List of Sheriffs of Essex County, Massachusetts
This is a list of Sheriffs of Essex County, Massachusetts. In the earliest days of the county the office of Sheriff was called the Marshall.

List of Sheriffs of Essex County, Massachusetts

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Table Section Text: This is a list of Sheriffs of Essex County, Massachusetts. In the earliest days of the county the office of Sheriff was called the Marshall.

#	Sheriff	Picture	Term	Party	Note

George Corwin	1692-1696

William Gedney	1696-1702

Thomas Wainwright	1702

William Gedney

Daniel Denison	1708-1710

William Gedney	1710-1715

John Denison	1715-1722

John Denison	July 3, 1722, to December 12, 1728	Joint Sheriff of Essex County with Benjamin Marston from July 3, 1722, to December 12, 1728.

Benjamin Marston	July 3, 1722, - December 12, 1728	Joint Sheriff of Essex County with John Denison from July 3, 1722, to December 12, 1728.

Benjamin Marston	December 12, 1728 – January 24, 1745-6	Joint Sheriff of Essex County with John Denison from July 3, 1722, to December 12, 1728.

Robert Hale	1746-1766

Richard Saltonstall	1766-1779

Michael Farley	1779-1792

Bailey Bartlett	1792-1831

Joseph E. Sprague	1831-1852

Frederick Robinson	1852-1854	Republican

Thomas E. Payson	1854-1856	Whig

James Cary	1856-1866

Horatio G. Herrick	1866-1893	Republican

Samuel A. Johnson	1893-1919	Republican	Died in office.

Patrick F. Tierney	1919-1921

Arthur G. Wells	1921-1932	Republican	Died in office.

Frank E. Raymond	1932-1953	Republican

Earl Wells	1953-1964	Republican	Died in office. Succeeded by his son.

Roger E. Wells	1964	Republican	Acting

William J. Casey	1964-1965	Democratic	Appointed by Gov. Endicott Peabody

Roger E. Wells	1964-1975	Republican

Robert Ellis Cahill	1975-1978	Democratic	Resigned after he suffered a heart attack and stroke.

Charles Reardon	1978-1996	Democratic	Resigned after pleading guilty to corruption charges.

Frank G. Cousins, Jr	1996-2017	Republican	Appointed in 1996 by Massachusetts Governor William Weld.

Kevin Coppinger	2017–present	Democratic

Sentence(s)

Cahill was the Sheriff of Essex County, Massachusetts.

final_sentence: Cahill was the Sheriff of Essex County, Massachusetts.