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Past to Present Chouteau County Montana Sheriff's


Before Montana was a territory it was a part of Idaho Territory till 1864
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James Stewart/Stuart 1862
Henry “Hank” Crawford 1863
Jeheil B. “Buzz” Caven

PictureWarning sign to leave town posted by vigilantes



​Montana Vigilantes –  Around 1863 - 1870 vigilantes took control of the territory till about 1870


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1866 Map of the original nine counties of Montana

Chouteau County was created on February 2, 1865

William Thomas (Wild Cat Bill) Hamilton 1865 – 1868
George A. Croft 1867
John R Morgan 1868 (Famous ghost story, Hoodoo Block 25)
John Buckmaster 1868 – 1870
Henry Alfred “Fred” Kanouse 1870 - 1872
Trevanian Hale 1872 - 1875
William Rowe 1875 – 1877
John Jerome Healy 1877 – 1882
James McDevitt 1882 – 1886
William Harvey Black 1886 – 1888
Benjamin Frank O’Neil 1888 – 1894
George R McLaughlin 1894 – 1896
Tom L Clary 1896 – 1902
John Buckley 1902 – 1904
Frank MacDonald 1904 – 1908
George Lee Bickle 1908 -1912
Isaac (Ike) M Rogers 1912 – 1916
Richard Berry Crawford 1916 – 1918
Merritt Flannigan 1918 – 7-20-1921 (Died 1921, fell down the jail house stairs)
Uriah Walter Hammaker 1921 – 1922
George Brundage 1922 – 1926
Frank Zimmer 1926 – 1930
Oscar Orland Marty 1930 – 1942
John Jack Bradley 1942 – 1958
Frank Anderson 1958
John C. Saksa 1958 – 1978
Paul Forrest Williams 1978 – 1995
Douglas Forrest Williams 1995 – 2005
Vern L Burdick 2005 – present 
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  • Home
    • Log In
    • W2W Sign In WhenToWork
  • About
    • History >
      • Past to Present Sheriff's Of Chouteau County
      • CCSO Newspaper Clippings
    • The Sheriff Deputies
    • Employment
  • Services
    • 911 Communications Officer's >
      • Montana First 911
      • NCMEC- KidSMartz
      • NCMEC- NetSmartz
      • Resources for Educators, Parents, Communities
      • 911 First Responders
      • Sadies Corner
    • Detention Center >
      • CCSO Inmate Roster
    • Civil Service
    • Search And Rescue
    • Shop with a Sheriff
    • D.A.R.E
    • Burn Permits
    • Weapons Permits
    • CCSO Warrants
  • County Links
    • Chouteau County
    • Chouteau County Public Health
    • Chouteau County DES
    • Town of Big Sandy
    • Big Sandy Medical Center
    • Big Sandy Vol. Fire Department
    • City of Fort Benton
    • City of Fort Benton Police
    • Geraldine Ambulance
    • Missouri River Medical Center
    • Fort Benton Ambulance
    • Loma Rural Volunteer Fire Department
    • Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation
  • Chouteau County Schools
    • Benton Lake Elementary School
    • Big Sandy Schools
    • Fort Benton Schools
    • Geraldine School District
    • Highwood Schools
  • More
    • MONTANA SVOR
    • Hi Line Help For Abused Spouses
    • Montana Missing Persons Data Base
    • Montana Missing Indigenous Persons
    • Montana Department of Transportaion (MDT)
    • Montana Department of Livestock
    • Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
    • Montana Bureau of Land Management
    • MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE
    • Montana Highway Patrol
  • Contact