. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . the barn of the Calder estate, adjoining the new reser-voir at Harrisburg, is the Indian warrior which sur-mounted the old cupola. The semi-rotunda wasadded to the main building by the State at the timeof its occupancy by the Legislature, the Senate con-vening in the main room on the second floor, andthe House of Representatives on the first floor. Theformer room was afterwards used for public meetings,lectures, and by the different religious denominationsprior to their perm
. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . the barn of the Calder estate, adjoining the new reser-voir at Harrisburg, is the Indian warrior which sur-mounted the old cupola. The semi-rotunda wasadded to the main building by the State at the timeof its occupancy by the Legislature, the Senate con-vening in the main room on the second floor, andthe House of Representatives on the first floor. Theformer room was afterwards used for public meetings,lectures, and by the different religious denominationsprior to their permanent organization as a place ofworship. Becoming too small for the different offices, as wellfor the courts, the building was taken down and thepresent modern and capacious edifice erected. In this connection, and as a part of the history ofthe courts of the county, we give the reminiscences of the president judges, and members of the bar ofthe county, prepared several years since by the lateGeorge W. Harris, and by him revised for this his-tory of the county of Dauphin. We first give thelist of judicial officers:. OLD COURT-HOUSE. PRESIDENT JUDGES. £ s. d. Comn [Under Constitution of 1776.]Timothy Green April 2,1785 [Under Constitution of 1790.]William Augustus Atlee Aug. 17,1791 Joliu Jos. Dec. 16,1793Walter Jan. 18,1811Amos Ellmaker (res. Dec. 21,1816) July 3,1815David Scott (res. July 29, ISIS).... Dec. 21, 1816Samuel D. Franks (res. Jan. 12, 1830) July Calvin Blythe (res. June ).... M. Porter (res.) July CommissAnson V. Parsons (res.) July 16, Calvin Blythe (res.) Feb. 5,Nathl B. March 30,John J. April 7,John J. Pearson(elected for 10 .) March 6, ism185218431849 Join J. P( (elected for 10 years) Nov. I John J. Pearsonj (elected for 10 I years) Nov. i Robert M. Hender-son (res.) Jan. John W. Simooton(for ten years) Feb. ,1871,1882,1SS2 ADDITIONAL LAW JUDGES. Robert M. Henderson was ap-pointed additional law judg
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