Mayor's Court (Hudson, Ohio) dockets

Collection

Identifier: MS M339

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The collection consists of the dockets of the early mayors of Hudson, Ohio, and one Justice of Peace starting in the year 1896 and concluding in the year 1948. The dockets contain the names of people who were brought before the mayor for committing various different minor offenses. The dockets, however, are not kept in any order and mayors are scattered throughout the different volumes.The different mayors include: Samuel E. Judd (1869, 1878-1879), William Beebe (1870-1871), Sylvester Thompson (1873), Rollin Bosworth (1874-1875), Charles Grant (1876), Horace Foster (1880-1887), Henry Lee (1888-1894), John Woolridge (1894-1895), Charles Read (1896-1898), Edward E. Rodgers (1898-1902), Ernest Fillius (1902-1907, 1914-1915), H. A. Sullivan (1908-1913, 1916-1917), Arthur Waite (1918-1921, 1930-1936), Ray Miller (1926-1929), Guy Garman (1938-1940), Henry Barlow (1946-1948). It also includes entries from Matthew C. Read (1895-1901) when he served as Justice of the Peace.

Dates

Creation: 1849-1957

Creator

Hudson (Ohio). Mayor's Court (Organization)
Barlow, Henry, 1885-1958 (Person)
Beebe, William, 1808-1887 (Person)
Bosworth, Rollin, 1826-1889 (Person)
Fillius, Ernest, 1857-1921 (Person)
Foster, Horace, 1828-1909 (Person)
Garman, Guy F., 1875-1952 (Person)
Grant, Charles, 1847-1929 (Person)
Judd, Samuel, 1813-1892 (Person)
Miller, Ray, 1874-1951 (Person)
Read, Charles, 1857-1941 (Person)
Rogers, Edward E., 1836-1907 (Person)
Sullivan, H. A. (Person)
Thompson, Sylvester (Person)
Waite, Arthur, 1857-1939 (Person)
Woolridge, John, 1839-1912 (Person)
Read, Matthew Canfield, 1823-1902 (Person)
Thompson, Sylvester, 1813-1883 (Person)

Restrictions on Access

The collection is open for research use.

History of Mayoral Courts in Hudson Ohio

Mayoral courts have the authority to hear cases that involved minor infractions and offenses. The court, which was headed by the mayor, had the ability to impose fines that were deemed suitable according to the offense.

Extent

2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Records kept by Hudson mayors spanning the years 1849-1957 detailing names of people who committed minor offenses or infractions.

Statement of Arrangement

The dockets were not kept in any order and therefore, mayors are scattered throughout the different volumes. The collection is divided into the individual volumes: Volume 1 Mayor-Samuel E. Judd, 1869 Mayor- William Beebe, 1870-1871 Mayor- Sylvester Thompson, 1873 Mayor- Rollin Bosworth, 1874-1875 Mayor- Charles R. Grant, 1876 Mayor- Horace Foster, 1882 Volume 2 Mayor- Samuel E. Judd, 1879-1880 Mayor- Horace B. Foster,. 1880-1887 Mayor- Henry Lee, 1888-1894 Mayor- John W. Woolridge, 1894-1895 Mayor- Charles P. Read, 1896-1898 Mayor-Edward E. Rodgers, 1898 Volume 3 Mayor-Samuel E. Judd, 1879 Mayor- H.A. Sullivan, 1908 Volume 4 Justice of Peace, Matthew C. Read, 1895-1901 Major- Arthur N. Waite, 1920-1921 Volume 5 Mayor- Edward E. Rodgers, 1899-1902 Mayor-Ernest L. Fillius, 1902-1907 Volume 6 Mayor-H. A Sullivan, 1908-1913 Mayor- Ernest L. Fillius, 1914-1915 Mayor-H. A. Sullivan, 1916 Mayor= Arthur N. Waite, 1918 Volume 7 Mayor-Arthur N. Waite, 1919--1920 Mayor- Ray E. Miller. 1926 Mayor- Arthur N. Waite, 1930-undated Mayor- Guy F. Garman, 1938-40 Mayor- Henry C. Barlow, 1946-1948 Volume 8 Mayor- Ray E. Miller, 1926-29 Mayor- Arthur N. Waite, 1930-1935

Acquisition Information

The city of Hudson donated the mayor's court dockets to the Hudson Library & Historical Society.

Bibliography

An alphabetical index of individuals named in the dockets is available at the Hudson Library & Historical Society:
Thomas, Elsie M. Mayors' Court Records of Hudson, Summit County, Ohio. (Hudson, Ohio: Hudson Genealogical Study Group), 2008.