The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office serves the county of Brazoria County, Texas which has more than 200,000 citizens. The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office is the oldest law enforcement agency in the State of Texas.
The sheriff's office was formed in March 1836 when then the Republic of Texas established it. The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office became the first law enforcement agency in Texas.
List of Brazoria County Sheriff's
Sheriff Calder... 1836-1843 (First Sheriff of Brazoria County and under the Republic of Texas)
Sheriff Masters... 1843-1845 (Republic of Texas)
Sheriff Brooks... 1845-1846 (Republic of Texas)
Sheriff Gill... 1846-1850 (First sheriff in Brazoria County as Texas being a state)
Sheriff Reel... 1850-1852
Sheriff Dargan... 1850-1854
Sheriff Ballowe... 1854-1858
Sheriff Dance... 1858-1860 (r)
Sheriff Crosby... 1860-1860 (Never held office died before)
Sheriff Maxey... 1860-1862 (d)
Sheriff Overton... 1862-1864
Sheriff Pruitt... 1864-1866 (By order of Texas Governor)
Sheriff J. Yerby... 1866-1869 (d)
Sheriff Dolson... 1869-1869 (Appointed by order of General J.J Reynolds) Order #96
Sheriff Lee... 1869-1869 (Appointed by order of General J.J Reynolds) Order #263
Sheriff Kolkow... 1869-1871 (r)
Sheriff Roeborn... 1870-1870 (r)
Sheriff Higgins... 1871-1871 (A) 3/8/1971
Sheriff Kolkow... 1871-1871 (A) 5/3/1871
Sheriff J. Copes... 1871-1876 (A) 12/9/1871
Sheriff T. Copes... 1876-1877 (r)
Sheriff Cox... 1877-1878 (A)
Sheriff Sharp... 1878-1882 (By order of the Texas Governor)
Sheriff Wilson... 1882-1888
Sheriff Hickey... 1887-1888 (r)
Sheriff Sweeny... 1888-1890
Sheriff R. Yerby... 1890-1896
Sheriff Phillips... 1896-1896 (r)
Sheriff Williams... 1896-1998
Sheriff Weems... 1896-1902
Sheriff Harvin... 1902-1906
Sheriff Gibson... 1906-1910
Sheriff Wright... 1910-1914
Sheriff Hanna... 1914-1914 (r)
Sheriff Crews... 1914-1918
Sheriff Snow... 1918-1920 #
Sheriff Johnson... 1920-1925
Sheriff Crews... 1924-1929
Sheriff McKinney... 1928-1933
Sheriff Martin... 1932-1937
Sheriff Johnson... 1937-1947
Sheriff Marshall... 1947-1965
Sheriff Gladney... 1965-1981
Sheriff King... 1981-2004
Sheriff Wagner... 2004–Present
- killed in action (r) resigned (a) Appointed by the Commissioners Court (d) (disqualified)
Since the establishment of the Brazoria County Sheriff's Department, 8 officers have died in the line of duty.
