Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana : Historical and biographical ... . ius J. Bowman, of Washington, was elected, who was succeeded,in 1880, by Silas Foulke, of Perry, present incumbent, and ninth Recorderof the county. Jesse Fuller, of Washington, first Auditor, was elected inAugust, 1845, and was succeeded by John Osborn, of Washington, in March,1850, who had been elected in August, 1849. Osborn was re-elected in1854, his first term expiring in March, 1855, and was followed, in 1859, byHezekiah Wheeler, of Posey. George W. Wiltse, of Washington, was electedin 1863, and was followed, in 1867,
Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana : Historical and biographical ... . ius J. Bowman, of Washington, was elected, who was succeeded,in 1880, by Silas Foulke, of Perry, present incumbent, and ninth Recorderof the county. Jesse Fuller, of Washington, first Auditor, was elected inAugust, 1845, and was succeeded by John Osborn, of Washington, in March,1850, who had been elected in August, 1849. Osborn was re-elected in1854, his first term expiring in March, 1855, and was followed, in 1859, byHezekiah Wheeler, of Posey. George W. Wiltse, of Washington, was electedin 1863, and was followed, in 1867, by James M. Hoskins, of Posey, whowas re-elected at the general election of 1870, his second term expiring inNovember, 1875. James Shaw, of Brazil, was elected in 1874, to succeedHoskins, and served until January, 1877, when he died. Jefferson McAn-nelly, of Washington, was appointed by the Board of Commissioners to fillout the unexpired term, and assumed the duties of the office just at the timeof removal from Bowling Green to Brazil. James T. Casteel, present in-. ^^t^^^...^ HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY. 71 cumbent, was elected in October, 1878, and re-elected in November, 1882the eighth Auditor of the countj. Under the old Constitution, prior to 1840, County Treasurers were ap-pointed b} the County Board, whose duties were the care and disburse-ment of the public funds, the collection of taxes being made by the Sheriff,or by some one chosen specially as a Collector. Under the statute provid-ing for the election of a Treasurer and Collector, to serve for a period ofthree years, Allen T. Rose, of Washington, was the first man chosen for thisposition, entering upon the discharge of his duties in September, 1841. InSeptember, 1844, he was succeeded by John Williams, of the same town-ship, who was re-elected in August, 1847, serving two full terms. JohnPicard, of Carrithers Township, was elected in August, 1850, and, havingbeen chosen under the old Constitution, served to the expirati
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