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Frederick County Sheriff's Office
List of Frederick County Sheriffs 1743 - Present

AccedenceNameDates of Service
Elected Robert Thomas Williamson (D) 01/01/1992 - Present
Elected Charles Lynn Stirdivant (R) 01/01/1988 - 12/31/1991
Elected, elected Roscoe Loring Bruce (D) 01/01/1980 - 12/31/1987
Elected Carroll Kedrick Mauck (R) 01/01/1976 - 12/31/1979
Elected, elected Lacy Hiawatha Anderson (D) 01/01/1968 - 12/31/1975
Appointed, Elected, elected Robert L. Dehaven (D) 07/30/1947 - 12/31/1967
Appointed, Elected, elected John B. Bywaters (D) 02/24/1938 - 07/25/1947
Appointed Dr. James A. Miller (Coroner) 02/13/1938 - 02/24/1938
Appointed James William Newcomb (D) 03/18/1937 - 02/13/1938
Appointed, Elected Harry L. McCann (D) 01/01/1936 - 03/18/1937
? ? 1932-1936
Appointed, Elected, elected Luther M. Pannett (D) 04/12/1912 - 12/21/1932
Appointed, Elected John M. Silver (D) 07/15/1910 - 03/17/1912
Appointed, Elected, elected Clark Holmes Purcell (D) 01/22/1903 - 07/13/1910
Elected, elected Perry Cather Gore (D) 07/01/1889 - 01/19/1903
? Charles B. Hancock (D) 06/31/1887 - ?/1889
? John M. Silver ?/1873 - ?
? J. Vance Bell 05/02/1870 - ?
? John Glaize 02/28/1868 - ?
? Samuel Trenary 12/31/1866 - ?
? L. A. Miller ?
? John Godfrey Miller Civil War
Appointed Issac Hite 12/02/1805 - ?/1807
? ? ?/1803-?/1805
? ? ?/1801 - ?/1803
Appointed Elisha Williams 12/02/1799 - ?/1801
Appointed George Noble 12/04/1797 - 12/02/1799
Appointed Joseph Longacre 10/07/1795 - 12/04/1797
Appointed David Kennedy 11/08/1793 - 10/07/1795
Appointed James G. Dowdall 12/08/1790 - 11/08/1793
Appointed Joseph Berry 12/07/1788 - 02/08/1790
Appointed Edward McGuire 12/06/1786 - 12/07/1788
Appointed Joseph Holmes 11/02/1784 - 12/06/1786
Appointed Robert Throckmorton 01/02/1781 - 11/02/1784
Appointed Edward Taylor 03/02/1779 - 01/02/1781
Appointed John McDonald 12/03/1776 - 03/02/1779
Appointed Angus McDonald 03/07/1775 - 12/03/1776
Appointed Charles Smith 01/05/1772 - 03/07/1775
Appointed Thomas Rutherford 11/07/1770 - 01/05/1772
Appointed Issac Hite 11/05/1768 - 11/07/1770
Appointed John Hite 11/06/1766 - 11/05/1768
Appointed Thomas Speak ? - 11/06/1766
? ? ?
Appointed Thomas Caton 09/02/1761 - ?
Appointed Van Swearinger 08/08/1759 - 09/02/1761
Appointed John Hardin 08/02/1757 - 08/08/1759
Appointed Lewis Stephens 12/03/1755 - 08/02/1757
Appointed Meredith Helm 08/07/1753 - 12/03/1755
Appointed Lewis Neil 05/15/1751 - 08/07/1753
Appointed Jacob Hite 04/04/1749 - 05/15/1751
Appointed Andrew Campbell 10/06/1747 - 04/04/1749
Appointed Morgan Morgan 03/06/1745 - 10/06/1747
Appointed Thomas Rutherford 11/11/1743 - 03/06/1745

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