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2. New Jersey 1807 Sheriff, Essex County
3. Maryland 1824 Sheriff, Montgomery County
4. New Jersey 1811 Sheriff, Monmouth County
5. New Jersey 1797 Sheriff, Essex County
6. New Jersey 1802 Sheriff, Hunterdon County
7. New Jersey 1794 Sheriff, Essex County
8. New Jersey 1801 Sheriff, Morris County
9. Maryland 1818 Sheriff, Frederick County
10. Maryland 1788 Sheriff, Caroline County
11. Maryland 1813 Sheriff, Allegany County
12. Maryland 1821 Sheriff, Saint Mary's County
13. Maryland 1797 Sheriff, Anne Arundel County, Special
14. Maryland 1812 Sheriff, Caroline County
15. New Jersey 1814 Sheriff, Somerset County
16. New Jersey 1799 Sheriff, Morris County
17. New Jersey 1822 Sheriff, Essex County
18. Maryland 1824 Sheriff, Queen Anne's County
19. Ohio 1805 Sheriff, Butler County
20. Maryland 1824 Sheriff, Allegany County
21. Ohio 1810 Sheriff, Hamilton County
22. Maryland 1824 Sheriff, Caroline County
23. Maryland 1809 Sheriff, Talbot County
24. South Carolina 1817 Sheriff, Barnwell District
25. New Jersey 1807 Sheriff, Salem County
26. Maryland 1800 Sheriff, Queen Anne's County
27. Maryland 1794 Sheriff, Frederick County
28. Maryland 1791 Sheriff, Allegany County
29. Maryland 1812 Sheriff, Talbot County
30. Maryland 1824 Sheriff, Washington County
31. Maryland 1821 Sheriff, Queen Anne's County
32. South Carolina 1822 Sheriff, Pendleton District
33. Maryland 1797 Sheriff, Harford County
34. Maryland 1800 Sheriff, Dorchester County
35. Maryland 1803 Sheriff, Saint Mary's County
36. Mississippi 1823 Sheriff, Lawrence County
37. Maryland 1806 Sheriff, Baltimore and Baltimore County
38. New Jersey 1801 Sheriff, Gloucester County
39. Maryland 1812 Sheriff, Somerset County
40. Maryland 1803 Sheriff, Charles County
41. Maryland 1803 Sheriff, Washington County
42. Maryland 1788 Sheriff, Kent County
43. South Carolina 1812 Sheriff, Pendleton District
44. Ohio 1810 Sheriff, Muskingum County
45. Ohio 1822 Sheriff, Fairfield County
46. Maryland 1812 Sheriff, Kent County
47. Maryland 1803 Sheriff, Prince George's County
48. New Jersey 1824 Sheriff, Salem County
49. Maryland 1800 Sheriff, Harford County
50. Maryland 1806 Sheriff, Anne Arundel County
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Sheriff
Sheriff: executes civil and criminal process throughout the county, has charge of the jail and prisoners, attends courts and keeps the peace.
Oxford English Dictionary
In many states, the Sheriff was also an election official and their signature can be found on copies of Original Documents, ranging from state to federal elections. In Congressional districts having more than one county, the Sheriffs of each county would meet in a designated County Court House, compare the returns and certify the results. If the Sheriff of a county did not appear, the votes from his county would not be counted.
1787 - 1824: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina
Office Scope: County / City / District (Pennsylvania, South Carolina)
Role Scope: County / City / District (Pennsylvania, South Carolina)