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Linn County Sheriff's Office History
  
 
Linn County Sheriffs
1849 - Present
 
 
 
1
Appointed by the Governor
1848-1849
  
  2 Isaac Hutchens
Appointed
1849-1854
  
  3 J. M. Jackson
Elected
1854-1856
  
  4 John Smith
Elected
1856-1860
  
  5 Davis Layton
Elected
1860-1862
  
  6 Timothy A. Riggs
Elected
1862-1864
  
  7 Obediah W. Richardson
Elected
1864-1866
  
  8 Harvey Smith
Elected
1866-1868
  
  9 Robert A. Irvine
Elected
1868-1872
  
  10 Allen E. Parker
Elected
1872-1874
  
  11 L. C. Rice
Elected
1874-1876
  
  12 James R. Herren
Elected
1876-1878
  
  13 Ira C. Dickey
Elected
1878-1880
  
  14 Joseph J. Charlton
Elected
1880-1882
  
  15 George Humphrey
Elected
1882-1884
  
  16 James K. Charlton
Elected
1884-1886
  
  17 Delevan S. Smith
Elected
1886-1888
  
  18 John Smallman
Elected
1888-1890
  
  19 O. Madison Scott
Elected
1890-1892
  
  20 C. C. Jackson
Elected
1892-1894
  
  21 James A. McFeron
Elected
1894-1896
  
  22 M. C. Gaines
Elected
1896-1898
  
  23 J. A. Munkers
Elected
1898-1900
  
  24 George W. McHargue
Elected
1900-1902
  
  25 Worth Huston
Elected
1902-1904
  
  26 R. L. White
Elected
1904-1906
  
  27 Delevan S. Smith
Elected
1906-1912
  
  28 Daniel H. Bodine
Elected
1912-1918
  
  29 Charles M. Kendall
Elected *killed in the line of duty
1918-June 1922
  
  30 William J. Dunlap
Appointed
June 1922-Nov 1922
  
 
Elected *killed in the line of duty
Nov 1922-May 1923
  31 Frank C. Richard
Appointed
May 1923-Nov 1924
  
 
Elected
1924-1928
  32 Herbert Shelton
Elected
1928-1944
  
  33 Hillis A. “Mike” Southard
Elected
1944-1952
  
  34 George K. Miller
Elected
1952-1972
  
  35 Kenneth D. Goin
Elected
1972-1987
  
  36 Art J. Martinak
Appointed
1987-1988
  
 
Elected
1988-1995
  37 David K. Burright
Appointed
1995-1996
  
 
Elected
1996-2005
38 Tim Mueller
Appointed
 2005-Present  
 
 
 
Prior to 1859 the term of office was one year. Prior to 1920 the term of office was two years. Since then, the term of office for Sheriff is four years.