Appointed by County Court Justices (Constitution of 1776, sec. 47):
1777-1800 Elie Williams
1800-1845 Otho H. Williams
1845-1851 Isaac Nesbitt (R)
Elected by Voters to 6-year terms (Constitution of 1864, Art. IV, sec. 29):
1865-1867 Lewis B. Nyman (R)
Elected by Voters to 6-year terms (Constitution of 1867, Art. IV, sec. 25):
1867-1873 William McK. Keppler
1873-1907 George B. Oswald (D)
1907-1909 Harry E. Baker (R)
1909-1926 Edward Oswald
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (Constitution of 1867, Art. XVII, added by Chapter 227, Acts of 1922, ratified Nov. 7, 1922):
1926-1946 Edward Oswald
1946-1954 J. Guy Weagley
1954-1967 G. Merlin Snyder
1967-1986 Vaughn J. Baker
1986- Dennis J. Weaver (D)
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