The Wardens of Sing Sing are appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. *

Elam Lynds Captain Elam Lynds (1784–1855) was a prison warden. He helped create the Auburn system, which consisted of congregate labor during the day and isolation at night, starting in 1821 and was Warden of Sing Sing from 1825 to 1830. Early life Elam ...

(1825–1830) * Robert Wiltse (1830–1840) *

David L. Seymour David Lowrey Seymour (December 2, 1803, Wethersfield, Connecticut – October 11, 1867, Lanesborough, Massachusetts) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. From 1843 to 1845, he served one term in the U.S. House of Represent ...

(1840–1843) * William H. Peck (warden) (1843–1845) * Hiram P. Rowell (1845–1848) * Chauncey Smith (1848–1849) * Edward L. Potter (January, 1849) *

Alfred R. Booth Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlu ...

(July, 1849) * Munson J. Lockwood (1850–1855) * C. A. Batterman (1855–1856) * William Beardsley (warden) (1856–1862) * Gaylord B. Hubbell (1862–1864) *

Thomas E. Sutton Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas th ...

(1864–1865) * Stephen H. Johnson (1865–1868) *

David P. Forrest David P. Forrest was an American politician from New York. Life He was Clerk of Schenectady County from 1850 to 1852. He was Mayor of Schenectady in 1859. He was an Inspector of State Prisons from 1860 to 1862, elected in 1859 on the Republican ...

(1868–1869) * Henry Clay Nelson (1869–1870) *

E. M. Russell E is the fifth letter of the Latin alphabet. E or e may also refer to: Commerce and transportation * €, the symbol for the euro, the European Union's standard currency unit * ℮, the estimated sign, an EU symbol indicating that the wei ...

(1870–1872) *

Henry C. Nelson Henry Clay Nelson (July 29, 1836 - April 17, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Henry Clay Nelson was born on July 29, 1836, in Bedford, Westchester County, New York. He was a member of the New York State Assembly ...

(1872–1873) * Gaylord B. Hubbell (1873–1874) * James Williamson (warden) (September 1874) * Alfred Walker (warden) (October 1874) * George R. Youngs (1876–1877) *

Charles Davis (warden) Charles Davis of Broome, New York was the Warden of Sing Sing The Wardens of Sing Sing are appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. *Elam Lynds (1825–1830) * Robert Wiltse (1830–1840) * David L. ...

(February 1877) *

Benjamin S. W. Clark Benjamin S. W. Clark (May 27, 1829 – October 19, 1912) was an American merchant and politician from New York. He was the first New York State Superintendent of Public Works. Biography He was born in Franklin County, New York, to Samuel Smith C ...

(March 1877) *

(1877–1880) * Augustus A. Brush (1880–1891) *

W. R. Brown W. may refer to: * SoHo (Australian TV channel) (previously W.), an Australian pay television channel * ''W.'' (film), a 2008 American biographical drama film based on the life of George W. Bush * "W.", the fifth track from Codeine's 1992 EP ''Bar ...

(1891–1893) *

Charles F. Durston Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

(1893–1894) *

Omar Van Leuven Sage Colonel Omar Van Leuven Sage (December 17, 1834 – January 7, 1916) was the Warden of Sing Sing from 1894 to 1899. Biography He was born in Prattsville, New York to Hart C. Sage and Clarissa H. Van Leuven. He married Julia Frances Houghtaling o ...

(1894–1899) *

Addison Johnson Addison may refer to: Places Canada * Addison, Ontario United States *Addison, Alabama *Addison, Illinois *Addison Street in Chicago, Illinois which runs by Wrigley Field *Addison, Kentucky *Addison, Maine *Addison, Michigan *Addison, New York * ...

(1899–1907) *

Jesse D. Frost Jesse may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jesse (biblical figure), father of David in the Bible. * Jesse (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Jesse (surname), a list of people Music * Jesse (album) ...

(1907–1911) * John S. Kennedy (1911–1913) *

James Connaughton (warden) James Laurence Connaughton (born May 1961) is an American environmental lawyer and the former George W. Bush administration environmental adviser. Connaughton served as chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and Director of th ...

* (June 1913) acting warden * James M. Clancy (1913–1914) * Thomas McCormick (June 1914) * George Standish Weed* (October 1914) acting warden * Thomas Mott Osborne (1914–1915) *

George Washington Kirchwey George Washington Kirchwey (July 3, 1855 – March 3, 1942) was an American lawyer, politician, journalist and legal scholar. He was one of the co-founders of the New York Peace Society in 1906 and the Warden of Sing Sing State Prison from 1915 ...

(1915) * Thomas Mott Osborne (July 1916) * Calvin Derrick (October 1916) * William H. Moyer (1916–1919) * Edward V. Brophy (April 1919) *

Daniel J. Grant Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength ...

* (1919–1920) acting warden *

Lewis Edward Lawes Lewis Edward Lawes (September 13, 1883 – April 23, 1947) was a prison warden and a proponent of prison reform. During his 21-year tenure at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, he supervised the executions of 303 prisoners. Biography Lawes was born ...

(1920–1941) * Robert John Kirby (1941–1944) * William F. Snyder (1944–1950) * Wilfred Louis Denno (1950–1967) * John T. Deegan (1967–1969) *

James L. Casscles James is a common English language surname and given name: * James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambigua ...

(1969–1972) *

Theodore Schubin Theodore may refer to: Places * Theodore, Alabama, United States * Theodore, Australian Capital Territory * Theodore, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Banana, Australia * Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada * Theodore Reservoir, a lake in Saskatch ...

(1972–1975) * Joseph Higgins* (July 1975) acting warden *

Harold Butler (warden) Harold Butler may refer to: *Harold Butler (businessman) (1921–1998), American entrepreneur * Harold Edgeworth Butler (1878–1951), British classicist *Harold Butler (cricketer) (1913–1991), English bowler *Harold Butler of European League for ...

(October 1975) *

William G. Gard William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conqu ...

(1975–1977) * Walter Fogg* (August 1977) acting warden * Stephen Dalsheim (1977–1980) *

Wilson E.J. Walters Wilson may refer to: People *Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender *Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Rod ...

(1980–1983) *

James E. Sullivan (warden) James Edward Sullivan (8 November 1862 – 16 September 1914) was an American sports official of Irish descent. He was one of the founders of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) on Jan 21, 1888, serving as its secretary from 1889 until 1906 wh ...

(1983–1988) *

John P. Keane John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Seco ...

(1988–1997) * Charles Greiner (1997–2000) *

Brian S. Fischer Brian S. Fischer was the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, the fourth largest state prison system in the United States. He was appointed by former Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer in 2007 and retired in 2 ...

(2000–2007) * Luis Marshall (2007-2009) * Dawson J.W. Brown* (January 2009 - July 2009) acting Superintendent * Philip Heath (2009-2012) *

Michael Capra Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

(2012–present) * denotes an acting warden who holds the position until a full-time warden can be appointed

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