Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . h Regiment. ColonelWaters made an excellent soldier and com-manding officer, being present at every engage-ment in which his regiment participated. Atthe close of tne war he returned to his homein Macomb to resume the practice of his profit-able profession. Four years afterward he re-moved to Missouri, became United States At-torney with his residence at Jefferson City, andstill later went to Kansas City, where he nowlives. Mr. Waters was particularly noted asa stump speaker, and while a resident of Illi-nois, always took an active and a leading partin
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . h Regiment. ColonelWaters made an excellent soldier and com-manding officer, being present at every engage-ment in which his regiment participated. Atthe close of tne war he returned to his homein Macomb to resume the practice of his profit-able profession. Four years afterward he re-moved to Missouri, became United States At-torney with his residence at Jefferson City, andstill later went to Kansas City, where he nowlives. Mr. Waters was particularly noted asa stump speaker, and while a resident of Illi-nois, always took an active and a leading partin politics. Hon. Thomas E. Morgan was elected in was highly educated, a lawyer of fine quali-ties and altogether the equal of any at the died on the 22d of July, 1867, L. H. Waters,named above, being appointed to the vacancy. Hon. L. W. James served from 1S68 to residence was Lewistown, and at this writ-ing he is still living. Prosecuting (or States) attorneys were firstelected by counties in 1852; previous to this. JOHN R. BENNETT HISTORY OF corxTv 6_m time a Prosecuting Attorney was elected, orappointed, with jurisdiction tliroughout tlie cir-cuit. From 1852 to the present time the incum-bents of the office have been as follows: D. , 1852; Thomas E. Morgan, 1860-68; James. 1868-76: Crosby F. Wheat. 1876-78;William Prentiss. 187S-S4; H. C. Agnew. 1884-SS: George D. Tunnlcliff (succeeding Mr. Ag-new, at the death of the latter). 1888-92; T. , 1896-1900; Thomas B. Camp, 1900-02(resigned); R. w: Pontious, 1904; C. S. Town-ley, 1904 (present Incumbent.) CiKcriT Ci-KKKs.—The incumbents of this of-fice have been as below: James M. Campbell,1835-48; William H. Randolph, 1S4S-56; Wil-liam T. Head, 1856-60; John B. ; John H. Hungate, 1864-68; BenjaminT. Pinckney, 1868-72; Isaac N. Pearson, 1872-80; ,1. E. Wyne. 1880-84; C. S. Churchill. 18S4-1904; and William S. Brown from 1904 to date. Sheriffs.—The Sheriffs o
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