Houghton County Sheriff's Department 1934 Past Sheriffs of Houghton CountyHelp add to this section by contacting us with information or pictures of past sheriffs. Submit Information History Form Name * First Name Last Name Email * Subject * Message * Thank you! 1996-2021 - Brian J McLean 1995-1996 - Gary Beachamp 1981-1995 - James N. Ruotsala 1963-1980 - John W. Wiitanen 1957-1962 - Raymond A. Smith 1949-1956 - Fred J. Paulson 1941-1944 - Jay R. Pearce 1945-1948 - Emil J. Schumacher 1937-1940 - John G Salmi 1929-1936 - Frank A. Francisco 1929-1929 - Gustav Hamina 1925-1928 - John T. Rowe 1921-1924 - Joseph G. Kohlhaas 1917-1920 - Joseph Trudell 1913-1916 - James A. Cruse 1909-1912 - James J. Byers 1905-1908 - August Beck 1901-1904 - Joseph Willis 1897-1900 - Charles F. Lean 1893-1896 - William Alexander Dunn 1889-1892 - Frederick J. Bawden 1885-1888 - William J. Ryan 1881-1884 - James T. Healy 1877-1880 - Henry Northy 1875-1876 - Bartholomew Shea 1873-1874 - William Wern 1871-1872 - Bartholomew Shea 1869-1870 - Michael Foley 1865-1868 - August Koppelkom 1863-1864 - Edward Ryan 1861-1862 - Mark W. Fechheimer 1859-1860 - Michael Finnegan 1857-1858 - Francis Mayworm 1855-1857 - John Burns 1853-1854 - John Q. McKernan 1851-1852 - Samuel P. Bell 1848-1850 - John Atwood 1846-1848 - Joseph Raymond