Sheriff's Of Mercer Country
The Sheriff is an elected position that is elected every four years. The Sheriff serves as the administrator of the Sheriff's Office and all of its functions. Below you will find a listing of all of the Sheriffs of Mercer County dating back to 1835.
- Silas Drury (1835-1836)
- Daniel Pinkley (1836-1838)
- Abraham W. Thompson (1838-1840)
- Erastus S. Denison (1840-1842)
- Albert P. Taylor (1842-1844)
- Abram B. Sheriff (1842-1850)
- Benjamin D. Ellett (1850-1852)
- James Garner (1850-1852)
- James H. Linn (1854-1856)
- Benijah Lloyd Jr. (1856-1858)
- James M. Mannon (1858-1860)
- Samuelson H. Rodgers (1860-1862)
- Oliver A. Bridgford (1862-1864)
- John P. Clay (1864-1866)
- Charles M. Barry (1866-1868)
- William O. Dungan (1868-1870)
- Noah H. Guthrie (1870-1874)
- John S. Paxton (1874-1878)
- Joshua H. Brown (1878-1880)
- James A. Cummins (1880-1886)
- J.M. Warwick (1886-1890)
- R.J. Graham (1890-1894)
- Cyrus E. Dryden (1894-1898)
- Alfred E. Tomlinson (1898-1902)
- Americus V. Larrance (1902-1906)
- Francis M. Baker (1906-1910)
- Clarence A. Hickock (1910-1914)
- Columbus C. Lutrell (1914-1918)
- John P. Fleming (1918-1922)
- Columbus C. Lutrell (1922-1926)
- Dan W. Hyett (1926-1930)
- Howard F. Hayes (1930-1932, died in office)
- Walter Rehn (1932-1934, appointed)
- Floyd Clark (1934-1937, resigned)
- Walter Rehn (1937-1938, appointed)
- Mitchell Riley (1938-1942)
- Herbert McCleary (1942-1946)
- Fay Murdock (1946-1950)
- Robert S. Cagle (1950-1953, resigned)
- W.M. Albertson (1953-1954, appointed)
- W.M. Albertson (1954-1958)
- Richard E. Maynard (1958-1962)
- John R. Sloan (1962-1966)
- Joe Lemon (1966-1969, resigned)
- Warren E. Demick (1969-1970, appointed)
- Warren E. Demick (1970-1972, resigned)
- Lorenzo Rausch (1972-1974, appointed)
- Lorenzo Rausch (1974-1978)
- Marvin C. Thirtyacre (1978-1990)
- Larry E. Glancey (1990-2002)
- Thomas L. Thompson (2002-2013 resigned)
- Jeffrey Dale (2013-2014) interim
- William G Glancey (01/07/2014 - 11/30/2014) appointed
- David W Staley (2014 - 2018)
- Dusty Terrill (2018 - )