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