Land Department under the Province and Commonwealth. UNDER THE PROVINCE. SURVEYORS GENERAL. Thomas Holme, commissioned March 20, 1682. COMMISSIONERS OF PROPERTY. From November 10, 1701, Commissioners of Property transacted the business of the Land Office, to wit: Edward Shippen, Griffith Owen, Thomas Story, William Hopkins. [The office of Secretary of Land Office was abolished by the act of the 17th day of April, 1843, and the duties devolved upon the Surveyor General. J May 10, 1742 Matthew Irwin [The office of Master of Rolls was abolished by the act of 29th of March, 1809; a portion of the books and papers were placed under the charge of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and the rest in the care of the Secretary of the Land Office.] Apl. 15, 1791 Apl. 14, 1800 RECEIVERS GENERAL. Francis Johnston John McKissick Apl. 10, 1781 ..... Jan. 8, 1800 June 30, 1801 [The act of March 20. 1809, abolished the office of Receiver General of the Land Office, and directed the books, etc., to be taken in charge by the Secretary of the Land Office, and all moneys due on lands to be paid to the State Treasurer.] Gabriel Hiester Samuel Cochran. Andrew Porter Richard T. Leech, (vice Porter, deceased,). Jacob Spangler Samuel Cochran Jacob Spangler. Nov. 5, 1789 April 23, 1800 May 10, 1809 Dec. 7, 1813 Feb. 13, 1818 John Taylor.. May 10, 1836 Jacob Sallade May 10, 1839 John Laporte.. May 10, 1845 SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS. [ Office of Secretary of Internal Affairs created by the Constitution of 1873, and Surveyor General's and Bureau of Statistics Offices merged into it.) William McCandless......... May 4, 1875 STATE TREASURERS OF PENNSYLVANIA. ELECTED BY THE LEGISLATURE. David Rittenhouse, June 4, 1777 | John Banks .. 1847 Christian Febiger.......... 1795 Peter Baynton. 1797 Jacob Carpenter...Jan. 13, 1801 Isaac Weaver.. 1802 Joseph Baily.. 1854 Andrew Gregg. 1806 Eli Slifer 1855 William Findlay R. M. Crain.. 1817 Eli Slifer 185) John B. Trevor.. Alexander Mahon. 1820 Henry D. Moore. 1861 1821 William V. McGrath. 1863 1827 Henry D. Moore. 1864 Joseph Lawrence. 1835 William A. Kemble. 1865 Daníel Sturgeon Almon H. Reed.. W. W. Irwin. 1870 [From the adoption of the Common School law, until 1857, the duties of this office were performed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.] When ap- Henry C. Hickok...... 1857 When ap pointed. James P. Wickersham.... 1866 SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. [By the Constitution of 1873 the office of Superintendent of Common Schools was changed to that of Superintendent of Public Instruction. ] James P. Wickersham'.. 1875 John K. Kane, (resigned,). John M. Reed, (resigned,) Benjamin Champneys. James Cooper, (resigned Dec. 30, 1848, ). James Campbell, (resigned March 8, 1853, Dec. 18. 1835 Mar. 27, 1838 Jan. 15, 1839 DEPUTY ATTORNEYS GENERAL. B. F. Etter. James W. M. Newlin Lewis Waln Smith Jos. M. McClure.. James Starr. John C. Knox, junior. Jan. 20, 1858 Jan. 14, 1861 June 3, 1861 Jan. 16, 1867 Oct. 26, 1869 Jan. 23, 1873 Dec. 7, 1875 |