About: Past Sheriffs
The first county election for Collin County was held July 13, 1846. The first District Court for Collin County was opened October 21, 1846. The first county seat for Collin County was "Buckner" and was located about four miles northwest of McKinney. The county seat was moved to McKinney in 1848.
Title
Information
Description
1st Sheriff
King Solomon Custer
1846-48
2nd Sheriff
Robert L. “Bob” Fitzhugh
1849-53
3rd Sheriff
James Harmon Lovejoy
1854-57
4th Sheriff
J. Dud Doak
1858-60
5th Sheriff
James R. Reed
1861-64
6th Sheriff
Josiah Nichols
1865
7th Sheriff
William C. Hall
1866
8th Sheriff
Simon P. Burns
1867
9th Sheriff
George A. Wilson
1868 part of 1869
10th Sheriff
William Nelson Bush
1869-72
11th Sheriff
William Washington Merritt "W.W. Merritt"
1873-78
12th Sheriff
Williams Warden
1879-84
13th Sheriff
Gabriel "Gabe" Sanford Beck
1885-88
14th Sheriff
W.S. Phillips
1889-92
15th Sheriff
J.L. Moulden
1893-96
16th Sheriff
William Stanley Coffey
1897-98
17th Sheriff
J.W. Pafford
1899-1902
18th Sheriff
Thomas "Tom" M. Beverly
1903-06
19th Sheriff
George M. Eubank
1907-10
20th Sheriff
Alex T. Robertson
1911-14
21st Sheriff
Albert McCauley
1915-18
22nd Sheriff
Ed Blakeman
1919-22
23rd Sheriff
W.F. Bishop
1923-24
24th Sheriff
W.A. Kerby
1925-28
25th Sheriff
Ed Blakeman
1929-32
26th Sheriff
G.J.S. Walker
1933-36
27th Sheriff
E.B. Moore
1937-40
28th Sheriff
W.E. Button
1941-44
29th Sheriff
William L. Brown
1945-48
30th Sheriff
L.C. Brawley
1949-52
31st Sheriff
Floyd E. Williams
1953-59
32nd Sheriff
Mary Williams
1959-60 (completed husband's term)
33rd Sheriff
J.S. Hand
1961-68
34th Sheriff
Tom Montgomery
1969-72
35th Sheriff
George Smith
1973-74
36th Sheriff
Jerry W. Burton
1974-80
37th Sheriff
Joe Steenbergen
1981-part of 1985
38th Sheriff
Terry G. Box
1985-2016
39th Sheriff
Jim Skinner
2017-present
- Title
- 1st Sheriff
- Information
- King Solomon Custer
- Description
- 1846-48
- Title
- 2nd Sheriff
- Information
- Robert L. “Bob” Fitzhugh
- Description
- 1849-53
- Title
- 3rd Sheriff
- Information
- James Harmon Lovejoy
- Description
- 1854-57
- Title
- 4th Sheriff
- Information
- J. Dud Doak
- Description
- 1858-60
- Title
- 5th Sheriff
- Information
- James R. Reed
- Description
- 1861-64
- Title
- 6th Sheriff
- Information
- Josiah Nichols
- Description
- 1865
- Title
- 7th Sheriff
- Information
- William C. Hall
- Description
- 1866
- Title
- 8th Sheriff
- Information
- Simon P. Burns
- Description
- 1867
- Title
- 9th Sheriff
- Information
- George A. Wilson
- Description
- 1868 part of 1869
- Title
- 10th Sheriff
- Information
- William Nelson Bush
- Description
- 1869-72
- Title
- 11th Sheriff
- Information
- William Washington Merritt "W.W. Merritt"
- Description
- 1873-78
- Title
- 12th Sheriff
- Information
- Williams Warden
- Description
- 1879-84
- Title
- 13th Sheriff
- Information
- Gabriel "Gabe" Sanford Beck
- Description
- 1885-88
- Title
- 14th Sheriff
- Information
- W.S. Phillips
- Description
- 1889-92
- Title
- 15th Sheriff
- Information
- J.L. Moulden
- Description
- 1893-96
- Title
- 16th Sheriff
- Information
- William Stanley Coffey
- Description
- 1897-98
- Title
- 17th Sheriff
- Information
- J.W. Pafford
- Description
- 1899-1902
- Title
- 18th Sheriff
- Information
- Thomas "Tom" M. Beverly
- Description
- 1903-06
- Title
- 19th Sheriff
- Information
- George M. Eubank
- Description
- 1907-10
- Title
- 20th Sheriff
- Information
- Alex T. Robertson
- Description
- 1911-14
- Title
- 21st Sheriff
- Information
- Albert McCauley
- Description
- 1915-18
- Title
- 22nd Sheriff
- Information
- Ed Blakeman
- Description
- 1919-22
- Title
- 23rd Sheriff
- Information
- W.F. Bishop
- Description
- 1923-24
- Title
- 24th Sheriff
- Information
- W.A. Kerby
- Description
- 1925-28
- Title
- 25th Sheriff
- Information
- Ed Blakeman
- Description
- 1929-32
- Title
- 26th Sheriff
- Information
- G.J.S. Walker
- Description
- 1933-36
- Title
- 27th Sheriff
- Information
- E.B. Moore
- Description
- 1937-40
- Title
- 28th Sheriff
- Information
- W.E. Button
- Description
- 1941-44
- Title
- 29th Sheriff
- Information
- William L. Brown
- Description
- 1945-48
- Title
- 30th Sheriff
- Information
- L.C. Brawley
- Description
- 1949-52
- Title
- 31st Sheriff
- Information
- Floyd E. Williams
- Description
- 1953-59
- Title
- 32nd Sheriff
- Information
- Mary Williams
- Description
- 1959-60 (completed husband's term)
- Title
- 33rd Sheriff
- Information
- J.S. Hand
- Description
- 1961-68
- Title
- 34th Sheriff
- Information
- Tom Montgomery
- Description
- 1969-72
- Title
- 35th Sheriff
- Information
- George Smith
- Description
- 1973-74
- Title
- 36th Sheriff
- Information
- Jerry W. Burton
- Description
- 1974-80
- Title
- 37th Sheriff
- Information
- Joe Steenbergen
- Description
- 1981-part of 1985
- Title
- 38th Sheriff
- Information
- Terry G. Box
- Description
- 1985-2016
- Title
- 39th Sheriff
- Information
- Jim Skinner
- Description
- 2017-present