List of sheriffs of Norfolk County, Massachusetts
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This is a list of sheriffs of Norfolk County, Massachusetts.[1] The sheriff is elected to serve a six-year term and oversees the Norfolk County House of Correction.[2]
The current sheriff is Patrick W. McDermott.
No. | Sheriff | Picture | Term | Party | Note |
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1 | Ebenezer Thayer | 1793–1794 | |||
2 | Atherton Thayer | 1794–1798 | |||
3 | Benjamin Clark Cutler | 1798–1810 | |||
4 | Elijah Crane | 1810–1811 | |||
5 | William Brewer | 1811–1812 | |||
6 | Elijah Crane | 1812–1834 | |||
7 | John Baker, II | 1834–1843 | |||
8 | Jerauld N. E. Mann | 1843–1848 | |||
9 | Thomas Adams | 1848–1852 | Whig | ||
10 | John W. Thomas | 1852 – 1853 | Democratic | ||
11 | Thomas Adams | 1853 – January 1, 1857 | Whig | ||
12 | John W. Thomas | January 1, 1857 – January 1, 1878 | Republican | First popularly elected sheriff of Norfolk County. | |
13 | Rufus Corbin Wood | 1878–1885 | Republican | ||
14 | Augustus Bradford Endicott | 1885–1898 | Republican | ||
15 | Samuel Capen | 1898–1939 | Republican | ||
16 | Samuel H. Wragg | 1939–1959 | Republican | Died in office | |
– | Edwin H. Downs | 1959–1959 | |||
17 | Peter M. McCormack | 1959–1961 | Democrat | ||
18 | Charles Hedges | 1961–1975 | Republican | ||
19 | Clifford H. Marshall | 1975–1996 | Democrat | ||
20 | John H. Flood | 1996–1999 | Republican | Flood was originally a Democrat was but appointed to the seat and ran as a Republican. He was defeated by Bellotti.[2] | |
21 | Michael G. Bellotti | 1999–2018 | Democratic | Resigned to become president of Quincy College.[2] | |
– | Robert Harnais | October 2018 – December 2018 | |||
22 | Jerry McDermott | 2018–2021 | Republican | Was appointed by Gov. Charlie Baker[2] | |
23 | Patrick W. McDermott | 2021–present | Democratic | Former Register of Probate (2002-2020). McDermott (D) ran against Jerry McDermott (R) in the 2020 election. The two are not related. |
References
edit- ^ "History". Norfolk County Sheriff's Office. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Stout, Matt (December 17, 2018). "Baker taps former city councilor as Norfolk County sheriff". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2018-12-18.