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A History of Collin County, Texas
COUNTY CLERK
Name Date elected Name Date elected
T. Dunn .............. July 13, 1846 W. M. Shirley .............Nov. 7, 1902
Joel F. Stewart ............Aug. 7, 1848 L. A. Sears .................Nov. 6, I906
John L. Lovejoy ...........Aug. 2, 1852 G. E. Strother .............Nov. 8, 19I1
Buford Henry .............Aug. 2, I858 W. L. Keen ...............Nov. 3, 1914
J. M. Benge 1 ..............Aug. 8, 1865 Rufus E. Holsonbake ......Nov. 5, i918
James M. Benge ...........June 25, I866 Minnie Burrage ............Nov. 7, 1922
* George W. Patterson2 ....Nov..., 1867 S. G. Taylor ..............Nov. 6, 1928
James M. Benge ...........Feb. I5, 1876 Pearl Strother ..............Nov. 8, I932
Joseph W. Waddle .........Nov. 2, i880 R. C. McLeod ..............Nov. 3, I936
M. W. Keen ...............Nov. 6, i888 W. C. Hagy ...............Nov. 5, 1940
J. W. Waddle .............Nov. 8, 1892 J. S. Hand .................Nov. 7, 1942
John A. Walden ...........Nov. 6, 1894 G. W. Henderson .........Nov. 2, 1948
J. Pat Moulden ............Nov. 8, 1898 WV. C. Hagy ...............Nov. 4, 952
1Appointed under Provisional Government
Appointed by General Reynolds
COUNTY TREASURER
Name Date elected Name Date elected
A. J. May .................Aug. 8, 1850 L. M. Talkington ..........Nov. 6, i888
George White ............Dec..., 850 W. H. Taylor .............Nov. 4, 1890
James Atkinson ...........Apr. 12, I85 B. H. Oats ................Nov. 6, 1894
F. J. Vance ................Aug. 2, 1852 J. C. Saunders ............Nov. 3, 1896
M. R. Parish ...............June 5, 1854 Dan E. Neathery ...........Nov. 6, i9oo
B. B. Fortherce ...........Aug. .., 1854 J. B. Rogers ............. Nov. 8,1904
Buford Henry .............Oct. 22, I855 C. L. Sears .................Nov. 3, 1908
Matthew H. Parish .........Aug. 2, 1858 Wm. Shirley ..............Nov. 5, 912
M. R. Parish ...............Aug. 6, i860 Iva M. Shirley ........... Nov. 2, I920
W. B. Benge ..............Aug. I4, I862 T. A. Parris ...............Nov. 7, I922
T. D. Newsome ............Aug. i, 1864 E. F. Kirby ................Nov. 2, 1926
J. T. Newsome ...........Aug. 8, 1865 Byron England ............Nov. 4,1930
Jonathan L. Fairies .........June 25, i866 Lela Copeland .............Nov. 6, I934
John T. Damall 2 ..........June 19, 1869 J. K. P. Shrader ............Nov. 8, 1938
J. W. Thomas ..............Dec. 3, 1869 Lela- Copeland .............Nov. 3, 1942
G. W. Cameron ...........Nov. 8, 1872 Helen Purdon ..............Nov. 2, 1948
G. W. Cameron ...........Dec. 2, 1872 A. G. Button .............Nov. 7,1950
Wm. M. Bayley ............Nov 7, 1882 Annie Farley ..............Nov. 2. I954
1 Appointed by Provisional Government
2 Appointed by General Reynolds
SHERIFF
Name Date elected Name Date elected
King S. Custer .............July 13, 1846 a Josiah Nichols ............Aug. 8, 1865
Robert Fitzhugh ............Oct. 9, 1848 W. C. Hall' ............March 27, i866
James H. Lovejoy .........Aug .., 854 , Simon P. Bus ...........June 25, i866
Josiah D. Doak .............Aug. 2, I858 * George A. Wilson a .......Nov..., 1867
James L. Read .............Aug. 6, 860 . W. N. Bush ................Dec. 3, I869
Josiah Nichols .............Aug. i, 1864 W. W. Merritt ............Dec. 2, 1873
1Appointed under Provisional Government
2 Appointed by General Reynolds
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Stambaugh, J. Lee, b. 1889; Stambaugh, Lillian J., b. 1888 & Carroll, H. Bailey. A History of Collin County, Texas, book, 1958; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth61096/m1/264/: accessed May 16, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .