Fauquier County, VA
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Sheriff Robert P. Mosier began his term January 1, 2016,
and is proudly working for the citizens of Fauquier County.
2004 - 2015 | Charlie Ray Fox, Jr. | |
1992 - 2003 | Joseph Higgs, Jr. | |
1984 - 1991 | Ashby W. Olinger | |
1971 - 1983 | Luther Cox | |
1948 - 1971 | Sam S. Hall | |
1914 - 1947 | W. Stanley Woolf | |
February 1901 Alex S. Hamilton
June 1875 Robert Whitacre
December 1870 Joseph Nelson qualified as Sheriff, again in 1873
September 1869 Joseph Nelson appointed crier of the Court, who shall perform all the duties pertaining to the office of sheriff of this county, except collection of taxes, until the qualification of Sheriff for this county.
May 1869 William Boyd (carpetbagger) proved to the court he had been appointed Sheriff in place of William Hume, removed.
August 1866 William Hume as temporary Sheriff
June 1854 William Hume qualified as Sheriff until January 1857
June 1854 John Quincy Marr qualified as Sheriff, elected for a two-year term
June 1852 William Hume (Mr. Hume was the first Sheriff to e elected by the voters, and was bonded for ninety thousand dollars, in view of the fact that his duties included the collection of taxes.
March 1850 William R. Smith
March 1848 William Bell
March 1846 Josiah Tidball
March 1844 William Pickett
February 1842 George Kemper
March 1840 Charles L. Carter
March 1838 William Horner
March 1836 John P. Smith
March 1834 John B. Armstead
March 1832 Richard Rixey
March 1830 James S. Pickett
January 1828 William Bower
March 1826 Edward Diggs
October 1824 William Skinker
June 1822 William Geston
February 1820 William Gibson
July 1818 Joseph Chilton
August 1816 William Clarkson
August 1814 William Withers
1812 John Bronaugh
1810 John Roy
1808 William Edmunds
July 1806 Lawrence Ashton
February 1804 Thomas Chilton
January 1800 Joseph Blackwell
October 1795 Edward Diggs
October 1793 Aylett Buckner
October 1789 Thomas Bronaugh
October 1787 William Pickett
October 1785 Martin Pickett
October 1783 John Blackwell
October 1781 John Moffett
July 1779 James Bell
July 1777 Jeremiah Darnell
January 1774 William Edmunds
November 1773 John Blackwell
June 1771 William Nelson
August 1769 William Eustace
October 1767 William Blackwell, Jr.
September 1765 William Grant
November 1763 William Edmunds
May 1761 John Bell
May 24, 1759 Joseph Blackwell
Information obtained from Fauquier County, 1759-1959 referred to as the Bicentennial Book. This book was the work of The Fauquier County bicentennial Committee.