Sheriff Zach J. Brown

1855

Early records of our Sheriffs are sketchy but it appears that after changing the name of Superior County to St. Louis County, the Governor of the territory on April 7, 1855 appointed Zach J. Brown as Sheriff and tax collector.

According to the History of Duluth and Northern Minnesota by Judge John R. Carey,  Mr. Brown took his oath of office as sheriff of Superior county before George W. Perry on Sept. 4, 1855, but it is not stated anywhere in the written oath where the oath was administered or what office Perry held.