"History of Macomb County"

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Washington Township

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TOWN ROSTER

Supervisors - John S. Axford, 1827-28; Gideon Gates, 1828-33; Caleb Wilbor, 1833-38.

County Commissioners - 1838-43: John Keeler, 1843-44; Erastus Smith, 1844-45; John Keeler, 1845-47' Noah Cooley, 1847-49; Erastus Smith, 1849-50; Elisha Calkins, 1850-51; Marshall S. Hadley, 1855-56; George H. Fenner, 1856-57; Hugh Gray, 1857-58; Erastus Smith, 1858-72; Jerome W. Nyms, 1872-81; Stephen B. Cannon, 1881-82.

In the foregoing list of Supervisors, it must be remembered that from 1818 to the date of township election, in 1827, the county was governed by Commissioners; from that period until 1838, by Supervisors; from 1838 until early in 1843, by County Commissioners, when the Supervisors' Board was re-established.

Clerks - John D. Holland, 1827-31; Horace Foote, 1831-32; James Starkweather, 1832-33; John D. Holland, 1833-45; Otis Lamb, 1836-50; Albert Nye, 1850-51; Otis Lamb, 1852-53; George Washer, 1853-54; Charles F. Mallary, 1854-58; A.H. Poole, 1858-59; Albert E. Leete, 1859-60; C.F. Mallary, 1860-70; Nathan G. Bates, 1870-71; Charles C. Bradley, 1871-76; Collins Bradley, 1876-77; Byron J. Flumerfelt, 1877-78; Eber J. Dudley, 1878-82.

Treasurers - Daniel B. Webster, 1827; William Price, 1828; Alvin Nye, 1829; Gad Chamberlin, 1830; Hiram Calkins, 1831-33; H. Van Kleek, 1834; James H. Rose, 1837; Hiram Calsins, 1840; Orin P. Southwell, 1842; James H. Rose, 1844; Orsel Dudley, 1851; Marvin Wilber, 1855; Morgan Nye, 1857; Truman R. Andrus, 1858; John Cannon, 1861; Emulias Stone, 1863; Theron Cole, 1865; Elias L. Stone, 1867; Theron Cole, 1868; James H. Rose, 1870; Aaron B. Rawles, 1875; Jonathan Stone, 1877; Edward W. Andrus, 1879; Jonathan Stone, 1881.

Justices of the Peace - Ezra B. Throop, 1827; Gideon Gates, 1829; Otis Lamb, John Bennett, 1830; J.B. Hollister, 1831; Alexander Tackles, 1832; Wells Waring, 1833; Azariah Prentiss, 1834; Alexander Tackels, M. Shaw, D.W. Noyes, Orsel Dudley, C.F. Snover, Wells Waring, 1836; Hiram Sherman, 1837; John Lawrence, Justin H. Butler, Alexander Tackles, 1838; John Lawrence, 1839; Orsel Dudley, 1840; Justin H. Butler, Thomas Wheeler, 1841; Azariah W. Sterling, 1842; John Lawrence, Cortez P. Hooker, 1843; Orsel Dudley, 1844; Cortez P. Hooker, 1845; Azariah W. Sterling, John Bates, 1846; William Park, 1847; John Bates, 1848; Caleb Wilbur, 1849; Orsel Dudley, Azariah W. Sterling, 1850; William Park, 1851; Orsel Dudley, C.C. Lamb, 1853; A.W. Sterling, 1854 William Park, 1855; Aaron Stone, James N. Cole, 1857; A.W. Sterling, 1858; William Park, 1859; S.H. Burlingham, 1860; William A. Stone, 1861; A.W. Sterling, 1862; William Park, George W. Knapp, 1863; George W. Knapp, 1864; C.F. Mallary, James M. Vaughan, 1865; Azariah W. Sterling, 1866; Edward Soule, 1867; Charles F. Mallard, 1868; James M. Vaughan, 1869; James M. Vaughan, Azariah W. Sterling, 1870; Martin Buzzell, 1871; John V. Rush, 1872; Edward Soule, 1873; Azariah W. Sterling, 1874; Martin Buzzell, 1875; John J. Snook, Cortez Fessenden, 1876; Albert Yates, 1877; Cortez Fessenden, 1878; Martin Buzzell, 1879; John J. Snook, 1880; James M. Vaughan, 1881.

The Officers elected in April, 1882, were Supervisor, S.B. Cannon, Republican, 225; Chas. T. Mallory, Democrat, 71; Republican majority, 154. Clerk E.J. Dudley, Republican, 212; William S. Badger, Democrat, 90; Republican majority, 122. Treasurer, Jonathan Stone, Republican, 220; J.L. Benjamin, Democrat, 78; Republican majority, 172.