PIKE COUNTY SHERIFFS
1815 to present.
1.
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WILLIAM COLLINGS
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1815 - 1819
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2.
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DANIEL HODGE
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1819 - 1821
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3.
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ARTHUR CHENOWETH
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1821 - 1823
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4
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AARON GUTHERY
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1823 - 1825
(Died in Office)
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5
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JOHN HINES
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1825 - 1829
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6
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JAMES MOORE
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1829 - 1833
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7
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ELLIS DOUGHTY
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1833 - 1839
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8
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JAMES MOORE
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1839 - 1843
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9
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TIBBENY REID
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1843 - 1847
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10
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JAMES CANDY
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1847 - 1849
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11
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JACOB VALLERY
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1849 - 1853
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12
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JACOB TAYLOR
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1853 - 1857
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13
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GORDON COCHRAN
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1857 - 1861
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14
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JACOB VALLERY
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1861 - 1865
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15
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JAMES F. ODELL
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1865 -1871
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16
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DANIEL L. SAILOR
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1871 - 1873
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17
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JOHN DAILY
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1873 - 1875
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18
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PHILLIP BUCHERT
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1875 - 1879
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19
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WILLIAM F. ANDERSON
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1879 - 1883
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20
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THOMAS J. JONES
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1883 - 1887
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21
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JAMES R. WATKINS
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1887 - 1889
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22
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JOHN VALLERY
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1889 - 1893
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23
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MICAJAH HUTT
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1893 - 1895
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24
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HENRY C. BARNES
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1895 - 1899
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25
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JESSE T. BATEMAN
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1899 - 1901
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26
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GEORGE W. BAKER
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1901 - 1905
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27
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JOSEPH DONOVAN
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1905 - 1911
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28
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ANDREW S. GIVENS
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1911 - 1915
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29
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BENJAMIN F. ENTLER
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1915 - 1919
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30
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JOHN YAHRAUS
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1919 - 1921
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31
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CHANBERS A. McCLAY
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1921 - 1923
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32
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WILLIAM N. ANDERSON
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1923 - 1927
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33
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ERNEST DOWDLE
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1927 - 1931
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34
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JOHN W. PARKER
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1931 - 1935
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35
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ROBERT E. MERCER
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1935 - 1945
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36
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JESSE H. FOSTER
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1945 - 1969
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37
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ROY E. ROSS
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1969 - 1981
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38
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JAMES G. DIXON
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1981 - 1989
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39
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LARRY D. TRAVIS
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1989 - present
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Under the first constitution the office of sheriff was made elective for a two year term and the term was not changed until 1936, when it was increased to four years.
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