History Office Holders

  1.  W.D. Ferguson (1825-35)
  2. J.S. Neely (1835-36)
  3. F.B. Reed (1836-38)
  4. C. Stubble (1838-40)
  5. G.W. Underhill (1840-46)
  6. C.J. Bernard (1846-48)
  7. B.C. Crump (1848-58)
  8. J.G. Berry (1858-60)
  9. J.S. Halloway (1860-62)
  10. B.C. Crump (1862-64)
  11. J.T. Grooms (1864-66)
  12. W.D. Hardin (1866-68)
  13. E.B. Lewis (1868-76) –
    1. Lewis resigned in 1876 and Jesse Grider was named to complete his term
  14. W.F. Beattie (1876-81)
    1.  Beattie was killed in May 1881
    2. H.J. Ward was elected to complete his term
    3. Ward died and J.T. Barton was elected his replacement in December 1881
  15. John Swepston (1881-84)
    1. J.T. Barton contested Swepston’s election January 2, 1883
    2. Swepston failed to post bond;
    3. In 1884 Swepston died and was replaced by J.T. Barton
  16. W.F. Werner (1884-94
    1. Werner was suspended, and W.W. Swepston was appointed to complete his term
  17. W.W. Swepston (1894-96)
  18. F.G. Barton (1896-1902)
  19. J.F. Williamson (1902-04)
  20. C.L. Lewis (1904-1910)
  21. Louis Barton (1910-1914)
  22. Ed Monroe (1914-1919)
  23. William L. Fish (1919-23)
  24. C.W. Cooper (1923-30)
  25. Howard Curlin (1931-42)
    1. Curlin died and Bert G. Dickey was appointed November 25, 1941 to complete his term
  26. Cecil V. Goodwin (1943-64)
    1. Goodwin died and James C. Mann was appointed October 23, 1963 to complete his term
  27. Marion Thomas (1965-70)
    1. Thomas was suspended in June, 1970 and James Browder was appointed to complete his term
    2. Then Thomas was re-elected for the 1971-72 term
  28. James Brower (1973-74)
  29. R.L. Simmons (1975-88)
  30. Richard Busby (1989 -2010).
  31. Mike Allen (2011 – Present)