List of Sheriffs of Worcester County, Massachusetts
This is a list of Sheriffs of Worcester County, Massachusetts. The Sheriff originally was an appointed office, it has been an elected position since 1856.

List of Sheriffs of Worcester County, Massachusetts

Section Title:
Table Section Text: This is a list of Sheriffs of Worcester County, Massachusetts. The Sheriff originally was an appointed office, it has been an elected position since 1856.

#	Sheriff	Picture	Term	Party	Note

1st	Daniel Gookin	June 30, 1731 - June 1743

2nd	Benjamin Flagg	1743–1751

3rd	John Chandler	1751-August 7, 1762

4th	Gardner Chandler	1762–1775	Last Worcester County sheriff of the royal Province of Massachusetts Bay.

5th	Simon Dwight	1775–1778

6th	William Greenleaf	1778–1788	Impeached and removed for misconduct.

7th	John Sprague	1788–1792

8th	Dwight Foster	-	1792–1793	Federalist

9th	William Caldwell	1793–1805

10th	Thomas Walker Ward	1805–1824

11th	Calvin Willard	1824–1844	Resigned rather than hang a condemned prisoner.

12th	John W. Lincoln	1844–1851

13th	James Estabrook	1851–1853	Democratic

14th	George W. Richardson	-	1854–1856	Know Nothing

15th	John S.C. Knowlton	-	1857–June 11, 1871	Democratic	First sheriff elected by popular vote. Died in office on June 11, 1871.

16th	Augustus B. R. Sprague	-	July 5, 1871-January 1890	Appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of sheriff John S.C. Knowlton who died in office.

17th	Samuel D. Nye	1890–1892	Democratic

18th	Robert H. Chamberlain	-	1892–January 14, 1910	Republican	Resigned on January 14, 1910.

19th	Benjamin D. Dwinnell	-	1910 – December 15, 1916	Republican	Died on December 15, 1916.

20th	Albert F. Richardson	-	December 1916 - March 13, 1932	Republican	Died on March 13, 1932.

21st	Henri Oscar Rocheleau	March 23, 1932 - January 1945	Democratic	Appointed to the office by Joseph B. Ely to fill the vacancy caused by the death of sheriff Albert F.

22nd	William A. Bennett	January 1945-January 1963	Republican

23rd	Joseph A. Smith	January 1963 – 1977	Democratic

24th	Francis J."Bud" Deignan, Jr.	January 1977 - 1983	Democratic

25th	Theodore M. Herman	January 4, 1983 - 1987	Democratic	Appointed Worcester County Sheriff, to fill vacancy; on January 4, 1983, by Governor Edward J. King.

26th	John M. Flynn	1987–2005	Democratic

27th	Guy Glodis	2005–January 5, 2011	Democratic

28th	Lewis Evangelidis	January 5, 2011 –	Republican

Sentence(s)

Joseph A. Smith served as Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts till 1977.

final_sentence: Joseph A. Smith served as Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts till 1977.