History of Western District of Missouri
The Territory of
Missouri was created on March 3, 1805. The District of Missouri was
created on March 16, 1822. The District was divided into two
districts, Eastern and Western Missouri in 1857.
The following is a listing of
former United States Marshals for the Western District of Missouri.
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NAME |
DATE |
VICE |
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Territory of Missouri |
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| DODGE, Henry |
July 27, 1813 (S) |
Original Appointment |
| McNAIR, Alexander |
April 13, 1813 (S) |
Dodge (Resigned) |
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DODGE, Henry |
February 9, 1817 (S) |
McNair (Resigned) |
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District of Missouri |
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| DODGE, Henry |
April 25, 1822 (S)
December 22, 1825 (S) |
Himself as Marshal of the Territory of Missouri |
| SIMONDS, John Jr. |
May 21, 1827 (R)
December 27, 1827 (S) |
Dodge (Resigned) |
| JONES, Augustus |
August 14, 1829 (R)
March 18, 1830 (S)
March 6, 1834 (S) |
Simonds (Removed) |
| RELFE, James H. |
October 18, 1836 (R)
March 2, 1837 (S)
February 17, 1841(S) |
Jones (No reason given) |
| RUSSELL, William H. |
April 13, 1841 (R)
July 22, 1841 (S) |
Relfe (Removed) |
| BIRCH, Weston F. |
March 29, 1843 (R) |
Russell (Removed) |
| EWING, Robert C. |
September 4, 1844 (R)
January 15, 1845 (S)
January 8, 1849 (S) |
Birch (Rejected by Senate) Anderson (Decline) |
| TWITCHELL, John W. |
April 25, 1850 (S) |
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| BABER, Hiram H. |
September 27, 1852 (R)
December 28, 1852 (S) |
Twitchell (Deceased) |
| BRYANT, Thomas S. |
August 13, 1853 (R)
March 14, 1854 (S) |
Baber (Removed) |
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| Western District of Missouri |
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| JONES, James L. |
March 3, 1857 (S) |
Original Appointment |
| SITTON, James O. |
June 1, 1861 (R)
July 22, 1861 (S) |
Jones (Removed) |
| WALLACE, Thomas B. |
February 17, 1862 (S) |
Sitton (Resigned) |
| SCOFIELD, Smith O. |
March 10, 1865 (S) |
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| WALLACE, Thomas B. |
March 1, 1867 (S) |
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| SMITH, George
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April 15, 1869 (S)
March 20, 1873 (S) |
Wallace (Removed) |
| ALLEN, Charles C. |
November 20, 1877 (S)
March 15, 1882 (S) |
Smith (Term Expired) |
| McGEE, Joseph H. |
March 9, 1883 (R)
January 21, 1884 (S) |
Allen (Resigned) |
| GATES, Elijah |
November 24, 1885 (R)
August 2, 1886 (S) |
McGee (Suspended) |
| TRACEY, John P. |
February 4, 1890 S) |
Gates (Removed) |
| SHELBY, Joseph O. |
February 21, 1894 (S) |
Tracey (Term Expired) |
| CRENSHAW, Giles Y. |
March 1, 1897 (S) |
Shelby (Deceased) |
| DURHAM, Edwin R. |
April 19, 1898 (S)
May 27, 1902 (S)
June
28, 1906 (C) |
Crenshaw (Resigned) |
| MARTIN, Albert J. |
September 29, 1910 (R)
December 13, 1910 (C) |
Durham (Term Expired) |
| MILLER, Henry C. |
February 18, 1914 (C.A.) |
Martin (Resigned) |
| SHELTON, William A. |
March 10, 1915 (R)
May 10, 1916 (C) |
Miller (C.A.) |
| PARSHALL, I.K. |
November 22, 1921 (C) |
Shelton (Term Expired) |
| BUTLER, Asa W. |
May 17, 1926 (C)
July 3, 1930 (C) |
Parshall (Term Expired) |
| DILLINGHAM, Henry L. |
March 1, 1934 (C)
August 3, 1939 (C) |
Butler (Resigned) |
| CANFIL, Fred A. |
January 17, 1944 (C) |
Dillingham (Term Expired) |
| TATMAN, William B. |
April 1, 1953 (C.A.) |
Canfil (Deceased) |
| DENNIS, John B. |
June 10, 1954 (C)
May 27, 1959 (C) |
Tatman (C.A.) |
| WILSON, Francis M. |
April 14, 1961 (C)
May 22, 1965 (C) |
Dennis (Term Expired) |
| PIERPONT, John T. |
February 6, 1970 (C)
May 14, 1974 (C) |
Wilson (Term Expired) |
| FAIRFAX, Emmett W. |
June 30, 1977 (C) |
Fairfax (Term Expired) |
| KOURY, Lee |
December 9, 1981 (C)
March 10, 1986 (C) |
Koury (Term Expired) |
| JOINER, Larry J. |
May 14, 1991 (C) |
Joiner (Resigned) |
| ENGLISH, Robert Bradford |
October 11, 1994 (C) |
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SHEER, C. Mauri |
May 5, 2002 |
English |
* SERVED WITHOUT REAPPOINTMENT UNTIL JUNE
17, 1830.
The following translation of abbreviations
applies to the list:
“R” - Recess appointment date
“S” - Senate Confirmation date (used from 1789-1903)
“C” - Commission date (used from 1903 to present)
“C.A.” - Court Appointment date
“A.G.” - Attorney General appointment date
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