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