Itasca County Surveyors Roster

 

Dates in Office Name of Surveyor   County of Operation

1883 - ???

Robert Lyons Conroy   Crow Wing County

1889 - 1891

Allison Wilber   Worked out of Aitkin County and moved to Itasca after it was organized in the spring of 1891.

1891 - 1893

Edwin R. Lewis.   Itasca

1893 - 1899

David Rogers.   Itasca

1899 - 1905

James Murchie.   Itasca

1905 - 1914

John Brown.   Itasca

1914 - 1926

Percy C. Warner - The first Licensed Land Surveyor to hold the office (RLS #13).   Itasca

1926 - 1930

Lloyd W. Johnson (RLS #244).   Itasca

1930 - 1938

Percy C. Warner (RLS #13).   Itasca

1938 - 1941

Sam Benzing - The last elected County Surveyor (RLS #2214).   Itasca

1941 - 1945

Percy C. Warner - Served as County Surveyor while Mr. Benzing was in the service during World War II (RLS #13).   Itasca

1945 - 1962

Sam Benzing - Served a second term as County Surveyor after returning from  World War II (RLS #2214).   Itasca

1962 - 1979

Jack W. Shannon - died suddenly in  office (RLA #5021).   Itasca

1980 - 1986

Gerald J. Sullivan - Served as a half-time County Surveyor with the day-to-day routine handled by Greg Fordham for field work and William Benzing (Sam's Nephew) for the office work (RLS 6480).   Itasca

1986 - 2000

Kenneth L. Whitehorn (RLS #14677).   Itasca
2000 - 2005 Gregory H. Fordham (RLS #19085)   Itasca
2005 - Present Timothy J. Wotzka (RLS #19526)   Itasca