History
John Moore was sworn in as the first sheriff of what was then called Harrisburg County (later renamed Harris County) in February 1837. Among the oldest law enforcement agencies in Texas, the department has grown from a single man on horseback to a modern agency with 3500 employees, including over 2500 sworn officers.
List of Harris County Sheriffs:
| Name | Dates |
|---|---|
| John W. Moore | 1837-1841 |
| John Fitzgerald | 1841-1843 |
| Mangus T. Rodgers | 1844-1846 |
| David Russell | 1846-1850 |
| James B. Hogan | 1850-1854 |
| Thomas M. Hogan | 1854-1856 |
| John R. Grymes | 1856-1858 |
| George W. Frazier | 1858-1861 |
| B.P. Lanham | 1861-1865 |
| John Proudfoot | 1866 |
| Irvin Capters Lord | 1866 |
| A.B. Hall | 1866-1873 |
| Sam S. Ashe | 1873-1875 |
| Cornelius M. Noble | 1876-1883 |
| John J. Fant | 1884-1886 |
| George W. Ellis | 1887-1895 |
| Albert Erichson | 1896 |
| W.M. Baugh | 1897-1898 |
| Archie Anderson | 1899-1912 |
| Marion F. Hammond | 1913-1918 |
| Thomas A. Binford | 1919-1936 |
| Norfleet Hill | 1937-1942 |
| Neal Polk | 1942-1948 |
| Clairville "Buster" Kern | 1949-1972 |
| Jack Heard | 1973-1984 |
| Johnny Klevenhagen | 1985-1995 |
| Tommy Thomas | 1995-2008 |
| Adrian Garcia | 2009–present |
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