The Comanche Chief from Comanche, Texas • Page 53

AAA )f yk- 3f Jf yk Tfk 4- Jf 4 )f 4 3f 3f THE CHIEF 1856 1973 Conionche County's Oldest Business Institution Published For and About Comanche County I Centennial Edition 2, 1973 Comanche, Texas 76442 Section Information and pictures on this page courtesy of Sheriff Gaston Boykin, Comanche Public Library, and "History of Comanche County to 1920" by Billy Bob Lightfoot. J. Holmsley Sheriff 1856 1857 John lay Sheriff 1900 1904 COMANCHE COIMY SHERIFF'S 1856 1857 T. J. Holmsley 1857 1858 James Martin 1858 1860 Thomas Deaton 18C0 N.

son 1800 1864 J. A. Me Guire 1864 1865 1865 186t J. Crawford 1866 1866 Arthur 1866 I860 John Cuiminghani 1869 I87f. 'A.

unriingham 1870 1872 B. S. Holnisley 1872 1872 S. Ij. 1872 1872 N.

1872 1876 John arnes 1876 1878 F. 1878 1880 H. Cumiiniitiatn 1880 1882 L. Cates 1882 1884 a Cox 1884 1886 Vk. Cuiuiitiglurn 1886 1888 lohn D.

Howe F. F. 1890 1806 H. Fstes-Gustine A. B.

Foster 1896 1900 H. Thorton 1900 1904 John T. Jay N. K. Robertson 1904 1908 H.

T. Smith 1908 1912 V. L. Jackson 1912 1916 Jack Cunningham 1916 1918 J. E.

Miller 1918 1920 C. J. Me Collum 1920 1924 F. L. Marshall 1924 1930 J.

T. Ciilbreath 1930 1934 D. M. Hrightman 1935 1936 Jolui Reese 1935 1942 Wid Spivey 1942 1945 Perry St. Clair 1946 1952 Gaston Boykin 1952 1955 Wayne M.

Swindle 1956 1964 Belve Bean 1964 Gaston Boykin J. A. McGuire Sheriff I860 1864 Andy Foster Sheriff 1890 1896 V. Jackson Sheriff 1908 1912 lack McColliam Sheriff 1918 1920 B. Holmsley Sheriff 1870 1872 Dave Cunningham Sheriff 1878 1880 Front row: Dave Cunningham, Sheriff 1878 1880 Aaron Comanche Tax Collector Assessor Back row: John V.

Cunningham, Taylor Co. Sheriff Wm. Henry Cunningham, Sheriff 1869 1870 James Washington Cunningham, Sheriff 1884 1886 Loaned by RutFCartwright Huff Memorial Collection Comanche Pidblic Library 186' COMANCHE COUNTY JAIL Built at cost of $32,000,00 in 1904. Jack Cunningham Traveler Sheriff 1912 1916 COMANCHE COUNTY JAIL Remodeled in 1948 and as it looks in 1973. Joan Nicholson, County Attorney (left); Vernon Ripley, Deputy; Perry St.

Clair, Sheriff, 1942 1945; Sheriff, 1942 1946, Gaston Boykin, Sheriff, 1947 1952 1964 H. T. Smith Sheriff 1904 1908 Joe Miller Sheriff 1916 1918 Dwight M. Bright man Sheriff 1930 1934 20 years with FBI County Judge Wayne Swindle Sheriff 1952 1956 Belve Bean Sheriff 1956 1964 Comanche County Sheriffs M- Jf HH- )f Jf n- Jf n- n- 4 jf 34- 4 If Jf 4 4- 4.