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Yuma County Sheriffs

Early Sheriffs were appointed by the Governors.

Isaac A. Bradshaw
6/18/1864 - 9/10/1864
Office in La Paz 		William A. Werninger
9/26/1864 		Cornelius Sage
12/15/1864 - 5/03/1865
Killed in the line of duty
Alexander McKey
5/03/1865 		William T. Flower
4/02/1866		 David King
6/05/1867
Col. Marcus D. Dobbins
 late 1867 		James T. Dana
 6/03/1868 - 9/22/1871
Killed in the line of duty		 Oscar Frank Townsend
1871
George Tyng
George Tyng
11/06/1871
Office in Arizona City (Yuma)		 Dr. Francis H. Goodwin
Dr. Francis H. Goodwin
5/03/1873

William A. Werninger
1875-1876

Also served at the same time as the first Warden of the Yuma Territorial Prison

Charles D. Baker
1876 		Andy Tyner
Andy Tyner
1877		 Frances Marion Hodges
Francis Marion Hodges
7/12/1880 - 6/07/1881
Andy Tyner
Andy Tyner
1881 - 1886 		Mike Nugent
Mike Nugent
1887 - 1892		 Mel Greenleaf
Mel Greenleaf
 1893 - 1898
John Speese
John Speese
1899 - 1900  		 Gus Livingston
Gus Livingston
1901 - 1912		 Mel Greenleaf
Mel Greenleaf
 1913 - 1918
Jim Polhamus
Jim Polhamus
 1919 - 1922		 Jim Chappell
Jim Chappell
1923 - 1928		 Jim Polhamus
Jim Polhamus
 1929 - (died)
J.C. Hunter, Undersheriff,
finished 3 months of
Polhamus’ term
J.C. Hunter
J.C. Hunter
1931 - 1934 		T.H. Newman
T.H. Newman
1935 - 1944 		Jack Beard
Jack Beard
 1945 - 1950
Jim Washum
Jim Washum
1951 - 1954 		T.H. Newman
T.H. Newman
1955 - 1960 		Lee Echols
Lee E. Echols
1961 - 1962
Travis "Bud" Yancey
Travis Yancey
1/01/1963 - 12/31/1980		 John Phipps
John R. Phipps
 1/01/1981 - 12/31/1992		 Sheriff Ralph Ogden
Ralph E. Ogden
1/01/1993 - present

Wanted
Photos and information about past Sheriffs of Yuma County for our historical archive.  If you have any information, please contact:
  
 Anna Amezcua
 928-783-4427, Ext. 3001
 Anna.Amezcua@ycso.yumacountyaz.gov

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