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Lac qui Parle County has had 19 total Sheriff's since becoming a county in 1872. The current Sheriff, Allen Anderson, has served since appointment by the county board in 2017, and through two elections (2018, 2022).
Former Sheriff's
Sheriff
Years Served
John Maguire
1872 - 1873
Peter Simpson
1873 - 1875
Ole Robertson
1875 - 1877
Peter Simpson (2)
1877 - 1879
E.F. Jacobson
1879 - 1883
John Maguire (2)
1883 - 1885
A.D. Brown
1885 - 1891
T.C. Farmen
1891 - 1895
B.F. Miller
1895 - 1901
J.F. Ellickson
1901 - 1913
Gunder E. Smaagaard
1913 - 192?
Adolph Smaagaard
192? - 1958
Merle Ryder
1958 - 1959
Vearl Fields
1959 - 1983
Graylen Carlson
1983 - 2008
Dallas Schellberg
2008 - 2011
Rick Halvorson
2011 - 2016
Lou Sager
2016 - 2017
Allen Anderson
2017 - Present
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