Past Sheriffs of Owen County

Andrew Evans 1819 - 1822

Thomas Allen 1822 - 1826

R. M. Woolen

Samuel Scott 1833 - 1834 Democrat

Thomas Allen 1835 - 1836

Lindsey C. Abrell 1843 - 1845 Democrat

George Dittemore 1845 - 1846 Democrat

Mayfield

John M. Coleman 1857 - 1861 Democrat

Thomas T. Wells 1861 (died in office) Democrat

Albert Childress 1861 - 1862

Richard T. Abrell ("Thomp") 1862 - 1865 Democrat

Isaac S Lucas 1865 - 1869 Democrat

Richard T. Abrell 1869 - 1874 Democrat

Hamilton ("Ham") Moffett 1874 - 1878

Lycurgus H. Wood 1878 - 1882 Democrat

Samuel N. Chambers 1882 - 1886 Democrat

Alex Price 1886 - 1890 Democrat

Benjamin H. Johnson 1890 - 1894 Democrat

Henry C. Prather 1894 - 1896 Republican

Stephen D. Phillips 1896 - 1900 Democrat

Stephen G. Summers 1900 - 1902 Democrat

John Mustard 1902 - 1904 Republican

William P. Slinkard 1904 - 1908 Democrat

Tecumseh S. McNaught 1908 - 1912 Democrat

Alex Fulk 1916 - 1920 Democrat

In 1923 9 former sheriffs of Owen County - Back Row : Slinkard, Fulk, McNaught, McCarty, Robertson. Front Row : Johnson, Phillips, Summers, Mustard.

M.B. Lucas 1924 - 1928 Republican

Herschel Powell 1928 - 1932 Republican

Raymond Coffey 1932 - 1934

Walter Phillips 1934 - 1936 Democrat

Curnel M. Richardson 1936 - 1940

Frank Mitten 1940 - 1944

Bert Downes 1944 - 1946

Donald Franklin 1946 - 1950

Carl T. Christy 1950 - 1954

Charles Douglas 1054 - 1962 Democrat

The Owen County Sheriff's Department entered a new era of communication in the 60's when the first two-way radio was installed in the local jail. Shown here is Owen County Sheriff Charles Douglas, seated, and Deputy Ross Hamilton showing off with some Justifiable pride the piece of new equipment which had just been put into operation. Evening World

Tom Clark 1962 - 1970 Republican

Robert J. Mason 1970 - 1978 Democrat

Stephen K. Cradick 1978 - 1982 Democrat

Harley Melton 1982 - 1990 Democrat

Stephen K. Cradick 1991 - 1999 Democrat

Harley Melton 1999- Present Democrat