Cook County Recorder of Deeds | |
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Term length | 4 years |
Inaugural holder | James Stewart |
Final holder | Edward Moody |
Abolished | December 7, 2020 |
The Cook County Recorder of Deeds was the recorder of deeds of county government in Cook County, Illinois until the position's abolishment in 2020.
The office was established in December 1872. Before this, the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County served as the ex-officio recorder of deeds for Cook County, Illinois.[1]
On November 8, 2016, Cook County voters approved a binding referendum to eliminate the office, merging its functions into the purview of the Cook County Clerk.[2] The office formally ceased to exist on December 7, 2020.[3]
Recorder of Deeds | Term in office | Party | Notes | Cite | |
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James Stewart | 1872–1876 | [4] | |||
James W. Brockway | 1876–1884 | Republican | [4] | ||
Abel Davis | 1904–1912 | Republican | Elected in 1904 and 1908 | [5] | |
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Joseph F. Connery | 1912– | Democratic | [6] | |
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Joseph F. Haas | [7] | |||
Salomea Jaranowski | [7] | ||||
Clayton F. Smith | [7] | ||||
Edward J. Kaindl | [7] | ||||
Victor L. Schlaeger | [7] | ||||
Joseph T. Baran | [7] | ||||
Joseph F. Ropa | [7] | ||||
Edmund J. Kucharski | 1956–1960 | Republican | Elected in 1956; lost reelection in 1960 | [8][9] | |
Sid Olsen | December 1976–December 1984 | Democratic | Elected in 1976 and 1980 | ||
Harry Yourell | December 1984–December 1, 1988 | Democratic | Elected in 1984 | ||
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Carol Moseley Braun | December 1, 1988–December 1, 1992 | Democratic | Elected in 1988 | |
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Jesse White | December 1, 1992–January 11, 1999 | Democratic | Elected in 1992 and 1996; resigned in January 1999 to serve as Illinois Secretary of State | |
Eugene Moore | January 1999–December 2012 | Democratic | Appointed in January 1999; elected in 2000, 2004, 2008 | [10] | |
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Karen Yarbrough | December 2012–December 3, 2018 | Democratic | Elected in 2012 and 2016 | |
Edward Moody | December 4, 2018–December 7, 2020 | Democratic | Appointed in December 2018 |