Cheifs of Police--Tucson
| Name | Title | Dates of Service | Comments |
| Jimmy Douglass | Constable | 1869 | Douglass was officer of the Court for Justice of the Peace Charles H. Mayer (photograph in Arizona: Prehistoric-Aboriginal-Pioneer-Modern: Vol. II. Mayer, the town druggist, was completely innocent of the law. Douglass was a disabled veteran of Gettysburg. He was reportedly a fearless deputy. John Spring's Arizona. Page 194. |
| William Morgan | May 17, 1871 -July 14, 1871 | Morgan, the first town marshal and served for only two months, and then left Tucson. Arizoniana, "William Morgan: First village Marshal of Tucson," Vol. 3, No.3 (1962), Pages 47-50. |
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| John Miller | Marshal | July 24, 1871- January 5, 1873 | Arizoniana "John Miller: Pioneer Lawman, "Vol. 4, no.2 (1963), Pages 41-47. |
| Francis M. Hodges | Marshal | January 6, 1873 -March 8, 1873 | |
| John S. Thayer | Marshal | March 13, 1873 -May 8, 1873 | Thayer was a former probate judge, July 20th, 1868-? |
| Francisco Esparza | Marshal | May 8, 1873- January 4, 1875 | |
| David Davis | Marshal | January 5,1875 -February 12, 1875 | |
| Francisco Esparza | Marshal | February 23, 1875- January 3,1876 | |
| Adolph. G. Buttner | Marshal/Chief of Police | January 4, 1876- February 7, 1877 | Buttner was the first Chief of police. In 1878, the office was renamed Marshal and Chief of Police. Arizoniana, "Adolph George Buttner: Tucson's first Chief of Police, Vol. 5, No.2 (1964), Pages 26-31. |
| Isaac E. Brokaw | Chief of Police | February 27, 1877- July 16, 1877 | |
| Adolph G. Buttner | Chief of Police | July 16, I877 -January 6, 1879 | |
| Isaac E. Brokaw | Chief of Police | January 7, 1879- January 3, 188l | |
| Adolph G. Buttner | Chief of Police | January 4, 188l -May 6, 1883 | |
| Nathan B. Appel | Chief of Police (Acting) | May 7, 1883 -August 6, I883 | |
| Adolph G. Buttner | Chief of Police | August 6, I883 -January 8, 1884 | |
| Matthew R. Johnson | Chief of Police | January 9, 1884 -January 5, l885 | |
| Adolph G. Buttner | Chief of Police | January 6, 1885- November 6, 1885 | |
| William Roche | Chief of Police | November 7, 1885 -May 18, 1893 | |
| Lucas C. Estrella | Chief of Police | June 5, 1893 -August 7, 1893 | |
| John P. Zimmerman | Chief of Police | January 1, 1894 -March 5, 1894 | |
| Robert E. Paul | Chief of Police | April 5, 1894 -December 31, 1896 | For an account of Paul's encounters with Arizona outlaws see: Arizona: The Last Frontier 1956Pages 143, 144, 154,202-207,217,218 and 236. |
| Sam W. Finley | Chief of Police |
January 1, 1897 -June 6, 1898
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| George W. Oakes | Chief of Police | June 1898- December 31, 1898 | Man of the West; Reminiscences of George Washington Oakes, 1840-1917. |
| William H. Taylor | Chief of Police | January 1, 1899- December 31, 1902 | |
| Joseph S. Hopley | Chief of Police | January 1, 1903- January 4, 1909 | |
| Nabor Pacheco | Chief of Police | January 4, 1909- December 31, 1909 | Pacheco was a former Pima County Sheriff. (1905-1909.) Arizona, Prehistoric -Aboriginal -Pioneer -Modern Vol. III Pages 88-91. |
| Patrick Flanagan | Chief of Police | January 1, 1910- May 12, 1910 | |
| Frank E. Murphy | Chief of Police | May 28, 1910- December 31, 1910 | |
| Judson Arnold | Chief of Police | January 1, 1911- December 31, 1912 | |
| John Rolfing | Chief of Police | January 1, 1913 -December 31, 1914 | Who’s Who in Arizona Vol. 1, 1913 Pages 801 |
| James Cullen | Chief of Police | January 1, 1915- December 31, 1916 | |
| Esau D. Mills | Chief of Police | January 1, 1917- February 15, 1917 | |
| Frank T. Bailey | Chief of Police | March 5, 1917 -April 15, 1920 | |
| Joseph S. Holey | Chief of Police | August 9, 1920- December 31, 1920 | |
| Dallas S. Ford | Chief of Police | January 1, 1921- December 31,1924 | |
| John E. Dyer | Chief of Police | January 1, 1925- September 6, 1933 | During Dyer's tenure (1930), the Civil Service was introduced and the position ceased to be an elective office. |
| Christopher A. Wollard | Chief of Police | October 6, 1933- October 22, 1938 | Dillnger was captured in Tucson during his tenure. |
| Henry L. Hilles | Chief of Police | October 22, 1938- July 3, 1939 | Hilles was concurrently the Tucson Fire Chief. |
| Don J. Hays | Chief of Police | July 3, 1939- August 13, 1940 | |
| Harold C. Wheeler | Chief of Police | November 18, 1940- December 11, 1944 | |
| Jesse F. Ingle | Chief of Police | January 1, 1945 -. September 18, 1945 | |
| Don J. Hays | Chief of Police | September 22, 1945- January 25, 1957 | |
| Paul H. Bohardt | Chief of Police | October 10, 1956- June 14, 1957 | |
| Bernard L. Garmire | Chief of Police | June 15, 1957- June 1, 1969 | Also Commissioner of Police. |
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William J. Gilkinson
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Chief of Police | June 1,1969 -Acting, June 15, 1969- Interim, September 30, 1969- July 31, 1981 | |
| Peter Ronstadt | Chief of Police | November 1, 1981- February 24, 1992 | |
| Elaine S. Hedke | Chief of Police | March 2, 1992- November 13, 1993 | |
| Michael R. Ulichny | Chief of Police | November 14, 1993- June 5, 1994 | |
| Douglas F. Smith | Chief of Police | June 6, 1994- - 1998 | |
| Richard Miranda | Chief of Police | October 6,1998- July 1, 2008 | |
| Kermit Miller | Chief of Police | July 1, 2008- May 7, 2009 | Acting |
| Roberto Villasenor | Chief of Police | May 8, 2009- |
In the time period from 1871 to 1930, the Marshal/Chief of Police position was an elected office. That is why there are many different Marshals/Chiefs of Police. Also that is why you will see a person serving a few years, off a few years and then back serving.
Source:
This list was compiled by the Tucson Main Library Reference Department, October 20, 1977. It has been updated since then.