transcribed by Linda Suarez
County Judges
This office was in vogue when Hardin county was organized and continued until 1868, when it was abolished, with the creation of the county auditor system.
| 1853 - Alexander Smith, Dem. | 1863 - Ellis Parker, Rep. | |
| 1857 - J. W. Jones, Rep. | 1865 - Ellis Parker, Rep. | |
| 1858 - Maynard F. Stiles, Dem. | 1867 - Ellis Parker, Rep. | |
| 1861 - Ellis Parker, Rep. |
County Auditors
Upon the abolishment of the office of county judge came the present office of auditor, who is also ex-officio clerk of the board of county supervisors. The following is the complete list who have served in Hardin county to date:
| 1869 - A. E. Arnold, Rep. | 1889 - J. M. Stout | |
| 1871 - A. E. Arnold, Rep. | 1892 - J. M. Stout | |
| 1873 - M. Frisbee, Anti-monopoly | 1896 - O. E. Miller | |
| 1875 - D. B. Morse, Rep. | 1898 - C. E. Welch | |
| 1877 - Stephen Whited, Rep. | 1890 - C. E. Welch | |
| 1879 - Stephen Whited, Rep. | 1902 - Jay S. Newcomer | |
| 1881 - Stephen Whited, Rep. | 1904 - Jay S. Newcomer | |
| 1883 - J. Q. Rathbone, Rep. | 1906 - R. A. Vigars | |
| 1885 - J. Q. Rathbone, Rep. | 1908 - R. A. Vigars | |
| 1887 - J. Q. Rathbone, Rep. | 1910 - E. L. Marriage |
Collector and Treasurer
Before the present county treasurer system obtained, the offices of treasurer and recorder were combined in one office, and before that date the office of collector and treasurer was in vogue. The following served as such in Hardin county:
1853 - Samuel Smith, Dem.
Treasurer and Recorders
Under the new code of Iowa, the office was changed in 1856 to that of the "treasurer and recorder," and under that law the following served:
| 1857 - E. Pardee, Rep. | 1861 - J. H. Cusack, Rep. | |
| 1859 - E. Pardee, Rep. | 1863 - J. D. Hunter, Rep. |
These two officers were then divided and an office for each was created. The following have served as treasurers:
County Treasurers
| 1865 - L. E. Campbell, Ind. | 1887 - James H. Bales | |
| 1867 - L. E. Campbell, Rep. | 1889 - James H. Bales | |
| 1869 - Solon F. Beason, Rep. | 1891 - Mark W. Moir | |
| 1871 - S. F. Beason, Rep. | 1893 - Mark W. Moir | |
| 1873 - S. F. Beason, Rep. | 1895 - Mark W. Moir | |
| 1875 - Elias Hauser, Rep. | 1897 - H. F. Carter | |
| 1877 - Elias J. Hauser, Rep. | 1899 - H. F. Carter | |
| 1879 - P. J. Cowan, Rep. | 1901 - H. F. Carter | |
| 1881 - P. J. Cowan, Rep. | 1903 - J. B. Bleeker | |
| 1883 - S. H. Macy | 1906 - Barney Starr | |
| 1885 - S. H. Macy | 1910 - J. B. Starr, Jr. |
County Recorders
| 1864 - E. S. Swain, Rep. | 1888 - A. M. Caldwell | |
| 1866 - Samuel S. Waldo, Rep. | 1890 - A. M. Caldwell | |
| 1868 - Samuel S. Waldo, Rep. | 1892 - S. R. Edgington | |
| 1870 - Job Stout, Rep. | 1896 - S. R. Edgington | |
| 1872 - Job Stout, Rep. | 1898 - Charles O. Ryan | |
| 1874 - Job Stout, Rep. | 1900 - Charles O. Ryan | |
| 1878 - Job Stout, Rep. | 1902 - Charles O. Ryan | |
| 1880 - J. H. Reece, Rep. | 1904 - L. B. Tucker | |
| 1882 - J. H. Reece, Rep. | 1906 - L. B. Tucker | |
| 1884 - J. H. Reece | 1908 - M. D. Kennedy | |
| 1886 - A. M. Caldwell | 1910 - M. D. Kennedy |
Clerk of the Courts
| 1853 - J. D. Putnam | 1880 - Cady Swain, Rep. | |
| 1854 - J. D. Gourley, Whig | 1882 - A. C. Swain | |
| 1856 - J. D. Gourley, Rep. | 1884 - J. K. Millner | |
| 1858 - John M. Scott, Rep. | 1886 - J. K. Millner | |
| 1860 - James Spears, Rep. | 1890 - J. W. Scott | |
| 1862 - John M. Scott, Rep. | 1892 - Frank W. Crockett | |
| 1864 - R. F. Ripley, Rep. | 1896 - John C. Crockett | |
| 1866 - R. F. Ripley, Rep. | 1898 - John C. Crockett | |
| 1868 - S. A. Reed, Rep. | 1900 - Thomas C. Meader | |
| 1870 - J. M. Boyd, Rep. | 1902 - Thomas C. Meader | |
| 1872 - J. M. Boyd, Rep. | 1904 - F. M. Lockwood | |
| 1874 - Z. Gilman, Rep. | 1906 - F. M. Lockwood | |
| 1876 - Z. Gilman, Rep. | 1910 - F. A. Burlingame | |
| 1878 - Z. Gilman, Rep. |
Sheriffs
| 1853 - Thomas Bennett | 1883 - William V. Wilcox | |
| 1856 - Henry Fiddler, Rep. | 1885 - Allen Meader | |
| 1857 - Henry Fiddler, Rep. | 1887 - Allen Meader | |
| 1859 - J. G. Yearick, Rep. | 1889 - Allen Meader | |
| 1861 - J. G. Yearick, Rep. | 1891 - John T. Boylan | |
| 1863 - J. G. Yearick, Rep. | 1893 - John T. Boylan | |
| 1867 - Nelson Gibbs, Rep. | 1895 - A. W. Mitterer | |
| 1869 - Nelson Gibbs, Rep. | 1897 - A. W. Mitterer | |
| 1871 - Nelson Gibbs, Rep. | 1899 - A. W. Mitterer | |
| 1873 - Al Webb, Anti-monopoly | 1901 - A. W. Mitterer | |
| 1875 - J. M. Boyd, Rep. | 1903 - A. W. Mitterer | |
| 1877 - J. M. Boyd, Rep. | 1906 - Thomas Walsh | |
| 1879 - W. V. Wilcox, Rep. | 1908 - Thomas Walsh | |
| 1881 - W. V. Wilcox, Rep. | 1910 - Thomas Walsh |
County Surveyors
| 1853 - John Shepherd | 1883 - W. A. P. Eberhart | |
| 1856 - George P. Griffith, Rep. | 1885 - W. A. P. Eberhart | |
| 1857 - J. A. Spencer, Rep. | 1887 - W. E. P. Eberhart | |
| 1859 - Joseph L. Barnum, Rep. | 1889 - George W. Chapman | |
| 1861 - George P. Griffith, Rep. | 1891 - W. A. P. Eberhart | |
| 1863 - Eleazer Andrews, Rep. | 1892 - F. T. Clampitt | |
| 1865 - E. Andrews, Rep. | 1893 - F. T. Clampitt | |
| 1867 - Judd Bradley, Rep. | 1895 - F. T. Clampitt | |
| 1869 - J. J. Schrieber, Rep. | 1897 - F. T. Clampitt | |
| 1870 - C. W. Scott, Rep. | 1899 - F. T. Clampitt | |
| 1871 - C. W. Scott, Rep. | 1903 - P. H. Schaub | |
| 1873 - L. S. McCoy, Rep. | 1906 - S. B. Gardner | |
| 1875 - G. M. Hunt, Rep. | 1908 - S. G. Gardner | |
| 1877 - E. P. Stubbs, Rep. | 1910 - S. B. Gardner | |
| 1879 - E. P. Stubbs, Rep. |
Coroners
| 1853 - James W. Miller | 1883 - Myron Underwood | |
| 1857 - Richard Lynn, Rep. | 1885 - J. E. King | |
| 1859 - O. B. Arnold, Rep. | 1887 - J. E. King | |
| 1861 - Alpheus Rowley, Rep. | 1889 - J. E. King | |
| 1863 - George Pattee, Rep. | 1891 - J. T. Livingood | |
| 1865 - S. B. Cunningham, Rep. | 1893 - C. C. Gethman | |
| 1867 - S. P. Smith, Rep. | 1895 - T. S. Waud | |
| 1869 - S. P. Smith, Rep. | 1897 - T. S. Waud | |
| 1871 - A. B. Harris, Rep. | 1899 - W. H. Lewis | |
| 1873 - M. J. Upright, Rep. | 1901 - W. H. Lewis | |
| 1875 - M. J. Upright, Rep. | 1903 - W. H. Lewis | |
| 1876 - H. S. Hollingsworth, Rep. | 1905 - W. H. Lewis | |
| 1877 - M. J. Upright, Rep. | 1907 - Dr. Thornton | |
| 1879 - F. J. Kalmerton, Rep. | 1910 - J. W. Burgess |
County School Superintendents
The public school superintendents have gone under the several names of school fund commissioners, superintendent of public instruction and school superintendents.
| 1853 - William F. Schafer, Dem. | 1879 - L. S. McCoy, Rep. | |
| (School Fund Commissioner) | 1881 - | |
| 1856 - S. R. Edgington | 1883 - Howard G. Fuller | |
| 1857 - Lucius H. Bugbee | 1885 - Howard G. Fuller | |
| (Superintendent of Public Instruction) | 1886 - J. C. Hadley | |
| 1858 - Edwin Fuller | 1887 - J. C. Hadley | |
| (Superintendent of Common Schools) | 1889 - Mary A. Tanner | |
| 1859 - J. M. Comstock | 1891 - Mary A. Tanner | |
| 1861 - R. F. Ripley, Rep. | 1893 - C. H. Marsh | |
| 1863 - R. F. Ripley, Rep. | 1895 - C. H. Marsh | |
| 1865 - Elias Jessup, Rep. | 1897 - C. F. Woodward | |
| 1867 - J. M. Boyd, Rep. | 1899 - C. F. Woodward | |
| 1869 - E. P. Stubbs, Rep. | 1901 - Mrs. Ella B. Chassell | |
| 1871 - Frank A. Moore, Rep. | 1903 - Mrs. Ella B. Chassel | |
| 1873 - Frank A. Moore, Rep. | 1906 - Julia Scurry | |
| 1875 - L. S. McCoy, Rep. | 1908 - Julia Scurry | |
| 1877 - L. S. McCoy, Rep. | 1910 - Julia Scurry |
Prosecuting Attorney
Under a former system each judicial district had its own prosecuting attorney and these served in the district in which Hardin county was situated:
| 1854 - J. D. Thompson, Dem. | 1870 - J. H. Bradley, Rep. | |
| 1856 - H. L. Huff, Dem. | 1872 - M. D. O'Connell, Rep. | |
| 1858 - William P. Hepburn, Rep. | 1874 - M. D. O'Connell, Rep. | |
| 1862 - Daniel D. Chase, Rep. | 1878 - John L. Stevens, Rep. | |
| 1866 - J. H. Bradley, Rep. |
County Attorney
| 1866 - H. L. Huff | 1902 - F. H. Noble | |
| 1892 - George W. Ward | 1904 - E. R. Seaton | |
| 1896 - E. H. Lundy | 1906 - E. R. Seaton | |
| 1898 - E. H. Lundy | 1908 - ----- Ward | |
| 1900 - E. H. Lundy | 1910 - C. A. Bryson |
County Assessor
This county never had but one regular county assessor, as the office was transferred to the various townships early in the county's history. The only man serving as such was A. M. Mulford, in 1857.
County Supervisors
| 1883 - Charles Hoeher | 1897 - H. F. Granner | |
| 1884 - W. J. Moir | 1898 - A. B. Baxter | |
| 1885 - F. H. Simpson | 1899 - Thomas Walton | |
| 1886 - W. J. Moir | 1900 - H. F. Granner | |
| 1888 - J. H. Nichols | 1901 - August Neuman | |
| 1889 - Joseph Wallace | 1902 - E. R. Stevens | |
| 1891 - N. H. Griffith | 1903 - William Wiemer | |
| 1892 - Walter Carpenter | 1904 - Charles L. Marks | |
| 1893 - Joseph Wallace | 1908 - Jackson and Swallum | |
| 1895 - Walter Carpenter | 1911-1912 - C. L. Marks and George Heslop | |
| 1896 - M. L. Barnes |