List of sheriffs of Norfolk County, Massachusetts

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This is a list of sheriffs of Norfolk County, Massachusetts.[1] The sheriff is elected to serve a six-year term and oversees the Norfolk County House of Correction.[2] The current sheriff is Patrick W. McDermott.

No. Sheriff Picture Term Party Note
1 Ebenezer Thayer 1793–1794
2 Atherton Thayer 1794–1798
3 Benjamin Clark Cutler 1798–1810
4 Elijah Crane 1810–1811
5 William Brewer 1811–1812
6 Elijah Crane 1812–1834
7 John Baker, II 1834–1843
8 Jerauld N. E. Mann 1843–1848
9 Thomas Adams 1848–1852 Whig
10 John W. Thomas 1852 – 1853 Democratic
11 Thomas Adams 1853 – January 1, 1857 Whig
12 John W. Thomas January 1, 1857 – January 1, 1878 Republican First popularly elected sheriff of Norfolk County.
13 Rufus Corbin Wood 1878–1885 Republican
14 Augustus Bradford Endicott File:Augustus Bradford Endicott.jpg 1885–1898 Republican
15 Samuel Capen File:Samuel Howard Capen (1848–1943).png 1898–1939 Republican
16 Samuel H. Wragg File:1923 Samuel Wragg Massachusetts House of Representatives.png 1939–1959 Republican Died in office
– Edwin H. Downs 1959–1959
17 Peter M. McCormack 1959–1961 Democrat
18 Charles Hedges File:Charles Hedges Massachusetts House of Representatives 1935.png 1961–1975 Republican
19 Clifford H. Marshall File:1969 Clifford Marshall Massachusetts House of Representatives.png 1975–1996 Democrat
20 John H. Flood File:1983 John Flood Massachusetts House of Representatives.png 1996–1999 Republican Flood was originally a Democrat was but appointed to the seat and ran as a Republican. He was defeated by Bellotti.[2]
21 Michael G. Bellotti File:1995 Michael Bellotti Massachusetts House of Representatives.png 1999–2018 Democratic Resigned to become president of Quincy College.[2]
– Robert Harnais October 2018 – December 2018
22 Jerry McDermott File:Jerry McDermott in December 2018.jpg 2018–2021 Republican Was appointed by Gov. Charlie Baker[2]
23 Patrick W. McDermott 2021–present Democratic Former Register of Probate (2002-2020).
McDermott (D) ran against Jerry McDermott (R) in the 2020 election. The two are not related.

References

  1. ↑ "History". Norfolk County Sheriff's Office. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Stout, Matt (December 17, 2018). "Baker taps former city councilor as Norfolk County sheriff". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
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