| The first term of sheriff in 1856, after the county was officially established, was served by R. M. Potter. During his term of office, the first taxes were collected in Brown County, yielding $66. |
| Name Reuben C. Williams R. M. Williams F. A. Baugh Cresham Lee |
Term Began March 21, 1857 August 12, 1858 August 18, 1860 August 15, 1852 |
Notes |
| There were no elections in Brown County between June 25, 1866 until January 13, 1873 due to Reconstruction. The military exercised authority until Governor Davis assumed civil control in 1869. Brown County couldn't keep a sheriff from 1871 to 1873, as there were too many problems. |
| James M. Johnson Gresham Lee Gresham Lee Welcome W. Chandler Welcome W. Chandler J. H. Counts Gresham Lee J. H. Counts J. H. Counts Gresham Lee J. H. Gideon R. B. Willson R. B. Willson R. B. Willson W. N. Adams W. N. Adams W. N. Adams Nat Perry W. Y. Pearce Charles Bell Charles Bell Charles Bell *1 G. W. Batton M. H. Denman M. H. Denman M. H. Denman Frank Emison Frank Emison M. H. Denman M. H. Denman Hugh N. Davis Hugh N. Davis R. B. Pugh R. B. Pugh Bert Hise *2 Bert Hise Fred Wise M. H. Denman M. H. Denman W. E. Hallmark W. E. Hallmark W. E. Hallmark Earl Stewart Earl Stewart Earl Stewart Earl Stewart Otis F. Shaw Otis F. Shaw Ray E. Masters Ray E. Masters Ray E. Masters Ray E. Masters Joe R. Townsend Joe R. Townsend Joe R. Townsend Joe R. Townsend Joe R. Townsend Joe R. Townsend Danny J. Neal Danny J. Neal Danny J. Neal Danny J. Neal Melvin Stovall Melvin Stovall W. B. (Bill) Donahoo W. B. (Bill) Donahoo W. B. (Bill) Donahoo W. B. (Bill) Donahoo W. B. (Bill) Donahoo W. B. (Bill) Donahoo Glynn Smith Glynn Smith Glynn Smith Glynn Smith Bobby Grubbs Bobby Grubbs Bobby Grubbs Bobby Grubbs George Munson Caldwell, Jr. Vance Walton Hill Vance Walton Hill Vance Walton Hill Vance Walton Hill |
May 16, 1868 - Appointed by
Gen. Buchanan December 3, 1868 -Appointed by Gov. Davis 1869 - Re-appointed January 25, 1871 - Appointed February 21, 1871 - Appointed March 8, 1871 - "Cannot qualify" March 21, 1871 - Removed from office by District Judge on September 18, 1871. Late 1971 January 13, 1872 - Re-appointed July 22, 1872 - Resigned July 13, 1873 Date unknown (1973) - In office only a short time December 2, 1873 April 18, 1876 December 1, 1878 November 23, 1880 November 27, 1882 January 1, 1885 January 1, 1887 January 1, 1889 January 1, 1891 December 1, 1892 December 2, 1894 January 1, 1897 January 1, 1899 - Jail built under his tenure January 1, 1901 January 1, 1903 - First to live in old jail January 1, 1905 - Lived in old jail January 1, 1907 January 1, 1909 - Lived in old jail January 1, 1911 January 1, 1913 - Lived in old jail January 1, 1915 January 1, 1917 - Lived in old jail January 1, 1919 January 1, 1921 - Lived in old jail January 1, 1923 January 1, 1925 - Lived in old jail January 1, 1927 - Lived in old jail January 1, 1929 January 1, 1931 - Lived in old jail January 1, 1933 January 1, 1935 January 1, 1937 - Lived in old jail January 1, 1939 January 1, 1941 January 1, 1943 January 1, 1945 - Lived in old jail January 1, 1947 - Fall of 1948 - Moved out of old jail January 1, 1949 - Moved into old jail January 1, 1953 January 1, 1955 Fall of 1960 - Moved out of old jail January 1, 1961 January 1, 1963 January 1, 1965 January 1, 1967 January 1, 1969 January 1, 1971 - Last to have lived in old jail apartment. January 1, 1973 January 1, 1975 January 1, 1977 January 1, 1979 January 1, 1981 January 1, 1983 -Old jail closed and prisoners moved to a new jail 7/83. January 1, 1985 January 1, 1987 January 1, 1989 January 1, 1991 January 1, 1993 January 1, 1995 January 1, 1997 -Jail built under his tenure January 1, 1999 January 1, 2001 January 1, 2003 January 1, 2005 January 1, 2007 January 1, 2009 January 1, 2011 September 28, 2015 to November 27, 2016 November 27, 2016 January 1, 2017 January 1, 2018, January 1, 2019 |
| *1 Sheriff Charlie Bell was killed in 1897
by a man named Yarborough, whom the sheriff and his men
were attempting to arrest at a hotel and who shot the
Sheriff through the door. The deputy kicked in the
door and shot Yarborough. Later the deputy was shot
in another raid. *2 Sheriff Bert Hise was awarded a medal by the NAACP for defusing a mob that came to Brownwood from Coleman to form a lunching party. They were met at the county line in the middle of the road by Sheriff Hise with a shotgun. Return to History Links Page Return to Home Page |