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Perth County Wardens

in the 19th Century.
Downie, Ontario by William Johnston - published 1903
Downie Municipal Officers 1850 to 1902

The various officers of Downie Township from 1850 to 1902, inclusive, are as follows:

Reeves. - 1850-4, William Smith; 1855-6, Robt. Ballantyne; 1857, Wm. E. Byers; 1858, James Boyd; 1859, Robt. Ballantyne; 1860-4, Andrew Monteith; 1865-6, Wm. Elliott.
Elected by the people:- 1867-8, Thos. Ballantyne; 1869, Chas. Wilson; 1870-3, Thos. Ballantyne; 1874-81, Jacob Brunner; 1882-4, Cornelius McNamara; 1885-90, Geo. Frame; 1891-3, Oliver Smith; 1894-6, Nelson Monteith; 1897-8, Geo. Wood; 1899-1900, John Arbogast; 1901-2, Geo. Kastner.

Deputy-Reeves. - 1851-3, Andrew Monteith; 1854-7, Wm. Clyne; 1858, Richard Browne; 1859-64, Wm. Clyne; 1865-6, Martin Brennan.
Elected by the people:- 1867, Wm. Elliott; 1868-73, Jos. Salkeld; 1874-9, John Fairless; 1880, Thos. Steele; 1881, C. D. Swanson; 1882, Geo. Frame; 1883-4, Oliver Smith; 1885-6, Wm. Dunsmore; 1887-8, Wm. Welsh; 1889, Robt. Thistle; 1890-1, Aurelius Moses; 1892-3, Nelson Monteith; 1894-5, D. K. Erb.

Counsellors.- 1850, Andrew Monteith, Wm. Byers, Wm. Hyslop, Wm. Clyne; 1851, Wm. Clyne, Jas. Simpson, Wm. Byers; 1852, Wm. Clyne, Thos. Brown, Jas. Martin; 1853, Wm. Clyne, Wm. Byers, David Muir; 1854, Andrew Monteith, Wm. Byers, Wm. Youle; 1855, John Barton, Adam Oliver, Andrew Monteith; 1856, John Barton, A. Oliver, Jas. Boyd; 1857, Wm. Elliott, Richard Brown, James Boyd; 1858, Wm. Elliott, Wm Clyne, Michael Kastner; 1859, Wm. Elliott, M. Kastner, J. Boyd; 1860-3, M. Kastner, W. Elliott, Thos. White; 1864, Geo. Russell, Michael Kastner, Wm. Elliott; 1865, Geo. Rupel, M. Kastner, A. Monteith; 1866-7, A. Monteith, John Ballantyne, M. Kastner; 1868, Cornelius McNamara, Joseph Iredale, M. Kastner; 1869, C. McNamara, Wm. Laing, Mr. Pfrimmer; 1870, Mr. Pfrimmer, C. McNamara, Mr. McLauchlin; 1871-3, John Fairless, C. McNamara, Mr. Pfrimmer; 1874-5, G. Wood, G. Frame, C. McNamara; 1876, G. Frame, Geo. Wood, Wm. Thistle; 1877, Michael Quirk, Wm. Thistle, G. Frame; 1878-9, Jas. Quirk, G. Wood, Thos. Steele; 1880, A. Moses, C. D. Swanson, J. Quirk; 1881, Jas. Dunn, John Arbogast, Oliver Smith; 1882, J. Arbogast, J. Dune, D. McIntosh; 1883, D. McIntosh, Arthur Robb, B. Payton ; 1884, Wm. Dunsmore, A. Moses, Wm. Welsh; 1885, John Dempsey, Wm. Welsh, B. Payton; 1886, A. Moses, B. Dayton, Wm. Welsh; 1887, Wm. Porter, B. Payton, A. Moses ; 1888, Robert Thistle, J. Russel, A. Moses ; 1889, G. Wood, J. Russet, Robt. Clyne ; 1890, J. H. McCall, Geo. Hoffman, R. Clyne; 1892-3, D. K. Erb, Charles Jickling, Geo. Wood; 1894-5, J. Arbogast, Dennis Clifford, C. Jickling; 1896, G. Wood, C. Jickling, J. Arbogast, D. Clifford; 1897-8, J. Arbogast, Hugh Hanan, C. Jickling, Samuel McKay; 1899, Geo. Kastner, S. McKay. C. Jickling, D. Clifford; 1900, D. Clifford, C. Jickling, G. Kastner, S. McKay; 1901, Thos. Steele, Mr. Ballantyne, H. Hanan, John Murray; 1902, J. Murray, Wm. Ballantyne, Jas. Bradshaw, S. McKay.

Clerks. - 1850, J. J. E. Linton; 1851-5, James Redford; 1856-7 Thos. Ballantyne; 1858, Hugh Hamilton; 1859, Archie Shiels; 1860-4, Wm. A. Higgs; 1865-6, Thomas Ballantyne; 1867-73, Archie Shiels; 1874, W. A. Higgs; 1875-83, H. A. Scarth; 1884-1902, Peter Smith.

Assessors. - 1850, Wm. Watson, Thos. Mullawney, Jas. Redford; 1851 , Wm. Watson, Adam Heron; 1852-3, Wm. Watson, W. Teahan; 1854, John Thomson; 1855-6, Wm. Watson; I857, David Swanson; 1858, Wm. Watson; 1859-64, Chas. Wilson; 1865, D. Swanson; 1866, Geo. Russell; 1867-68, W. S. Bolger, 1869, Henry H. Cole; 1870, John Watson; 1871 , Chas. Wilson; 1872-4, Thos. Tucker; 1875, Henry H. Cole; 1876, Geo. Russell; 1877, Wm. Dunsmore; 1878, John Gibson; 1879, Wm. Dunsmore; 1880, Geo. Frame ; 1881, Wm. Dunsmore; 1882, John Gibson; 1883, W'm. Dunsmore; 1884, Jacob Brunner; 1885, James Dunn; 1886-91, Wm. McKay; 1892-93, Wm. Dunsmore; 1894-1902, Wm. McKay.

Treasurers. - 1850-59, Alex. McGregor; 1860-7, Wm. Douglas; 1868-74, Geo. Hildebrand; 1875-99, James Clyne; 1900-2 Patrick Payton.

Collectors.- 1850-55, Chas. Wilson; 1856, Wm. Byers; 1857, Wm. Watson; 1858-61, Wm. Teahan; 1862-64, Cornelius McNamara; 1865-7, Michael Quirk; 1868, Chas. Wilson; 1869, James Bettridge; 1870, John Eller; 1871, Thomas Tucker; 1872-3, James Clyne; 1874, J. Gibson; 1875-79, Chas. Wilson; 1880-5, John McKellar; 1886-1900, Wm. McG. Murray; 1901-2, John McKellar.

Auditors. - 1850, Wm. Watson, Jas. Redford; 1851-3, Thomas Mullawney, Archie Shiels; 1854, Archie Shiels, Hugh Hamilton; 1855, Hugh Hamilton, Thos. Ballantyne; 1856, H. Hamilton, T. Mullawney; 1857, T. Mullawney, A. Shiels; 1858, D. Swanson; 1859, Thos. Ballantyne, Wm. Byers; 1860-63, Thos. Ballantyne, Geo. Russell; 1864, Thos. Ballantyne, Thos. Tucker; 1865, Chas. Wilson, Henry Cole; 1866, Jas. Beneath, Joseph Salkeld; 1867, John Thompson, Wm. Smith; 1868, H. H. Cole, D. Swanson; 1869, J. A. King, John Kane; 1870, Wm. A. Higgs, D. Swanson; 1871-3, Wm. Higgs, Geo. Russell; 1874, Chas. Wilson, H. Cole; 1875, P. Smith, Geo. Russell; 1876-7, P. Smith, John Dempsey; 1878-9, P. Smith, C. D. Swanson; 1880-2, P. Smith, Thos. Blackman; 1883-6, Wm. Porter, Geo. Russell; 1887-94, John Dempsey; 1895-99, J. Dempsey, Wm. Porter; 1900, Wm. Porter, John McKellar; 1901-2, John Worden, Thos. Armstrong.