Polk County Officers

From "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas,"

Published 1891 by The Southern Publishing Company

Judges

J. T. HAYDEN, 1844-46; Samuel NICHOLS, 1848-52; Samuel WILKINS, 1852-54; John BOLIN, 1854-56; William NICHOLS, 1856-58; D. FORAN, 1858-60; D. B. HARRISON, 1860-62; J. B. BARKER, 1862-64; D. H. HOWELL, 1864-66; G. V. BATES, 1866-68; M. MORRIS, 1868-72 * * ; Thomas MILLS, 1874-78; T. J. ROBINSON, 1878-80; Thad. M. CARDER, 1880-84: G. B. BATES, 1884-86; J. D. GARLAND, 1886-88; T. R. ROWE, 1888-90.

Clerks

J. SCOTT, 1844-46; J. M. SCOTT, 1846-48; I. A. MORRIS, 1848-50; E. E. STORY, 1850-52; J. BRUMLEY, 1852-54; D. B. HARRISON, 1854-56; G. S. TURRENTINE, 1856-58; D. B. HARRISON, 1858-60; S. M. WHITE, 1860-62; J. W. MILLER, 1862-64; A. P. ALEXANDER, 1864-72; W. J. DAVIS, 1872-76; H. G. RIND, 1874-79; J. M. HILTON, 1879-80; W. J. DAVIS, 1880-90.

Sheriffs

B. POPE, 1844-46; B. F. POPE, 1846-48; J. POLLOCK, 1848-50; J. S. WINTON, 1850-52; John LEWIS, 1852-54; J. S. WINTON, 1854-56; A. D. FLINN, 1856-60; J. W. EARP, 1860-64; D. M. BAIRD, 1864-68; A. D. FLINN, 1868-72; G. R. MILLER, 1872-74; J. R. LANE, 1874-80; J. L. PIPKINS, 1880-84; J. M. HOPKINS, 1884-90.

Treasurer

J. PIRTLE, 1844-48; E. BULL, 1848-50; H. W. JONES, 1850-56; J. CAGLE, 1856-66; S. WHITE, 1866-68; J. M. MORRIS, 1868-72; A. W. COLE, 1872-74; J. M. HILTON, 1874-76; S. B. WHITE, 1876-80; L. JOPLIN, 1880-84; Minor PIPKINS, 1884-86; R. J. ROBBINS, 1886-88; Minor PIPKINS, 1888-90.

Coroners

H. DIXON, 1844-46; * * * R. M. CRAVENS, 1848-50; J. C. THOMPSON, 1850-52; J. R. RICHARDS, 1852-54; L. BORTON, 1854-56; J. McDONALD, 1856-60; B. L. TANNER, 1860-62; J. THOMPSON, 1862-64; E. YOUNG, 1864-66; J. J. JOSLIN, 1866-68; * * *B. C. PYLAM, 1872-74; H. H. HOOVER, 1874-76; S. CRAWFORD, 1876-78; * * * J. W. BATES, 1880-84; F. M. BEAVERS, 1884-88; T. M. EDWARDS, 1888-90.

Surveyors

D. HAMILTON, 1844-46; H. OVERBY, 1846-48; W. G. McCANISH, 1848-50; J. A. MORRIS, 1860-62; J. W. EADS, 1862-68; J. A. MORRIS, 1868-72; S. POSEY, 1872-78; W. J. BARTON, 1878-84; J. W. EADS, 1884-86; S. M. IMOS, 1886-90.

Assessors

A. P. ALEXANDER, 1862-64; M. C. DUGGAN, 1864-66; G. H. WARREN, 1866-68; J. F. LANE, 1868-71; R. C. EMBRY, 1871-72; D. T. LAWRENCE, 1872-78; M. WILLIAMS, 1878-80; W. M. WILLIAMS, 1888-90.

Delegates to State Conventions

Archibald RAY in convention held March 4 to 21, and May 6 to June 3, 1861; James HUEY and Thomas YOUNG in constitutional convention held January 4 to January 23, 1864; Stephen C. BATES in constitutional convention held July 14, to October 31, 1874.

State Senators

A. J. ARMSTRONG, for Sevier, Polk and LaFayette counties, 1848-50; S. McNEELY, same counties, 1850-52; B. F. HAWKINS, same counties, 1853-56; * * * A. A. PENNINGTON, Clark, Polk and Pike Counties, 1858-62; I. W. SMITH, same counties, 1862-64; L. D. CANTRELL, same counties, 1864-66; A. A. PENNINGTON, same counties, 1866-68; D. P. BELDEN, Scott, Polk, Montgomery and Hot Springs Counties, 1868-76; M. J. MULKEY, Little River, Sevier, Howard and Polk Counties, 1876-80; Pole McPHETRIGE, same counties, 1880-84; J. H. WILLIAMS, 1884-88.

Representatives in Legislature

Edward L. PRYOR, 1846-48; Edward H. FEATHERSTONE, 1848-50; A. G. ATKINS, 1850-52; J. T. HAYDEN, 1852-54; William JERNIGIN, 1854-56; Samuel GRAY, 1856-60; Peter B. ALLEN, 1860-62; J. B. WILLIAMSON, 1862-64; * * * J. D. BAKER, 1866-68; J. V. HARRISON and J. H. DEMBY for Scott, Polk, Montgomery, and Hot Springs Counties, 1868-70; J. F. LANE, J. J. SUMPTER and James M. BETHEL, same counties and Grant, 1870-72; L. D. GILBRAITH, J. J. SUMPTER and George G. LATTA, same counties, 1872-74; H. H. BARTON and J. J. SUMPTER, same counties except Grant, 1874. Polk County only hereafter: Calvin COCHRAN, 1874-76; Joseph G. McLEOD, 1876-78; E. J. JORDAN, 1878-80; A. P. ALEXANDER, 1880-82; J. E. JOHNSON, 1882-84; J. G. HUDGINS, 1884-86; B. F. THOMPSON, 1888-90.

At the Semptember election in 1888, James P. EAGLE, Democratic candidate for governor, received in Polk County 803 votes, and his opponent, C. M. NORWOOD, received 486 votes. At the presidential election in the same year the candidates for the presidency received votes as follows: CLEVELAND (Dem) 785; HARRISON (Rep) 126; STREETER (U.L.) 73; FISK (Pro) 3.

. . Return to Home Page