Sheriff's of Eaton County

Eaton County Sheriff's

SHERIFF'S OF EATON COUNTY
1839-1840	Robert Wheaton	one term
1841-1842	Walter Fairfield	one term
1843-1846	Nathan Frank	two terms
1847-1848	Silas Millett	one term
1849-1850	Horace Hamlin	one term
1851-1852	Jon McCrager	one term
1853-1854	Thomas Curry	one term
1855-1856	Edward Kingsbury	one term
1857-1860	George Potter	two terms
1861-1864	Benajah Warren	two terms
1865-1866	William Benedict	one term
1867-1870	Alonzo Whitaomb	two terms
1871-1872	Charles Aldrich	one term
1873-1876	George Mead	two terms
1877-1880	Hiram Snoke	two terms
1881-1882	Waterman Lazell	one term
1883-1884	Charles Ells	one term
1885-1888	Judiah Perkins	two terms
1889-1892	Samuel Pollock	two terms
1893-1894	Granger Bosworth	one term
1895-1896	Frank Green	one term
1897-1898	John Hall	one term
1899-1902	Fred Shepherd	two terms
1903-1906	Jud Perkins	two terms
1907-1910	Emery M. Sloan	two terms	Emory M. Sloan was born in the Township of Walton, Eaton County on September 6, 1861, his father, John N. Sloan being one of the well-known pioneer preachers of that period. Mr. Sloan lived upon a farm much of the time until he was eighteen years old. Later he resided in Olivet where he worked in a livery barn and drove team on a “bus line”. He was Marshall and constable in Olivet for a number of years and served as deputy sheriff two years during Sheriff F.L. Shepherd’s administration and was four years Undersheriff during the administration of Sheriff O.A. Halladay. In the fall of 1906 Mr. Sloan was elected Sheriff of Eaton County by a handsome majority. He was married June 26, 1881, to Miss Maggie M. Knapp of Walton and to this union have been born a family of five children. Mrs. Sloan is a lady of much practical ability and is a very efficient aid to her husband in handling affairs at the jail.
1911-1914	Robert Donivan	two terms
1915-1918	Frank Storrs	two terms
1919-1922	George Fuller	two terms	Sheriff George Fuller also served as Undersheriff for Sheriff Frank Storrs in 1913. Also serving under Sheriff Storrs were Deputies Hugh Hall of Eaton Rapids, Pomeroy Canfield of Mulliken, Wesley Andrews of Dimondale, James Hiscock of Delta, Ruby Slosson of Kalamo and Walter Boyles or Vermontville.
1923-1926	Glenn Dilly	two terms
1927-1930	Horace Boorn	two terms
1931-1934	Spencer Cribb Spencer CRIBB b. 17 Jan 1881 d. July 1964 in Michigan Annie Killkelly CRIBB b. abt 1876. Wife of Spencer.	two terms
1935-1946	Milton Kreig	five terms
1947-1956	Everett Peck	six terms
1957-1972	Elwin J. Smith	six terms (In 1964 the terms were changed from two years to four years)	* Elwin J. Smith, age 98 of Charlotte, MI passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2013. Elwin was born August 17, 1914 in Chester Township of Eaton County the son of Ira and Reva (Mabee) Smith and had been a lifelong resident of Eaton County. He had served for 26 years on the Eaton County Sheriff’s Department, the first 10 years as a deputy Sheriff and 16 years as the Sheriff of Eaton County before retiring in 1972. He was a Past President of the Washington School P. T. A, past President of the Charlotte Band Boosters, past President of the Charlotte Junior Chamber of Commerce, was a past President and life member of the Michigan Sheriff’s Association, had served three years on the Charlotte City Council, was a life member of the Charlotte Lodge #120 F. & A. M. and was currently a member of the Lawrence Avenue United Methodist Church. He is survived by daughters, Karen (Ron) Emerson of Lansing and Reyes Smith of Royal Oak; granddaughter, Briana Emerson; sister, Shirley Sleight of Charlotte and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by: his wife of 48 years, Eva L. (Vedder) Smith in 1989; sister, Hattie Baribeau and brothers, Glen Smith and Donald Smith.
1973-1976	Gene Hoag	one term
1977-1992	Arthur T. Kelsey	four terms
1993-1998	Richard R. Wahl	two terms
1998-1999	Patrick D. Hutting		*fullfilled the balance of Wahl's term
2000-2004	Rick Jones	one term
2005-2012	Michael Raines	two terms
2013	Tom Reich

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Eaton County Sheriff's