History

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office has been providing quality service to the citizens of Cumberland County since 1760 before Maine became a state. The first Sheriff was Moses Pearson.

On this page is the most current list of Sheriffs available.

SHERIFFS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MAINE

Moses Pearson, 1760
William Tying, 1768
John Waite, 1776
Richard Hunnewell, 1812
Joseph Foxcroft, 1821
Noah Hinckley, 1830
Josiah Dunn, 1832
*Joseph Smith, 1838
Nathan Woodbury, 1842
Wendell P. Smith, 1845
William Paine, 1853
Steward M. Baker, 1854
Daniel C. Emery, 1856
Henry Pennell, 1857
Thomas Pennell, 1861
George M. Parker, 1865
Eben Perry, 1869
William L. Pennell, 1873
*William H. Dresser, 1877
Isgac D. Sawyer, 1881
Benjamin True, 1883
*Isaigh S. Smith, 1887
*Leander E. Gram, 1891
Samuel D. Plummer, 1895
Orin T. Despeaux, 1899

Samuel F. Pearson, 1901
Charles Dunn, Acting, 1902
William M. Pennell, 1903
Melville W. Trefethen, 1909
Lewis W. Moulton, 1911
King F. Graham, Nov. 1913
Everett G. Scally, May 1913
William M. Pennell, 1915
King F. Graham, 1917
Gilbert A. Powers, 1929
Lloyd W. Jordan, 1930
Donald A. Hunt (Hoyt), 1934 (appointed)
Walter M. Tapley, Jr., 1934 (acting)
Henry Burnell, 1935
Phillip M. Dearborn, 1945
Allen H. Jones, 1952
Elmer F. Hoyt, 1963
Richard Thayer, 1975
Charles Sharpe, 1977
Martin Joyce, 1980
Wesley Ridlon, 1990
Mark N. Dion, 1999
Kevin J. Joyce, 2011

Very few photos are available at the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office of past Sheriffs. Browse our limited collection.