Midland County, Michigan - Sheriff's Office

(MIDLAND COUNTY ORIGINALLY ORGANIZED IN 1850; OFFICIALLY ORGANIZED IN 1855)

The first Sheriff of Midland County was D.G.W. Whitney. He served as Sheriff for 4 years from 1855 to 1858.

Midland had two Sheriffs who served in the Civil War between 1861 and 1865. They were Sheriff Benjamin F. Keating, who attained the rank of 1st Lieutenant during the Civil War and served as Sheriff from 1869 to 1870. Jerome W. Blackmar's highest rank attained during the Civil War is unknown and he served as Sheriff of Midland County from 1893 to 1896.

MIDLAND COUNTY SHERIFFS

1855-1858		D. G. W. Whitney
1859-1860		L. K. Townsend
1861-1862		Horace M. Ellsworth
1863-1864		George Parcher Bartlett
1865-1868		Alfred Avery
1869-1870		Benjamin F. Keating
1871-1874		Alfred Avery
1875-1878		Charles Oscar
1879-1882		John J. Ryan
1883-1884		Michael W. Ryan
1885-1886		John Haley
1887-1890		Michael W. Ryan
1891-1892		Justus "Chet" Thorington
1893-1896		Jerome W. Blackmar
1897-1900		John Madill
1901-1904		William Dunning
1905-1908		Martin H. Ryan
1909-1912		John P. Lee
1913-1914		Martin H. Ryan
1915-1918		James H. McKeith
1919-1922		Martin H. Ryan
1923-1926		Thomas A. Bailey
1927-1932		William S. Day
1933-1934		George Venner
1935-1962		Ira M. Smith
1963-1976		William E. Maxwell ⁽¹⁾
1976-1976		William H. Dehn ⁽²⁾
1976-1990		James Roger McNutt ^{(3) (4)}
1991-2004		John S. Reder ⁽⁵⁾
2005-2012		Jerry Nielsen
2013-PRESENT		Scott Stephenson

⁽¹⁾ Resigned under charges, Feb 2, 1976.

⁽²⁾Undersheriff appointed Feb 3, 1976 to Feb 20, 1976.
⁽³⁾ Appointed, Feb 20, 1976
⁽⁴⁾ Resigned, Dec 31, 1990. (Elected to the MI House of Representatives)
⁽⁵⁾ Appointed, Jan 1, 1991