GOVERNMENT OFFICIALs

1873 COUNTY OFFICERS

Bliss, Clark -  Commissioner, North East

Brown, Wm. T. -  Commissioner, Corry

Butterfield, Henry -  Assembly Member, Erie

Chamberlin, M. B. -  Director of the Poor, Union

Covert, J. P. -  Sheriff's Clerk

Crawford, J. P. -  Prothonotary's Clerk

Dunn, James -  Director of the Poor, McKean

Grant, Wm. -  Jury Commissioner, McKean

Henry, Michael -  Director of the Poor, Summit

Hyner, John L. -  Sheriff

Leslie, Robert -  Jury Commissioner, Wattsburg

Long, D. -  Register and Recorder

Lytle, C. W. -  Auditor, Erie

Pierce, C. L. -  Clerk of Courts

Platt, George -  Surveyor

Silverthorn, M. H. -  Commissioner, Fairview

Spencer, H. A. -  Poor Physician

Sterrett, A. J. -  Commissioners' Clerk

Stewart, J. L. -  Jail Physician

Sturznickel, E. E. -  Deputy Sheriff

Taylor, C. C. -  Superintendent of Schools

Thomas, W. W. -  Auditor, Erie

Titus, D. W. -  Auditor, Venango

Whittlesey, E. L. -  Prothonotary

Wilcox, E. H. -  Assembly Member, Waterford

Woodruff, S. E. -  Commissioners' Counsel

Yeagla, Jacob Jr. -  Treasurer

Source: Abstract from the book, Gazetteer and Business Directory of Erie County, PA., for 1873-4a, compiled by Hamilton Child, published in 1873; located on the website, Library of Congress (http://loc.gov), accessed 17 January 2026.

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