Austin County, Texas

Sheriffs of Austin County, Texas

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* Before Statehood *
H. N. Cleveland (February 6, 1837-April 6,1839)
McHenry Winburn (April 5, 1839-May 23, 1840)
Jacob Harris Catlin (June 23, 1840-February 6, 1843)
Benjamin S. Grayson (February 6, 1843-February 3, 1845)
Charles Railey (February 3, 1845-December 15, 1845)
Asa B. Robinson (December 15, 1845-October 7, 1848)

* After Statehood *
James J. Jackson (October 19, 1840-August 5, 1850)
Andrew Jackson Bell (August 6, 1850-July 2, 1851 and August 4, 1951-August 2, 1852)
James J. Jackson (August 2, 1852-August 7, 1854)
John Tilly Edwards, Jr. (August 7, 1854-August 4, 1856)
George W. Johnson (August 4, 1856-August 2, 1858)
James J. Jackson (August 2, 1858-August 6, 1862)
George D. Bell (August 4, 1862-April 4, 1864)
J. P. Ferrell ex-Officio for the sheriff’s office
Newitt Cloyd (August 1, 1864-June 25, 1866)
Theodore H. Luhn (June 25, 1866-August 19, 1867)
Jacob Smith acting sheriff (January 1, 1868)
Fritz Palm (January 22, 1868-June 15, 1869)
August John (May 12, 1869-June 17, 1869)
William Green (June 17, 1869-October 28, 1872)
Joseph Blasingame (November 15, 1872-December 2, 1873)
Charles Langhammer (December 2, 1873-November 5, 1878)
John Bell Lewis (November 5, 1878-November 4, 1890)
William B. Glenn (November 4, 1890-November 3, 1896)
William Palm (November 3, 1896-October 5, 1918)
Jay Dee Palm (October 7, 1918-October 11, 1918)
Leumuel Linder Johnston, Jr. (November 5, 1918-November 2, 1920)
Albert J. Remmert (November 2, 1920-April 2, 1932)
George Koy (April 2, 1932-March 22, 1937)
Erwin E. “Bounce” Reinecker (March 23, 1937-January 1, 1948)
Marcus Edward William Steck (November 2, 1948-January 1, 1953)
Truman Albert Maddox (November 4, 1952-September 1, 1987)
Vernon Brzozowski (28 September 1987 -31 December 1995)
Robert Dewayne Burger (1 January 1996 – 31 December 2012)
Jack W. Brandes (1 January 2013 -)

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