County Officers, 1885 - 2007

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Date listed is date of election. In most cases officers did not take office until January of following year. The first county election was held April 21, 1885. A regular election was held the following November.

County Clerk

Frank A. Holmes - April 21, 1885

Frank A. Holmes - November 3, 1885

Chas. P. Kern - November 8, 1887

James B. Curry - November 5, 1889

D.E. Dunne - November 3, 1891

J.E. Harbaugh - November 5, 1895

Frank M. McIntyre - November 7, 1899

J.T. Botts - November 8, 1904

Eyman Phebus - November 3, 1908

J.E. Harbaugh - November 5, 1912

Ray Bachman - November 7, 1916

Curtis G. Murray - November 5, 1918

Earl Martin - November 7, 1922

Agnes Clark - November 6, 1928

Leslie Smith - November 6, 1934

Walter W. Ferrin - November 8, 1940

Marie Ferrin - November 2, 1948

Bonnie Parcel - November 8, 1960 (Held office for 32 years)

Alice Smith - November 3, 1992 to present

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County Treasurer

Unlike other county officers, County Treasurers do not take office until October of the following year. This is due to the fact that the Treasurer�s tax year ends in October.

Abraham Darroch - April 21, 1885

Abraham Darroch - November 3, 1885

Hiram O. Holderby - November 8, 1887

James B. Mansfield - November 3, 1891

W.V. Jackson - November 7, 1893

H.E. Crummer - November 2, 1897

J.M. Griffith - November 7, 1899

A.H. Murray - November 8, 1904

J.M. Griffith - November 3, 1908

H.W. Chapman - November 5, 1912

J.M. Griffith - November 7, 1916

Annie C. Cline - November 5, 1918

Walter Ferrin - November 2, 1920

Anna Powell - November 4, 1924

Hazel Thompson - November 6, 1928

Richard Foree - November 8, 1932

Emma Dykes - Filled un-expired term

Richard Foree - November 6, 1934

Emma Dykes - November 3, 1936

Fern Dykes - November 5, 1940

Emma Dykes - November 7, 1944

Evelyn Bibb - November 2, 1948

Cathryn Darroch - November 4, 1952

Evelyn Bibb - November 6, 1956

Lorenzo Lefdahl - November 8, 1960

Evelyn Bibb - November 3, 1964

Leola Wilkerson - November 5, 1968

Ruth Morris - November 7, 1974

Velma Basnett - November 6, 1984

Patty K. Fose - Appointed January 1997 to fill un-expired term

Patty K. Fose - November 5, 1996 to present

(Also see: Comanche-co's Eleven County Treasurers, The Western Star, February 4, 1927.)

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Register of Deeds

John A. Pennington - April 21, 1885

J.M. McClain - November 3, 1885

John J. Deniston - November 8, 1887

Frank Meyer - November 5, 1889

Chas. W. Sherman - November 3, 1891

P.H. Thornton - November 5, 1895

Frank A. Kimble - November 7, 1899

Lawrence Bratcher - November 8, 1904

Michael Schaub - November 3, 1908

Floyd R. Campbell - November 5, 1912

George Hearldson - November 7, 1916

Nellie Botts - November 2, 1920

Bessie Jeffries - November 8, 1932

Wilma Lewis - November 8, 1938 (Held office for 36 years)

Elaine Coles - November 7, 1974

Guyneth Snyder - Appointed June 1990 to fill un-expired term

Guyneth Snyder - November 3, 1992

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Sheriff

Emil Bowers - April 21, 1885

Emil Bowers - November 3, 1885

Davis T. McIntire - November 8, 1887

Wm. Taylor - November 3, 1891

Davis T. McIntire - November 5, 1895

Elbert Smith - November 7, 1899

C.A. Fridley - November 8, 1904

J.E. Harbaugh - November 6, 1906

James M. Williams - November 3, 1908

F.A. McKinney - November 5, 1912

W.P. Sanders - November 3, 1914

L.D. Haydock - November 5, 1918

J.L. Williams - November 7, 1922

W.M. McCrary - November 2, 1926

W.T. Giles - November 4, 1930

D. Jay Overocker - November 6, 1934

George W. Williams - November 8, 1938

Gloyd C. Hadley - November 3, 1942

George W. Williams - November 5, 1946

Gloyd C. Hadley - November 7, 1950

Phillip H. Hackney - November 2, 1954

E.S. Harbaugh - November 4, 1958

Phillip H. Hackney - November 8, 1960

Gloyd C. Hadley - November 6, 1962

Laurel Peterson - November 3, 1964

Phillip H. Hackney - November 8, 1966

R. Jene Allen - November 4, 1980

Michael K. Burt - November 5, 1996

Dave Timmons - November 7, 2000 to present

(Also see: Sheriffs of Comanche County, Kansas, 1885 - 2006)

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County Attorney

William A. Templeton - April 21, 1885

C.O. Blake - November 3, 1885

S.J. Osborne - 1886

H.A. Smith - November 6, 1888

W.J. Jackson - November 4, 1890

S.P. Duncan - November 6, 1894

Dick H. Rich - November 3, 1896

C.M. Myers - November 8, 1898

Dick H. Rich - November 6, 1900

R.A. Strain - November 8, 1904

W.E. McCune - November 6, 1906

Dick H. Rich - November 3, 1908

C.E. Baker - November 5, 1912

Horace H. Rich - November 8, 1932

Frank E. Daily, Jr. - November 5, 1940

Horace H. Rich - November 7, 1944

Frank E. Daily, Jr. - November 5, 1946

Harold S. Herd - November 2, 1954

Richard E. Jackson - November 4, 1958

Frank E. Daily, Jr. - November 8, 1960

Richard J. Rathbun II - November 8, 1966

Frank E. Daily, Jr. - November 7, 1972

Richard J. Rathbun II - November 2, 1976

Gordon Harness - November 4, 1980

Richard J. Rathbun II - November 6, 1984

James H. "Skip" Herd - November 3, 1992 to present

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Also see:

Comanche County in the State Legislature
A Few Facts About the Men Who Have Represented This County in Topeka
The Western Star, January 7, 1927.

County Superintendents of Comanche-co.
The Western Star, January 21, 1927.

Comanche-co.'s Nine District Clerks
The Western Star, January 28, 1927.

Comanche-co's Eleven County Treasurers
The Western Star, February 4, 1927.

Comanche-co.'s Twelve Registers of Deeds
The Western Star, February 11, 1927.

Comanche-co.'s Eight Probate Judges
The Western Star, February 18, 1927.

About Comanche-co.'s Twelve Sheriffs
The Western Star, March 4, 1927.

About Comanche-co.'s County Attorneys
The Western Star, March 18, 1927.

About Comanche-co.'s 11 County Clerks
The Western Star, April 13, 1927.

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Thanks to Heather Puderbaugh for contributing the above information to this web site!