Cook County Recorder of Deeds

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Cook County Recorder of Deeds
Term length4 years (second incarnation)
Inaugural holderR. J. Hamilton (1st incarnation)
James Stewart (2nd incarnation)
Formation1831 (first incarnation)
1872 (second incarnation)
Final holderEd S. Kimberly (first incarnation)
Edward Moody (2nd incarnation)
Abolished1848 (first incarnation)
December 7, 2020 (second incarnation)

The Cook County Recorder of Deeds was the recorder of deeds of county government in Cook County, Illinois, prior to the position's abolishment in 2020.

History of office

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An early incarnation of a dedicated county recorder of deeds was established with the creation of Cook County in 1831. In 1848, it was eliminated, being merged into the position of clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County (which was renamed "clerk and recorder").[1] For decades thereafter, the clerk of the Circuit Court served as the ex-officio county recorder of deeds.[2]

An independent position of Cook County recorder of deeds was re-created in December 1872.[2]

On November 8, 2016, Cook County voters approved a binding referendum to eliminate the office, merging its functions into the purview of the Cook County Clerk.[3] The office formally ceased to exist on December 7, 2020.[4]

Officeholders

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1831–1848

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Recorder of Deeds Term in office Party Notes Cite
File:Richard J. Hamilton Ppld01 1079 full (1).jpg R. J. Hamilton 1831–1839 Democratic [1]
Eli R. Williams 1839–1843 [1]
William A. Eagan 1843–1847 [1]
Ed S. Kimberly 1847–1848 [1]

1872–2020

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Recorder of Deeds Term in office Party Notes Cite
James Stewart 1872–1876 [5]
James W. Brockway 1876–1884 Republican [5]
File:AbelDavis (1).PNG
 Abel Davis 1904–1912 Republican Elected in 1904 and 1908 [6]
File:Joseph F. Connery (1).png
 Joseph F. Connery 1912– Democratic [7]
File:Joseph F. Haas (1).png
 Joseph F. Haas [8]
Salomea Jaranowski [8]
Clayton F. Smith [8]
Edward J. Kaindl Democratic [8][9]
Victor L. Schlaeger [8]
Joseph T. Baran [8]
Joseph F. Ropa [8]
Edmund J. Kucharski 1956–1960 Republican Elected in 1956; lost reelection in 1960 [10]
Sid Olsen December 1976–December 1984 Democratic Elected in 1976 and 1980
File:Harry Yourell Illinois blue book, 1983-1984 page 73 (3x4).jpg Harry Yourell December 1984–December 1, 1988 Democratic Elected in 1984
File:Sen. Carol Moseley Braun (1).jpg
 Carol Moseley Braun December 1, 1988 – December 1, 1992 Democratic Elected in 1988
File:Jesse White Illinois blue book, 1987-1988 page 67 (3x4).jpg
 Jesse White December 1, 1992 – January 11, 1999 Democratic Elected in 1992 and 1996; resigned in January 1999 to serve as Illinois Secretary of State
Eugene Moore January 1999–December 2012 Democratic Appointed in January 1999; elected in 2000, 2004, 2008 [11]
File:Karen Yarbrough 2013-08-16 (1).png
 Karen Yarbrough December 2012–December 3, 2018 Democratic Elected in 2012 and 2016
Edward Moody December 4, 2018 – December 7, 2020 Democratic Appointed in December 2018

Recent election results

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References

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