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of the bill fom iing the new county. So valuable was the work o f M r. Best in tius respect that it has been suggested that it would have been a fitting tribute had the new county been named Best county. The only senator from Montour county after the re tirement o f Valentine Best was Thomas Chal fant* who was elected in 1873.
district attorney. Then followed Geoige D. butler, A . C. Campbell, John Cooper Mont gomery. l e n d e r K . M ow rcr. Jam es Scarlet. Daniel W. Rank, W. K . West, R. S . Amnterman. Thom as C. W’clsh, Ralph K isner, Cliarles P. Gearhart, and Thomas C. Welsh again, the present incumbent. County Commissioners
M em bers o f Cenerot Assembly Those who have rcpresenterl Montour county in the State L^^slature, as members of the Low er House, arc many, some of them being from the other counties forming, with Montour, the legislative District. They arc as follow s: 1852-53, M. E . Jackson, Colum bia and Montour counties; 1853-54, George Scott, Montour county; 1855-56, J . G . M ax well, Columbia and Montour counties; 185657, John G . Montgomery, Columbia and Mon tour counties; and the following all from Montour county: 1857-59, Thomas C h alfan t; 1859-60, Samuel O akes; 1863-64, John C. Hliis; 1867-69, 't'homas C halfan t; 186^70, George Scott; 1871-72, 'Hiomas C lialfant; 1872-73, Dennis Bright; 1873-74. C. Am crm an; 1875-76, Jam es Cruikshank; 187778, Jam es M cCorm ick; 1879-82, P. C. Ncwliakcr; 1883-85, Jam es M cCorm ick; 1885-90, Dr. J . P . H o ffa; 1891-94, John K . G erringcr; igo2-io, R. Scott Am m erm an; 1 9 1 1 - 1 5, P. C. N ewbaker; 19 15, W. K . West. Associate Ju d g es The first associate judges from Mon tour county were John Cooper and Daniel Follmcr. They were succeeded in 1856 by ko lK ft Moore and Joseph Dean, and they in turn were followed by Peter Hughes and Jam es Curry. A fte r that the judges were not elected to gether and those occupying the position have been as follow s: Robert S. Simington, lames McMahon, Thonus Butler, J d in Benficid, V. K . Holloway, Hcnr>' Divcl. Dr. S . Y . Thomp son, Fnm k (i. Bice, Charles W agner, Lloyd Wclli%-er, W. J . Rogers. M. I L Schram, and lames L. Brennan.
The county conunissioners elected in 1850 w ere: Samuel Y orks. Jam es McMahon. Samuel Sh ick; T . J . Galbraith, clerk. In 1852 Galbraith resigned and the boar<i appointed George W. West as clerk. The following have been elected commissioners in the years specified: David Yc.ager. 1 8 5 1 : David W il son, 18 5 3 : Jacob Sheep and William Snyiler, 1854; .Abraiiani Wagner, 18 5 6; Robert D avi son. 18 57; William McNinch, 18 58 : Daniel Ramsey. 1859; William Seidel, i8 t o; Charles Kcnstermacher, 18 6 1; Isaac .Ammerman. 18 6 2; John Moore. 18 6 3; John Derr. 1864: Isaac .Ammerman. 18O5: Jam es Shultz, 18 6 7; A n drew C. Kusscii, 1868; John Dildine, 18 6 9 : William Y orks, 18 70; Jam es Woodside. 1 8 7 1; Peter A . M owrcr, 18 7 2; Frederick K n iss, 18 7 3: David Grove, 18 7 4; William J . M cK cc. 18 7 5 : J . .Auld. George V. Derr, W . J . M cK cc, 18 76; Isaac .Ammerman. Stephen Sm ith. Frank O. Rice. 18 79 : Isaac Ammerman. Fr.'ink G . BIcc. (icorgc W. .Askins, 18 8 2 : Frank G . Rlee. Isaac .Ammerman. G coigc V. Askins, 18 8 5; (icorgc V. Miles. Emanuel Sid ler. Wellington Rote. t888; Charles C. Rousch. liniamiel Siiller, WeUington Rote. i 8 o i : W es ley Perry, Jtdm E . Roberts. William Royer. 1894; l i . C. Sandel. Henry Cooper, G eorge W . Miles. 18 9 7: George W. Miles. W esley Perry. Hiram C. Sandel. 1900: Henry Cooper, tieorgc M. l^eighow, Charles W. Cook. 19 0 3 : George M . L e i^ o w . Charles W. Cook. G eorge R. .Scchlcr. 1906; Jam es Ryan. George R .Scchlcr. John Coleman. 1909: Jam es R yan. William Quigg. D. C. W illiams. 1912. Geoige W. West was clerk from 1850 to 18 76 : K. 0 . Hoffman from 18 7 6 10 18 79 : John C . Peifer. 1879 to i8 « u; George Bortz. 1 8 ^ to 1895: Horace C . Blue. 1895 to the present time, with the exception o f 19 12 . when Jacob C . M iller was clerk.
District Attorneys CoHw/y Treasurers T he first district attorney fo r the county, George M ears. 18 50 : Joseph Dean, 18 5 3 : from 1850 to 1853. was R. K . Rhodes. H« was succeeded. 1853-58. by P.nut lA:idy. B. Daniel Reynolds. 18 5 5 : Frederick Rluc. 18 5 7 : K. Rho<le8 was then apjiointcd to fill a racancy William G . Gaskins. 18 5 9; Edward M orrison. and then from 1858 to 1861 H. Childs was t 8 6 i : Abraham W agner, 18 6 3 : William Me-
