EARLY HERNANDO COUNTY HISTORY
Government Officials
Sources:
Hernando County: Our Story by Alfred A. McKethan;
Old Brooksville in Photos and Stories (Oct. 2008), R. G. Martinez, editor and publisher.
Black Hernando County Officials During Reconstruction
The list of black officials of Hernando County during reconstruction which appears in
Florida’s Black Public Officials, 1867-1924 by Canter Brown is:
Voter Registrar:
Arthur W. St. Clair (1867-1868)
County Commissioner:
Henry Harper (1871-1875?),
Sampson Jourdan (1873-1875),
Joseph Mills (1876-1877),
Arthur W. St. Clair (1875-1877)
Justice of the Peace:
George W. Geiger (1876-1877)
Territorial Legislature — Representatives
| 1843 |
James Stanley |
| 1844 |
James Gibbons |
State Legislature — Representatives
| 1845 |
Charles Rupell |
| 1846 |
Charles Russell |
| 1847 |
Isaac Garrason |
| 1848 |
Isaac Garrason |
| 1849 |
John S. Taylor |
| 1850 |
R. D. Bradley, Dr. L. Rogers |
| 1851 |
R. D. Bradley |
| 1852 |
C. T. Jenkins |
| 1853 |
C. T. Jenkins |
| 1854 |
John Parsons |
| 1857 |
James R. Nicks |
| 1859 |
James R. Nicks |
| 1860 |
M. C. Peterson, N. W. Holland |
| 1862 |
C. T. Jenkins |
| 1864 |
Samuel E. Hope |
| 1865 |
Walter T. Saxon |
| 1868 |
Samuel J. Pearce |
| 1869 |
Marvel M. Edwards |
| 1871 |
E. A. Allen |
| 1873 |
Samuel E. Hope |
| 1875 |
W. D. Eubank |
| 1879 |
S. E. Hope, W. K. Baker |
| 1881 |
Robert E. Bell, Sheldon Stringer |
| 1883 |
C. C. Keathley, F. M. Townsend |
| 1885 |
N. A. Carter, B. F. Kirk |
| 1887 |
J. F. Latham, F. E. Saxon |
| 1889 |
B. N. Mathes, J. R. Snow |
| 1891 |
A. S. Mann |
| 1893 |
William Sherman Jennings |
| 1897 |
W. A. Fulton |
| 1899 |
John C. Davant |
| 1901 |
W. A. Fulton |
| 1903 |
C. S. Wilson |
| 1905 |
C. S. Wilson |
| 1907 |
C. S. Wilson |
| 1909 |
F. L. Stringer |
| 1911 |
F. L. Stringer |
| 1913 |
L. C. O’Neil |
| 1915 |
M. L. Dawson |
| 1919 |
M. L. Dawson |
| 1921 |
Hugh Hale |
| 1923 |
Hugh Hale |
| 1925 |
James Mountain |
| 1927 |
W. A. O’Neil |
| 1929 |
Isom Beasley |
| 1931 |
Isom Beasley |
| 1933 |
A. B. Endsley |
| 1935 |
M. A. Coogler |
| 1937 |
M. A. Coogler |
| 1939 |
Dewey M. Johnson |
| 1941 |
G. Kent Williams (resigned)
W. P. Tucker (elected) |
| 1945 |
Dewey M. Johnson |
| 1947 |
G. Kent Williams |
| 1949 |
S. Travis Phillips |
| 1951 |
S. Travis Phillips |
| 1953 |
Jacob V. Varn |
| 1955 |
Jacob V. Varn |
| 1957 |
John Law Ayers |
| 1959 |
John Law Ayers |
| 1961 |
John Law Ayers |
| 1963 |
John Law Ayers |
| 1965 |
John Law Ayers |
| 1967 |
John R. Culbreath |
| 1978 |
Charles R. Smith |
State Legislature — Senators
| 1845 |
Gabriel Priest |
| 1846 |
Capt. R. D. Bradley |
| 1848 |
Capt. R. D. Bradley |
| 1848 |
Micjah C. Brown |
| 1853 |
John Eubanks |
| 1859 |
William B. Ross |
| 1875 |
Dr. H. T. Lykes |
| 1883 |
A. S. Mann |
| 1889 |
B. F. Kiri |
| 1903 |
B. F. Kirk |
| 1913 |
Fred L. Stringer |
| 1925 |
Hugh Hale |
| 1928 |
Hugh Hale |
| 1933 |
Hugh Hale |
| 1935 |
William Pannill |
| 1941 |
Dewey M. Johnston |
| 1949 |
Joseph E. Johnston Jr. |
| 1953 |
James E. Connor |
County Commissioners
| 1845 |
Charles Russell, John Wiggins, John S. Taylor, Ed J. Knight |
| 1847 |
John S. Taylor, John Wiggins, John Selph, George Dikes |
| 1848 |
James L. Terry, Cyprian T. Jenkins |
| 1849 |
Issac Baker, William McDaniel, John Townsend, Issac Wells |
| 1852 |
Cyprian Jenkins, John Townsend, William Craig, John Crickton |
| 1853 |
Levi Whitehurst, John Sylvester, John A. Williams, C. B. O’Neill |
| 1855 |
Anderson Mayo, John Townsend, Frederick Lykes, Jacob Wells |
| 1857 |
Frederick Lykes, Anderson Mayo, John Townsend, Jacob Wells |
| 1859 |
Anderson Mayo, Thomas C. Ellis, Aaron Frierson, Arthur Baker |
| 1863 |
John Townsend, David L. Hedick, Jacob Wells, Simon Edwards |
| 1864 |
Anderson Mayo, Thomas Ellis, John Sutton, Allen Mondon |
| 1866 |
John Sutton, Allen Mondon, A. S. Enochs, J. W. Allen |
| 1869 |
William W. Wall, others unknown |
| 1872 |
Josiah B. Law, Joshua Mizell, Sampson Jordan or Jourdan |
| 1874 |
A. E. Burnside, Cornelious Q. Nevitt, Henry Harper |
| 1876 |
Josiah Law, Joshua Mizell, J. M. Rhodes, A. W. Levi, Joseph Mills |
| 1877 |
Anderson Mayo, W. J. Baker, J. B. Law, E. R. King, J. W. O’Berry |
| 1879 |
Anderson Mayo, J. B. Law, W. A. Cobb, Newton A. Carter, A. Greenleaf |
| 1881 |
Anderson Mayo, J. B. Law, W. J. Baker, Newton A. Carter, A. S. Mann |
| 1883 |
Marshall Morton, William Priest, A. C. Sumner, E. C. Peterson, Samuel B. Colding |
| 1885 |
Virgil Alberson, J. R. Snow, C. O. Mann, Elisha A. Hill, A. C. Sumner |
| 1887 |
J. C. Clements, Elisha A. Hill, W. J. Baker, H. D. Edwards, A. C. Sumner |
| 1888 |
William R. Nicks, Z. L. McKay, Henry Van Petten, J. A. Bishop, Warren Springstead |
| 1889 |
C. C. Keathley, H. W. Lane, W. E. Hope, J. M. Hedick, A. C. Croom |
| 1891 |
Keathley, Hope, R. W. McIntosh, J. Y. Allen, I. G. Harville, W. Goodman |
| 1893 |
Hope, David Ayers Jr., J. W. Corman, A. P. McKeown, Harville |
| 1895 |
C. S. Wilson, L. C. O’Neil, Hedick, M. P. McCall, D. G. Henness |
| 1897 |
Wilson, A. M. White, Hedick, S. M. Bryan, Henness |
| 1899 |
Wilson, F. L. Smith, Hedick, R. E. Quinn, Henness |
| 1901 |
Wilson, Smith, T. D. Graham, W. R. Ayers, H. T. Valentine |
| 1903 |
J. A. Jennings, Ayers, Graham, W. P. Mills, Harville |
| 1905 |
Jennings, J. E. Allen, Graham, Mills, Harville |
| 1909 |
Jennings, Allen, D. L. Freeman, Mills, Harville |
| 1911 |
Jennings, Ayers, J. W. Gay, W. P. Tucker, Harville |
| 1915 |
H. D. Evans, Allen, R. B. Grubbs, J. H. Hancock, Harville |
| 1917 |
S. A. Wilson, J. K. Kilpatrick, C. L. Lowman, Elijah Nathanial Rewis, Harville |
| 1919 |
Hugh Hale, E. N. Morrow, Lowman, Rewis, Harville |
| 1921 |
R. T. Hancock, Kilpatrick, J. W. Kimbrough, R. H. Hennes, W. P. Tucker |
| 1923 |
L. B. Varn, Kilpatrick, Harville, W. E. Barnette, Tucker |
| 1925 |
Tucker, R. S. Smith, A. B. Endsley, Harville, Varn |
| 1927 |
Tucker, G. H. Mills, Endsley, Varn, W. O. Lemasters |
| 1929 |
Endsley, H. G. Thompson, R. S. Smith, J. T. Daniel, A. F. Burns |
| 1931 |
Burns, Endsley, Daniel, A. K. Skinner, S. S. Moody |
| 1933 |
J. S. Simpson, J. L. Ayers, R. M. Harville, Skinner, A. K. Bean |
| 1935 |
Ayers, J. P. Mills, Lowman, Harville, H. S. Simmons |
| 1937 |
Ayers, Mills, Lowman, W. M. Russell, Harville |
| 1941 |
Ayers, Mills, Lowman, W. C. Hope, Harville |
| 1945 |
Ayers, Mills, Ed C. Bloom, R. H. Keeling, Harville |
| 1951 |
Ayers, Mills, Raymond Underwood, W. F. Saxon, Harville |
| 1953 |
Philip Roush, James Griffin, Guy Harris, Underwood, A. L. Snow |
| 1955 |
Roush, Griffin, Harris, Tommy Dawson, L. T. Patrick |
| 1957 |
Snow, Griffin, Harris, Dawson, Patrick |
| 1959 |
Harris, Snow, Griffin, Dawson, Patrick |
| 1965 |
Snow, Dawson, A. S. Eppele, Murray Grubbs, Bennie Rivenbark |
| 1967 |
Grubbs, Charles R. Smith, Rivenbark, Jack Underwood, John W. Rice |
| 1969 |
Grubbs, Smith, James T. Stenholm, Underwood, Rice |
| 1971 |
Grubbs, Smith, Stenholm, Underwood, Rice |
| 1973 |
Frank Fish, Smith, Stenholm, Underwood, Rice |
| 1975 |
Fish, Smith, Stenholm, Adrian W. Bell Jr., Rice |
| 1977 |
Fish, Smith, Marvin E. Hunt, Bell, John H. Magner |
| 1979 |
Fish, Grubbs, Hunt, Ray T. Harris, Magner |
| 1981 |
Fish, Grubbs, Hunt, Harris, Magner, Hugh C. McGeehan |
| 1983 |
Fish, William T. Konig III, Leonard F. Tria Jr., Henry D. Ledbetter, Greg Copeland |
| 1985 |
Fish, Koenig, Tria, Ledbetter, Thomas E. Lyons Jr., David D. Russell Sr. |
| 1987 |
Fish, Richard C. Killingsworth, Tria, Ledbetter, Russell |
| 1989 |
Harold Varvel, J. Richardson, Pat Novy, Killingsworth, June Ester, Tony Mosca |
| 1991 |
Ginny Brown-Waite, Varvel, Richardson, Ester, Mosca |
| 1993 |
Nancy Robinson, Richardson, Novy, Ester, Mosca |
| 1995 |
Robinson, Ray Lossing, Richardson, Novy, Ester |
| 1997 |
Robinson, Lossing, Bobbi Mills, Novy, Paul Sullivan |
| 1999 |
Robinson, Chris Kingsley, Mills, Novy, Sullivan |
| 2001 |
Robinson, Kingsley, Diane Rowden, B. Whitehouse, Mary Aiken |
| 2005 |
Robinson, Robert Schenck, Rowden, Kingsley, Jeff Stabins, Tom Mylander |
| 2006 |
Robinson, Schenck, Rowden, Kingsley, Stabins, Tom Hogan |
| 2007 |
Rose Rocco, David Russell, Rowden, Kingsley, Stabins |
On Jan. 29, 1878, the Savannah Morning News reported
that the Governor has appointed Mr. John Morrison
as a county commissioner, replacing King, who resigned.
Sheriffs
| 1843 |
Edward McVane Harville |
| 1845 |
James M. Bates |
| 1851 |
Nathaniel M. Moody |
| 1853 |
Charles J. McMinn |
| 1857 |
Henry C. Fabian |
| 1859 |
Charles J. McMinn |
| 1860 |
Thomas W. Law |
| 1862 |
T. B. Law |
| 1863 |
John L. Peterson |
| 1866 |
Elisha A. Hill |
| 1868 |
Samuel Pearce |
| 1869 |
William H. Smith |
| 1870 |
Thomas Seely |
| 1870 |
Zachariah Seward |
| 1872 |
Benjamin Saxon |
| 1877 |
David L. Hedick |
| 1881 |
J. B. Mickler |
| 1885 |
James A. Jennings |
| 1889 |
J. W. Johnston |
| 1890 |
M. R. Burns |
| 1899 |
A. M. White |
| 1901 |
William E. Law |
| 1920 |
W. D. Cobb, Sr. |
| 1933 |
Neil F. Law, Sr. |
| 1949 |
Simm L. Lowman |
| 1970 |
W. D. Cobb Jr. |
| 1973 |
Melvin Kelly |
| 1984 |
Tom Mylander |
| 2000 |
Rich Nugent |
Edward McVane Harville was elected the first sheriff of Hernando County in November 1843,
according to information provided by Linda Hill, who writes that she found the records of a book in the Florida Archives,
and that Robert M. Hill counted the votes.
According to Jeff Cannon, Henry C. Fabian held a sheriff sale in Hernando County and signed at least one advertisement
as H. Fabian, Shf’. Cannon says that his known service as Sheriff was the 1857-58 term and possibly more.
On June 12, 1858, the Florida Peninsular mentioned H. Fabian, sheriff, Pierceville.
On Oct. 27, 1860, the Florida Peninsular reported that Thomas
Law had been elected to fill the unexpired term of Charles J. McMinn, who had died from pneumonia on Sept. 25, 1860.
T. B. Law was apparently Thomas B. Law, and thus it seems reasonable that Thomas W. Law and T. B. Law were the same person, with
confusion over the middle name.
A 1927 Brooksville Journal
article reported that Cato Mills, “negro sheriff of Hernando County at
the time of the ‘radical
rule’ in the days following the civil war,” had died. Evidence
confirming that he was actually a sheriff has not been found.
On March 2, 1870, the Florida Peninsular reported that Thomas Seely was
appointed sheriff, replacing W. H. Smith,
who was removed.
On April 27, 1870, the Florida Peninsular reported
that Z. Seward was sheriff, replacing Thomas Seely, who was removed.
Benjamin Saxon, died on Nov. 27 or 28, 1876, in Tallahassee, at age 32. David L. Hedick was appointed sheriff in Feb. 1877.
Clerk of Circuit Court
| 1845 |
Charles Goodrich |
| 1847 |
Malcolm C. Peterson |
| 1850 |
Malcolm C. Peterson |
| 1851 |
Malcolm C. Peterson |
| 1853 |
William Garrison |
| 1855 |
Malcolm Peterson |
| 1862 |
John McNeill |
| 1863 |
John L. Peterson |
| 1865 |
Thomas S. Winn |
| 1866 |
William J. Barnett |
| 1869 |
William L. McMinn |
| 1870 |
Christopher C. Keathley |
| 1875 |
John C. Law |
| 1887 |
Frank E. Saxon |
| 1888 |
John C. Law |
| 1893 |
Frank E. Saxon |
| 1909 |
M. H. Snow |
| 1916 |
J. C. Burwell |
| 1917 |
Harry C. Mickler |
| 1949 |
Leamon Q. Varn |
| 1966 |
James A. Brooks |
| 1967 |
Beth Varn McCoy |
| 1969 |
Norman Hinchman |
| 1971 |
Harold Brown |
| 1989 |
Karen Nicolai |
County Judges
| 1843 |
William W. Tucker |
| 1845 |
Isaac Garrison |
| 1849 |
Perry G. Wall |
| 1852 |
Elias Knight |
| 1853 |
John Eubanks |
| 1854 |
Joseph M. Taylor |
| 1856 |
Perry G. Wall |
| 1863 |
Samuel J. Pearce |
| 1864 |
William M. Garrison |
| 1870 |
Henry Rountree |
| 1874 |
W. B. Center |
| 1879 |
William L. Frierson |
| 1881 |
Virgil Alberson |
| 1883 |
G. V. Ramsey |
| 1887 |
James C. Preston |
| 1888 |
William Sherman Jennings |
| 1893 |
G. V. Ramsey |
| 1924 |
Willis M. Russell |
| 1929 |
John Whitehurst |
| 1922 |
E. S. MacKenzie |
| 1949 |
Monroe W. Treiman |
| 1977 |
Edwin Malmquist |
1922 perhaps should be 1932 since it is out of order. This information is taken from McKethan.
Supervisors of Registration/Elections
| 1887 |
William J. Daniel |
| 1890 |
B. F. Corman |
| 1891 |
A. Y. Chapman |
| 1910 |
B. F. Kirk |
| 1912 |
T. L. Sewell |
| 1914 |
John A. Sewell |
| 1929 |
Lillie Sewell |
| 1939 |
Marie E. M. Duren |
| 1953 |
Ada C. Law |
| 1961 |
Agnes Goethe |
| 1972 |
Neil Kinnear |
| 1988 |
Diane Hysell |
| 1991 |
Beth Shields |
| 1991 |
Ann Mau |
| 2001 |
Annie Williams |
Tax Assessors/Property Appraisers
| 1869 |
Berry E. Bagwell |
| 1874 |
Frank E. Saxon |
| 1876 |
D. H. Thrasher |
| 1876 |
William M. Garrison |
| 1881 |
Frank E. Saxon |
| 1883 |
R. J. Bradley |
| 1885 |
James Shands |
| 1889 |
C. S. Wilson |
| 1891 |
J. P. Cobb |
| 1893 |
A. B. Whelpley |
| 1916 |
M. H. Snow |
| 1917 |
B. F. Kirk |
| 1921 |
F. Elmore Saxon |
| 1941 |
Sidney F. Dick |
| 1966 |
Charles E. Allen, Sr. |
| 1966 |
Owen B. Smith |
| 1969 |
Thelma Wimberly |
| 1974 |
Lester Samples |
| 1997 |
Alvin Mazourek |
Tax Collectors
| 1851 |
Ezekiel L. Selph |
| 1856 |
Francis B. Hagan |
| 1858 |
James A. Boyet |
| 1862 |
William D. Eubanks |
| 1869 |
William L. Frierson |
| 1876 |
M. Atkinson |
| 1877 |
Henry D. Edwards |
| 1879 |
F. M. Townsend |
| 1883 |
F. M. Hedick |
| 1885 |
John E. King |
| 1887 |
George T. Marshall |
| 1888 |
Robert D. Krik |
| 1896 |
John C. Law |
| 1917 |
F. Elmore Saxon |
| 1921 |
C. C. Kirk |
| 1933 |
J. T. Daniel |
| 1953 |
Irene B. Kilpatrick |
| 1976 |
Leona B. Bechtelheimer |
| 2000 |
Juanita Sikes |
Superintendents of Public Instruction
| 1871 |
Theodore S. Coogler |
| 1875 |
J. M. Rhodes |
| 1877 |
Sheldon Stringer |
| 1881 |
D. H. Thrasher |
| 1883 |
A. M. C. Russell |
| 1885 |
W. C. Zimmerman |
| 1887 |
J. R. Temple |
| 1893 |
A. M. C. Russell |
| 1909 |
W. A. Thaxton |
| 1917 |
W. O. Lemasters |
| 1920 |
R. R. Ray |
| 1920 |
L. D Hathaway |
| 1929 |
Ira B. Turnley |
| 1937 |
Algernon Keathley |
| 1941 |
Edwin R. Russell |
| 1944 |
Algernon Keathley |
| 1945 |
Ira B. Turnley |
| 1947 |
Louis L. Fisher |
| 1956 |
John W. Hull |
| 1965 |
John W. Hull |
Board of Public Instruction
| 1877 |
W. L. Frierson, D. G. Hennis, A. D. Lane |
| 1881 |
Jacob C. Clements, James E. Burnside. J. R. O’Berry, J. W. Geiger |
| 1884 |
Burnside, Hennis, O’Berry, James L. Colding |
| 1885 |
Capt. A. H. Ravesies, Dr. J. D. Bennett, J. J. Higgins, Stephen Weeks, L. R. Eichenlamb |
| 1887 |
Higgins, M. R. Burns, M. P. McCall, J. F. Shands, N. A. Williams |
| 1890 |
Higgins, Burns, McCall |
| 1894 |
Burns, C. E. Lockhart, McCall |
| 1895 |
J. R. Temple. Lockhart, McCall |
| 1897 |
J. A. Sewell, T. D. Graham, H. T. Valentin |
| 1901 |
D. S. Cappleman, James W. Gay, Virgil Alberson |
| 1905 |
Cappleman, J. T. Daniel, A. P. McKeown |
| 1909 |
Cappleman, Daniel, J. A. Morgan |
| 1911 |
Cappleman, J. K. Kilpatrick, J. A. Morgan |
| 1913 |
Cappleman, Kilpatrick, J. D. Bradley |
| 1914 |
Cappleman, Bradley, L. C. Lee |
| 1917 |
W. A. Fulton, B. B. Smith, J. M. Hedick Jr. |
| 1919 |
J. C. Fleming, J. W. Morgan, Smith |
| 1921 |
A. W. Amos, E. B. Morton, Smith, Mrs. Minnie Lee |
| 1923 |
J. M. Rogers, Morton, Lee, James Mountain |
| 1925 |
Rogers, Morton, J. L. Sellars |
| 1930 |
Rogers, A. K. Skinner, G. W. Fogg |
| 1931 |
Rogers, R. B. Grubbs, Fogg |
| 1933 |
Rogers, Grubbs, R. H. Cofer |
| 1935 |
Rogers, Grubbs, J. P. Jernigan |
| 1937 |
Rogers, R. O. Mountain, Jernigan |
| 1939 |
Rogers, Franklin Smith, Jernigan |
| 1941 |
Rogers, H. G. Thompson, J. B. Grimes |
| 1942 |
Rogers, Thompson, J. P. Kimbrough |
| 1946 |
Rogers, Thompson, Julius Batten |
| 1947 |
Thompson, Batten, C. Dent Lanier |
| 1948 |
Thompson, Batten, Lanier, Horace E. Gant, T. J. K. Funderburk |
| 1949 |
Lanier, Batten, Gant, B. A. Crum, Funderburk |
| 1951 |
Crum, Frank W. Springstead, Batten, Gant, Funderburk |
| 1953 |
Crum, Springstead, Batten, Roy Kirby, Funderburk |
| 1955 |
Crum, Springstead, Pierce Kimbrough, Kirby, Fletcher Weston, Fred G. Lewis |
| 1957 |
Crum, Springstead, Kimbrough, Lewis, Ed J. Cook |
| 1959 |
Crum, Springstead, Kimbrough, Lewis, Cook |
| 1961 |
Crum, Springstead, Kimbrough, Lewis, Cook |
| 1965 |
Crum, Springstead, Cook, Wilbur Messer, H. F. Coburn |
Mayors of Brooksville
Source: Old Brooksville in Photos and Stories
| Oct 1880 |
William J. Barnett |
| Jan 1882 |
Christopher C. Keathley |
| Oct 1882 |
A. M. C. Russell |
| Oct 1883 |
D. Turnbull |
| Oct 1884 |
W. C. Alexander |
| Oct 1885 |
Thomas Palmer |
| Oct 1886 |
J. A. Marshall |
| May 1887 |
Barney Rhodes |
| Oct 1887 |
Charles Bowden |
| Oct 1890 |
Y. B. Trammell |
| Oct 1891 |
M. R. Burns |
| Oct 1892 |
J. S. Brunner |
| Oct 1896 |
James C. DeVant |
| Oct 1897 |
Dr. Sheldon Stringer |
| Nov 1898 |
A. N. Chelf |
| Nov 1900 |
John F. Hedick |
| Nov 1905 |
G. V. Ramsey |
| Nov 1907 |
W. E. Law |
| Nov 1908 |
Fred Stringer |
| Nov 1913 |
Charles Price |
| Nov 1915 |
William Chalker |
| Nov 1916 |
Hugh Hale |
| Nov 1919 |
P. W. Humphries |
| Nov 1920 |
William Chalker |
| Nov 1921 |
Charles Price |
| Nov 1923 |
F. B. Coogler |
| Jan 1926 |
Charles Price |
| Jan 1928 |
H. S. Simmons |
| Jan 1929 |
Mrs. Lena Hawkins |
| Jan 1930 |
Charles Price |
| Jan 1931 |
William M. Russell |
| Jan 1932 |
P. H. Grelle |
| Jan 1938 |
W. P. Murphy |
| Jan 1943 |
S. R. Collins |
| Jan 1944 |
J. C. “Doc” Bacon |
| Jan 1945 |
Oanan Whitehurst |
| Jan 1947 |
J. C. Emerson Jr. |
| Jan 1948 |
J. C. “Doc” Bacon |
| Jan 1952 |
William G. Underwood |
| Jan 1954 |
J. C. “Doc” Bacon |
| Jan 1956 |
William G. Underwood |
| Jan 1957 |
J. C. “Doc” Bacon |
| Jan 1960 |
James Brooks |
| Jan 1966 |
Edwin R. Reagan |
| Jan 1979 |
Alvin Mazourek |
| Jan 1980 |
Franklin Emerson |
| Jan 1983 |
Tom Varn |
| Jan 1984 |
Franklin Emerson |
| Jan 1985 |
Alvin Mazourek |
| Jan 1986 |
Pat Fagin |
| Jan 1987 |
Joe Bernardini |
| Jan 1988 |
Tom Heard |
| Jan 1989 |
William C. Hutto |
| Jan 1990 |
John C. Tucker |
| Jan 1991 |
Joe Bernardini |
| Jan 1992 |
Luther Cason |
| Jan 1993 |
Joe Bernardini |
| Jan 1994 |
John C. Tucker |
| Jan 1995 |
Pat Brayton |
| Dec 1996 |
Joseph E. Johnston III |
| Dec 1997 |
Ernie Wever |
| Dec 1998 |
Richard E. Lewis |
| Dec 1999 |
Mary A. Staib |
| Dec 2000 |
Joseph E. Johnston III |
| Dec 2001 |
Ernie Wever |
| Dec 2002 |
Richard E. Lewis |
| Dec 2003 |
Mary A. Staib |
| Dec 2004 |
Joseph E. Johnston III |
| Dec 2006 |
David Pugh |
Marshals of Brooksville
Source: Old Brooksville in Photos and Stories
| Oct 1880 |
Frank Saxon |
| Jul 1882 |
J. T. Hancock |
| Oct 1883 |
Frank Saxon |
| Oct 1884 |
J. D. Godsman |
| Oct 1885 |
N. B. Rhodes |
| Oct 1886 |
John W. Johnston |
| May 1887 |
J. B. Trammell |
| Oct 1887 |
J. W. Steel |
| Oct 1888 |
N. B. Rhodes |
| Oct 1890 |
C. C. Harrison |
| Oct 1891 |
C. W. Walker |
| Oct 1892 |
W. D. Cobb |
| Oct 1895 |
T. S. Coogler Jr. |
| Oct 1896 |
A. Y. Chapman |
| Oct 1897 |
F. I. Robertson |
| Jul 1901 |
Matt C. Gainey |
| Oct 1902 |
William O’Neal |
| Oct 1903 |
R. L. Bracey |
| Oct 1904 |
Julius Higginbotham |
| Oct 1905 |
J. A. Sewell |
| Oct 1906 |
R. D. Garrett |
| Oct 1907 |
E. E. Brown |
| Oct 1909 |
M. W. Smith |
| Oct 1910 |
George Ramsey |
| Apr 1911 |
J. H. Whidden |
| Jul 1911 |
Clarence Lockhart |
| Oct 1912 |
O. A. Lawhon |
| Aug 1913 |
A. F. Burns (acting) |
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No records available |
| Dec 1917 |
J. W. Johnson |
| Jul 1919 |
J. A. Sewell |
| Oct 1920 |
W. D. Cobb |
| Oct 1921 |
J. W. Crum |
| Oct 1923 |
J. W. Morgan |
| Oct 1924 |
W. P. Redding |
| Oct 1928 |
J. B. Kennedy |
Police Chiefs of Brooksville
Source: Old Brooksville in Photos and Stories
| Oct 1929 |
W. D. Cobb Jr. |
| Oct 1930 |
W. H. Kendrick |
| Nov 1931 |
J. W. Morgan (see note) |
| Feb 1942 |
W. D. Cobb Jr. |
| Apr 1947 |
J. T. Varn (see note) |
| Feb 1969 |
Jack Newlands |
| Apr 1974 |
Fred Fatic (acting) |
| Jun 1974 |
Ronald Novoy |
| Jan 1983 |
Bob Johnson |
| Feb 1984 |
Tim Vitt |
| Feb 1985 |
Boyce “Ed” Tincher |
| Mar 2007 |
Frank Ross (interim) |
| Sep 2007 |
George Turner |
Note: J. W. Morgan was put on unpaid leave from June 4, 1935, through
1942 because of financial conditions
After Varn was appointed in 1947, City Manager Cobb served
as police chief and other roles until 1969 |
