Jefferson County Sheriff
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This is a list of sheriffs of Jefferson County:
- Levi Reid, October 28, 1819 - October 5, 1822
- John McWhorter, October 5, 1822- March 20, 1824 (resigned)
- John B. Ayers, March 20, 1824 (appointed) - August 10, 1824
- James Murray, August 10, 1824 - August 22, 1826
- John B. Ayers, August 22, 1826 - August 8, 1829
- William A. Scott, August 8, 1829 - August 11, 1832
- Moses Kelley, August 11, 1832 - 1835
- Peter Anderson, 1835 - 1838
- Moses Kelley, 1838 - August 25, 1841
- Peter Anderson, August 25, 1841 - August 23, 1844
- Bayless Grace, August 23, 1844 - August 12, 1847
- Peter Anderson, August 12, 1847 - August 17, 1850
- Abner Killough, August 17, 1850 - August 17, 1853
- Richard Hudson, August 17, 1853 - August 16, 1856
- William C. Eubanks, August 16, 1856 - August 12, 1859
- Richard Hudson, August 12, 1859 - August 16, 1862
- Abner Killough, August 16, 1862 - July 29, 1865
- William F. Hamby, July 29, 1865 - August 8, 1868
- Marion A. May, August 8, 1868 - November 22, 1871
- James T. Eubank, November 22, 1871 - November 18, 1874
- R. H. Hagood, November 18, 1874 - September 20, 1877
- John T. Reed, September 20, 1877 - September 2, 1880
- Thomas A. Anderson, September 2, 1880 - January 15, 1885
- Samuel R. Truss, January 15, 1885 - August 14, 1888
- Joseph S. Smith, August 14, 1888 - August 16, 1892
- George Morrow, August 16, 1892 - September 1, 1896
- Frank P. O'Brien, September 1, 1896 - September 1, 1900
- Andrew W. Burgin, September 1, 1900 - December 21, 1906
- E. L. Higdon, December 21, 1906 - January 10, 1911
- Walter McAdory, January 10, 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