Sheriffs of Carroll County since 1842
The Sheriff is a constitutional officer elected to a four-year term by the voters.
Below is a list of Sheriffs since Carroll County was founded in 1842. Please let us know if you see any errors. If we have underlined the name, we have a photo of the sheriff. We are in search of photos of the ones not underlined. Please reach out to us if you have a photo we can add to the list.
This list of Sheriffs was taken from Court Order Books 1-13, Law Order Books 4-8, and The Carroll News Election results.
Below is a list of Sheriffs since Carroll County was founded in 1842. Please let us know if you see any errors. If we have underlined the name, we have a photo of the sheriff. We are in search of photos of the ones not underlined. Please reach out to us if you have a photo we can add to the list.
This list of Sheriffs was taken from Court Order Books 1-13, Law Order Books 4-8, and The Carroll News Election results.
From Court order Books 1-13:
1842.06.14 Benjamin Franklin Cooley
1843.06.05 Benjamin Franklin Cooley
1844.03.04 Benjamin Franklin Cooley
1845.03.03 John C. Cock
1846.03.03 John C. Cock
1847.03.01 John Ballinger Mitchell
1848.03.06 John Ballinger Mitchell
1849.03.05 John Vaughn
1850.03.04 John Vaughn
1851.04.07 Joshua Hanks Sr
1852.04.05 Joshua Hanks Sr
1852.07.05 Thomas M. Tharp
1854.07.05 Thomas M. Tharp
1856.07.07 - 1856.12.31 Thomas M. Tharp
1857.01.01 – 1858.09.06 Robert Spilsbury Coleman
1858.09.06 Peter Early - appointed to finish Robert Spilsbury Coleman's term
1859.09.18 - 1860.12.31 Peter Early elected
1861.01.01 – 1864.12.31 Gabriel D. Hanby
1863.01.01 - 1864.12.31 Gabriel D. Hanby - elected 1862.05.22
1865.01.01 – 1867.01.01 Edmund Waller Marshall
1867.01.01 - 1869.03.01 Edmund Waller Marshall
1869.03.01 – 1870.05.06 Stephen Stuart Bond
1870.05.16 Edmund Waller Marshall
1871.01.01 Edmund Waller Marshall
1875.07.01 Edmund Waller Marshall
1879.07.01 - 1883.07.01 Edmund Waller Marshall
1883.07.01 – 1887.06.30 Charles Marion Marshall
1887.07.01 – 1891.06.30 Thomas Jefferson Banks
1891.07.01 - 1895.07.01 Thomas Jefferson Banks
1895.07.01 – 1889.07.01 James Sanford Mitchell
1899.07.01 - 1903.07.01 James Sanford Mitchell term extended till 1904.01.01
1904.01.01 – 1907.12.31 Joseph Friel Blankenship
From Law Order books 5-8
1908.01.01 - 1911.12.31 Joseph Friel Blankenship
1912.01.01 – 1912.03.14 Lewis Franklin Webb (Died in office)
1912.03.16 – 1912.05.08 George Ellison “Bud” Edwards
1912.05.09 – 1915.12.31 Ellis Dellafield Worrell
1916.01.01 – 1919.12.31 George Ellison “Bud” Edwards
1920.01.01 – 1923.12.31 George Ellison “Bud” Edwards
1924.01.01 – 1927.12.31 Burrell Monroe Jett
From The Carroll Newspaper:
1928.01.01 – 1931.12.31 George Ellison “Bud” Edwards
1932.01.01 -1935.12.31 Robert James Giles Lyons
1936.01.01 – 1939.12.31 George Ellison “Bud” Edwards
1940.01.01 - 1943.12.31 George Ellison “Bud” Edwards
1944.01.01 - 1947.12.31 George Ellison “Bud” Edwards
1948.01.01 – 1951.12.31 Clifton Ira Jackson
1952.01.01 1955.12.31 Clifton Ira Jackson
1956.01.01 - 1956.02.09 Clifton Ira Jackson (Died in office)
1956.05.01 – 1959.12.31 Herman Karl Williams
1960.01.01 – 1963.12.31 Gilbert Wiley Duncan
1964.01.01 - 1967.12.31 Gilbert Wiley Duncan
1968.01.01 – 1971.12.31 Earky Owhuma “Mutt” Semones
1972.01.01 - 1975.12.31 Earky Owhuma “Mutt” Semones
1976.01.01 - 1979.12.31 Earky Owhuma “Mutt” Semones
1980.01.01 – 1983.12.31 William Hassell Vass
1984.01.01 – 1987.12.31 William Hassell Vass
1988.01.01 – 1991.12.31 Richard Dean Carrico
1992.01.01 – 1995.12.31 Richard Dean Carrico
1996.01.01 – 1999.12.31 Buford Warren Manning
2000.01.01 – 2003.12.31 Buford Warren Manning
2004.01.01 – 2007.12.31 Buford Warren Manning
2008.01.01 – 2011.12.31 Buford Warren Manning
2012.01.01 – 2015.12.31 John Barry Gardner
2016.01.01 – 2019.12.31 John Barry Gardner
2020.01.01 – 2023.12.31 Kevin Alan Kemp
2024.01.01 - present Kevin Alan Kemp
1842.06.14 Benjamin Franklin Cooley
1843.06.05 Benjamin Franklin Cooley
1844.03.04 Benjamin Franklin Cooley
1845.03.03 John C. Cock
1846.03.03 John C. Cock
1847.03.01 John Ballinger Mitchell
1848.03.06 John Ballinger Mitchell
1849.03.05 John Vaughn
1850.03.04 John Vaughn
1851.04.07 Joshua Hanks Sr
1852.04.05 Joshua Hanks Sr
1852.07.05 Thomas M. Tharp
1854.07.05 Thomas M. Tharp
1856.07.07 - 1856.12.31 Thomas M. Tharp
1857.01.01 – 1858.09.06 Robert Spilsbury Coleman
1858.09.06 Peter Early - appointed to finish Robert Spilsbury Coleman's term
1859.09.18 - 1860.12.31 Peter Early elected
1861.01.01 – 1864.12.31 Gabriel D. Hanby
1863.01.01 - 1864.12.31 Gabriel D. Hanby - elected 1862.05.22
1865.01.01 – 1867.01.01 Edmund Waller Marshall
1867.01.01 - 1869.03.01 Edmund Waller Marshall
1869.03.01 – 1870.05.06 Stephen Stuart Bond
1870.05.16 Edmund Waller Marshall
1871.01.01 Edmund Waller Marshall
1875.07.01 Edmund Waller Marshall
1879.07.01 - 1883.07.01 Edmund Waller Marshall
1883.07.01 – 1887.06.30 Charles Marion Marshall
1887.07.01 – 1891.06.30 Thomas Jefferson Banks
1891.07.01 - 1895.07.01 Thomas Jefferson Banks
1895.07.01 – 1889.07.01 James Sanford Mitchell
1899.07.01 - 1903.07.01 James Sanford Mitchell term extended till 1904.01.01
1904.01.01 – 1907.12.31 Joseph Friel Blankenship
From Law Order books 5-8
1908.01.01 - 1911.12.31 Joseph Friel Blankenship
1912.01.01 – 1912.03.14 Lewis Franklin Webb (Died in office)
1912.03.16 – 1912.05.08 George Ellison “Bud” Edwards
1912.05.09 – 1915.12.31 Ellis Dellafield Worrell
1916.01.01 – 1919.12.31 George Ellison “Bud” Edwards
1920.01.01 – 1923.12.31 George Ellison “Bud” Edwards
1924.01.01 – 1927.12.31 Burrell Monroe Jett
From The Carroll Newspaper:
1928.01.01 – 1931.12.31 George Ellison “Bud” Edwards
1932.01.01 -1935.12.31 Robert James Giles Lyons
1936.01.01 – 1939.12.31 George Ellison “Bud” Edwards
1940.01.01 - 1943.12.31 George Ellison “Bud” Edwards
1944.01.01 - 1947.12.31 George Ellison “Bud” Edwards
1948.01.01 – 1951.12.31 Clifton Ira Jackson
1952.01.01 1955.12.31 Clifton Ira Jackson
1956.01.01 - 1956.02.09 Clifton Ira Jackson (Died in office)
1956.05.01 – 1959.12.31 Herman Karl Williams
1960.01.01 – 1963.12.31 Gilbert Wiley Duncan
1964.01.01 - 1967.12.31 Gilbert Wiley Duncan
1968.01.01 – 1971.12.31 Earky Owhuma “Mutt” Semones
1972.01.01 - 1975.12.31 Earky Owhuma “Mutt” Semones
1976.01.01 - 1979.12.31 Earky Owhuma “Mutt” Semones
1980.01.01 – 1983.12.31 William Hassell Vass
1984.01.01 – 1987.12.31 William Hassell Vass
1988.01.01 – 1991.12.31 Richard Dean Carrico
1992.01.01 – 1995.12.31 Richard Dean Carrico
1996.01.01 – 1999.12.31 Buford Warren Manning
2000.01.01 – 2003.12.31 Buford Warren Manning
2004.01.01 – 2007.12.31 Buford Warren Manning
2008.01.01 – 2011.12.31 Buford Warren Manning
2012.01.01 – 2015.12.31 John Barry Gardner
2016.01.01 – 2019.12.31 John Barry Gardner
2020.01.01 – 2023.12.31 Kevin Alan Kemp
2024.01.01 - present Kevin Alan Kemp