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William L. Couch
April 27, 1889
November 11, 1889
Sidney Clarke
(acting)
November 11, 1889
November 27, 1889
A. J. Beale
November 27, 1889
December 30, 1889
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July 15, 1890
August 9, 1890
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August 12, 1890
April 12, 1892
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April 12, 1892
April 9, 1894
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April 9, 1894
April 13, 1896
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April 13, 1896
April 12, 1897
J. P. Allen
April 12, 1897
April 10, 1899
Lee Van Winkle
April 10, 1899
April 8, 1901
Charles G. Jones
April 8, 1901
April 13, 1903
Lee Van Winkle
April 13, 1903
April 10, 1905
Joseph Messenbaugh
April 10, 1905
April 8, 1907
Henry Scales
April 8, 1907
October 18, 1910
Dan V. Lackey
(acting)
October 18, 1910
June 8, 1911
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Whit M. Grant
June 8, 1911
April 13, 1915
Edward Overholser
April 13, 1915
December 24, 1918
Byron D. Shear
(acting)
December 24, 1918
April 7, 1919
John C. Walton
April 7, 1919
January 9, 1923
Mike Donnelly
(acting)
January 9, 1923
April 4, 1923
Otto Cargill
April 4, 1923
April 12, 1927
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Walter Dean
April 12, 1927
April 12, 1931
Clarence Blinn
April 12, 1931
November 7, 1933
Tom McGee
November 7, 1933
April 9, 1935
John Martin
April 9, 1935
April 11, 1939
Robert Hefner
April 11, 1939
April 8, 1947
Allen Street
April 8, 1947
April 7, 1959
James Norick
April 7, 1959
April 9, 1963
Jack Wilkes
April 9, 1963
May 31, 1964
George Shirk
June 16, 1964
April 11, 1967
James Norick
April 11, 1967
April 13, 1971
Patience Latting
April 13, 1971
April 12, 1983
Andy Coats
April 12, 1983
April 14, 1987
Ron Norick
April 14, 1987
April 14, 1998
Kirk Humphreys
April 14, 1998
November 3, 2003
Guy Liebmann
(acting)
November 3, 2003
March 2, 2004
Mick Cornett
March 2, 2004
April 10, 2018
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April 10, 2018
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