List of Los Angeles County sheriffs

The following is a list of sheriffs who have served Los Angeles County, California:

1. 1850–1851 George T. Burrill
2. 1852–1855 James R. Barton
3. 1856 David W. Alexander
4. 1856 C. E. Hale*
5. 1856 James R. Barton
6. 1857 Elijah Bettis*
7. 1858 William C. Getman
8. 1858–1859 James P. Thompson*
9. 1860–1867 Tomas Avila Sanchez
10. 1868–1871 James F. Burns
11. 1871–1875 William R. Rowland^[1]
12. 1876–1877 David W. Alexander
13. 1878–1879 H. M. Mitchell
14. 1880–1882 William R. Rowland
15. 1883–1884 Alvan T. Currier
16. 1885–1886 George E. Gard
17. 1887–1888 James C. Kays
18. 1889–1890 Martin G. Aguirre
19. 1890–1892 E. D. Gibson
20. 1893–1894 John C. Cline
21. 1895–1898 John Burr
22. 1899–1902 William A. Hammel
23. 1903–1906 Will A. White
24. 1907–1914 William A. Hammel
25. 1915–1921 John C. Cline
26. 1921–1932 William I. Traeger*
27. 1932–1958 Eugene W. Biscailuz*
28. 1959–1982 Peter J. Pitchess
29. 1982–1998 Sherman Block*
30. 1998–2014 Lee Baca
31. 2014–2014 John Scott*
32. 2014–present Jim McDonnell^[2]

* Appointed to fill the unexpired term of the predecessor

Killed in the line of duty

See also

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Notes

1. "Rowland Rites at Cathedral," Los Angeles Times, February 6, 1926, page A5
2. Chang, Cindy (November 6, 2014). "L.A. County Sheriff-elect Jim McDonnell has his work cut out for him". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.

References

• The 150 Year History of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
• Sheriffs of Los Angeles County
• Sven Crongeyer, 2006, Six Gun Sound : The Early History of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Linden Publishing, ISBN 978-1-933502-00-7