====== Sheriff's Office ======
The Sheriff was the chief law officer in the county, but he was also the primary tax collector. Many people did not pay their taxes, and the Sheriff was liable for any taxes not paid, except those allowed as delinquent by the Court. There are many cases in which the Legislature voted extensions for individual Sheriffs to settle their accounts.  This could become a nightmare if the Sheriff died in office. 

The Sheriff was also the chief political figure in the county, until the office of [[County Judge]] was created.  He sold the property of bankrupts, and foreclosures.  He enforced the orders of the [[County Court]], and provided security for their meetings.

The Sheriff was generally the senior magistrate on the County Court, as determined by length of time served on the court. Under the Second Constitution of Kentucky of [[1799]], Sheriffs were appointed by the Governor, though this office had been elective under the first constitution, which produced many political consequences.

===== List of Sheriffs of Boone County 1798-1852, commisioned by the Governor of Kentucky =====
^Name  ^  ^Notes^
|[[John Hall]]  ||Commissioned Sheriff, 26 Jan [[1801]]  |
|[[brown_family|John Brown]] ||Commissioned Sheriff, refused to Qualify, Apr [[1803]]  |
|[[Archibald Huston]]  ||Commissioned Sheriff, 20 Apr [[1803]]  |
|[[Archibald Reid]]  ||Commissioned Sheriff, 14 Dec [[1804]]  |
|[[John Bush]]  ||Commissioned Sheriff, [[1807]]  |
|[[Archibald Huston]]  ||Commissioned Sheriff, 25 Jan [[1808]]|
|[[Elzaphan Hume]]  ||Commissioned Sheriff, 9 Nov [[1808]]  |
|[[Alexander McPherson]]  ||Commissioned Sheriff, 1 Nov [[1810]]|
|[[William Sebree]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 21 Jan [[1813]]  |
|[[Roger Wiggington]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 16 Oct [[1814]]|
|[[Abner Gaines]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff  [[1817]]|
|[[Kirtley_Family|Jeremiah Kirtley]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 16 Dec [[1818]]|
|[[Joseph Graves]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff [[1820]]|
|[[Benjamin Willis]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 23 Oct [[1822]]|
|[[Whitfield Early]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 13 Nov [[1824]]|
|[[John Merrill]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 11 Dec [[1826]]|
|[[stephens family|Benjamin Stephens]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 15 Jan [[1829]]|
|[[Thomas Connelly]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff  [[1830]]|
|[[Cave Johnson]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 28 Nov [[1832]]|
|[[Chasteen Scott]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 5 Dec [[1834]]|
|[[cave_family|John Cave]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 18 May [[1836]]|
|[[major_john_pollard_gaines|John P. Gaines]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 25 Apr [[1837]]|
|[[Benjamin Watts]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 21 Nov [[1838]]|
|[[Samuel Hardesty]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 1 Dec [[1840]]|
|[[Willis Calvert]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff [[1842]]|
|[[walton_family|Robert Walton]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 11 Oct [[1844]]|
|[[Robert B. Vickers]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 6 Nov [[1846]]|
|[[William J. Sandford]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 8 Jan [[1848]]|
|[[Benjamin White]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 16 Oct [[1848]]|
|[[Henry James]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 15 Oct [[1850]]|
|[[James Calvert]]   ||Commissioned Sheriff, 10 Aug [[1852]]|

===== Related Topics =====
  * [[glenrose_williams_boone_county_s_first_female_sheriff|Glenrose Williams]] 
  * [[Government]]