Sheriffs of San Mateo County

1856 - 1859         J.W. Ackerson

1859 - 1961        Silas Horius

1861 - 1863        S.N. Bowman

1863 - 1865        J.S. Keith

1865 - 1871        T.W. Lathrop

1871 - 1877        John C. Edgars

1877 - 1881        George W. Green

1881 - 1883        H.W. Walker

1883 - 1885        John H. Hatch

1885 - 1892        William H. Kinne

1892 - 1897        Phillip McEvoy

1897 - 1906        Joel A. Mansfield

1906 - 1910        Robert S. Chatman

1910 - 1914        Joel A. Mansfield

1914 - 1922        Michael Sheehan

1922 - 1926        H.W. Lampkin

1926 - 1927        T.C. McGovern

1927 - 1951        James J. McGrath

1951 - 1972        Earl B. Whitmore

1972 - 1982        John R. McDonald

1982 - 1986        Brendan P. Maguire

1986 - 1993        Leonard E. Cardoza

1993 - 2006        Don Horsley