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
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.)
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
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)
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
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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