 1, 1898
   December 5, 1902
William H. H. Carpenter,
   August 1, 1842 (elected)
   August 7, 1843       “
   June 3, 1845[13] 		James C. Meade,
   November 24, 1906
John W. Pratt,
   August 2, 1847 (elected)		 Louis O. Skiles,
   November 30, 1910
Edward R. Saunders,
   October 11, 1847[14] 		Henry Jacobs,
   November 18, 1914
   November 22, 1918
   November 21, 1922
Lewis F. Saunders,
   November 15, 1847[15]
   November 14, 1849
   December 2, 1853		 Glen Petefish,
   January 7, 1924
   November 24, 1924
   December 3, 1926
Allen J. Hill,
   November 24, 1857
   November 25, 1861
   November 29, 1865
   November 23, 1869		 Joe B. Mullen,
   November 28, 1930
James B. Black,
   November 28, 1873
   December 1, 1877		 Geo. D. Schultz,[16]
   December 3, 1934
J. F. Robinson,
   December 1, 1882
   December 6, 1886
   November 26, 1890
   November 27, 1894

[11] Took oath (Commissioners’ Court, v.1, p. 1, in Supervisors’ Minutes (Record), see entry 3).

[12] On June 8, 1842, Pratt resigned and was appointed clerk protem until his successor should be duly elected and qualified (ibid., p. 167).

[13] Filed bond as clerk (ibid., p. 292)

[14] Appointed vice Pratt deceased (Commissioners’ Court, v. 1, p. 420, in Supervisors’ Minutes (Record), see entry 3).

[15] Bond presented and approved (ibid. , p. 422)

[16] Shown as county clerk in Illinois Secretary of State, Official list of state and County Officers of Illinois, July 1, 1939, p. 8. Hereinafter referred to as Official list of County Officers.