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BCSO SHERIFF'S
R.J.
Calder
W.W.
Masters
J.W.
Brooks
J.P.
Gill
R.I.N.
Reel
P.
Dargan
S.L.S.
Ballowe
H.P.
Dance
T.P.
Crosby
W.B.
Maxey
J.L.
Overton
J.M.
Pruitt
J.W.
Yerby
G.W.
Dolson
T.B. Lee
E.
Kilkow(1)
E.
Roeborn
C.
Higgins
E.
Kolkow(2)
J.B.
Copes
T.T.
Copes
C.R. Cox
W.H.
Sharp
E.N.
Wilson
M.J.
Hickey
R.P.
Sweeny
R.M.
Yerby
Z.J.
Phillips
J.E.
Williams
J.H.
Wiems
F.M.
Harvin
N.M.
Gibson
J.A.
Wright
G. Hanna
F. S.
Crews(1)
J.H.
Snow
L.R.
Johnson(1)
F.S.
Crews(2)
J.W.
McKinney
J.A.
Martin Jr.
L.R.
Johnson(2)
J.W.
Marshall
R. R.
Gladney
E.J.
King
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History Of
Brazoria County
Sheriff's
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ROBERT JAMES CALDER
Captain Robert J. Calder, a veteran of San Jacinto, was appointed
marshal of the Republic of Texas by President David G. Burnett in
1835. As the first law enforcement officer of Texas, his duties were
to take charge of ship wrecks and prizes and execute the laws of
Judge Benjamin Cromwell Franklin's Court. Was elected the first
sheriff of Brazoria County of the Republic of Texas on April 5,
1836. He was re-elected February 4, 1839, February 1, 1841 and
served until February 6, 1843. His tombstone in the Morton Cemetery,
Richmond, Texas shows he was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 17,
1810 and died at Richmond, Texas on August 28, 1885 His wife, Mary
Douglas Calder was born in Richmond County, Georgia in November 15,
1815 and died at Galveston, Texas on November 10, 1882.
WILLIAM W. MASTERS
Was elected the second sheriff of Brazoria
County of the Republic of Texas on February 6, 1843 and served until
February 3, 1845.
JOHN W. BROOKS
Was elected sheriff of Brazoria County of
the Republic of Texas on February 3, 1845 and served until July 13,
1846
JOHN P. GILL
Was elected on July 13, 1846; re-elected on
Auguest 7, 1848 and served until August 5, 1850. He had previously
been elected Justice of the Peace on April 8, 1844. Sheriff Gill
was the first sheriff of Brazoria County in the State of Texas,
U.S.A.
ROBERT I.N. REEL
Was elected sheriff on August 5, 1850 and
served until August 2, 1852.
PHILIP DARGAN
Was elected sheriff on August 2, 1850 and
served until August 7, 1854.
S. L. S. BALLOWE
Was elected on Auguest 7, 1854; re-elected
Auguest 4, 1856 and served until August 2, 1858.
HARRISON P. DANCE
Was elected on August 2, 1858 and served
until sometime in 1860. There are no explanations about when or
why he left office.
T. P. CROSBY
Was elected Sheriff in 1860 but data states
that he never held office because he died, no date was given.
WILLIAM B. MAXEY
Was elected on August 6, 1860 but did not
qualify. Nothing else is given about him and there are no further
records until 1862.
J. V. OVERTON
Was elected sheriff on August 4, 1862 and
served until August 1, 1864.
JOHN M. PRUITT
Was elected on Auguest 1, 1864; was
appointed October 2, 1865 by Governor A. J. Hamilton and served
until June 25, 1866.
JOHN W. YERBY
Was elected on June 25, 1866 and served
until April 25, 1869 when he was disqualified.
GEORGE W. DOLSON
Was appointed on April 23, 1869 by General
J.J.Reynolds' Special Order #96 and served until November 9, 1869
when he was removed by General J.J. Reynolds' Special Order #293.
THOMAS B. LEE
Was appointed on November 9, 1869 by General
J.J. Reynolds' Special Order #263 and served until December 3, 1869
when he was removed. No reason was given for the removal.
EDWIN KOLKOW
Was elected as December 3, 1869 and served
until February 20, 1871 when he resigned.
EDWIN ROEBORN
Was elected sheriff on April 6, 1870 and
served until December 1870.
CLORIS HIGGINS
Was appointed on March 8, 1871; he failed to
give bond and was re-commissioned April 24, 1871 and served until
May 3, 1871.
EDWIN KOLKOW
Was appointed on May 3, 1871; and served
until December 9, 1871. This was the second time he had served.
J. BELL COPES
Was appointed on December 9, 1871; was
elected November 8, 1872; re-elected December 2, 1873 and served
until February 15, 1876.
THOMAS T. COPES
Was elected sheriff on February 15, 1876 and
served until May 12, 1877.
C. R. COX
Was appointed on May 12, 1877 by the
Commissioner's Court and served until November 5, 1878.
WILLIAM H. SHARP
Was elected on November 5, 1878; re-elected
November 2, 1880 and served until November 7, 1882. There is a note
in the remarks section that reads "By Order of the Governor" but no
explanation is given.
E. N. WILSON
Was elected on November 7, 1882; re-elected
on November 4, 1884, Novermber 2, 1886 and served until November 2,
1888.
M. J. HICKEY
Was elected sheriff in 1887 and served for
most of 1888. Sheriff Hickey's record is not in the State Election
Register though.
REES P. SWEENY
Was elected sheriff on November 2, 1888 and
served until November 4, 1890.
R.M. YERBY
Was elected on November 4, 1890; re-elected
November 8, 1892, November 6, 1894 and served until November 3,
1896.
Z. J. PHILLIPS
Was elected sheriff on June 15, 1896 and
held the office to the end of 1896.
J. E. WILLIAMS
Was elected sheriff on November 3, 1896 and
served until November 8, 1898.
JOHN H. WIEMS
Was elected sheriff on November 8, 1896;
re-elected November 6, 1900 and served until November 4, 1902.
F. M. HARVIN
Was elected sheriff on November 4, 1902;
re-elected November 8, 1904 and served until November 6, 1906.
N. M. GIBSON
Was elected sheriff on November 6, 1906;
re-electedNovember 3, 1908 and served until November 8, 1910.
J. A. WRIGHT
Was elected sheriff on November 6, 1910;
re-elected November 5, 1912 and served until November 3, 1914.
GLENN HANNA
Was elected sheriff in 1914, but records
indicate that he left office during the same year.
FRANK
S. CREWS
Was elected on November 3, 1914; re-elected
November 7, 1916 served until November 5, 1918.
JOE H. SNOW
Was elected on November 5, 1918 and served
until September 15, 1920 when he was shot to death in the line of
duty. The State Election Register does not have anything on him
being shot.
L.R.
JOHNSON
Was appointed on September 15, 1920; was
elected November 2, 1920; re-elected November 7, 1922 and served
until January 1, 1925. His appointment is not in the State Election
Register.
FRANK S. CREWS
Was elected a second time on November 4,
1924; re-elected November 2, 1926 and served until January 1, 1929.
JOHN WESLEY McKINNEY
Was elected on November 6, 1928; re-elected
November 4,1930 and served until January 1, 1933.
JAMES A. MARTIN JR.
Was elected on November 8, 1932; re-elected
November 6, 1934 and served until January 1, 1937.
L.R. JOHNSON
Was elected a second time on November 3,
1936; re-elected November 8, 1938, November 5, 1940, November 3,
1942, November 7, 1944 and served until January 1, 1947.
JACK W. MARSHALL
Was elected on November 5, 1946; re-elected
November 8, 1948, November 7, 1950, November 4, 1952, November 2,
1954, November 6, 1956, November 8, 1960 and served until January1,
1965. Sheriff Marshall served a total of eighteen years as Sheriff
of Brazoria County. Sheriff Marshall was born July 18, 1908 at
Frankston, Anderson County, Texas and was a lawman for most of his
life, starting with the Texas Office of Corrections in 1931. He was
then a deputy in Brazoria County from 1938-1947.
ROBERT R. GLADNEY
Was elected on November 3, 1964; re-elected
November 5, 1968, November 7, 1972, November 2, 1976 and served
until January 1, 1981. He served a total of sixteen years. Sheriff
Gladney was born December 6, 1930 in New Gulf, Texas. His family
moved to the Oyster Creek community of Brazoria County a short time
after his birth. He graduated from Brazosport High School in 1948.
He served in the U.S. Army, 40th Infantry Division in Korea, from
January 15, 1951 - January 15, 1954 and attained the rank of
Sergeant First Class. On May 1, 1954 he became a member of the
Freeport Police Office, then on November 1, 1954 became a deputy
sheriff in Brazoria County. On April 1, 1955 he was appointed
acting Chief of Police in Clute, Texas, continuing with the Brazoria
County Sheriff's Office. On November 1, 1956 he resigned as deputy
to become full time Chief of Police in Clute. In March 1958 he
returned to the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office as an investigator,
later becoming Captain of the Patrol Division. He resigned in 1964
to enter the sheriffs race, which he won.
E.J. "JOE" KING
Was elected on November 4, 1980; re-elected
on November 6, 1984, November 8, 1988, November 1992, November 1996,
and is currently serving as sheriff. Sheriff King has held the
office longer than any other sheriff in Brazoria County's history.
Sheriff King was born December 25, 1943 in Anahuac, Chambers County,
Texas. He served two years in the U.S. Army Security Agency; twelve
years with the Texas Office of Public Safety as a State Trooper, and
one year as a Lieutenant with the Brazoria Police Office. He has an
Associate Degree in Law Enforcement from Alvin Community College; a
Bachelors Degree in Administration of Criminal Justice from the
University of Houston at Clear Lake City; and is a graduate of the
145th. session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
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