Sheriffs

Please pardon our dust as we work to create a list of all of the sheriff's that worked at or lived in the old sheriff's house. If you would like to contribute to this page please contact us at: info at oldsheriffshouse.org.

H.G. Bliss 1880 - 1884

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R.H. Wells 1884 - 1888

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A.M. Turner 1888 - 1892

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Charles H. Friedricks 1892 - 1894

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Benjamin F. Hayes 1894 - 1898

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George Lawrence 1898 - 1902

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Charles J. Daugherty 1902 - 1906

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Fred S. Carter 1906 - 1908

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Tom Grant 1908 - 1914

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Henry Whitaker 1914 - 1917

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Lewis E. Barnes 1917 - 1920

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William H. Olds 1920 - 1924

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Benjamin Strong 1924 - 1928

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Joseph P. Kyle 1928 - 1930

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Roy "Doc" Holley 1930 - 1933

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Roy Holley served as Lake County's 31st Sheriff and was tragically gunned down while trying to arrest the Ross Township Madman.

Andrew Hoffman 1933 - Acting

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Lillian Holley 1933 - 1934

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Lillian Holley accepted the position as Lake County Sheriff after her husband Roy Holley was killed on January 16th, 1933.

Carroll Holley 1934 - 1938

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John Knotts 1938 - 1942

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Fred M. Stults 1943 - 1946

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Lee B. Clayton 1946 - 1950

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Jack West 1950 - 1958

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Peter Mandich 1958 - 1962

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Michael Truchan 1962 - 1970

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Leslie O. Pruitt 1970 - 1978

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