List of Los Angeles County Sheriffs

List Of Los Angeles County Sheriffs

The following is a list of sheriffs who have served Los Angeles County, California:

  1. 1850–1851 George T. Burrill
  2. 1852–1855 James R. Barton
  3. 1856 David W. Alexander
  4. 1856 C. E. Hale*
  5. 1856 James R. Barton +
  6. 1857 Elijah Bettis*
  7. 1858 William C. Getman +
  8. 1858–1859 James Thompson*
  9. 1860–1867 Tomas Avila Sanchez
  10. 1868–1871 James F. Burns
  11. 1871–1875 William R. Rowland
  12. 1876–1877 David W. Alexander
  13. 1878–1879 H. M. Mitchell
  14. 1880–1882 William R. Rowland
  15. 1883–1884 Alvan T. Currier
  16. 1885–1886 George E. Gard
  17. 1887–1888 James C. Kays
  18. 1889–1890 Martin G. Aguirre
  19. 1890–1892 E. D. Gibson
  20. 1893–1894 John C. Cline
  21. 1895–1898 John Burr
  22. 1899–1902 William A. Hammel
  23. 1903–1906 Will A. White
  24. 1907–1914 William A. Hammel
  25. 1915–1921 John C. Cline
  26. 1921–1932 William I. Traeger*
  27. 1932–1958 Eugene W. Biscailuz*
  28. 1959–1982 Peter J. Pitchess
  29. 1982–1998 Sherman Block*
  30. 1998– Leroy D. Baca
* Appointed to fill the unexpired term of the predecessor
+ Killed in the line of duty

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