Westchester County Clerk

Last updated
Westchester County Clerk
Incumbent
Timothy C. Idoni
since 2006
Seat White Plains, New York
Formation1683
Website www.westchesterclerk.com

The Westchester County Clerk is the oldest elected office in Westchester County, New York, having been established in 1683. The County Clerk is charged with maintaining and preserving the official documents and records of the county thereof. The current Westchester County Clerk is Timothy C. Idoni. [1]

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The Westchester County Clerk is the Registrar of county land transactions and liens as well as the Court clerk of the Supreme Court and County Court. The position is both a County Official and a New York State Constitutional Officer. [2]

List of County Clerks

No.In OfficeNameHome Town
11684John RyderCortlandt
21684-1688Joseph LeeYorktown
31688-1691Edward CollierOssining
41691-1698Joseph LeeYorktown
51698-1707Benjamin CollierSing Sing
61707-1711John ClappWhite Plains
71711-1722Daniel ClarkPeekskill
81722-1746William ForsterWestchester
91746-1760Benjamin NicollScarsdale
101760-1777John BartowPelham
111777-1802Richard HatfieldWhite Plains
121802-1808Thomas FerrisWestchester
131808-1810Elijah CrawfordWhite Plains
141810-1811Thomas FerrisWestchester
151811-1813Elijah CrawfordWhite Plains
161813-1815Thomas FerrisWestchester
171815-1820Elijah CrawfordWhite Plains
181820-1821William RequaYonkers
191821-1828Nehemiah S. BatesBedford
201828-1834Nathaniel BaylesTarrytown
211834-1839John H. SmithBedford
221839-1840Chauncey SmithBedford
231840-1843Charles PurdyWhite Plains
241843-1849Munson I. LockwoodPound Ridge
251849-1856Robert R. OakleyWhite Plains
261856-1859John P. JenkinsWhite Plains
271859-1867Hiram P. RowelWhite Plains
281867William W. PiersonSing Sing
291868-1877J. Malcolm SmithSing Sing
301877-1883John M. RowelWhite Plains
311883-1886James F.D. CraneYonkers
321886-1896John M. DigneyYonkers
331896-1902Leverett F. CrumbPeekskill
341902-1908Leslie SutherlandYonkers
351908-1914Frank BuckMt. Vernon
361914-1920Daniel CashinYonkers
371920-1925Louis EllrodtMt. Vernon
381925-1932Charles J.F. DeckerCroton Falls
391932-1938Bernard KochYonkers
401938-1943Harold MercerWhite Plains
411943-1952Robert J. FieldPeekskill
421952-1968Edward L. WarrenMt. Vernon
431968-1973Edward N. VetranoTarrytown
441974-1983George R. Morrow, Jr.Mt. Pleasant
451983-1993 Andrew J. Spano Yorktown
461994-2005Leonard N. SpanoYonkers
472006- Timothy C. Idoni New Rochelle

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References

  1. "Westchester County Clerk Official Website". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  2. "2006 Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  3. "Biography - Clerk's List" . Retrieved 2011-11-08.