Howard County Sheriff's Office (Maryland)
The Howard County Sheriff's Office is the enforcement arm of the Howard County court system and services the population of Howard County, Maryland.
History
Anne Arundel County created the Howard District in 1831 from its Western half. Thomas Burgess acted as the Sheriff through the 1840s. In 1851, the Howard District became its own county with a dedicated Sheriff. The HCSO was created in 1851. Former Ellicott City Mayor E.A. Talbot served in 1856, George W. Howard served in 1908; Julius Wolsh Jr. in 1928; George D. Day Jr. in 1930; Norman O. Haward in 1962; Donald Edward Ansell in 1972.Organization
The current sheriff of the HCSO is Marcus Harris. The HCSO is divided into six sections:- Domestic Violence Enforcement
- Warrants/Fugitive
- Courthouse Security
- Landlord/Tenant
- Transportation
- Patrol Operations
Sheriffs of Howard County, Maryland
| Sheriff | Term |
| Charles G. Halsup | 1848 |
| E.A. Talbot | 1853 |
| Joshua McCauley | 1855 |
| John Quinn | 1857 |
| Thomas Burgess | 1859 |
| J.P. Ijams | 1861 |
| David P. Hopkins | 1864 |
| David P. Hopkins | 1865 |
| Edward McCaulley | 1867 |
| William A. Webb | 1867 |
| Claudius Stewart | 1869 |
| John S. Tracy | 1871 |
| Walter Dorsey | 1873 |
| G. Washington Carr | 1875 |
| Joseph Hunt | 1877 |
| Joseph McCauley | 1879 |
| Edward A. Talbott | 1881 |
| N.T. Hutchins | 1883 |
| Frank Shipley | 1885 |
| George D. Day | 1887 |
| Steven R. Hobbs | 1889 |
| William G. Owings | 1891 |
| Gilbert E. Flower | 1893 |
| Greenbury Johnson - Frank Oldfield | 1895 |
| Charles D. Pickett | 1897 |
| Lewis E. Philps | 1899 |
| James E. Hobbs | 1901 |
| John F. Kyrne | 1903 |
| Joseph Hunt | 1905 |