List of Sheriffs of Essex County, Massachusetts
This is a list of Sheriffs of Essex County, Massachusetts. In the earliest days of the county the office of Sheriff was called the Marshall.[1] Since 1692 the office has been called the Sheriff.[1] The Sheriff originally was an appointed office, it has been an elected position since 1856.[1] The Sheriff is elected to serve a six-year term.
The current Essex County Sheriff is Kevin Coppinger.
Sheriff | Picture | Term | Party | Note |
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George Corwin[1] | 1692–1696 | |||
William Gedney[1] | 1696–1702 | |||
Thomas Wainwright[1] | 1702 | |||
William Gedney[1] | ||||
Daniel Denison[1] | 1708–1710 | |||
William Gedney[1] | 1710–1715 | |||
John Denison[1] | 1715–1722 | |||
John Denison[1] | July 3, 1722 – December 12, 1728 | Joint Sheriff of Essex County with Benjamin Marston from July 3, 1722, to December 12, 1728. | ||
Benjamin Marston[1] | July 3, 1722, – December 12, 1728 | Joint Sheriff of Essex County with John Denison from July 3, 1722, to December 12, 1728. | ||
Benjamin Marston[1] | December 12, 1728 – January 24, 1745-6 | Joint Sheriff of Essex County with John Denison from July 3, 1722, to December 12, 1728. | ||
Robert Hale[1] | 1746–1766 | |||
Richard Saltonstall[1] | 1766–1779 | |||
Michael Farley[1] | 1779–1792 | |||
Bailey Bartlett[1] | 1792–1831 | |||
Joseph E. Sprague[1] | 1831–1852 | |||
Frederick Robinson[1] | 1852–1854 | Republican | ||
Thomas E. Payson[1] | 1854–1856 | Whig | ||
James Cary[1] | 1856–1866 | |||
Horatio G. Herrick[1] | 1866–1893 | Republican | ||
Samuel A. Johnson | 1893–1919 | Republican | Died in office. | |
Patrick F. Tierney | 1919–1921 | |||
Arthur G. Wells | 1921–1932 | Republican | Died in office. | |
Frank E. Raymond | 1932–1953 | Republican | ||
Earl Wells | 1953–1964 | Republican | Died in office. Succeeded by his son. | |
Roger E. Wells | 1964 | Republican | Acting | |
William J. Casey | ![]() | 1964–1965 | Democratic | Appointed by Gov. Endicott Peabody |
Roger E. Wells | 1964–1975 | Republican | ||
Robert Ellis Cahill | 1975–1978 | Democratic | Resigned after he suffered a heart attack and stroke.[2] | |
Charles Reardon | 1978–1996 | Democratic | Resigned after pleading guilty to corruption charges.[3] | |
Frank G. Cousins, Jr | ![]() | 1996–2017 | Republican | Appointed in 1996 by Massachusetts Governor William Weld. |
Kevin Coppinger | 2017–present | Democratic |
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1888), History of Essex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume I., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J. W. Lewis & Company, p. xi
- ^ Guiley, Rosemary (2011). Haunted Salem: Strange Phenomena in the Witch City: Strange Phenomena in the Witch City. Stackpole Books. ISBN 9780811744218.
- ^ Lorant, Richard (September 18, 1996). "Essex County sheriff resigns in corruption". SouthCoastToday.com. Retrieved November 20, 2013.