LCSD Sheriff History

Past Sheriffs

Elected	Served	Name	Elected	Served	Name

Appointed 2008	2008-Present	Kent W. Hanshew
2000	2001-2008	Dan Torres	1884	1885-1888	Beverly Duey
1996	1997-2000	Jim Johnson	1880	1881-1884	AC Snethen
1980	1981-1996	Everett Rottger (Longest Served)	1876	1877-1880	James C. Elmore
1976	1977-1980	Cliston Hilton	1872	1873-1876	Thomas M. Carter
1968	1969-1976	Arlie Creech	1870	1871-1872	Frederick Wing
1960	1961-1968	Irl Elliott	1866	1867-1870	Shapleigh R. Woolfolk
1956	1957-1960	Melvin Starkey	1862	1863-1866	John R. Knox
1952	1953-1956	Raymond Eddy	1860	1861-1862	Elias Norton
1944	1945-1952	Porter Crouse	1859	1860	Peachey G. Shelton
1940	1941-1944	WH Palmer	1856	1857-1859	Joel Blanks
1936	1937-1940	Allie Jameson	1852	1853-1856	Richard Wommack
1932	1933-1936	Jewell Nichols	1848	1849-1852	Joel Blanks
1928	1929-1932	Jesse Groshong	1846	1847-1848	Henry T. Mudd
1924	1925-1928	John Wilson	1842	1843-1846	Richard Wommack
1920	1921-1924	Ed Mitchell	1838	1839-1842	William Sitton
1916	1917-1920	RD Bayse	1834	1835-1838	Valentine J. Peers
1912	1913-1916	Richard T. Benneett	1830	1831-1834	Henty Watts
1908	1909-1912	Sam V. Scott	1826	1827-1830	Robert Stewart
1904	1905-1908	JW Gentry	1822	1823-1826	Jonathan Riggs
1900	1901-1904	Wiley Huston	1819	1820-1822	David Bailey (First Elected)
1896	1897-1899	Thomas Sydnor
1892	1893-1896	Julius C. Ellis
1888	1889-1892	Jesse Crume