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sheriff of the county. He consequently
removed to Freehold and entered upon
the duties of his office, appointing Mr.
Houston Fields his deputy and Mr. John
A. Ilowland his confidential clerk. His
efficient management of this office has
given him manj^ friends in both parties.
During his life at Long Branch he served
as a member of the board of education
for sixteen years and was its treasurer
for six yeai's. He became a member of
the M. E. church in 1856, and was on
the board of trustees that built Simpson
church. In 1892 he was elected a lay
delegate, and has since been re-elected,
to represent the church at the next con-
ference, to be held at Bridgeton, New
Jersey, this year (1896).<ref>{{cite book |author= |title=Biographical And Portrait Cyclopedia Of The Third Congressional District Of New Jersey |year=1896 |publisher= |page= |quote= | url=https://archive.org/stream/biographicalport02wile/biographicalport02wile_djvu.txt |isbn= }}</ref>
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|42||1896|| ]||He served from 1896 to 1899. Fields was born on October 23, 1861 near ]. He was educated in the ], at the Freehold Institute, and in the ]. He was admitted to the bar in June of 1894, and as a Master in Chancery in 1896. After working for five years for the ], Houston Fields was appointed in 1887 as Under Sheriff and warden of the county jail by his father, Sheriff ]. He would continue to serve under sheriffs of both parties before being elected to a three-year term as sheriff in 1896. Houston Fields was active in many Masonic and fraternal organizations in Monmouth County.<ref>''Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of the Third Congressional District of New Jersey'', 1896, Biographical Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.</ref> |42||1896|| ]||He served from 1896 to 1899. Fields was born on October 23, 1861 near ]. He was educated in the ], at the Freehold Institute, and in the ]. He was admitted to the bar in June of 1894, and as a Master in Chancery in 1896. After working for five years for the ], Houston Fields was appointed in 1887 as Under Sheriff and warden of the county jail by his father, Sheriff ]. He would continue to serve under sheriffs of both parties before being elected to a three-year term as sheriff in 1896. Houston Fields was active in many Masonic and fraternal organizations in Monmouth County.<ref>''Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of the Third Congressional District of New Jersey'', 1896, Biographical Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.</ref>

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The Sheriff of Monmouth County, New Jersey are elected to a three-year term.

Sheriffs

The sheriffs were:

Order Term Sheriff Notes
01 1776 Nicholas Van Brunt Nicholas Van Brunt was the first Sheriff of Monmouth County, New Jersey.
02 1779 David Forman
03 1782 John Burrowes Jr.
04 1785 David Ehea
05 1788 Daniel Hendrickson
06 1790 Elisha Walton
07 1793 William Lloyd
08 1796 James Lloyd
09 1799 Samuel P. Formau
10 1802 Elisha Walton
11 1805 James Lloyd
12 1808 David Craig
13 1811 Lewis Gordon
14 1814 Charles Parker
15 1817 John J. Ely This was his first term.
16 1820 James Lloyd
17 1823 Richard Lloyd
18 1825 John J. Ely This was his second term.
19 1828 Daniel Holmes
20 1831 John M. Perrine
21 1834 Thomas Miller
22 1837 Horatio Ely
23 1838 Abraham G. Neafie
24 1841 Charles Allen
25 1844 Holmes Conover
26 1847 Samuel Conover
27 1850 John C. Cox
28 1853 Holmes Conover
29 1856 Samuel Conover
30 1859 Joseph I. Thompson
31 1862 Jordan Woolley His son was the Mayor of Long Branch, New Jersey.
32 1865 William B. Sutphin
33 1868 John H. Patterson
34 1871 Samuel T. Hendrickson
35 1874 George W. Brown
36 1878 Charles Allen
37 1881 John L. Thompson
38 1884 Theodore Aumack
39 1887 Theodore Fields He served from 1887 to 1890. He was the father of Houston Fields.
40 1891 Theodore Aumack
41 1893 Matthias Woolley He served from 1893 to 1895. He was the first Republican party Sheriff of Monmouth County, New Jersey.

sheriff of the county. He consequently removed to Freehold and entered upon the duties of his office, appointing Mr. Houston Fields his deputy and Mr. John A. Ilowland his confidential clerk. His efficient management of this office has given him manj^ friends in both parties. During his life at Long Branch he served as a member of the board of education for sixteen years and was its treasurer for six yeai's. He became a member of the M. E. church in 1856, and was on the board of trustees that built Simpson church. In 1892 he was elected a lay delegate, and has since been re-elected, to represent the church at the next con- ference, to be held at Bridgeton, New Jersey, this year (1896).

42 1896 Houston Fields He served from 1896 to 1899. Fields was born on October 23, 1861 near Eatontown, New Jersey. He was educated in the Manasquan Public Schools, at the Freehold Institute, and in the Long Branch Public Schools. He was admitted to the bar in June of 1894, and as a Master in Chancery in 1896. After working for five years for the Pennsylvania Railroad, Houston Fields was appointed in 1887 as Under Sheriff and warden of the county jail by his father, Sheriff Theodore Fields. He would continue to serve under sheriffs of both parties before being elected to a three-year term as sheriff in 1896. Houston Fields was active in many Masonic and fraternal organizations in Monmouth County.
43 1899 Ruliff P. Smock
1902 to 1964 The 1947 New Jersey State Constitution mandated that sheriffs be elected to a three-year term instead of their four-year term.
72 1965 Paul Kiernan He served from 1965 to 1980, for 5 terms and also served as the Mayor of Long Branch, New Jersey.
73 1980 William McKinley Lanzaro He served from 1980 to 1995, for 5 terms.
74 1996 Joseph W. Oxley He served from 1996 to 2007.
75 2008 Kim Guadagno She served from January 1, 2008 to January 19, 2010.
76 2010 Shaun Golden Shaun Golden is the 76th and current Sheriff of Monmouth County, New Jersey.

References

  1. History of Monmouth County, New Jersey. 1885.
  2. Biographical And Portrait Cyclopedia Of The Third Congressional District Of New Jersey. 1896.
  3. Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of the Third Congressional District of New Jersey, 1896, Biographical Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
  4. "About Sheriff Shaun Golden". Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  5. "Members List: Sheriffs". Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
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