U. S. Commissioners,
Eastern District of Michigan

Commissioners

Date of Commission
Location
   
 
  John Winder
17 Feb 18381
Detroit
  Addison Mandell
4 Sep 1843
Detroit
  John McNeil
21 Oct 1843
Port Huron
  E. C. Seaman
2 Jul 1845
Ann Arbor
  J. T. Copeland
29 Jun 1846
Pontiac
  George G. Bull
29 Jun 1847
Detroit
  Talcot E.Wing
16 Nov 1848
Monroe
  William Grace
1 Nov 1849
St. Clair
  Witter J. Baxter
1 Jul 1850
Jonesville
  William D. Wilkins
3 Jul 1850
Detroit
  W. W. Murphy
20 Dec 1850
Jonesville
  John G. Parkhurst
16 Jun 1851
Coldwater
  Sidney D. Miller
8 Jun 1852
Detroit
  Elijah W. Morgan
15 Oct 1852
Ann Arbor
  George T. Gridley
1 Dec 1852
Jackson
  William Jennison
27 Jun 1853
Detroit
  Lamen K. Hewett
6 Apr 1855
Lansing
  James R. Cook
29 Jun 1857
Saginaw City
  Chauncey K. Williams
4 Oct 18572
Flint
  Matthew W. Maynard
1 Mar 1858
Marquette
  W. L. Webber
3 Mar 1858
East Saginaw
  Elisha J. Winder
5 May 18583
Saginaw City
  David Thompson
2 Dec 1859
Coldwater
  William K. Gibson
24 Jun 1861
Jackson
  Christopher J. Dickson
26 Jun 1861
Hillsdale
  W. D. Williams
20 Jun 1862
Ontonagon
  John W. A. S. Cullen
4 Aug 1862
Detroit
  T. P.Hall
4 Aug 1862
Detroit
  Palmer, Ervin
4 Aug 1862
Detroit
  Julius Brousseau
6 Mar 1863
Flint
  E. S. Koon
19 Mar 1863
Hillsdale
  T. E. Dibbell
6 Apr 1863
Hillsdale
  Benton Hancliett
6 Apr 1863
Owassa
  John W. McMath
4 May 1863
Bay City
  E. T. Douglass
17 Aug 1863
Houghton
  J. W. Turner
23 Jun 1865
Owassa
  Richard B. Robbins
1 May 1866
Adrian
  J. Eugene Tenney
2 Jun 1866
Lansing
  A. S. Gaylord
6 Jun 1866
Saginaw
  Charles M. Walker
6 Jun 1866
Adrain
  L. S. Wixom
6 Jun 1866
Lexington
  Myron H. Joy
11 Jun 1866
Battle Creek
  John C. Fitzgerald
11 Jul 1866
Marshall
  Andrew Howell
24 Oct 1866
Adrain
  Luther Beckwith
6 Nov 18664
Bay City
James J. Hogeboom
18 May 1867
Hudson
  George B. Brooks
8 Jun 1867
East Saginaw
  Andrew D. Waddell
25 Jan 1868
Howell
  J. B. Dillingham
1 Jul 1868
East Saginaw
  John Alexander
4 Aug 1868
Eagle River
  James A. Miner
28 Aug 1868
Marshall
  Obed Smith
3 Sep 1868
Alpena
  Charles S. Draper
10 Sep 18695
Pontiac
  William D. Adams
25 Nov 1869
Marshall
  David Thompson
2 Dec 1869
Coldwater
  Cephas B. Dresser
9 Mar 1870
Hillsdale
  P. K. Perrin
3 Mar 1870
Saint John's
  Darius J. Davison
22 Apr 1870
Detroit
  Thomas McKnight
12 May 1870
Sault Ste. Marie
  R. C. Satterlee
20 Sep 1870
Eagle River
  Jonathan B. Tuttle
13 Dec 1870
Alpena
  Harrison Geer
10 Nov 1871
Lapeer
  John Graves
1 Apr 1873
Detroit
  George W. Brown
15 Jul 1873
Jonesville
  Richard Winsor
7 Nov 1873
Port Austin
  Michael Finn
21 Nov 1873
Hancock
  Zina P. King
20 Mar 1874
Ann Arbor
  Joseph E. Sawyer
1 Feb 1875 6
Pontiac
  Victor C. Burnham
3 Feb 1875
Alpena
  James B. Peter
22 May 1876
East Saginaw
  Edward W. Harris
5 Apr 18777
Port Huron
  Charles Flowers
28 Jun 1877
Detroit
  Joseph M. Weiss
18 Jan 1878
Detroit
  Herschel Whitaker
25 Feb 1881
Detroit
  George E. Frost
16 May 1881
Cheboygan
  Edwin C. Hinsdale
21 Mar 1882
Detroit
  Orville W. Barker
25 Jul 1882
Saint John
  Elijah W. Mogan
15 Oct 1882
Ann Arbor
  Walter S. Harsha
1 Apr 1886
Detroit
  Frank L. Dodge
1 Sep 1886
Lansing
  William H. Brunson
29 Oct 1889
St. John's
  Frank H. Watson
22 Jan 1890
Owosso
  George A. Marston
19088
 
  Frank Q. Quinn    
  J. Stanley Jurd    
  Frank R. Schnell    
  Warren F. Krapohl
12 Feb 1971-11 Feb 1979
Detroit
  Paul J. Komives
12 Feb 1971-12 Jul 1997
Detroit
       
*NOTE: Most of the names on this list of U. S. Commissioners has been obtained from the Register of the Department of Justice, an early government publication that was found in the National Archives. Every effort has been made to ensure its complete accuracy. If readers notice any errors or wish to provide additional information, please contact the Court Historian.