From History of Perth County 1825-1902
by William Johnston, published in 1903

Executive officers in Listowel since it was set apart as an incorporated village, in 1867:-

Reeves - 1867-72, D. D. Hay; 1873-4, D. D. Campbell; 1875- 80, Thos. E. Hay; 1881-2, John A. Hacking; 1883, Alex. Davitt; 1884-5, D. D. Campbell; 1886-7, Thos. E. Hay; 1888, D. D. Campbell; 1889-90, Thos. E. Hay; 1891 , Samuel Bricker; 1892-4, J. A. Hacking; 1895, Wm. Welch; 1896, J. A. Hacking; 1897, A. W. Featherstone; 1898, James Tremaine; 1899 - county commissioners elected.

Deputy-Reeves - 1877-8, D. D. Hay (first deputy reeve) ; 1879- 80, J. A. Hacking; 1881-2, Geo. Hess; 1883, John Riggs; 1884, A. S. Davitt; 1885, Robt. Woods; 1886, Robt. Martin; 1887, Wm. Martin; 1888-9, Peter Lillico; 1890, Wm. Welch; 1891-2, W. T. Park; 1893-4, R. T. Kemp; 1895, J. S. Bowman; 1896, Jacob Heppler; 1897, Jas. Tremaine; 1898, A. W. Featherstone. 1899 - county commissioners elected.

Mayors - 1875-7, D. D. Campbell (first mayor); 1878-80, J. W. Scott; 1881-2, Thos E. Hay; 1883, George Hess; 1884-5, J. A. Hacking; 1886-7, William Hess; 1888-9, Samuel Bricker; 1890, Peter Lillico; 1891-2, W. M. Bruce; 1893, Samuel Bricker; 1894-5, A. W. Featherstone; 1896-7, J. W. Scott; 1898-9, J. A. Hacking; 1900-2, John A. Watson.

Clerks - 1867-71, Benjamin Rothwell; 1878-9, Jas. W Devlin; 1880-5, Wm. Bright; 1886, Hugh B. Morphy; 1887-9, John A. Burgess; 1900-2, William Bright.

Treasurers - 1867-77, B. Rothwell; 1878-9, George Sutherland; 1880-6, Lewis Bolton; 1887-90, John B. Devlin; 1891-1900, Robt. Martin; 1901-2, Wm. E Binning.

Assessors - 1867-8, Stewart McIlraith; 1869, G. S. Climie ; 1870-1, Isaac Tilt; 1872, James E. Hay; 1873, Wm Little; 1874, T. E Hay; 1875, B. B. Sarvis, 1876-7, Alex. Morrow; 1878-80, Nathaniel Tilt; 1881, B. B. Sarvis; 1882-4, N. Tilt; 1885-6, B. B. Sarvis; 1887-8, Wm. Mitchell; 1889-91 , Alex. Morrow; 1892-3, T E. Hay; 1894, Alex. Morrow; 1895, Wm. E. Binning; 1896, N. Tilt; 1897-8, John Torrance; 1899-1900, J. E. Allan; 1901, Wm. C. Hayden; 1902, A. W. Featherstone.

Collectors -1867-8, Peter Steel; 1869, L. Bolton; 1870-3, John Binning; 1874, B. Rothwell; 1875-6, Wm. T. Hacking; 1877-9, Robt Woods; 188o, Robt. Bogues; 1881-6, L. Bolton; 1887-8, J. Purcell; 1889-90, J. B. Dinkle, 1891-2, W. R Clayton; 1893, T. J. Ballantyne; 1894, Wm. E. Binning; 1895, S M. Smith; 1896-1902, C. Tabberner.

Auditors - 1881, Robt. Martin, McBieth Green; 1882, Reuben Armstrong, McB Green ; 1883, McB. Green, T. G. Fennell ; 1884-5, B. Rothwell, McB. Green; 1886, Dr. Burgess, Dr Michener; 1887, Wm. E. Binning, John Livingston; 1888, F. McDowell, J Livingston; 1889, B. Rothwell, J. Livingston; 1890-91 , Wm R. Clayton, B. Rothwell; 1892, C. Taverner, Wm. Irwin; 1893-4, C. Tabberner, Wm. Welch ; 1895, W. R. Clayton, J. M. Carthew; 1896, L. Bolton, J. M. Carthew; 1897, Wm. Erwin, J. M. Carthew; 1898, L. Bolton, J. M. Carthew; 1899-1901, L. Bolton, J. McCallum; 1902, Robt. McMillan, C. G. McGregor.