Early County Officials
First Lee County
Officers (Appointed 1908):
John C. Watson, Sheriff
T. N. Campbell, Clerk of Court
T. M. Cross, Register of Deeds
B. C. Pearce, Treasurer
Dr. Hughes B.
Hoyle, Coroner
William Temple, County Surveyer
J. J. Edwards, Chairman
Postmasters of Sanford
and Date of Appointment:
Robert M. Brown—4 Sep. 1879
James A. McIver—18 June 1880
Benjamin I.
Howze—27 June 1881
John S. McIver—2 Jan. 1883
Lodwick T. Brown—6 Aug. 1885
George H.
Makepeace—16 Apr. 1889
John W. Scott,
Jr.—29 May 1893
Kate A. Scott—20 Feb. 1896
Isaac H.
Lutterloh—2 June 1897
Samuel M. Jones—1 Feb. 1904
Samuel V. Scott—2 July 1913
John W. Gilliam—21 June 1922
Mayors of Sanford:
W. Sidney
Weatherspoon—1889-90
John W. Scott,
Jr.—1890-92
Abner Landis
McNeill—1892-94 (resigned February
1894)
John W. Scott,
Sr.—1894
John W. Scott,
Jr.—1894-95
Thomas L. Bass—1895-96
George Henry
Makepeace—1896-97
Thomas L. Bass—1897-1899
Unknown—1899-1901
Thomas L.
Chisholm—1903-05
W. S.
Weatherspoon—1905-07
George Henry
Makepeace—1907 (died July)
Thomas L.
Chisholm—1907-09 (appointed)
Thomas L.
Chisholm—1909-11 (elected)
Joseph W. Ruark—1911-1912 (resigned December)
Oscar Percy Makepeace—1912-13 (appointed)
Thomas L. Bass—1913-15 (died April)
Edward L. Howard—1915-17
Thomas Scott
(Lux) Cross—1917-19
Rev. Jas. D.
Carpenter—Methodist Episcopal—Cape
Fear Circuit
Rev. L. M.
Chaffin—Methodist
Episcopal—Lillington Circuit
Rev. M. F.
Watson—Baptist
Rev. W. H.
Lawhon—Baptist—Cool Springs
Rev. G. R.
Underwood—Christian—Grace Chapel,
Shallow Well, and Poplar Branch
Town Officers of Jonesboro as of February-March, 1888 (from The Jonesboro Leader)
J. R. Watson—Mayor
S. H. Buchanan—Commissioner
P. S. Cox—Commissioner
N. J. Neal—Commissioner
J. A. McIver—Street Commissioner
Col. A. F.
Seawell—Clerk
L. M. Foushee—Town Marshall