List of Los Angeles County sheriffs
The following is a list of sheriffs who have served Los Angeles County, California:
- 1850–1851 George T. Burrill
- 1852–1855 James R. Barton
- 1856 David W. Alexander
- 1856 C. E. Hale*
- 1856 James R. Barton
- 1857 Elijah Bettis*
- 1858 William C. Getman
- 1858–1859 James P. Thompson*
- 1860–1867 Tomas Avila Sanchez
- 1868–1871 James F. Burns
- 1871–1875 William R. Rowland[1]
- 1876–1877 David W. Alexander
- 1878–1879 H. M. Mitchell
- 1880–1882 William R. Rowland
- 1883–1884 Alvan T. Currier
- 1885–1886 George E. Gard
- 1887–1888 James C. Kays
- 1889–1890 Martin G. Aguirre
- 1890–1892 E. D. Gibson
- 1893–1894 John C. Cline
- 1895–1898 John Burr
- 1899–1902 William A. Hammel
- 1903–1906 Will A. White
- 1907–1914 William A. Hammel
- 1915–1921 John C. Cline
- 1921–1932 William I. Traeger*
- 1932–1958 Eugene W. Biscailuz*
- 1959–1982 Peter J. Pitchess
- 1982–1998 Sherman Block*
- 1998–2014 Lee Baca
- 2014–2014 John Scott*
- 2014–present Jim McDonnell[2]
- * Appointed to fill the unexpired term of the predecessor
- Killed in the line of duty
See also
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Notes
- ↑ "Rowland Rites at Cathedral," Los Angeles Times, February 6, 1926, page A5
- ↑ Chang, Cindy (November 6, 2014). "L.A. County Sheriff-elect Jim McDonnell has his work cut out for him". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
References
- The 150 Year History of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
- Sheriffs of Los Angeles County
- Sven Crongeyer, 2006, Six Gun Sound : The Early History of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Linden Publishing, ISBN 978-1-933502-00-7
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