HINSDALE COUNTY
"FIRSTS"
AND OTHER INTERESTING FACTS
Hinsdale County was named in honor of George A. Hinsdale who was the first lieutenant governor in 1865.
The first elected officials of the county were:
Franklin, H. - County Commissioner
Green, W. H. - County Clerk and Recorder
Holbrook J.J. - County Commissioner
Hotchkiss Enos - County Commissioner
Jones, B. L. - Treasurer
Kennedy, W. R. - County Attorney
Sweeney, J. M. - Sheriff
Thompson, A. R. - Probate Judge
Wilcox, H. H. - County Assessor
The election was held September 1874
The first Lake City Elections were held April 3, 1875
Curtis, Frank - Town Clerk
Dine, J.W. - Street Supervisor
Downtain, Oscar - Constable
Finley, Henry - Town Trustee
Foster, C. P. - Town Trustee
Hines, J. H. - Town Trustee
Waldron, Isaac - Town Trustee
Watson, D. M. - Town Trustee
The Presybyterian Church was the first religious organization in town, established in June, 1875 by Reverend Alex Darley.
The first newspaper published in the county was the "Silver World", published on June 19, 1875.
Electricity was first brought to the Hinsdale County by George W. Crow in 1880.
