Northern Arizona Genealogical Society
P O Box 695, Prescott, AZ 86302

 

 

YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFFS

Van C. Smith - January 17, 1865

Born: 12 July 1837 Vermont

      Died: 29 August 1914 Prescott AZ

 

Jerome Calkins - February 18, 1865 - January 24, 1866

     

John T. Bourke - January 24, 1866 - July 1, 1867

 

Andrew J. Moore – July 1, 1867 – April 21, 1869 (resigned)

 

John L. Taylor – appointed April 21, 1869 – January 1, 1871

 

John H. Behan – 1871 – 1872

 

James S. Thomas - 1872 – January 17, 1874 (resigned)

     

Henry M. Herbert – appointed to January 1, 1875

 

Edward F. Bowers – 1875- 1878

 

Joseph R. Walker – 1879 – 1882

 

Jacob Henkle 1883 – 1884

 

William J. Mulvenon – 1885 – 1888

 

William “Buckey “ O’Neill – 1889 – 1890

 

James R. Lowry – 1891 –1894

 

George C. Ruffner – 1895 – 1898

      Born 16 Nov 1862

      Died 23 Jul 1933

 

John L. Munds – 1899 – 1902

      Born 4 Oct 1868

      Died: 2 Mar 1952

 

Joseph I. Roberts – 1903 – 1904

 

James R. Lowry 1905 – 1908

 

James W. Smith – 1909 – 1911

 

Charles C. Keeler – 1912 – 1914

 

Joseph Young – 1915 – 1918

 

Warren G. Davis – 1919 – September 6, 1922 died

      Born: 29 Dec 1875

      Died: 5 Sep 1922

 

Joseph P. Dillon – September 6, 1922 appointed

 

George C. Ruffner – 1923 – 1924

      Born: 16 Nov 1862

      Died 23 Jul 1933

 

Edward G. Weil – 1925 – 1926

 

George C. Ruffner – 1927 – July 27, 1933 died

Born: 16 Nov 1862

      Died 23 Jul 1933

 

Robert M Robbins – appointed August 2, 1933 – 1941

 

M. Willis Butler – 1941 – 1946

 

Orville Bozarth – 1947 – 1954

 

James Cramer – 1955 – 1962

 

Al Ayars – 1963 – 1974

 

Robert Scott – 1975 – 1976

 

H. “Curly” Moore – 1977 – 1988

 

G. C. Buck Buchanan – 1988 – 2005

 

Steve Waugh – 2005 - Present

 

 

 

 

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Assistant Pat Potter

This page was last updated Monday, October 23, 2006