List of Los Angeles County sheriffs
The following is a list of sheriffs who have served Los Angeles County, California:
# | Term (start) | Term (end) | Name | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1850 | 1851 | George T. Burrill | |
2 | 1852 | 1855 | James R. Barton | |
3 | 1856 | 1856 | David W. Alexander | |
4 | 1856 | 1856 | C. E. Hale*. Charles Egbert Hale | |
5 | 1856 | 1856 | James R. Barton | |
6 | 1857 | 1857 | * | |
7 | 1858 | 1858 | ||
8 | 1858 | 1859 | * | |
9 | 1860 | 1867 | Tomas Avila Sanchez | |
10 | 1868 | 1871 | ||
11 | 1871 | 1875 | William R. Rowland | [1] |
12 | 1876 | 1877 | David W. Alexander | |
13 | 1878 | 1879 | ||
14 | 1880 | 1882 | William R. Rowland | |
15 | 1883 | 1884 | ||
16 | 1885 | 1886 | George E. Gard | |
17 | 1887 | 1888 | ||
18 | 1889 | 1890 | ||
19 | 1890 | 1892 | ||
20 | 1893 | 1894 | ||
21 | 1895 | 1898 | John Burr | |
22 | 1899 | 1902 | ||
23 | 1903 | 1906 | ||
24 | 1907 | 1914 | ||
25 | 1915 | 1921 | ||
26 | 1921 | 1932 | William I. Traeger* | |
27 | 1932 | 1958 | Eugene W. Biscailuz* | |
28 | 1959 | 1982 | Peter J. Pitchess | |
29 | 1982 | 1998 | Sherman Block* | |
30 | 1998 | 2014 | Lee Baca | |
31 | 2014 | 2014 | John Scott* | |
32 | 2014 | 2018 | Jim McDonnell | [2] |
33 | 2018 | present | Alex Villanueva |
- * Appointed to fill the unexpired term of the predecessor
- Killed in the line of duty
See also[]
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
References[]
- ^ "Rowland Rites at Cathedral," Los Angeles Times, February 6, 1926, page A5
- ^ Chang, Cindy (November 6, 2014). "L.A. County Sheriff-elect Jim McDonnell has his work cut out for him". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
External links[]
- The 150 Year History of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
- Sheriffs of Los Angeles County
- Sven Crongeyer, 2006, Six Gun Sound : The Early History of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Linden Publishing, ISBN 978-1-933502-00-7
Categories:
- Los Angeles County, California sheriffs
- Politicians from Los Angeles
- Politicians from Greater Los Angeles
- Lists of county sheriffs in the United States