History
THE COUNTY SEAT AT WYANDOTTE
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WYANDOTTE COUNTY COURT HOUSE, ERECTED IN 1882
The Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Department dates back to the mid 1800’s when Wyandotte was made the permanent county under the act of the territorial legislature. The position of Sheriff is an elected position and therefore, under the provisions of this act the first election of county officers was held on February 22, 1859. From this election, by the vote of the people, Samuel E. Forsythe became the first person to be elected Sheriff in Wyandotte County.
1861 – 1881
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Samuel E. Forsythe |
James Ferguson |
Luther H. Wood |
Samuel S. Peterson |
Silas Armstrong |
A.W. Peck |
Edward Riter |
Jacob W. Longfellow |
Harvey Horstman |
Harry A. Mendenhall |
E.S.W. Drought |
Alexander Gunning |
William H. Ryns |
James E. Porter |
Thomas B. Bowling |
Albert Becker |
A Page in Sheriff History
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2009-Present Sheriff Don Ash
1999-2009 LeRoy Green Jr. |
1938-1942 Frank Zimmer |
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1995-1999 Michael S. Dailey |
1934-1938 George S. Baker |
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1995 Edward Mayfield |
1932-1934 Albert G. Becker |
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1993-1995 Bill E. Dillon |
1922 Daniel Maher |
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1988-1993 Owen Sully |
1918-1922 W.J. Wright Jr. |
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1980-1988 John L. Quinn |
1916-1918 John A. Wolfe |
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1978-1980 Don Long |
1912-1916 R.L. Hinch |
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1974-1978 Bert Cantwell |
1908-1912 A.L. Becker |
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1972-1974 Jess Boring |
1906-1908 James Porter |
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1966-1972 Glen E. Brunk |
1904-1906 Alex Gunning |
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1962-1966 Harry Higgins |
1899-1904 Harry A. Mendendall |
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1958-1962 Al Sachen |
1895-1899 J.W. Longfellow |
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1954-1958 Harry Higgins |
1891-1895 S.S. Peterson |
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1950-1953 James Ferguson |
1887-1891 T.B. Bowling |
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1948-1950 Roy Ferguson |
1883-1887 Ellsworth Edwards |
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1946-1948 John Theroff |
1881 T.B. Bowling |
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1942-1946 Ellsworth Edwards |
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In Memoriam |
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We respectfully pay tribute to those Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Deputies whose lives were cut tragically short while serving in the line of duty. |
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James Reynolds August 4th, 1986 |
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Thomas Medina March 4th, 1956 |
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Wesley Walden November 19th, 1955 |
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Maurice Bedell August 29th, 1954 |
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Frank Rohrbach 1931 |
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Additional historical information can be accessed on the web address: www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/kscoll/lochist/thennow/TN66.htm.
