Hays County Sheriff's Office

Administered By : Jordan, Jeffrey P., SGT

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Unit Details


Type County Law Enforcement
State/Country Texas
Year 1848 - Present

Description

The Hays County Sheriff's Office was established on August 7, 1848. The Hays County County Sheriff's Office is is divided three bureaus: Law Enforcement Bureau, Support Services Bureau, and Corrections Bureau. The Sheriff's Office operates the county jail, provides law enforcement services to nearly 200,000 citizens, and covers a territory of approximately 680 square miles.

37 Members Who Served in This Unit

Allen, George, SHF, (1916-1935)	Amaya, Fernando, DEP, (1996-2008)
[Name Withheld], (2005-Present)	Banks, Henry, DEP, (1873-1873)
Bridges, Allen, SHF, (1972-2008)	Brown, John, SHF, (1870-1872)
Bugg, Zachariah, SHF, (1872-1874)	Burleson, Joseph, SHF, (1852-1870)
[Name Withheld], (1987-Present)	Davis, Jr., John, DEP, (1913-1913)
Davis, Sr, John, SHF, (1888-1892)	Day, John, SHF, (1862-1864)
[Name Withheld], (1968-2006)	Gary, Jack, SHF, (1947-1965)
Getter, Origen, SHF, (1867-1869)	[Name Withheld], (1987-Present)
Hastings, Paul, SHF, (1954-1996)	Hohman, Benjamin, SHF, (1963-1989)
[Name Withheld], (2011-Present)	Jackman, William, SHF, (1892-1912)
[Name Withheld], (1998-Present)	Kone, Edward, SHF, (1872-1872)
Kyle, William, SHF, (1854-1856)	Lindsey, William, SHF, (1857-1858)
[Name Withheld], (1999-Present)	[Name Withheld], (1997-Present)
Moon, William, SHF, (1851-1852)	Moore, James, SHF, (1850-1851)
Pirtle, Horace, SHF, (1912-1916)	[Name Withheld], (1989-2010)
Scallorn, Anderson, SHF, (1861-1862)	Smithey, Alton, SHF, (1967-1979)
[Name Withheld], (1998-Present)	[Name Withheld], (1993-Present)
Wren, Eula, SHF, (1946-1947)	Wren, James, SHF, (1874-1888)
Wren, Mac, SHF, (1931-1946)

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Unit History

Hays County created. (Mar 01, 1848)
Hays County was named for legendary Texas Ranger Captain John 'Jack' Coffee Hays. The county territ...

Hays County Sheriff's Office established. (Aug 07, 1848)

First election in Hays County takes place. (Aug 07, 1848)

Sheriff John Kirby takes office. (Aug 07, 1848)
August 7, 1848 to October 1848

Sheriff Michael D. Faylor takes office. (Mar 18, 1849)
March 18, 1849 to August 5, 1850

Sheriff James W. Moore, Sr. takes office. (Aug 05, 1850)
August 5, 1850 to August 1851

Sheriff William Washington Moon takes office. (Aug 29, 1851)
August 29, 1851 to August 2, 1852

Sheriff Joseph Rogers Burleson takes office. (Aug 01, 1852)
August 1852 to August 1854

Sheriff William Oakley Kyle takes office. (Aug 07, 1854)
August 7, 1854 to August 4, 1856

Sheriff George Columbus Prator takes office. (Aug 04, 1856)
August 4, 1856 to March 1857

Sheriff William F. Lindsey takes office. (Mar 09, 1857)
March 9, 1857 to June 5, 1858

Sheriff Zachariah Pennington Bugg takes office. (Jun 05, 1858)
June 5, 1858 to July 16, 1860

Sheriff Joseph Rogers Burleson takes office. (Jul 01, 1860)
July 1860 to October 1861

Sheriff Anderson R. Scallorn takes office. (Oct 26, 1861)
October 26, 1861 to August 4, 1862

Sheriff John Wiley Day takes office. (Aug 04, 1862)
August 4, 1862 to August 1, 1864

Sheriff Joseph Rogers Burleson takes office. (Aug 01, 1864)
August 1, 1864 to October 1865

Sheriff Miles Allin Leatherwood takes office. (Oct 01, 1865)
October 1865 - June 25, 1866

Sheriff Frederick M. Eichelberger takes office. (Jun 25, 1866)
June 25, 1866 to November 13, 1867

Sheriff Origen Henry Getter takes office. (Nov 13, 1867)
November 13, 1867 to March 1869

Sheriff Joseph Rogers Burleson takes office. (Apr 01, 1869)
April 1869 to February 16, 1870

Sheriff John Richard Brown takes office. (Feb 16, 1870)
February 16, 1870 to May 16, 1872

Sheriff Edward Reeves Kone takes office. (May 16, 1872)
May 16, 1872 - November 1872

Sheriff Zachariah Pennington Bugg takes office. (Nov 08, 1872)
November 8, 1872 to September 14, 1874

1873 jail opens. (Jan 01, 1873)
1873 to 1885

Deputy Sheriff Henry C. Banks killed in the line o... (Nov 16, 1873)

Sheriff James A. Wren takes office. (Oct 01, 1874)
October 1874 to November 1880

Sheriff Henry Edward Barber takes office. (Nov 01, 1880)
November 1880 to November 1886

1885 jail opens. (Jan 01, 1885)
1885 to 1936

Sheriff James A. Wren takes office. (Nov 01, 1886)
November 1886 to November 1888

Sheriff John Springer Davis, Sr. takes office. (Nov 01, 1888)
November 1888 to November 1892

Sheriff William Turner 'W.T.' (Uncle Bill) Jackman... (Nov 08, 1892)
November 8, 1892 to November 12, 1912

Sheriff Horace 'Doc' Faulkner Pirtle takes office.... (Nov 12, 1912)
November 12, 1912 to November 16, 1916

Deputy Sheriff John Springer Davis, Jr. killed in ... (Jun 08, 1913)

Sheriff George Martin Allen, Sr. takes office. (Nov 16, 1916)
November 16, 1916 to December 31, 1930

Sheriff Mac Meavs 'M.M.' Wren takes office. (Jan 01, 1931)
January 1, 1931 to July 13, 1946

1936 jail opens. (Jan 01, 1936)
1936 to 1977

Sheriff Eula Belle Wren takes office. (Jul 16, 1946)
July 16, 1946 to December 31, 1946

Sheriff Jack Leonard Gary takes office. (Jan 01, 1947)
January 1, 1947 to December 31, 1964

Sheriff Bobby J. Kinser, Sr. takes office. (Jan 01, 1965)
January 1, 1965 to December 31, 1976

1977 jail opens. (Jan 01, 1977)
1977 to 1989

Sheriff Alton Lee Smithey takes office. (Jan 01, 1977)
January 1, 1977 to December 31, 1980

Sheriff Benjamin Alwin 'Alfard' Hohman takes offic... (Jan 01, 1981)
January 1, 1981 to December 31, 1988

1989 jail opens. (Jan 01, 1989)
1989 to Present

Sheriff Paul Logan Hastings, Jr. takes office. (Jan 01, 1989)
January 1, 1989 to December 31, 1996

Hays County Narcotics Task Force (HCNTF) formed. (Jan 01, 1990)

Hays County Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Tea... (Jan 01, 1994)

Sheriff William Donald 'Don' Montague, Sr. takes o... (Jan 01, 1997)
January 1, 1997 to August 31, 2005

Sheriff Allen Mayo Bridges takes office. (Sep 01, 2005)
September 1, 2005 to December 6, 2008

Sheriff Thomas Earl Ratliff takes office. (Dec 22, 2008)
December 22, 2008 to November 15, 2010

Sheriff Gary M. Cutler takes office. (Nov 15, 2010)
November 15, 2010 to Present

Unit News and Information

	Jails of Hays County (Jun 28, 2016) 8
	The jails of the Hays County Sheriff's Office
	Patches of the Hays County Sheriff's Office (Jun 24, 2016) 12
	Sheriff's of Hays County (Jun 24, 2016) 24
	Brown Santa operations are underway (Dec 04, 2013)

Unit Timeline

Sheriff Gary M. Cutler takes office.

November 15, 2010 to Present

2010

Sheriff Thomas Earl Ratliff takes office.

December 22, 2008 to November 15, 2010

2008

Sheriff Allen Mayo Bridges takes office.

September 1, 2005 to December 6, 2008

2005

Sheriff William Donald 'Don' Montague, Sr. takes office.

January 1, 1997 to August 31, 2005

1997

Hays County Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team formed.

1994

Hays County Narcotics Task Force (HCNTF) formed.

1990

1989 jail opens.

1989 to Present

1989

Sheriff Paul Logan Hastings, Jr. takes office.

January 1, 1989 to December 31, 1996

1989

Sheriff Benjamin Alwin 'Alfard' Hohman takes office.

January 1, 1981 to December 31, 1988

1981

1977 jail opens.

1977 to 1989

1977

Sheriff Alton Lee Smithey takes office.

January 1, 1977 to December 31, 1980

1977

Sheriff Bobby J. Kinser, Sr. takes office.

January 1, 1965 to December 31, 1976

1965

Sheriff Jack Leonard Gary takes office.

January 1, 1947 to December 31, 1964

1947

Sheriff Eula Belle Wren takes office.

July 16, 1946 to December 31, 1946

1946

1936 jail opens.

1936 to 1977

1936

Sheriff Mac Meavs 'M.M.' Wren takes office.

January 1, 1931 to July 13, 1946

1931

Sheriff George Martin Allen, Sr. takes office.

November 16, 1916 to December 31, 1930

1916

Deputy Sheriff John Springer Davis, Jr. killed in the line of duty.

1913

Sheriff Horace 'Doc' Faulkner Pirtle takes office.

November 12, 1912 to November 16, 1916

1912

Sheriff William Turner 'W.T.' (Uncle Bill) Jackman takes office.

November 8, 1892 to November 12, 1912

1892

Sheriff John Springer Davis, Sr. takes office.

November 1888 to November 1892

1888

Sheriff James A. Wren takes office.

November 1886 to November 1888

1886

1885 jail opens.

1885 to 1936

1885

Sheriff Henry Edward Barber takes office.

November 1880 to November 1886

1880

Sheriff James A. Wren takes office.

October 1874 to November 1880

1874

1873 jail opens.

1873 to 1885

1873

Deputy Sheriff Henry C. Banks killed in the line of duty.

1873

Sheriff Edward Reeves Kone takes office.

May 16, 1872 - November 1872

1872

Sheriff Zachariah Pennington Bugg takes office.

November 8, 1872 to September 14, 1874

1872

Sheriff John Richard Brown takes office.

February 16, 1870 to May 16, 1872

1870

Sheriff Joseph Rogers Burleson takes office.

April 1869 to February 16, 1870

1869

Sheriff Origen Henry Getter takes office.

November 13, 1867 to March 1869

1867

Sheriff Frederick M. Eichelberger takes office.

June 25, 1866 to November 13, 1867

1866

Sheriff Miles Allin Leatherwood takes office.

October 1865 - June 25, 1866

1865

Sheriff Joseph Rogers Burleson takes office.

August 1, 1864 to October 1865

1864

Sheriff John Wiley Day takes office.

August 4, 1862 to August 1, 1864

1862

Sheriff Anderson R. Scallorn takes office.

October 26, 1861 to August 4, 1862

1861

Sheriff Joseph Rogers Burleson takes office.

July 1860 to October 1861

1860

Sheriff Zachariah Pennington Bugg takes office.

June 5, 1858 to July 16, 1860

1858

Sheriff William F. Lindsey takes office.

March 9, 1857 to June 5, 1858

1857

Sheriff George Columbus Prator takes office.

August 4, 1856 to March 1857

1856

Sheriff William Oakley Kyle takes office.

August 7, 1854 to August 4, 1856

1854

Sheriff Joseph Rogers Burleson takes office.

August 1852 to August 1854

1852

Sheriff William Washington Moon takes office.

August 29, 1851 to August 2, 1852

1851

Sheriff James W. Moore, Sr. takes office.

August 5, 1850 to August 1851

1850

Sheriff Michael D. Faylor takes office.

March 18, 1849 to August 5, 1850

1849

Hays County created.

Hays County was named for legendary Texas Ranger Captain John 'Jack' Coffee Hays. The county territory was created from the southern portion of Travis County.

1848

Hays County Sheriff's Office established.

1848

First election in Hays County takes place.

1848

Sheriff John Kirby takes office.

August 7, 1848 to October 1848

1848

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