History
The Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office 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.
Sheriff's of Territorial Wyandotte County 1861 - 1881
| 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 |
History of Sheriff's
| Term |
Name |
| 2021-Present |
Daniel Soptic |
| 2009-2021 |
Don Ash |
| 1999-2009 |
LeRoy Green Jr. |
| 1995-1999 |
Michael S. Dailey |
| 1995 |
Edward Mayfield |
| 1993-1995 |
Bill E. Dillon |
| 1988-1993 |
Owen Sully |
| 1980-1988 |
John L. Quinn |
| 1978-1980 |
Don Long |
| 1974-1978 |
Bert Cantwell |
| 1972-1974 |
Jess Boring |
| 1966-1972 |
Glen E. Brunk |
| 1962-1966 |
Harry Higgins |
| 1958-1962 |
Al Sachen |
| 1954-1958 |
Harry Higgins |
| 1950-1953 |
James Ferguson |
| 1948-1950 |
Roy Ferguson |
| 1946-1948 |
John Theroff |
| 1942-1946 |
Ellsworth Edwards |
| 1938-1942 |
Frank Zimmer |
| 1934-1938 |
George S. Baker |
| 1932-1934 |
Albert G. Becker |
| 1922 |
Daniel Maher |
| 1918-1922 |
W.J. Wright Jr. |
| 1916-1918 |
John A. Wolfe |
| 1912-1916 |
R.L. Hinch |
| 1908-1912 |
A.L. Becker |
| 1906-1908 |
James Porter |
| 1904-1906 |
Alex Gunning |
| 1899-1904 |
Harry A. Mendendall |
| 1895-1899 |
J.W. Longfellow |
| 1891-1895 |
S.S. Peterson |
| 1887-1891 |
T.B. Bowling |
| 1883-1887 |
Ellsworth Edwards |
| 1881 |
T.B. Bowling |