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Board of Supervisors History
Alameda County Timeline




Board of Supervisors  1855-1885 | 1885-Present
Redistricting years shaded yellow.
Year Districts
Washington Murray Eden Clinton Oakland Alameda
Apr 1855 Henry C. Smith James W. Dougherty A.C. Austin J.L. Sanford S.D. Taylor James Millington
Sep 1855 Henry C. Smith F.W. Lucas George Fay Thomas Eager S.D. Taylor Henry Haile
Clinton and the San Antonio Township consolidated and named Brooklyn.
Year Districts
Oakland Brooklyn Eden Washington Murray
Dec 1856 J.A. Hobart Thomas Eager William Hayward Joseph R. Mason James W. Dougherty
Oct 1857 F.K. Shattuck J. B. Larue C.P. Wray Joseph R. Mason James W. Dougherty
Nov 1858 F.K. Shattuck Sam W. Davis J. A. Griffin Jonathan Mayhew Charles Duerr
Nov 1859 M. Fallon Sam W. Davis A.A. Anderson James Shinn James W. Dougherty
Dec 1860 F.K. Shattuck A.W. Swett John Lewelling Charles E. Eigenbrodt Michael Murray
Alameda district added.
Year Districts
Oakland Brooklyn & Alameda Eden Washington Murray
Nov 1861 F.K. Shattuck H. Robinson William Meek Charles E. Eigenbrodt Michael Murray
Nov 1862 F.K. Shattuck Sam W. Davis William Meek Howard Overacker J. West Martin
Year Oakland Alameda Brooklyn Eden Washington Murray
Nov 1863 F.K. Shattuck A. Cummings R.S. Farrelly William Meek Howard Overacker John Green
Dec 1864 F.K. Shattuck Louis Fassking R.S. Farrelly William Meek Howard Overacker John Green
Oct 1865 F.K. Shattuck A. Cummings R.S. Farrelly William Meek Howard Overacker John Green
Nov 1866 F.K. Shattuck A. Cummings R.S. Farrelly Joseph Marlin William Threfall John Green
Oct 1867 F.K. Shattuck E.M. Smith Duncan Cameron Joseph Marlin John Horner Daniel Inman
Dec 1868 F.K. Shattuck E.M. Smith Duncan Cameron Joseph Marlin William Whidden Daniel Inman
Oct 1869 A.C. Henry Louis Fasskings Duncan Cameron William Hayward M.W. Dixon Thomas Scott
Oct 1870 F.K. Shattuck Louis Fasskings R.S. Farrelly Walter J. Stratton M.W. Dixon Thomas Scott
Oct 1871 F.K. Shattuck W.B. Clement Isham Case J.B. Marlin Howard Overacker Joshua Neal
Dec 1872 Elijah Bigelow W.B. Clement Isham Case J.B. Marlin Howard Overacker Joshua Neal
Supervisorial Districts redrawn to have equal population. City of Oakland is divided by Districts 5, 6 and 7.
Year Districts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Oct 1873 Joshua Neal Howard Overacker J.B. Marlin Isham Case W. Hardy P. Wilcox F.K. Shattuck
Aug 1874 Joshua Neal Howard Overacker J.B. Marlin Isham Case W. Hardy G. Potter F.K. Shattuck
Oct 1874 James Beazell Howard Overacker J.B. Marlin Isham Case W. Hardy O. H. Burnham F.K. Shattuck
Oct 1875 James Beazell Howard Overacker J.B. Marlin Isham Case Peter Pumyea O. H. Burnham F.K. Shattuck
Dec 1875 Valentine Alviso Howard Overacker J.B. Marlin Isham Case Peter Pumyea O. H. Burnham F.K. Shattuck
Dec 1876 Valentine Alviso Howard Overacker J.B. Marlin Isham Case Peter Pumyea O. H. Burnham Jerry Chase
Oct 1877 John Green Howard Overacker J.B. Marlin W. Mason Peter Pumyea John Smith J. Woolsey
Oct 1878 John Green Howard Overacker J.B. Marlin W. Mason Fred Myers John Smith J. Woolsey
Oct 1879 John Green Henry Dusterberry J.B. Marlin Wesley Clement Fred Myers John Smith William McClane
Nov 1880 John Green Henry Dusterberry J.B. Marlin Wesley Clement Fred Myers J. J. Hanifin William McClane
Jan 1882 John Green Henry Dusterberry J.B. Marlin Wesley Clement Dudley Brown J. J. Hanifin William McClane
Jan 1883 Hiram Bailey Henry Dusterberry E. R. Jensen Thomas Molloy Malachi Fallon J. J. Hanifin James Keyes