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History
The Burlington County Sheriff's Department is a constitutional entity established in 1682. Our recent Sheriff Jean E. Stanfield, was the first female Sheriff to serve the citizens of Burlington County. Retired Sheriff Stanfield served as Sheriff since 2002 until she retired in 2019, and had previously served as Undersheriff of Burlington County since 1996.Below is the chronological listing of each Sheriff that has served the citizens of Burlington County in recent times.
You can also view a more detailed history on the New Jersey Sheriff's Association's website.
| Sheriff | Served |
|---|---|
| Mahlon Budd | 1807-1810 |
| William Woolman | 1810-1813 |
| Samuel Haines | 1813-1816 |
| William Woolman | 1816-1819 |
| Samuel Haines | 1819-1822 |
| Joshua Earl | 1822-1825 |
| William Shinn | 1825-1828 |
| Joseph H. Clark | 1828-1830 |
| Joshual Hollingshead | 1830-1833 |
| John W. Fenmore | 1833-1836 |
| Samuel Brown | 1836-1839 |
| Isaac Hilliard | 1839-1842 |
| Joseph Kirkbride | 1842-1845 |
| Charles Collins | 1845-1848 |
| Abraham Gaskill | 1848-1851 |
| William H. Pancoast | 1851-1854 |
| Samuel A. Dobbins | 1854-1857 |
| John D. Thompson | 1857-1860 |
| Samuel T. Leeds | 1860-1863 |
| William C. Lippincott | 1863-1866 |
| John B. Hankinson | 1866-1869 |
| Charles S. Kimble (He died in office. His son served his unexpired term) | 1869-4/9/1872 |
| Henry B. Kimble | 4/9/1872 - 5/14/1872 |
| David L. Hall | 1872-1875 |
| George P. Conover | 1875-1878 |
| Benjamin F. Lee | 1878-1881 |
| Nathan W.C. Hayes | 1881-1883 |
| Edward Emley | 1883-1887 |
| George Harbert | 1887-1890 |
| Charles Shinn | 1890-1893 |
| William Townsend | 1893-1896 |
| Joseph Fleetwood | 1896-1899 |
| Charles R. Fenton | 1899-1902 |
| Joseph Bower | 1902-1905 |
| John Norcross | 1905-1908 |
| William Worrell | 1908-1911 |
| John Jordan | 1911-1913 |
| William Stecher | 1913-1917 |
| A. Engle Haines | 1917-1920 |
| Edward H. Flagg | 1920-1923 |
| Joseph B. Fleetwood Jr. | 1923-1926 |
| A. Engle Haines | 1926-1929 |
| Roscoe C. Shinn | 1929-1932 |
| George N. Wimer | 1932-1935 |
| John M. Chant | 1935-1938 |
| E. George Furth | 1938-1941 |
| Raymond Johnson | 1941-1944 |
| Benjamin Paul Faunce | 1944-1947 |
| William F. Parker | 1947-1959 |
| Francis P. Brennan | 1959-1986 |
| Henry W. Metzger | 1987-1992 |
| Edward A. Cummings | 1993-1995 |
| Gary L. Daniels | 1996-2001 |
| Jean E. Stanfield | 2001-2019 |
| Diane L. Jassmann, Acting | 2019-Present |