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| Name | Dates of Service | Birth Date & Place | Death Date & Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Alzina | April 4, 1850 to October 3, 1853 |
November 30, 1821 (Minorca, Spain) |
April 29, 1887 (Santa Cruz, CA) |
| Leander G. Caldwell | October 3,1853 to October 1, 1855 | 1812 (Pennsylvania) | October 10, 1859 (Soquel, CA) |
| Orville K. Stampley | October 1, 1855 to October 5, 1857 | January 5, 1824 (Jefferson Co, MI) |
January 30, 1905 (Oakland, CA) |
| John T. Porter | October 5, 1857 to October 1, 1861 |
1830 (Duxbury, MA) | February 13, 1900 (Watsonville, CA) |
| Charles Kemp | October 1, 1861 to October 5, 1863 | 1824 (Groton, MA) | 1867 (MA) |
| Ambrose Calderwood | October 5, 1863 to October 2, 1865 | June 26, 1836 (Brunswick, ME) | July 31, 1889 (Santa Rosa, CA) |
| Name | Dates of Service | Birth Date & Place | Death Date & Place |
| Albert Jones | October 2, 1865 to October 7, 1867 | 1829 (Kennebec Co., ME) | 1908 (Cambria, CA) |
| Charles H. Lincoln | October 7, 1867 to October 4, 1869 | December 6, 1839 (Lincoln Co., ME) | September 6, 1909 (Santa Cruz, CA) |
| Almus L. Rountree | October 4, 1869 to October 2, 1871 | October 28, 1828 (Memphis, TN) | January 25, 1891 (Felton, CA) |
| Robert Orton | October 2, 1871 to October 6, 1879 | March 23, 1834 (Genesee Co., NY) | May 21, 1901 (died: Watsonville, CA buried: Ventura, CA) |
| Elmer Dakan | October 6, 1879 to January 7, 1889 | 1833 (Virginia) | December 2, 1889 (Soquel, CA) |
| Alfred J. Jennings | January 7, 1889 to January 2, 1893 | March 31, 1831 (London, England) | December 24, 1924 (Saratoga, CA) |
| Name | Dates of Service | Birth Date & Place | Death Date & Place |
| Jesse Cope | January 2, 1893 to January 7, 1895 | 1847 (Missouri) | July 28, 1901 (Santa Cruz, CA) |
| Milton Besse | January 7, 1895 to January 5, 1903 | November 4, 1862 (Pescadero, CA) |
October 8, 1926 (San Jose, CA) |
| Howard V. Trafton | January 5, 1903 to September 5, 1925 | June 11, 1871 (Watsonville, CA) | September 5, 1925 (Aptos, CA) Killed in line of duty |
| James B. Holohan | September 8, 1925 to September 1, 1927 Resigned to accept wardenship at San Quentin |
June 18, 1871 (Watsonville, CA) | January 31, 1947 (Watsonville, CA) |
| Nicholas P. Sinnott | September 1, 1927 to January 5, 1931 Appointed to complete Holahan's term |
April 30, 1874 (Mountain View, CA) | August 7, 1935 (Felton, CA) |
| Arthur T. Dresser | January 5, 1931 to January 7, 1935 | October 20, 1865 (San Jose, CA) |
October 6, 1948 (Watsonville, CA) |
| Name | Dates of Service | Birth Date & Place | Death Date & Place |
| John R. Devitt | January 7, 1935 to January 3, 1955 | 1893 (Felton, CA) | January 1, 1957 (San Francisco, CA) |
| Wallace P. "Bud" Hendrick | January 3, 1955 to January 4, 1959 | March 30, 1889 (Arroyo Seco, CA) | September 10, 1975 (Santa Cruz, CA) |
| Douglas B. James | January 5, 1959 to January 6, 1975 | June 25, 1925 (Pasadena, CA) | March 16, 1990 (Santa Cruz, CA) |
| Alfred F. Noren | January 6, 1975 to December 24, 1994 | December 10, 1935 (Santa Cruz, CA) | |
| Mark S. Tracy | December 24, 1994 |
Source: Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner's Office (The Sheriff-Coroner's Office is interested in compiling the history of the department and would like to hear from anyone with biographical information about past sheriffs.)
Verified by: CM, 4-99
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