Jefferson County Sheriff
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This is a list of sheriffs of Jefferson County:
- Levi Reid, 1819-1822
- John McWhorter, 1822-1824 (resigned)
- John B. Ayers, 1824 (appointed)
- James Murray, 1824-1826
- John B. Ayers, 1826-1829
- William A. Scott, 1829-1832
- Moses Kelley, 1832-1835
- Peter Anderson, 1835-1838
- Moses Kelley, 1838-1841
- Peter Anderson, 1841-1844
- Bayliss Grace, 1844-1847
- Peter Anderson, 1847-1850
- Abner Killough, 1850-1853
- Richard Hudson, 1853-1856
- William Eubank, 1856-1859
- Richard Hudson, 1859-1862
- Abner Killough, 1862-1865
- William F. Hamby, 1865-1868
- Marion May, 1868-1871
- Jason Eubank, 1871-1874
- R. H. Hagood, 1874-1877
- John T. Reed, 1877-1880
- Thomas A. Anderson, 1880-1885
- Samuel Truss, 1885-1888
- Joseph Smith, 1888-1892
- George Morrow, 1892-1896
- Frank P. O'Brine, 1896-1900
- Andrew Burgin, 1900-1907
- E. L. Higdon, 1907-1911
- Walter McAdory, 1911-1915
- Thomas Batson, 1915-1919
- J. Chris Hartsfield, 1919-1923
- T. J. Shirley, 1923-1927
- J. Chris Hartsfield, 1927-1928 (died in office)
- J. D. Russum, 1928 (coroner completed term)
- W. O. Downs, 1928-1931
- James Hawkins, 1931-1935
- Fred McDuff, 1935-1939
- Harry E. Smith, 1939-1940 (resigned for Army)
- Holt McDowell, 1940-1963 (appointed, then elected to 5 terms)
- Mel Bailey, 1963-1996 (nine terms, resigned due to illness)
- Robert Brissie, 1996 (medical examiner completed term)
- Jim Woodward, 1996-1999 (appointed)
- Mike Hale, 1999
- Jim Woodward, 1999-2003 (by recount of votes)
- Mike Hale, 2003-
Reference
- Past Sheriffs at jeffcosheriff.net