Parish Government: West Carroll Sheriff's Submitter: Jerry Garsee MARCH 2001 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** SHERIFFS OF WEST CARROLL PARISH NAME DATE OF OATH OF OFFICE Peace Madison Gaddis May 24, 1877 Peace Madison Gaddis Dec. 26, 1878 W.W. Bradley Feb. 25, 1880 Peace Madison Gaddis June 7, 1884 Peace Madison Gaddis June 9, 1888 Peace Madison Gaddis Sept. 11, 1889 Peace Madison Gaddis Aug. 8, 1890 S. Taylor Jackson Oct. 6, 1891 ("Deputy Coroner Acting Sheriff) Mabray M. Wroten March 4, 1892 Robert J. Herring June 22, 1892 James D. Herring July 3, 1896 James D. Herring June 8, 1900 James D. Herring July 2, 1904 James D. Herring June 27, 1908 R.J. Herring June 29, 1912 R.J. Herring June 14, 1916 R.F. Cummins June 19, 1920 R.F. Cummins June 16, 1924 W.E. Smith June 5, 1928 W.E. Smith May 26, 1932 W. Sardis Bassett June 4, 1936 Louis Benton Moseley June 1, 1940 Walter Estus Smith May 29, 1944 (died Nov. 23, 1944) John R. Butler Jan. 20, 1945 John R. Butler June 1, 1948 John R. Butler May 27, 1952 John R. Butler May 22, 1956 John R. Butler May 26, 1960 Willie Eugene Capers May 15, 1964 Willie Eugene Capers July 1, 1968 Willie Eugene Capers July 10, 1972 Thomas W. Auger Jr. June 30, 1976 Thomas W. AugerJr. July 1, 1980 Gary Keith Bennett Sept. 23, 1980 Gary Keith Bennett April 30, 1981 Gary Keith Bennett June 29, 1984 Gary Keith Bennett June 27, 1988 Gary Keith Bennett June 30, 1992 Gary Keith Bennett June 28, 1996 Gary Keith Bennett June 30, 2000