List of Past Commissioners (by year)

These Commissioners served in the years as indicated. In some instances, due to lack of more specific information prior to 1906 their time in office in the year preceding and following their known tenure cannot be established.

1850

Commander Cadwalader Ringgold, U.S.N. (President)
N. H. Wyse – Samual Hagan – Charles Minturn – W. F. White

1851

Joseph H. Blood – Robert E. Hunter – Owen P. Sutten – J. R. Molony – George Simpton

1852

Beverly Sanders – Joseph H. Blood – Joseph B. Thomas – Robert E. Hunter – N. S. Pettit – Owen P. Sutton – Charles Welsh

1853

Beverly Saunders – Joseph B. Thomas – N. S. Pettit – Charles Welsh

1854

George Cook (President) – William M. Lent – Joseph B. Thomas – George Simpton – Charles Welsh – B. L. Fairfield – William C. Hoff – N. S. Pettit

1855

B. L. Fairfield – N. S. Pettit – William M. Lent – James C. Hoyt – John Nicholson

1856

John Nicholson – James Fowler – William McMichael – Isiah Bacon – George O. McMullin

1857

William McMichael

1858

Selim E. Woodworth – Joshua P. Haven – Albert J. Tobias – William McMichael – Daniel Gibb – Richard W. Heath

1859

Albert W. Dibblee – W. H. Wyse – James Hagan – Martin Flynn – Richard W. Heath

1860

Nathan K. Masten (President) – W. H. Wyse – John Kelly Jr. – Albert Dibblee – Joseph B. Thomas

1861

Nathan K. Masten – Nelson Pierce – Joseph B. Thomas – John Kelly Jr. – Albert Dibblee

1862

Joseph B. Thomas (President) – Charles C. Hall – Wildes T. Thompson – Albert Dibblee – R. P. Johnson

1863

Joseph B. Thomas – Albert Dibblee – Edward P. Flint – Alfred J. Ellis – Charles C. Hall

1864-67

Nelson Pierce – Henry S. Brown – Wildes T. Thompson

1868-70

Joseph B. Leonard – Levi Stevens – Gardner T. Lawton

1871

Thomas Badger – Daniel McNiel – Amos Noyes

1872

Thomas Badger – Daniel McNiel – Amos Noyes – Alden P. Trask – Charles Nelson – Samuel P. Wells

1873-75

Samuel P. Wells – Alden P. Trask – Charles Nelson

1876-80

William Galloway (President) – Thomas Badger – James Gallup

1881

Cory Willitstun (President) – James Gallup – Edward W. Travers – Oliver Eldridge – Joseph Coolidge

1882

Edward W. Travers – Oliver Eldridge – Joseph Coolidge

1883

Edward W. Travers – Horrace H. Watson – Oliver Eldridge – Henry G. Williams – Joseph Coolidge – Edward N. Laffey

1884-85

Horrace H. Watson – Henry G. Williams – Edward N. Laffey

1886

Horrace H. Watson – Henry G. Williams – Edward N. Laffey – Phillip Caduc

1887-90

Martin Bulger – Phillip Caduc – Andrew C. Freese Jr.

1891

Martin Bulger (President) – Alden T. Trask – William R. Young – James H. Bruce

1892-94

Alden T. Trask – William R. Young – James H. Bruce

1895

Alden T. Trask – William R. Young – Charles Mavo – James H. Bruce – John Hackett – Phillip Caduc

1896

Phillip Caduc – Charles Mayo – John Hackett

1897

Phillip Caduc – Charles Mayo – John Hackett – George T. Bowen

1898

Phillip Caduc – Charles Mayo – George T. Bowen

1899-1902

Richard S. Alexander – William G. Leale – Charles H. S. Pratt

1903-1908

Captain Horace Z. Howard (President 1906-23) – Melville C. Erskine – Eugene M. Freeman

1909

Captain Horace Z. Howard (President 1906-23) – Melville C. Erskine – Eugene M. Freeman – I. N. Hibberd

1910

Captain Horace Z. Howard (President 1906-23) – Eugene M. Freeman – I. N. Hibberd

1911

Captain Horace Z. Howard (President 1906-23) – Eugene M. Freeman – I. N. Hibberd – Charles Mayo

1912

Captain Horace Z. Howard (President 1906-23) – Eugene M. Freeman – Charles Mayo – William T. Lewis

1913-16

Captain Horace Z. Howard (President 1906-23) – Charles Mayo – William T. Lewis

1917

Captain Horace Z. Howard (President 1906-23) – Charles Mayo – William T. Lewis – Alfred Greenbaum

1918-19

Captain Horace Z. Howard (President 1906-23) – William T. Lewis – Alfred Greenbaum

1920

Captain Horace Z. Howard (President 1906-23) – William T. Lewis – Alfred Greenbaum – George E. Wallace

1921-22

Captain Horace Z. Howard (President 1906-23) – Alfred Greenbaum – George E. Wallace

1923

Captain Horace Z. Howard (President 1906-23) – I. N. Hibberd – Alfred Greenbaum – George E. Wallace – Andrew Thompson

1924

Captain Andrew Thompson (President) – Horace Z. Howard – I. N. Hibberd

1925

Captain Andrew Thompson (President) – Horace Z. Howard – I. N. Hibberd – A. S. Walton

1926-28

Captain I. N. Hibberd (President) – Horace Z. Howard – A. S. Walton

1929

Captain I. N. Hibberd (President) – Horace Z. Howard – A. S. Walton – George T. January

1930

Captain A. S. Walton, USN Ret. (President) – I. N. Hibberd –