Commissioner of Revenue
The Commissioner of the Revenue is an elected Constitutional Official, chosen by the voters and serves a four year term. The Commissioner of Revenue is the chief assessing officer of local government.
Below is a list of Commissioners of Revenue since Carroll County was founded in 1842. Please let us know if you see any errors. If we have underlined the name, we have a photo of the Commissioner. We are in search of photos of the ones not underlined. Please reach out to us if you have a photo we can add to the list.
This list of Commissioner's of Revenue was taken from Court Order Books 1-13, Law Order Books 5-8, and The Carroll News Election results.
From Court order Books 1-13
1842.06.06 William Lindsey also Clerk of Court and also Grayson revenue
1843.09.04 John B Mitchell
1843.12.04 John B Mitchell
1844.03.05 Augustus A Calfee
1844.09.02 John Vaughn
1845.08.04 John Vaughn
1846.09.05 John Vaughn
1847.09.06 John Vaughn
1848.09.04 Armistead W Vinson
1849.10.01 Robert C Johnson
1850.09.02 Daniel A Vinson
1851.09.01 Daniel A Vinson
1852.07.05 James D Cooley
1854.07.05 William H C Bolt
1857.01.01 William H C Bolt District 1 Elected 1856.07.07
1857.01.01 James M Edwards District 2 Elected 1856.07.07
1859.01.01 Andrew Jennings District 1 Elected 1858.07.05
1859.01.01 Geo W Cloud District 2 Elected 1858.07.05 Died 1858.09.06
1859.01.01 William P Kirkbride elected on 1858.10.04 2nd District
1861.02.01 Andrew Jennings 1st District, Oath 1860.12.03, Elected 1860.05.24
1861.02.01 William P Kirkbride 2nd District, Oath 1860.12.03, Elected 1860.05.24
1862.02.03 William P Kirkbride 2nd District resigned
1862.05.05 Samuel D Staples 2nd District
1863.01.01 Eli Cain 2nd District Oath 1862.07.07 resigned: 1864.04.04
1863.01.01 Andrew Jennings 1st District Oath 1862.07.15
1865.02.01 – 1865.09.04 Gabriel D Hanby 1st District Oath 1864.06.06
1865.02.01 – 1865.09.04 James L Mitchell 2nd District Oath 1864.06.06
1865.09.04 – 1871.02.01 William C McGrady 1st District
1865.09.04 – 1871.02.01 John G Crockett 2nd District
1869.04.05 Kenley G Vaughan 1st District
1869.04.05 Jacob J Dean 2nd District
1870.04.18 William C McGrady 1st District
1870.04.18 John G Crockett 2nd District
1875.07.01 James M Jennings Eastern District
1875.07.01 James T Carter Western District
1879.07.01 – 1883.07.01 James M Jennings Eastern
1879.07.01 – 1883.07.01 James T Carter Western
1879.07.01 – 1883.07.01 J W Smith Southern
1883.07.01 -1887.07.01 James M Jennings Eastern Resigned: 1885.08.05
1883.07.01 -1887.07.01 J W Smith Southern
1883.07.01 -1887.07.01 James T Carter Western
1885.08.05 – 1887.07.01 Lewis A Jennings Eastern
1887.07.01 - 1891.07.01 James F Goad Eastern
1887.07.01 – 1891.07.01 M T C Mitchell Southern
1887.07.01 – 1891.07.01 James T Carter Western
1891.07.01 – 1895.07.01 M T C Mitchell Southern
1891.07.01 - 1895.07.01 James T Carter Western
1891.07.01 – 1895.07.01 Lewis A Jennings Eastern
1895.07.01 – 1899.07.01 Lewis A Jennings Eastern
1895.07.01 - 1899.07.01 J G McCraw Southern
1895.07.01 – 1899.07.01 James T Carter Western
1899.07.01 – 1903.07.01 Charles W Hawks Southern, term extended to 1904.01.01
1899.07.01 – 1903.07.01 J C Richardson Western, term extended to 1904.01.01
1899.07.01 – 1903.07.01 Lewis A Jennings Eastern, term extended to 1904.01.01
1904.01.01 – 1907.12.31 James F Goad Eastern
1904.01.01 – 1907.12.31 J O Speas Southern
1904.01.01 – 1907.12.31 John Garland Richardson Western
From Law Order books 5-8
1908.01.01 – 1911.12.31 J C Matthews Western appointed
1908.01.01 – 1911.12.31 George W Hyatt Eastern appointed
1908.01.01 – 1911.12.31 Chas W hawks Southern appointed
1912.01.01 - 1915.12.31 A M Towe Southern elected
1912.01.01 - 1915.12.31 C W Stoneman Western elected
1912.01.01 - 1915.12.31 Robert L Goad Eastern elected
1916.01.01 - 1919.12.31 Guy S Amburn southern Elected
1916.01.01 - 1919.12.31 C W Stoneman Western elected
1916.01.01 - 1919.12.31 Orville A Horton Eastern elected
1920.01.01 – 1923.12.31 Guy S Amburn Southern Elected
1920.01.01 – 1923.12.31 Jasper McGrady Eastern Elected
1920.01.01 – 1923.12.31 John P Goad Western Elected
1924.01.01 - 1927.12.31 William J Brown Western Elected
1924.01.01 - 1927.12.31 Jasper McGrady Eastern Elected
1924.01.01 - 1927.12.31 Guy S Amburn Southern Elected
In 1926 an amendment only one elected Commissioner of Revenue per county starting 1928.01.01.
From Carroll News Papers:
1928.01.01 - 1931.12.31 Creed Semones
1932.01.01 - 1935.12.31 Creed Semones
1936.01.01 – 1939.12.31 Creed C Semones (Killed in a car wreck June 9, 1939)
1940.01.01 – 1943.12.31 N E Semones
1944.01.01 – 1947.12.31 N N Semones
1948.01.01 – 1951.12.31 Robert P Jackson
1952.01.01 – 1955.12.31 N E Semones
1956.01.01 – 1959.12.31 N E Semones
1960.01.01 -1963.12.31 N E Semones
1964.01.01 – 1967.12.31 Leroy W Branscome Jr
1968.01.01 – 1971.12.31 Leroy W Branscome Jr
1972.01.01 – 1975.12.31 Darrell G Jennings
1976.01.01 – 1979.12.31 Darrell G Jennings
1980.01.01 – 1983.12.31 Darrell G Jennings
1984.01.01 – 1987.12.31 Darrell G Jennings
1988.01.01 – 1991.12.31 Darrell G Jennings
1992.01.01 – 1995.12.31 Darrell G Jennings
1996.01.01 – 1999.12.31 Darrell G Jennings
2000.01.01 – 2003.12.31 Darrell G Jennings
2004.01.01 – 2007.12.31 Louise L Quesenberry
20012.01.01 – 2015.12.31 Frances Ann McPherson
2016.01.01 – 2023.12.31 Frances Ann Zimmerman
2024.01.01 – present Wade Marion
Below is a list of Commissioners of Revenue since Carroll County was founded in 1842. Please let us know if you see any errors. If we have underlined the name, we have a photo of the Commissioner. We are in search of photos of the ones not underlined. Please reach out to us if you have a photo we can add to the list.
This list of Commissioner's of Revenue was taken from Court Order Books 1-13, Law Order Books 5-8, and The Carroll News Election results.
From Court order Books 1-13
1842.06.06 William Lindsey also Clerk of Court and also Grayson revenue
1843.09.04 John B Mitchell
1843.12.04 John B Mitchell
1844.03.05 Augustus A Calfee
1844.09.02 John Vaughn
1845.08.04 John Vaughn
1846.09.05 John Vaughn
1847.09.06 John Vaughn
1848.09.04 Armistead W Vinson
1849.10.01 Robert C Johnson
1850.09.02 Daniel A Vinson
1851.09.01 Daniel A Vinson
1852.07.05 James D Cooley
1854.07.05 William H C Bolt
1857.01.01 William H C Bolt District 1 Elected 1856.07.07
1857.01.01 James M Edwards District 2 Elected 1856.07.07
1859.01.01 Andrew Jennings District 1 Elected 1858.07.05
1859.01.01 Geo W Cloud District 2 Elected 1858.07.05 Died 1858.09.06
1859.01.01 William P Kirkbride elected on 1858.10.04 2nd District
1861.02.01 Andrew Jennings 1st District, Oath 1860.12.03, Elected 1860.05.24
1861.02.01 William P Kirkbride 2nd District, Oath 1860.12.03, Elected 1860.05.24
1862.02.03 William P Kirkbride 2nd District resigned
1862.05.05 Samuel D Staples 2nd District
1863.01.01 Eli Cain 2nd District Oath 1862.07.07 resigned: 1864.04.04
1863.01.01 Andrew Jennings 1st District Oath 1862.07.15
1865.02.01 – 1865.09.04 Gabriel D Hanby 1st District Oath 1864.06.06
1865.02.01 – 1865.09.04 James L Mitchell 2nd District Oath 1864.06.06
1865.09.04 – 1871.02.01 William C McGrady 1st District
1865.09.04 – 1871.02.01 John G Crockett 2nd District
1869.04.05 Kenley G Vaughan 1st District
1869.04.05 Jacob J Dean 2nd District
1870.04.18 William C McGrady 1st District
1870.04.18 John G Crockett 2nd District
1875.07.01 James M Jennings Eastern District
1875.07.01 James T Carter Western District
1879.07.01 – 1883.07.01 James M Jennings Eastern
1879.07.01 – 1883.07.01 James T Carter Western
1879.07.01 – 1883.07.01 J W Smith Southern
1883.07.01 -1887.07.01 James M Jennings Eastern Resigned: 1885.08.05
1883.07.01 -1887.07.01 J W Smith Southern
1883.07.01 -1887.07.01 James T Carter Western
1885.08.05 – 1887.07.01 Lewis A Jennings Eastern
1887.07.01 - 1891.07.01 James F Goad Eastern
1887.07.01 – 1891.07.01 M T C Mitchell Southern
1887.07.01 – 1891.07.01 James T Carter Western
1891.07.01 – 1895.07.01 M T C Mitchell Southern
1891.07.01 - 1895.07.01 James T Carter Western
1891.07.01 – 1895.07.01 Lewis A Jennings Eastern
1895.07.01 – 1899.07.01 Lewis A Jennings Eastern
1895.07.01 - 1899.07.01 J G McCraw Southern
1895.07.01 – 1899.07.01 James T Carter Western
1899.07.01 – 1903.07.01 Charles W Hawks Southern, term extended to 1904.01.01
1899.07.01 – 1903.07.01 J C Richardson Western, term extended to 1904.01.01
1899.07.01 – 1903.07.01 Lewis A Jennings Eastern, term extended to 1904.01.01
1904.01.01 – 1907.12.31 James F Goad Eastern
1904.01.01 – 1907.12.31 J O Speas Southern
1904.01.01 – 1907.12.31 John Garland Richardson Western
From Law Order books 5-8
1908.01.01 – 1911.12.31 J C Matthews Western appointed
1908.01.01 – 1911.12.31 George W Hyatt Eastern appointed
1908.01.01 – 1911.12.31 Chas W hawks Southern appointed
1912.01.01 - 1915.12.31 A M Towe Southern elected
1912.01.01 - 1915.12.31 C W Stoneman Western elected
1912.01.01 - 1915.12.31 Robert L Goad Eastern elected
1916.01.01 - 1919.12.31 Guy S Amburn southern Elected
1916.01.01 - 1919.12.31 C W Stoneman Western elected
1916.01.01 - 1919.12.31 Orville A Horton Eastern elected
1920.01.01 – 1923.12.31 Guy S Amburn Southern Elected
1920.01.01 – 1923.12.31 Jasper McGrady Eastern Elected
1920.01.01 – 1923.12.31 John P Goad Western Elected
1924.01.01 - 1927.12.31 William J Brown Western Elected
1924.01.01 - 1927.12.31 Jasper McGrady Eastern Elected
1924.01.01 - 1927.12.31 Guy S Amburn Southern Elected
In 1926 an amendment only one elected Commissioner of Revenue per county starting 1928.01.01.
From Carroll News Papers:
1928.01.01 - 1931.12.31 Creed Semones
1932.01.01 - 1935.12.31 Creed Semones
1936.01.01 – 1939.12.31 Creed C Semones (Killed in a car wreck June 9, 1939)
1940.01.01 – 1943.12.31 N E Semones
1944.01.01 – 1947.12.31 N N Semones
1948.01.01 – 1951.12.31 Robert P Jackson
1952.01.01 – 1955.12.31 N E Semones
1956.01.01 – 1959.12.31 N E Semones
1960.01.01 -1963.12.31 N E Semones
1964.01.01 – 1967.12.31 Leroy W Branscome Jr
1968.01.01 – 1971.12.31 Leroy W Branscome Jr
1972.01.01 – 1975.12.31 Darrell G Jennings
1976.01.01 – 1979.12.31 Darrell G Jennings
1980.01.01 – 1983.12.31 Darrell G Jennings
1984.01.01 – 1987.12.31 Darrell G Jennings
1988.01.01 – 1991.12.31 Darrell G Jennings
1992.01.01 – 1995.12.31 Darrell G Jennings
1996.01.01 – 1999.12.31 Darrell G Jennings
2000.01.01 – 2003.12.31 Darrell G Jennings
2004.01.01 – 2007.12.31 Louise L Quesenberry
20012.01.01 – 2015.12.31 Frances Ann McPherson
2016.01.01 – 2023.12.31 Frances Ann Zimmerman
2024.01.01 – present Wade Marion