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Sheriffs of Dakota County

In the history of the Dakota County Sheriff's Office, there have been 19 Sheriffs:


Four-Year Terms

Dave Bellows

2010 to Present

Don Gudmundson

1995 to 2010

Rod Boyd

1974 to 1994

C. L. “Chuck” Cherry

1954 to 1974

Norman Dieter

1938 to 1954

Joseph J. Heinen

1934 to 1938

J. J. Dunn

1918 to 1934

Michael Murnane

1911 to 1918

James McDevitt

1909 to 1911

Frank McDevitt

1907 to 1909

J. J. Grisim

1901 to 1907

John Hyland

1889 to 1901

Hugh Connelly

1883 to 1889

J. F. Newton

1877 to 1883

Two-Year Terms

Stephen Newell

1863 to 1877

Issac M. Ray

1859 to 1863

John Devlin

1855 to 1859

F. J. Barlett

1853 to 1855 (First Election)

Alpheus R. French

Appointed April 26, 1853




This page was last updated on: 06/27/2011

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