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List Of Sheriffs Of Daviess County, Kentucky
This is a list of Sheriffs of Daviess County, Kentucky. The Sheriff is elected to serve a four-year term. The current Daviess County Sheriff is Bradley R. Youngman {, class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! {{abbr, No., Number !! Sheriff !! Picture !! Term !! Note , - , 1 , Charles Y. Duncan , , 1815–1821 , , - , 2 , William Glenn , , 1821–1823 , , - , 3 , John Piles , , 1823–1825 , , - , 4 , Remus Griffith , , 1825–1827 , , - , 5 , J. Leman , , 1827–1829 , , - , 6 , Warner Crow , , 1829–1931 , , - , 7 , John Daveiss , , 1831–1833 , , - , 8 , Richard C. Jett , , 1833–1835 , , - , 9 , S. Hawes , , 1835–1837 , , - , 10 , Elijah McCreery , , 1837–1838 , , - , 11 , Richard C. Jett , , 1838–1839 , , - , 12 , William Newton , , 1839–1841 , , - , 13 , William B. Baird , , 1841 , , - , 14 , Joseph M. Potts , , 1841–1843 , , - , 15 , John G. Howard , , 1843–1845 , , - , 16 , Henry Dugan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheriff
A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland that is commonly translated to English as ''sherif''. Description Historically, a sheriff was a legal official with responsibility for a shire, the term being a contraction of " shire reeve" (Old English ). In British English, the political or legal office of a sheriff, term of office of a sheriff, or jurisdiction of a sheriff, is called a shrievalty in England and Wales, and a sheriffdom in Scotland. In modern times, the specific combination of legal, political and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country. * In England, Northern Ireland, or Wales, a sheriff (or high sheriff) is a ceremonial county or city official. * In Scotland, sheriffs are judges. * In the Republic of Ireland, in some counties and in the cities of Dubli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
