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Coroner

Coroner: An officer of a county, district or municipality (formally also of the royal household), originally charged with maintaining the rights of the private property of the crown; in modern times his chief function is to hold inquests on the bodies of those supposed to have died by violence or accident.

Oxford English Dictionary

1787 - 1824: Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennyslvania

Office Scope: County / District (some combined counties within Ohio and Pennsylvania)

Role Scope: County / District (some combined counties within Ohio and Pennsylvania)