J. Peterson, W. J. Freed, John Rich, Joseph Cadwallader, J. C. Kinsell and B. R. Shenkle.
The county boards of three members (elected for three years) have comprised: W. R. Woodward, 1871-73; A. J. Graves, 1871; J. W. Maxwell, 1871-73; John Evanson, 1872-77; W. C. Carr, 1874; Walter Evans, 1874-76; S. I. Shearer, 1875-78; Ed. Elliott, 1777-79; D. A. Bigelow, 1878-80; A. M. Norris, 1879-81; Anfen Ersland, 1880-85; R. W. Ballard, 1881-86; Anthony Hale, 1882-86; J. Q. Burgess, 1884-86.
The following named members of the State Senate have been citizens of Story County: John Scott, 1860-61, 1885-86; E. B. Potter, 1862-63; George M. Maxwell, 1872-75; W. H. Gallup, 1876-79.
During 1868-69 John Scott was lieutenant-governor and president of the Senate.
Members of House of Representatives: J. L. Dana, 1858-59; T. C. McCall, 1862-63, 1882-85; George M. Maxwell, 1864-67; James Hawthorn, 1868-69; William K. Wood, 187073; L. Q. Hoggatt, 1874-75; Milton Evans, 1876-77; Frank Curtis, 1878-79; W. D. Lucas, 1830-81; Oley Nelson, 1886-89; C. G. McCarthy, 1890-91.
The office of district attorney was filled by John L. Stevens in 1879-86; and that of district judge in 1887-90.
The assessorship of real and personal property was made a county office in 1857. Isaac Romane held the office for a term of two years, when the duties again devolved upon a township officer.
The office of assessor of internal revenue for the Federal Government was held for several years by John Scott. The district comprised about one-third of the State, extending from Black Hawk County to the Missouri River.
The officials named above were citizens of Story County, and held the offices as such, by virtue of election or appointment, in the several districts. In other cases the county, being part of a district, was represented by citizens of other counties, as follows: In the Third General Assembly, by P. M. Cassady, of Polk, in the Senate, and by L. W. Babbitt, of Marion, and E. R. Guiberson, of Madison, in the House; in the Fourth General Assembly, by A. Y. Hull, of Polk, in the Senate, and by Dr. Rice, of Boone, and J. C. Goodson, of Guthrie, in the House; in the Fifth General Assembly, by J. C. Jordan, of Polk, in the Senate, and by Samuel B. McCall, of Boone. in the House; in the Sixth General Assembly, by Aaron Brown, of Fayette, in the Senate; in the Eighth General Assembly, by S. B. Rosecrans, of Hamilton, in the House; in the Tenth and Eleventh General Assemblies, by Henry C. Henderson, of Marshall, in the Senate; in the Twelfth and Thirteenth General Assemblies, by Isaac J. Mitchell, of Boone, in the Senate; in the Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth General Assemblies, by John D. Gillett, of Boone, in the Senate; in the Twenty-second and Twenty-third General Assemblies, by Senator Davidson, of Boone.
Members of the House of Representatives in the National Congress have represented Story County as follows: Lincoln Clarke, of Dubuque, 1851-52; John P. Cook, Davenport, 1853-54; James Thorington, Davenport, 1855- 56; Timothy Davis, Elkader, 1857-58; William Vandever, Dubuque, 1859-62; A. W. Hubbard, Sioux City, 1863-68; Charles Pomeroy, Fort Dodge, 1869-70; Jackson Orr, Boone, 1871-74; Addison Oliver, Monona, 1875-78; C. C. Carpenter, Fort Dodge, 187982; A. J. Holmes, Boone, 1883-86; E. H. Conger, Des Moines, 1887-90.
Elsewhere it has been noted that the first records, which were of that primitive character suited to the genius of a county official who