History of Southern District of Ohio
The United States
Marshals Office in Ohio was established on February 13, 1801, although
Ohio was not admitted as a state until March 01, 1803. The Southern
District of Ohio was created on February 11, 1855. The following
is a listing of Marshals for the Southern District of Ohio.
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Southern District Marshals
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Date |
Vice
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Robinson, Hiram H. |
February 20, 1855 (S) |
Original Appointment |
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Smith, Thomas K. |
October 23, 1856 (R) |
Robinson (Resigned) |
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Sifford, Lewis W. |
March 13, 1857 (S) |
Smith (Recess Appointee) |
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Sands, Alexander C. |
March 22, 1861 (S)
March 11, 1865 (S) |
Sifford (Removed) |
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Hickenlooper, Andrew |
July 27, 1866 (S) |
Hickenlooper (Term Expired) |
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Thrall, William R. |
December 09, 1870 (S)
December 18, 1874 (S) |
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Ullery, Joseph C. |
December 18, 1878 |
Thrall (Term Expired) |
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Wright, Lot |
February 21, 1883 (S) |
Ullery (Term Expired) |
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Umer, Henry |
June 09, 1885 (R)
August 2, 1886 (S) |
Wright (Suspended) |
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Simmons, John H. |
June 21, l889 (R)
February 04, 1890 (S) |
Umer (Removed) |
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Bohl, Henry |
March 28, 1894 (S) |
Simmons (Term Expired) |
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Devanney , Michael |
March 27, 1895 (R)
December 12, l895 (S) |
Bohl (Resigned) |
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Fagan, Vivian J. |
March 02, 1899 (S)
February 18, 1903 (S) |
Devanney (Removed) |
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Lewis, Eugene L. |
October 03, 1906 (R)
December 13, 1906 (C)
January 26, 1911 (C) |
Fagan (Removed) |
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Devanney, Michael |
March 01, 1915 (C)
July 15, 1919 (C) |
Lewis (Term Expired)
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Borthwick, Stanley |
March 03, 1923 (C)
February 23, 1927 (C) |
Devaney (Resigned) |
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Reeves, George A. |
February 07, 1930 (C.A.) |
Borthwick (Deceased) |
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Creswell, Paul H. |
December 20, 1930 (C) |
Reeves (C. A.) |
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Ken, R. Kenneth |
December 06, 1934 (C) |
Creswell (Resigned) |
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Sisson, Charles H. |
April 11, 1939 (C.A.)
June 03, 1939 (C) |
Ken (Resigned) |
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Dufan, William W. |
January 01, 1944 (C) |
Sisson (Deceased) |
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Claypool, Harold K. |
May 09, 1944 (C)
February 02, 1949 (C) |
Dufan (C.A.) |
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Botts, Howard C. |
April 30, 1953 (C)
May 24, 1957 (C) |
Claypool (Term Expired) |
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Hoh, Fred F. |
May 09, 1961 (C)
June 24, 1965 (C) |
Botts (Separated) |
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Sack, Robert A. |
December 30, 1965 (C.A.) |
Hoh (Deceased) |
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Elliott, Arthur C. |
April 21, 1966 (C) |
Sack (C.A.) |
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Horn, Donald M. |
August 08, 1969 (C) |
Elliott (Separated) |
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D'Amico, Ernest V. |
September 22, 1973 (C.A.) |
Horn (Resigned) |
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Reis, Elmer J. |
November 28, 1973 (C) |
D'Amico (C.A.) |
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Smith, Eugene C. |
January 19, 1977 (C.A.) |
Reis (Resigned) |
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Smith, Roy A. |
October 7, 1977 (C) |
Smith, E.C. (C.A.) |
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Brun, Joseph L. |
January 05, 1981 (C.A.) |
Smith, R.A. (Resigned) |
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Foster, Robert W. |
October 21, 1981 (C)
May 05, 1987 (C) |
Brun (C.A.) |
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Smith, Roy Allen |
September 15, 1994 (C) |
Foster (Term Expired) |
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Wahlrab, James |
August 2, 2002 (C) |
Smith |
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Jones, Cathy |
September 9, 2010 |
Wahlrab |
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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U.S. Marshal and Deputies - Southern District of Ohio (Circa 1911)

Back Row: Deputy
O.V. Shilling, Deputy W.J. Sanderson, Deputy Albert Bauer, Deputy J.S. McCallister, Deputy Jennie Norrish, Deputy E.E.
McGuire, Deputy Matt E. Roberts, Deputy O.W. Pinger Front Row: Bailiff J.M. Thomson, Chief Deputy L. J. Huwe, U.S.
Marshal Eugene L. Lewis, Deputy Geo. Wenner
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