TARRANT COUNTY, TX
Tarrant County Archives
Historical List of Tarrant County Sheriffs
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| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1850-1852 | Francis Jordan |
| 1852-1856 | John B. York |
| 1856-1858 | William B. Tucker |
| 1858-1861 | John B. York |
| 1861-1862 | William O. Yantes |
| 1862-1864 | John W. Gillespe |
| 1864-1865 | James P. Davis |
| 1865-1867 | B. F. Arthur |
| 1867-1868 | M. T. Morgan |
| 1867-1869 | Sanders Elliot |
| 1869-1870 | Charles L. Loucks |
| 1870 | J. T. Furnish |
| 1869-1876 | Thomas B. James |
| 1876-1880 | Joseph M. Henderson |
| 1880-1886 | Walter T. Maddox |
| 1886-1888 | Benjamin H. Ship |
| 1888-1892 | John C. Richardson |
| 1892-1896 | Elisha Adams Euliss |
| 1896-1902 | Sterling Price Clark |
| 1902-1906 | John T. Honea |
| 1906-1909 | Tom J. Wood |
| 1909-1910 | Orlando L. Sweet |
| 1910-1914 | William M. Rea |
| 1914-1918 | Nace C. Mann |
| 1918-1920 | Sterling P. Clark |
| 1920-1929 | Carl Smith |
| 1929-1933 | James R. "Red" Wright |
| 1933-1935 | Clarence D. Little |
| 1935-1936 | Carl Smith |
| 1936-1943 | Arthur B. Carter |
| 1942-1947 | Herman "Dusty" Rhodes |
| 1947-1953 | James Ralph "Sully" Montgomery |
| 1953-1961 | Harlon O. Wright |
| 1961-1985 | Lon W. Evans |
| 1985-1992 | Don Carpenter |
| 1992-2000 | David E. Williams |
| 2000-2017 | Dee Anderson |
| 2017-Present | Bill E. Waybourn |
Notes:
- This is a partial list of Tarrant County Sheriffs from 1850 to the present. Additional information will be added as it becomes available.
- References for this list include: Sheriff Department Photographs, Texas Almanacs, Portal to Texas History, and Ballotpedia.