Paulding County Sheriffs Throughout History
The following is a list of all of the Sheriffs that have held office in Paulding County as outlined in Paulding County; Its People and Places. In some situations only a last name is present; in others, there were several Sheriffs in a particular year. As a result of poor record keeping, things getting lost during the Civil War, disease, and unexpected death this is the best list we have been able to uncover. If you have additional or more clarified information, please contact the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office by emailing the webmaster.
YEAR(S) SHERIFF
1834-1838 William Sampson Hogue
1839-1843 T.C. Dunlap
1844-1845 B. M. Williams
1846-1847 Brooks Moon Willingham
1848-1849 Brewster
1850-1851 Seth Jones
1852-1856 Daniel Campbell
1857-1861 Anderson Green Brintle (Died in Office, Typhoid Fever)
Blackstock
Mack Fortner
Wright
Peter Patrick Allgood
1861-1868 E. Crow
1869-1870 Harvey Carlton Ritch
1871-1872 William McGreggor
1873-1874 O.M. Russom
1875-1876 Henry Braswell
1877-1878 George Milton "Dick" Lawrence
1879-1880 Henry Braswell
1881-1882 William Cary Matthews
1883-1884 Nathan Cooper
1885-1888 R.W. Russom (2 terms)
1889-1890 J. Robert Moon
1891-1894 John Austin Westbrook (2 terms)
1895-1896 George Wilson Furr
1897-1902 Benjamin Franklin Wheeler (3 terms)
1903-1904 W.N. Anderson
1905-1906 J.W. Ragsdale
1907-1910 J.T. Griffin (2 terms)
1911-1912 Alonzo Talley Furr
1913-1916 G.C. Williams
1917-1920 Ernest Dolphus "Dol" Wheeler
1921-1924 James Burton "Burt" Graham
1925-1928 J. Frank Couch
1929-1932 R.W. Mitchell
1933-1936 J. Frank Couch
1937-1940 Ned Williams
1941-1944 Ted McTyre
1945-1952 John Camp (2 terms)
1953-1956 H. Grady Wilbanks (died in office February 13, 1957)
1957-1964 Jerome Clay (2 terms)
1965 Ross Clark (died in office December 9, 1965)
1965-1966 Amos Benson (died in office)
1966 Ray Lee (acting Sheriff)
1966-1977 Bob Shipp (died in office July 23, 1977)
1977-1981 Bill Forsyth (appointed acting Sheriff)
1981-1988 Bill Forsyth (11 years)
1989-1992 Perry Grogan (4 years)
1993-2008 Bruce Harris (16 years)
2009- Present Gary Gulledge