Douglas County Sheriff's Office
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Douglas County Sheriffs List 1853 to Present

4/1853 to 7/1853 Fleming R. Hill
7/1853 to 2/1854 Elija Perry
2/1854 to 4/1855 Lewis Dozier Kent
4/1855 to 1856 James "Pat" Day
1856 to 4/1858 Daniel T. Craig
7/1858 to 10/1861 John Fullerton
10/1861 to 12/1861 Matthew C. Ruckles
12/1861 to 1862 John Fullerton
1862 to 1864 Leonard Howe
1864 to 4/1866 Jay J. Crawford
4/1866 to 7/1866 Elijah Livingston
7/1866 to 1868 Leonard Howe
1868 to 1872 John D. Van Buren
1872 to 1874 James Wright
1874 to 1876 Elijah Livingston
1876 to 1878 John B. Noble
1878 to 1882 Franklin Pierce Hogan
1882 to 1884 Joseph S. Purdom
1884 to 1886 Gallatin Augustine Taylor
1886 to 1890 Benjamin Coats Agee
1890 to 1894 Samuel C. Miller
1894 to 7/1894 Douglas D. Levens
7/1894 to 1896 C.F. Cathcart
1896 to 1898 Benjamin Coats Agee
1898 to 1900 Robert L. Stephens
1900 to 1904 E.L. Parrott
1904 to 1908 H.T. McCallen
1908 to 1911 B. Fenton
1911 to 1921 George K. Quine
1921 to 9/1927 Samuel W. Starmer
9/1927 to 1929 Percy A. Webb
1929 to 1933 Vivian Theodore Jackson
1933 to 1941 Percy A. Webb
1941 to 2/1943 Clifford Thornton
3/1943 to 1953 Orville T. "Bud" Carter
1953 to 4/1955 Calvin Braid, Sr.
4/1955 to 10/1967 Ira C. Byrd
10/1967 to 11/1967 Lyle C. Dickenson
11/1967 to 1969 Charles A. Thomas
1969 to 1/1975 John Taylor Truett
1/1975 to 1977 George Davis Jacobs
1977 to 1981 Merle D. Jensen
1981 to 1989 Norman Neal
1989 to 2001 John Pardon
2001 to 2003 Jim Main
2003 to Present Chris Brown

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Fleming R. Hill 4/1853-7/1853 John Fullerton
Fleming R. Hill
4/1853-7/1853		 John Fullerton
7/1858-10/1861
Jay J. Crawford Franklin Pierce Hogan
Jay J. Crawford
1864-4/1866		 Franklin Pierce Hogan
1878-1882
Samuel C. Miller Benjamin Coats Agee
Samuel C. Miller
1890-1894		 Benjamin Coats Agee
1886-1890, 1896-1898
Robert L. Stephens E.L. Parrott 1900-1904
Robert L. Stephens
1898-1900		 E.L. Parrott
1900-1904
H.T. McCallen George Quine
H.T. McCallen
1904-1908		 George Quine
1911-1921
Samuel W. Starmer Percy Webb
Samuel W. Starmer
1921-1927		 Percy Webb
1927-1929, 1933-1941
Clifford Thornton Orville T. Carter 1943-1953
Clifford Thornton
1941-2/1943		 Orville T. Carter
1943-1953
Ira C. Byrd Lyle C. Dickenson 10/1967-11/1967
Ira C. Byrd
1955-1967		 Lyle C. Dickenson
10/1967-11/1967
Charles A. Thomas John T. Truett
Charles A. Thomas
11/1967-1969		 John T. Truett
1969-1975
George D. Jacobs 1975-1977 Merle D. Jensen 1977-1981
George D. Jacobs
1975-1977		 Merle D. Jensen
1977-1981
Norman Neal 1981-1989 John Pardon
Norman Neal
1981-1989		 John Pardon
1989-2001
Jim Main Chris Brown
Jim Main
2001-2003		 Chris Brown
2003-Present


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DOUGLAS COUNTY
SHERIFF’S OFFICE
1036 SE Douglas
County Justice Building
Roseburg, OR
U.S.A. 97470

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