HEMPSTEAD COUNTY

SHERIFF

 

 

HEMPSTEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS

 

  FORMER SHERIFFS OF HEMPSTEAD COUNTY

     The gentlemen pictured below were former Sheriff's of Hempstead County

Arkansas.  How amazing it was to be able to gather this many former Sheriff's at

one sitting for a picture such as this!  We are truely blessed to have this photo.

This photo was taken in 1938.  (Courtesy of David Porterfield from: "A Commorative History of Hope, Arkansas 1875-1975)

First Row: Ed Velvin (1909-1912); Ruff Boyett (1913-1916); Bob Keel (1917-1920);

 Jim Dodson (1921-1924) 

Second Row:  Jim Bearden (1925-1926)(1936-1942); Dorsey McRae (1927-1930);

John L. Wilson (1931-1934); Clarence Baker (1935-1938)  

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1993 thru 2010
Jerry T. Crane (1993-2010)

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Don Worthey

1981-1992

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Howard Milam (1980-1981)

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Henry Sinyard

1971-1980

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Jimmy Griffith

1959-1970

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Jimmy Cook

1955-1958

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C. Cook

1953-1954

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Claude H. Sutton

1947-1952

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F. J. Hill

1943-1946

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Clarence Baker

1939-1942

1925-1926

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J. L. Wilson

1931-1934

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Dorsey McRae

1927-1930

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Jim Dodson

1921-1926

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    Note: This web page is continously under construction.  It will eventually have all of the former Sheriffs of Hempstead County, Arkansas listed and, if possible, photographs and brief history.

      If anyone that visits this page has any photographs that they would like to share of these former Sheriffs and would like to donate a copy of them, it would be greatly appreciated.  Mail them to: Hempstead County Sheriff's Office, Former Sheriff's Webpage Attn: Lt. Glover at 312 S. Washington, Hope, AR 71801.