Naperville - Early Town Officers

Naperville, Illinois Early Town Officers

from "A History of the County of Du Page, Illinois," 1857 In what now constitutes the west part of this town, and prior to the organization, when known as Big Woods precinct, the offices of justice of the peace and constable were held by the following named persons: justices of the peace, W. J. Strong, Abel Keys, John Stolp, David Meeker, Charles Hunt, S. S. Paxton; constables, Allan Williams, C. M. Vaughn, J. H. Paxton, A. F. Stolp, O. C. Stolp.
List of town officers of the town of Naperville for the different years since the adoption of the township organization

law:

SUPERVISOR:                                 1850- Russel Whipple.                    1854- David Hess.
                                1851-          "                                    1855- R. N. Murray.
                                1852- Joseph Naper.                       1856- Charles Hunt.
                                1853- Hiram Bristol.                        1857-N. Crampton.

TOWN CLERK:
                               1850- C. F. Tarbox.                          1854- Charles Hunt.
                               1851- Charles Hunt.                         1855-        "
                               1852-       "                                        1856-        "
                               1853-       "                                        1857-        "

ASSESSOR:
                               1850- Enos Coleman.                        1854- A. T. Thatcher.
                               1851-       "                                         1855- A. W. Colt.
                               1852- Hiram Bristol.                          1856- David Brown.
                               1853- Enos Coleman                          1857- George Bristol.

COLLECTOR:
                               1850- Willard Scott.                            1854- Sidney Powers.
                               1851- John Stolp.                                1855- A. T. Thatcher.
                               1852- Thaddeus Scott.                        1856- R. N. Davis.
                               1853- Sidney Powers                          1857* *Collector not elected, it being a tie vote

OVERSEER OF THE POOR:                                1850- John Warne.                                1854- Hiram Branch.
                               1851- H. C. Daniels.                              1855- M. Hines.
                               1852- S. L. Jackson.                              1856- H. C. Daniels.
                               1853-         "                                           1857-         "

COMMISSIONERS OF HIGHWAYS:                                1850- Samuel Richert,                            1854- S. L. Jackson,
                                         H. C. Daniels,                                          Jacob Saylor,
                                         Enos Coleman.                                         U. D. Stanley.
                               1851- Langdon Miller,                            1855- S. M. Babbitt,
                                         W. J. Strong,                                            H. Bristol,
                                         Samuel Rickert.                                       D. B. Rogers.
                               1852- W. J. Strong,                                 1856- C.H.P. Lyman,
                                         David Brown,                                           Hiram Bristol,
                                         A. S. Sabin.                                              Jacob Saylor.
                               1853- W. J. Strong,                                 1857- Hiram Bristol,
                                         A. T. Thatcher,                                        Solomon Givler,
                                         David Brown.                                           John Stolp.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE                                1850- Charles Hunt,                                1853- Harrison Loring.
                                         Willard T. Jones.                          1854-            "
                               1851- H. Loring*                                                 J. J. Riddler
                               1852- Charles Hunt,                                1855- Charles Hunt
                                         H. Loring                                        1856- Eli Rich
                               *Elected in place of Willard T. Jones, resigned

CONSTABLES:                                1850- Sidney Powers,                                1852- S. M. Cole
                                         D. C. Butler.                                    1853-     "
                               1851- Sidney Powers,                                1854- George Stroubler, jr.
                                         S. M. Cole.                                       1855- David Salisbury. 1856- Fred S. Crane.