Officers of  1850-1859
Year           State Senator                            Assemblyman
1850            Represented By San Joaquin Dist.         Represened by San Joaquin District
1851            James Miller                                            Samuel A. Merritt, H. S. Richardson
1852            James Miller                                            Samuel A. Merritt, Thomas E. Ridley
1853            James H. Wade                                        Samuel Bell, Philemon T. Herbert
1854            James H. Wade                                        Philemon T. Herbert, John C. Henry
1855            Archibald McNeill                                   Ethelbert Burke, Thomas C. Flourney
1856            Archibald McNeill                                   Robert B. Lamon, Geeorge H. Rhodes
1857            Samuel A. Merritt                                    William J. Howard, Daniel Showalter
1858            Samuel A. Merritt                                    John H Tatman, J. N. Ward
1859            Samuel A. Merritt                                    George. H. Crenshaw, Andrew J. Gregory

                  District Judge                       County Judge
1850            Charles M. Creaner                                 James M. Bondurant
1851                        "                                                                "
1852                        "                                                                "
1853                        "                                                                "
1854                        "                                                                "
1855                        "                                                                "
1856            Ethelbert Burke                                                   "
1857                        "                                                                "
1858                        "                                                                "
1859                        "                                                                "
 

                    District Attorney                  Sheriff-Tax Collector
1850            Orrin A. Munn (a) (r)                                 James Burney
1851            Richard M Daly (a)                                    James Burney
1852            Richard W. Ellie (r)                                   John Boling
                     W. H. Rumsey (a) (r)
                     Ethelbert Burke (a)
1853            Ethelbert Burke                                         John Boling
1854            Samuel B Alison                                       John Boling
1855            Samuel B Alison                                       John Boling
1856            Richard M Daly                                        Thomas Early
1857                           "                                                  Thomas Early
1858                          "                                                   Joshua D. Crippen
1859                          "                                                   Joshua D. Crippen
 

                  County Clerk                      Auditor
1850            Samuel A. Merritt (r)                              Irving H McBride
                     Fred W. Carr (a)
1851            Fred W.Carr (r)                                        Irving H. McBride
1852            Edward C. Bell                                        Edward C. Bell
1853                          "                                                                "
1854                          "                                                                "
1855                          "                                                                "
1856            William A. Guard                                    Robert S. Miller
1857                           "                                                               "
1858                           "                                                               "
1859                           "                                                               "
 

                Recorder                              Treasurer
1850         J. C. Bland (r)                                             Edward Beasley (r)
                 Alexander Stair (a) (r)                                 J. F.A. Marr (a)
                 Irving H. McBride (a)
1851        Irving H. McBride                                      J.F.A.Marr (d Dec 1851)
                                                                                    William W. Ward (a)
1852        Edward C. Bell                                          William W. Ward
1853                      "                                                                   "
1854                      "                                                                   "
1855                      "                                                                   "                (r)
                                                                                    William A. Rountree (a)
1856       Robert S. Miller                                         William A. King
1857                    "                                                                     "
1858                   "                                                                      "
1859      ??                                                                 ??
 

               Assessor                                           Superintendent of Schools

1850        Thomas K. Munk (r)                            1852-54 by State law the Assessor was County School Sup.
                 Samuel M. Bailey (a) (r)
                 J.F.A. Marr (a)
1851        James M. Roane
1852        James M. Roane (r)
                Alfred F. Washburn (a)
1853       Alfred F. Washburn (r)
                Robert S. Miller (a)
1854       George H. Crenshaw
1855       Geoerge H. Crenshaw                            Geore H. Crenshaw
1856       Nathaniel Harbert                                    E. J.  Sagendorf
1857       Nathaniel Harbert                                    E. J. Sagendorf
1858       J. F. Jenkins                                             Angevine Reynolds
1859       J. F. Jenkins                                             Angevine Reynolds
 

                   Coroner                                         Public Administrator

1850         Benjamin S. Scrivan                                -------------------
1851                       "                                                  -------------------
1852        M. William Fifer                                      Samuel A. Merritt
1853                        "                                                            "
1854        William L. Kavanaugh                            Benjamin B. Harris
1855                      "                                                             "
1856                     "                                                   Gardner Green
1857                     "                                                               "
1858        Noble Bates Rubbell                               James W. Torney
1859        Nobel Bates Rubbell                               James  W. Torney
 

               Surveyor                                Board of Supervisors

1850     --------------                                             1850-54 County governed by Court of Sessions
1851     Samuel H P Ross                                    There were thre members of the Board of Sups from
                                                                              1855 through 1885, and five since then
1852                 "
1853                 "
1854   Oliver M. Dickinson
1855    Thomas W. Long                                    L. A. Holmes, Divid M. Pool, James M. Roane
1856                 "                                                  Green B. Able, Lovely Rogers, Smith Carter
1857                "                                                  Green B. Able, Lovely Rogers, John B Cocanour
1858    Jarvis Kyle                                              Hugh Dimond, Hamilton G. Coward, John B. Cocanour
1859    Jarvis Kyle                                              Hugh Dimond, S. A. Scott, B.F. Ross (r), Alex McElroy(a)

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The source of the data is the Mariposa News- appendix
pages 200, 221, 222
(r)=resigned
(a)=appointed
(d)-=died
(s)=special election

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to the net November 2, 2002

correction- April 6, 2006
Carolyn Feroben