Chemung County, New York Sheriff's Office

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The Chemung County Sheriff's Office is Chemung County's oldest law enforcement agency. The Chemung County Sheriff's Office is currently organized as four separate divisions: Community Services/Civil, Corrections, Criminal Investigations and Police Services. The Chemung County Sheriff's Office currently employs 160 people. [1]

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[edit] History

Chemung County was created from areas of Tioga County on March 29, 1836. [2] At that time, Tioga County comprised all of what are now known as the counties of Chemung, Chenango, Broome, Tioga and portions of the counties of Schuyler, Tompkins, Cortland and Delaware. [3]

The first Sheriff of the area was not a Sheriff of Chemung County but of Tioga County. James McMasters, the first Sheriff of the area (Tioga County), was appointed when Tioga County was first formed on February 16, 1791. Appointments of constitutional officers were initially made by the State Legislature. The principal offices of the County, the County House and the Sheriff’s Office and Jail were to be located at New Town (Elmira) in the Town of Chemung, County of Tioga.

The first Sheriff of Chemung County, Albert A. Beckwith, did not become Sheriff of the County of Chemung at the time of the creation of the county. The legislative act which created Chemung County provided that the Sheriff of Tioga County continue to the perform duties of his office in both Tioga and Chemung Counties until the expiration of his term. That term expired on December 31, 1837. Sheriff Beckwith then started his term on January 1, 1838.

The term of Sheriff was two years from 1838 until 1938. In 1939, a four year term was applied to the office of Sheriff. There have been a total of Forty-Three Sheriffs of Chemung County since its creation.

[edit] Fallen Officers

Since the establishment of the Chemung County Sheriff Office, 3 officers have died in the line of duty. [4]

Officer Date of Death Details
Turnkey Harry Miller Swartz
Sunday, March 27, 1938
 Assault
Deputy Sheriff Roy Bower Hazen
Thursday, March 9, 1944
 Automobile accident
Deputy Sheriff Gordon E. Brinthaupt
Thursday, March 9, 1944
 Automobile accident

[edit] Sheriff's of Chemung County

The following individuals have held the office of Sheriff of Chemung County, NY. [5]

Sheriff Years in office
1. Albert A. Beckwith 01/01/1838 – 12/31/1840
2. Samuel Minier 01/01/1841 – 12/31/1843
3. William R. Judson 01/01/1844 – 12/31/1846
4. William Skellinger 01/01/1847 – 12/31/1849
5. William T. Reeder 01/01/1850 – 12/31/1852
6. Daniel F. Pickering 01/01/1853 – 12/31/1855
7. William M. Gregg 01/01/1856 – 12/31/1858
8. Henry Baker 01/01/1859 – 12/31/1861
9. William Halliday 01/01/1862 – 12/31/1864
10. Edwin W. Howell 01/01/1865 – 12/31/1867
11. Judd Smith 01/01/1868 – 12/31/1870
12. George O’Hanlon 01/01/1871 – 12/31/1873
13. Allen Cooper 01/01/1874 – 12/31/1876
14. Edmond O. Beers 01/01/1877 – 12/31/1879
15. Levi D. Little 01/01/1880 – 12/31/1882
16. George Stanley 01/01/1883 – 12/31/1885
17. Allen Cooper 01/01/1886 – 12/31/1888
18. Frank Cassada 01/01/1889 – 12/31/1891
19. Jerry Smalley 01/01/1892 – 12/31/1894
20. William Lormore 01/01/1895 – 12/31/1897
21. Johnson Little 01/01/1898 – 12/31/1900
22. Frank Weeks 01/01/1901 – 12/31/1903
23. John McDowell 01/01/1904 – 12/31/1906
24. Merton Baldwin 01/01/1907 – 12/31/1909
25. T. Stanley Day 01/01/1910 – 12/31/1912
26. Chris Biggs 01/01/1913 – 12/31/1915
27. A. Roselle Hoke 01/01/1916 – 12/31/1918
28. H.E. Chapman 01/01/1919 – 12/31/1921
29. F.E. Houts 01/01/1922 – 06/06/1923
30. J.J. Brickwedde 07/14/1923 – 12/31/1923
31. U.S. Collson 01/01/1924 – 12/31/1926
32. John F. Dale 01/01/1927 – 12/31/1929
33. Harry J. Tifft 01/01/1930 – 12/31/1932
34. Charles V. Strouse 01/01/1933 – 12/31/1935
35. Harry J. Tifft 01/01/1936 – 12/31/1938
36. George H. Jenkins 01/01/1939 – 11/01/1953
37. Frederick C. Duhl 11/01/1953 – 12/31/1971
38. Carl F. Draxler 01/01/1972 – 01/30/1982
39. Patrick A. Patterson 03/08/1982 – 04/17/1983
40. Robert W. Bucher 04/18/1983 – 12/31/1983
41. Charles D.W. Houper 01/01/1984 – 10/30/2004
42. John A. Brinthaupt 10/31/2004 – 12/31/2005
43. Christopher Moss 01/01/2006 - Current

[edit] See also

New York Portal
Law enforcement/Law enforcement topics Portal

List of law enforcement agencies in New York



[edit] References

  1. ^ Chemung County Sheriff's Office page http://chemungsheriff.com/index.asp?pageId=295
  2. ^ Chemung County General County Information page http://www.chemungcounty.com/index.asp?pageId=79
  3. ^ New York Formation Maps http://www.mynewyorkgenealogy.com/ny_maps/ny_cf.htm
  4. ^ Officer Down Memorial Page http://odmp.org/agency/633-chemung-county-sheriffs-department-new-york
  5. ^ Chemung County Sheriff's Office Past Sheriffs page http://chemungsheriff.com/index.asp?pageId=248