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2. Ohio 1813 Commissioner, Montgomery County, 1 Year, Special
3. Ohio 1816 Commissioner, Columbiana County, Special
4. Ohio 1817 Commissioner, Columbiana County, Special
5. Ohio 1821 Commissioner, Washington County, 1 Year
6. Ohio 1821 Commissioner, Washington County, 2 Years
7. Ohio 1824 Commissioner, Marion County, Special
8. Pennsylvania 1805 Commissioner, Luzerne County, Special
9. Pennsylvania 1813 Commissioner, Erie County, Special
10. Pennsylvania 1813 Commissioner, Philadelphia City and County, Special
11. Pennsylvania 1814 Commissioner, Montgomery County, Special
12. Pennsylvania 1815 Commissioner, Montgomery County, Special
13. Pennsylvania 1821 Commissioner, Lancaster County, 1 Year
14. Pennsylvania 1822 Commissioner, Lancaster County, Special
15. Pennsylvania 1823 Commissioner, Allegheny County
Commissioner
Commissioner: A member of a permanently constituted commission or government board.
Oxford English Dictionary
In most states, the main political unit was the County, and Commissioners were responsible of maintaining the county roads, poor house, county buildings, collection of taxes and other related business.
1787 - 1824: Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania
Office Scope: County / Town(ship) / Hundred / District
Role Scope: County / Town(ship) / Hundred / District
Scope Note: In most of Pennyslvania, this is a County position, but due to the minor civil divisions around Philadelphia, it is also a position for the township of Northern Liberties and the District of Spring Garden.
