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Wayne County
Michigan
Wayne County Selected County
Officials
(not intended to be
complete)
George R. Griswold (Register of Deeds, 1837-41) — Henry C. Chipman (Criminal Court Judge, 1841-43) — Alexander W. Buel (Prosecuting Attorney, 1843-46) — George R. Griswold (County Clerk, 1843-47) — Ammon Brown (County Auditor, 1847-51) — Daniel L. Quirk (County Auditor, 1852-54) — Henry W. Deare (Probate Judge, 1864-68) — Charles Flowers (Circuit Court Commissioner, 1881-84) — Joseph M. Weiss (Circuit Court Commissioner) — Howard Wiest (Circuit Court Commissioner, 1887-88) — Charles C. Simons (Circuit Court Commissioner, 1905-06) — John S. Haggerty (Road Commissioner, 1907) — Philip T. Van Zile (Prosecuting Attorney, 1911) — Hugh Shepherd (Prosecuting Attorney, 1912) — Paul W. Voorhies (Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24) — John Kaminski (Circuit Court Commissioner, 1929) — Harry S. Toy (Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34) — Leo J. Nowicki (Drain Commissioner, 1933-36) — Elmer B. O'Hara (County Clerk, 1933-36) — Thomas C. Wilcox (Sheriff, 1933-40) — Harold E. Stoll (Register of Deeds, 1933-42) — Fred C. Fischer (Superintendent of Schools, 1935-54) — Patrick H. O'Brien (Probate Judge, 1939) — Andrew C. Baird (Sheriff, 1940-46) — William E. Dowling (Prosecuting Attorney) — Edward Behrendt (Sheriff, 1947-48) — Harold E. Stoll (County Clerk, 1947-63) — Andrew C. Baird (Sheriff, 1949-63) — James H. Lincoln (Probate Judge, 1960-77) — Peter L. Buback (Sheriff, 1963-68) — William L. Cahalan (Prosecuting Attorney, 1967-83) — Roman S. Gribbs (Sheriff, 1968-69) — Joseph B. Sullivan (County Clerk, 1970) — Charmie Currie (County Commissioner) — William Lucas (Sheriff, 1970-82) — Charles N. Youngblood (Drain Commissioner, 1973-88) — Robert A. Ficano (Sheriff, 1983-2002) — William Lucas (County Executive, 1983-86) — Edward H. McNamara (County Executive, 1987-2002) — Teola Hunter (County Clerk, 1993-96) — Robert A. Ficano (County Executive, 2003-) — Warren C. Evans (Sheriff, 2003-) — Benny Napoleon (Sheriff, 2009-) |
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