List of Sheriffs of Daviess County, Kentucky
This is a list of Sheriffs of Daviess County, Kentucky. The Sheriff is elected to serve a four-year term.
The current Daviess County Sheriff is Keith Cain
| # | Sheriff | Picture | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charles Y. Duncan | 1815-1821 | ||
| 2nd | William Glenn | 1821-1823 | ||
| 3rd | John Piles | 1823-1825 | ||
| 4th | Remus Griffith | 1825-1827 | ||
| 5th | J. Leman | 1827-1829 | ||
| 6th | Warner Crow | 1829-1931 | ||
| 7th | John Daveiss | 1831-1833 | ||
| 8th | Richard C. Jett | 1833-1835 | ||
| 9th | S. Hawes | 1835-1837 | ||
| 10th | Elijah McCreery | 1837-1838 | ||
| 11th | Richard C. Jett | 1838-1839 | ||
| 12th | William Newton | 1839-1841 | ||
| 13th | William B. Baird | 1841 | ||
| 14th | Joseph M. Potts | 1841-1843 | ||
| 15th | John G. Howard | 1843-1845 | ||
| 16th | Henry Dugan | 1845-1847 | ||
| 17th | Abner Lee | 1847-1849 | ||
| 18th | C.D. Jackson | 1849-1851 | ||
| 19th | Thomas Landrum | 1851-1855 | ||
| 20th | Joseph G. Harrison | 1855-1859 | ||
| 21st | Jon Locke | 1859-1863 | ||
| 22nd | Joseph G. Harrison | 1841-1843 | ||
| 23rd | W.H. Perkins | 1866-1868 | ||
| 24th | H.W. Scott | 1868-1872 | ||
| 25th | W.H. Perkins | 1872-1874 | ||
| 26th | H.W. Scott | 1874-1876 | ||
| 27th | J.H. Gates | 1876-1878 | ||
| 28th | Ed C. Davis | 1878-1882 | ||
| 29th | A.B. Miller | 1882-1886 | ||
| 30th | B.E.W. Stout | 1886-1890 | ||
| 31st | Joe W. Jones | 1890-1902 | ||
| 32nd | Ike Short | 1902-1906 | ||
| 33rd | Jesse Harl | 1906-1910 | ||
| 34th | Ike Winstead | 1910-1914 | ||
| 35th | Bush Milton | 1914-1918 | ||
| 36th | George Bales | 1918-1922 | ||
| 37th | John Howard | 1922-1926 | ||
| 38th | Len Dawson | 1926-1930 | ||
| 39th | Charles L. Robey | 1930-1932 | ||
| 40th | Robert M. Stuart | 1932-1934 | ||
| 41st | Everett Thompson |  |
1934-1936 | Died while in Office. |
| 42nd | Florence Shoemaker Thompson |  |
1936-1938 | Served out remainder of husband's Term. Presided over last public execution in the United States(See: Rainey Bethea). |
| 43rd | Simon B. Smith | 1938-1942 | ||
| 44th | William "Pack" Morris | 1942-1946 | ||
| 45th | Carl B. Harrison | 1946-1950 | ||
| 46th | Morton Estes | 1950-1954 | ||
| 47th | Wm. Pendleton Jr. | 1954-1958 | ||
| 48th | William Pence |  |
1958-1962 | |
| 49th | James Tinius |  |
1962-1966 | |
| 50th | George F. Keown |  |
1966-1970 | |
| 51st | Harold E. Ranson | 1970-1974 | ||
| 52nd | Charles C. Norris |  |
1974-1978 | |
| 53rd | Harold N. Taylor |  |
1978-1982 | |
| 54th | John E. Bouvier |  |
1982-1999 | |
| 55th | Keith R. Cain |  |
1999–Present |
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