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Office History

Camden County Sheriffs 1787 To Present Chartered in 1787, Camden County was recognized when Georgia was chartered as a state. In the tradition of English common law, the sheriff's office was constituted as the chief law enforcement officer within the county.


The following is a list of the men who have served as Sheriff of Camden County.
1787 - Nathan Ashley
1788 - Wilson Williams
1789 - Henry Wright
1790-92 - Henry Wright
1793-94 - J.F. Randolph
1795 - Thomas Rudulph
1796-97 - Randolph McGillis
1798-99 - J.M. Lindsay
1800-01 - Thomas Rudulph
1802-04 - Solomon Meers
1805-09 - D.G. Jones
1810-13 - William Mickler
1814-16 - David G. Jones
1816-20 - John Bailey
1820-21 - William Lang
1822-23 - James Williams
1824-25 - M.H. Hebbard
1826-27 - James Scott
1828-29 - G.W. Thomas
1830-31 - Alexander Kean
1832 - Thomas H. Miller
1833 - William W. Seals
1833-34 - John Hubbard
1936-39 - Jos. M. Nongaguier
1939 - Peter O'Quin
1840-41 - Jacob T. Goodbread
1842-43 - I. McP. B. Groodbread
1844-45 - R.R. Floyd
1846-47 - Jas. D. Colson
1848-49 - Jas. H. Helverston
1849-50 - John Tompkins
1851-52 - Joseph H. Findley
1853-54 - Francis Williams
1854-55 - John May
1856-57 - Jos. H. Findley
1958-60 - James T. Merrow
1861-62 - Alexander Peeples
1863-64 - W.D. Brown
1865-66 - W.W. Bunkley
1867-70 - C.H. Frohock
1871-77 - Hamilton Simpson
1878-91 - John S. Russell
1892-1903 - J.H. Brown
1904-10 - David Baily
1911-14 - E.N. Stone
1914-21 - Lemuel K. Higginbotham
1921-25 - W.D. Johnson
1925-29 - Brown Godley
1929-34 - Blake Smith
1934-35 - Joe Chaney
1936-40 - Blake Smith
1941-77 - W.E. "Willie" Smith
1977-85 - Jimmy Middleton
1986 to Present - W.E. "Bill" Smith