History of the Westchester County Clerk
The Westchester County Clerk is the oldest elected office in Westchester County. Below are the county clerk names and terms of service from 1684 to present.
| Term of Service | County Clerk |
|---|---|
| 1684 | John Ryder, Cortlandt |
| 1684-1688 | Joseph Lee, Yorktown |
| 1688-1691 | Edward Collier, Sing Sing |
| 1691-1698 | Joseph Lee, Yorktown |
| 1698-1707 | Benjamin Collier, Sing Sing |
| 1707-1711 | John Clapp, White Plains |
| 1711-1722 | Daniel Clark, Peekskill |
| 1722-1746 | William Forster, Westchester |
| 1746-1760 | Benjamin Nicoll, Scarsdale |
| 1760-1777 | John Bartow, Pelham |
| 1777-1802 | Richard Hatfield, White Plains |
| 1802-1808 | Thomas Ferris, Westchester |
| 1808-1810 | Elijah Crawford, White Plains |
| 1810-1811 | Thomas Ferris, Westchester |
| 1811-1813 | Elijah Crawford, White Plains |
| 1813-1815 | Thomas Ferris, Westchester |
| 1815-1820 | Elijah Crawford, White Plains |
| 1820-1821 | William Requa, Yonkers |
| 1821-1828 | Nehemiah S. Bates, Bedford |
| 1828-1834 | Nathaniel Bayles, Tarrytown |
| 1834-1839 | John H. Smith, Bedford |
| 1839-1840 | Chauncey Smith, Bedford |
| 1840-1843 | Charles Purdy, White Plains |
| 1843-1849 | Munson I. Lockwood, Pound Ridge |
| 1849-1856 | Robert R. Oakley, White Plains |
| 1856-1859 | John P. Jenkins, White Plains |
| 1859-1867 | Hiram P. Rowel, White Plains |
| 1867 | William W. Pierson, Sing Sing |
| 1868-1877 | J. Malcolm Smith, Sing Sing |
| 1877-1883 | John M. Rowel, White Plains |
| 1883-1886 | James F.D. Crane, Yonkers |
| 1886-1896 | John M. Digney, Yonkers |
| 1896-1902 | Leverett F. Crumb, Peekskill |
| 1902-1908 | Leslie Sutherland, Yonkers |
| 1908-1914 | Frank Buck, Mount Vernon |
| 1914-1920 | Daniel Cashin, Yonkers |
| 1920-1925 | Louis Ellrodt, Mount Vernon |
| 1925-1932 | Charles J.F. Decker, Croton Falls |
| 1932-1938 | Bernard Koch, Yonkers |
| 1938-1943 | Harold Mercer, White Plains |
| 1943-1952 | Robert J. Field, Peekskill |
| 1952-1968 | Edward L. Warren, Mount Vernon |
| 1968-1973 | Edward N. Vetrano, Tarrytown |
| 1974-1983 | George R. Morrow, Jr., Mount Pleasant |
| 1983-1993 | Andrew J. Spano, Yorktown |
| 1994-2005 | Leonard N. Spano, Yonkers |
| 2006-present | Timothy C. Idoni, New Rochelle |