Selectmen
1856-1896
Box Elder County was established by act of the Territorial Legislature in 1856. Governor Brigham Young signed the enabling legislation which provided for various county offices, including an administrative unit referred to as a County Court. The court consisted of three selectmen elected by popular vote and a probate judge appointed by the governor of the territory. The probate judges usually served as chairman of the court.
In 1896, the position of probate judge as a part of the county governing body was eliminated. The County Court became the County Commission and members of the Commission were designated as County Commissioners, whereas, prior to 1896, they were called selectmen. The County Commission selects one of the three members of the Commission to serve as chairman.
Name |
Term |
| John D. Rees | 1856-1866 |
| Dwight Harding | 1856-1857 |
| Alvin Nichols | 1856-1856 |
| Samuel Smith | 1864-1865 |
| George W. Ward | 1866-1887 |
| James Pett | 1880 |
| Lucius A. Snow | 1880-1882 |
| William L. Watkins | |
| Peter Nebeker | 1887-1889 |
| John D. Peters | 1888-1889 |
| P.F. Madsen | 1880-1880 |
| Carl Jensen | 1882-1889 |
| E.O. Wilcox | 1892 |
| T.W. Brewerton | 1890-1891 |
| R. H. Baty | 1890-1892 |
| William Lowe | 1882-1886 |
| Christian Olson | 1893-1894 |
| H.M. Jarivs | 1893-1894 |
| Thomas Blackburn | 1892-1894 |
| Jonah Mathias | 1894-1896 |
| Lars F. Johnson | 1895-1896 |
| Thomas D. Pett | 1895-1896 |
