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This is a '''list of sheriffs''' of Shelby County: | This is a '''list of sheriffs''' of Shelby County: | ||
* [[James Hamilton]], [[1818]] | * [[James Hamilton]], [[1818]]–[[1820]] | ||
* [[William B. Arnold]], [[1820]] | * [[William B. Arnold]], [[1820]]–[[1822]] | ||
* [[Ezekiel Henry]], [[1822]] | * [[Ezekiel Henry]], [[1822]]–[[1827]] | ||
* [[James M. Nabors]], [[1827]] | * [[James M. Nabors]], [[1827]]–[[1829]] | ||
* [[Martin H. McHenry]], [[1829]] | * [[Martin H. McHenry]], [[1829]]–[[1831]] | ||
* [[Thomas Toomey]], [[1834]] | * [[Thomas Toomey]], [[1834]]–[[1837]] | ||
* [[Archibald Sloan]], [[1837]] | * [[Archibald Sloan]], [[1837]]–[[1840]] | ||
* [[Benjamin F. Randall]], [[1840]] | * [[Benjamin F. Randall]], [[1840]]–[[1843]] | ||
* [[Thomas H. Brasher]], [[1843]] | * [[Thomas H. Brasher]], [[1843]] – [[1846]] | ||
* Benjamin F. Randall, [[1846]] | * Benjamin F. Randall, [[1846]]–[[1849]] | ||
* [[James M. Finley]], [[1849]] | * [[James M. Finley]], [[1849]]–[[1852]] | ||
* [[Hudson W. Nelson]], [[1852]] | * [[Hudson W. Nelson]], [[1852]]–[[1855]] | ||
* [[John T. McCormick]], [[1855]] | * [[John T. McCormick]], [[1855]] | ||
* [[William P. Reeves]], [[1855]] | * [[William P. Reeves]], [[1855]]–[[1856]] | ||
* [[Todd R. Wyatt]], [[1856]] | * [[Todd R. Wyatt]], [[1856]]–[[1857]] | ||
* [[John Edmondson]], [[1857]] | * [[John Edmondson]], [[1857]] | ||
* [[Henry J. Sawyer]], [[1857]] | * [[Henry J. Sawyer]], [[1857]] – [[1860]] | ||
* [[Richard H. Brasher]], [[1860]] | * [[Richard H. Brasher]], [[1860]]–[[1863]] | ||
* [[James Walton]], [[1863]] | * [[James Walton]], [[1863]]–[[1865]] | ||
* [[James H. Duran]], [[1865]] | * [[James H. Duran]], [[1865]] | ||
* [[Charles B. Elliott]], [[1865]] | * [[Charles B. Elliott]], [[1865]]–[[1866]] | ||
* [[Columbus C. Cunningham]], [[1866]] | * [[Columbus C. Cunningham]], [[1866]] | ||
* [[Thomas Harrison]], [[1866]] | * [[Thomas Harrison]], [[1866]]–[[1868]] | ||
* [[Lewis H. Duyck]], [[1868]] | * [[Lewis H. Duyck]], [[1868]]–[[1869]] | ||
* Thomas Harrison, [[1869]] | * Thomas Harrison, [[1869]] – [[1872]] | ||
* [[Francis A. Nelson]], [[1872]] | * [[Francis A. Nelson]], [[1872]]–[[1877]] | ||
* [[Rufus M. DeShazo]], [[1877]] | * [[Rufus M. DeShazo]], [[1877]]–[[1880]] | ||
* Francis A. Nelson, [[1880]] | * Francis A. Nelson, [[1880]]–[[1884]] | ||
* [[Edwin F. Vest]], [[1884]] | * [[Edwin F. Vest]], [[1884]]–[[1888]] | ||
* [[William R. Carter]], [[1888]] | * [[William R. Carter]], [[1888]]–[[1892]] | ||
* [[Hudson W. Nelson]], [[1892]] | * [[Hudson W. Nelson]], [[1892]]–[[1896]] | ||
* Edwin F. Vest, [[1896]] | * Edwin F. Vest, [[1896]]–[[1899]] | ||
* [[Junius L. Walthall]], [[1899]] | * [[Junius L. Walthall]], [[1899]]–[[1900]] | ||
* [[Robert F. Cox]], [[1900]] | * [[Robert F. Cox]], [[1900]]–[[1906]] | ||
* [[James H. Fulton]], [[1906]] | * [[James H. Fulton]], [[1906]]–[[1909]] | ||
* [[Henry M. Norris]], [[1909]] | * [[Henry M. Norris]], [[1909]]–[[1910]] | ||
* [[John R. Allan]], [[1911]] | * [[John R. Allan]], [[1911]]–[[1915]] | ||
* [[James H. Fulton]], [[1915]] | * [[James H. Fulton]], [[1915]]–[[1918]] | ||
* [[John A. Jackson|Andrew Jackson]], [[1919]] | * [[John A. Jackson|Andrew Jackson]], [[1919]]–[[1922]] | ||
* [[James J. Falkner]], [[1923]] | * [[James J. Falkner]], [[1923]]–[[1926]] | ||
* [[Curtis J. Falkner]], [[1927]] | * [[Curtis J. Falkner]], [[1927]]–[[1929]] | ||
* [[Knox E. Wooley]], [[1929]] | * [[Knox E. Wooley]], [[1929]]–[[1934]] | ||
* [[Claude H. Fore]], [[1935]] | * [[Claude H. Fore]], [[1935]]–[[1938]] | ||
* [[Bun White]], [[1939]] | * [[Bun White]], [[1939]]–[[1942]] | ||
* [[Luther T. Bozeman]], [[1943]] | * [[Luther T. Bozeman]], [[1943]]–[[1950]] | ||
* [[Bud Norwood]], [[1950]] | * [[Bud Norwood]], [[1950]]–[[1954]] | ||
* [[Hugh M. Sims]], [[1955]] | * [[Hugh M. Sims]], [[1955]]–[[1958]] | ||
* [[Chuck Harris]], [[1959]] | * [[Chuck Harris]], [[1959]] | ||
* [[Red Walker]], [[1959]] | * [[Red Walker]], [[1959]]–[[1978]] | ||
* [[Buddy Glasgow]], [[1979]] | * [[Buddy Glasgow]], [[1979]]–[[1990]] | ||
* [[James L. Jones]], [[1991]] | * [[James L. Jones]], [[1991]]–[[2002]] | ||
* [[Chris Curry]], [[2003]] | * [[Chris Curry]], [[2003]]–present | ||
==References== | |||
== | * [http://www.shelbyso.com/page.php?p=history History] at shelbyso.com | ||
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* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~alshelby/Sheriffs.html Shelby County Alabama Sheriffs: 1818 To Date], researched by Bobby Joe Seales | * [http://www.rootsweb.com/~alshelby/Sheriffs.html Shelby County Alabama Sheriffs: 1818 To Date], researched by Bobby Joe Seales | ||
[[Category:Lists of people|Shelby County sheriffs]] | [[Category:Lists of people|Shelby County sheriffs]] | ||
[[Category:Shelby County sheriffs]] | [[Category:Shelby County sheriffs]] | ||
Revision as of 13:55, 25 August 2008
The Shelby County Sheriff upholds the duties of Sheriff for Shelby County on behalf of the State of Alabama. The sheriff is charged chiefly with preserving the peace by enforcing the laws of the state, executing orders of the courts, keeping a jail and quelling uprisings. In these duties the Sheriff is enabled by law the right of posse comitatus (the power of the county), to call citizens into service in times of emergency.
This is a list of sheriffs of Shelby County:
- James Hamilton, 1818–1820
- William B. Arnold, 1820–1822
- Ezekiel Henry, 1822–1827
- James M. Nabors, 1827–1829
- Martin H. McHenry, 1829–1831
- Thomas Toomey, 1834–1837
- Archibald Sloan, 1837–1840
- Benjamin F. Randall, 1840–1843
- Thomas H. Brasher, 1843 – 1846
- Benjamin F. Randall, 1846–1849
- James M. Finley, 1849–1852
- Hudson W. Nelson, 1852–1855
- John T. McCormick, 1855
- William P. Reeves, 1855–1856
- Todd R. Wyatt, 1856–1857
- John Edmondson, 1857
- Henry J. Sawyer, 1857 – 1860
- Richard H. Brasher, 1860–1863
- James Walton, 1863–1865
- James H. Duran, 1865
- Charles B. Elliott, 1865–1866
- Columbus C. Cunningham, 1866
- Thomas Harrison, 1866–1868
- Lewis H. Duyck, 1868–1869
- Thomas Harrison, 1869 – 1872
- Francis A. Nelson, 1872–1877
- Rufus M. DeShazo, 1877–1880
- Francis A. Nelson, 1880–1884
- Edwin F. Vest, 1884–1888
- William R. Carter, 1888–1892
- Hudson W. Nelson, 1892–1896
- Edwin F. Vest, 1896–1899
- Junius L. Walthall, 1899–1900
- Robert F. Cox, 1900–1906
- James H. Fulton, 1906–1909
- Henry M. Norris, 1909–1910
- John R. Allan, 1911–1915
- James H. Fulton, 1915–1918
- Andrew Jackson, 1919–1922
- James J. Falkner, 1923–1926
- Curtis J. Falkner, 1927–1929
- Knox E. Wooley, 1929–1934
- Claude H. Fore, 1935–1938
- Bun White, 1939–1942
- Luther T. Bozeman, 1943–1950
- Bud Norwood, 1950–1954
- Hugh M. Sims, 1955–1958
- Chuck Harris, 1959
- Red Walker, 1959–1978
- Buddy Glasgow, 1979–1990
- James L. Jones, 1991–2002
- Chris Curry, 2003–present
References
- History at shelbyso.com
- Shelby County Alabama Sheriffs: 1818 To Date, researched by Bobby Joe Seales