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National Capital Parks
A History |
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TABLE I:
OFFICERS OF NATIONAL CAPITAL PARKS, 1791-1951*
Federal Commissioners of the District of Columbia
| Thomas Johnson, of Maryland | Appointed Jan. 22, 1791 |
| David Stuart, of Maryland | Appointed Jan. 22, 1791 |
| Daniel Carroll, of Maryland | Appointed Jan. 22, 1791 |
| (Act July 16, 1790, Vol. 1, p. 130) | |
| Daniel Carroll | Continued |
| Gustavous Scott, of Maryland | Appointed Aug. 23, 1794 |
| William Thornton, of Pennsylvania | Appointed Sept. 12, 1794 |
| Gustavous Scott | Continued |
| William Thornton | Continued |
| Alexander White, of Virginia | Appointed May 18, 1795 |
| William Thornton | Continued |
| Alexander White | Continued |
| William Cranch, of Georgetown | Appointed Jan. 8, 1801 |
| William Thornton | Continued |
| Alexander White | Continued |
| Tristram Dalton | Appointed Mar. 2, 1802 |
Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds
| Thomas Munroe | Appointed Superintendent June 1, 1802 |
| J. P. Van Ness, T. Ringold and R. B. Lee were appointed to repair the damages (British burning of public buildings, 1814) to public buildings in the city. | Appointed Mar. 13, 1815 |
Commissioner of Public Buildings and Grounds
| Samuel Lane | Appointed May 1, 1816 |
| Joseph Elgar | Appointed May 13, 1822 |
| William Noland | Appointed Feb. 10, 1834 |
| Andrew Beaumont | Appointed Nov. 5, 1846 |
| Charles Douglas | Appointed Mar. 15, 1847 |
| Ignatius Mudd | Appointed April 16, 1849 |
| William Easby | Appointed Mar. 14, 1851 |
| B. B. French | Appointed July 1, 1853 |
| John B. Blake | Appointed July 28, 1855 |
| William S. Wood (not confirmed but acted sometimes) | Appointed July 12, 1851 |
| B. B. French (2nd term) | Appointed Sept. 7, 186 |
Officer in Charge of Public Buildings and Grounds
| Gen. N. Michler | Appointed Mar, 13, 1867 |
| Gen. O. E. Babcock | Appointed June 1, 1871 |
| Col. T. L. Casey | Appointed Mar. 3, 1877 |
| Col. C. F. Rockwell | Appointed April 1, 1881 |
| Col. John M. Wilson | Appointed June 1, 1885 |
| Col. O. H. Ernst | Appointed Sept. 7, 1889 |
| Col. John M. Wilson (2nd term) | Appointed April 1, 1893 |
| Lt. John S. Sewell | Appointed Feb. 8, 1897 |
| Col. Theo. A. Bingham | Appointed Mar. 9, 1897 |
| Col. Thomas Symons | Appointed Apr. 30, 1903 |
| Col. Charles S. Bromwell | Appointed May 31, 1904 |
| Col. Spencer Cosby | Appointed Mar. 16, 1909 |
| Col. William W. Harts | Appointed Oct. 1, 1913 |
| Col. Clarence S. Ridley | Appointed Sept. 24, 1917 |
| Lt. Col. Clarence O. Sherrill | Appointed Mar. 21, 1921 |
Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital
| Lt. Col. Clarence O. Sherrill | Appointed Feb. 26, 1925 |
| Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, 3rd | Appointed Jan. 1, 1926 |
| Col. James A. Woodruff | Appointed June 16, 1933 |
Superintendent, National Capital Parks
| Frank T. Gartside | Appointed Acting Superintendent Aug. 20, 1933 |
| C. Marshall Finnan | Superintendent Oct. 9, 1933—July 31, 1939 |
| Frank T. Gartside | Appointed Acting Superintendent Aug. 1, 1939 |
| Edmund B. Rogers | Appointed Acting Superintendent Feb. 1, 1940 |
| Francis F. Gilen | Appointed Acting Superintendent April 18, 1940 |
| Irving C. Root | Superintendent Jan. 2, 1941—Jan. 2, 1950 |
| Edward J. Kelly | Superintendent July 28, 1950 — |
* Sources for the above list of Officers are as follows:
1. The personal Diary of John Stewart, C. E., United States City Surveyor from Sept. 18, 1873 to 1900 or later, covering the years 1791 to 1897, pp. 33-35. Capt. Stewart had charge of the official records of the Office for many years and was perhaps more familiar with said records than any other public servant.
2. From the years 1897 to the present the report of Stanley W. McClure on the Officers of National Capital Parks 1791-1951 was consulted.
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