History
The Burlington County Sheriff's Office is a constitutional entity established in 1682. Our current Sheriff Anthony Basantis, is the youngest elected Sheriff to serve the citizens of Burlington County. Sheriff Basantis started his law enforcement career as a Probation Officer in 2001. He subsequently started worked in Burlington County as a Sheriff's Officer in 2004. Sheriff Basantis was elected Sheriff in 2019. Below is the chronological listing of each Sheriff that has served the citizens of Burlington County in recent times.
You can also view a more detailed history on the New Jersey Sheriff's Association's website.
| Sheriff | Served |
|---|---|
| Mahlon Budd | 1807-1810 |
| William Woolman | 1810-1813 |
| Samuel Haines | 1813-1816 |
| William Woolman | 1816-1819 |
| Samuel Haines | 1819-1822 |
| Joshua Earl | 1822-1825 |
| William Shinn | 1825-1828 |
| Joseph H. Clark | 1828-1830 |
| Joshual Hollingshead | 1830-1833 |
| John W. Fenmore | 1833-1836 |
| Samuel Brown | 1836-1839 |
| Isaac Hilliard | 1839-1842 |
| Joseph Kirkbride | 1842-1845 |
| Charles Collins | 1845-1848 |
| Abraham Gaskill | 1848-1851 |
| William H. Pancoast | 1851-1854 |
| Samuel A. Dobbins | 1854-1857 |
| John D. Thompson | 1857-1860 |
| Samuel T. Leeds | 1860-1863 |
| William C. Lippincott | 1863-1866 |
| John B. Hankinson | 1866-1869 |
| Charles S. Kimble (He died in office. His son served his unexpired term) | 1869-4/9/1872 |
| Henry B. Kimble | 4/9/1872 - 5/14/1872 |
| David L. Hall | 1872-1875 |
| George P. Conover | 1875-1878 |
| Benjamin F. Lee | 1878-1881 |
| Nathan W.C. Hayes | 1881-1883 |
| Edward Emley | 1883-1887 |
| George Harbert | 1887-1890 |
| Charles Shinn | 1890-1893 |
| William Townsend | 1893-1896 |
| Joseph Fleetwood | 1896-1899 |
| Charles R. Fenton | 1899-1902 |
| Joseph Bower | 1902-1905 |
| John Norcross | 1905-1908 |
| William Worrell | 1908-1911 |
| John Jordan | 1911-1913 |
| William Stecher | 1913-1917 |
| A. Engle Haines | 1917-1920 |
| Edward H. Flagg | 1920-1923 |
| Joseph B. Fleetwood Jr. | 1923-1926 |
| A. Engle Haines | 1926-1929 |
| Roscoe C. Shinn | 1929-1932 |
| George N. Wimer | 1932-1935 |
| John M. Chant | 1935-1938 |
| E. George Furth | 1938-1941 |
| Raymond Johnson | 1941-1944 |
| Benjamin Paul Faunce | 1944-1947 |
| William F. Parker | 1947-1959 |
| Francis P. Brennan | 1959-1986 |
| Henry W. Metzger | 1987-1992 |
| Edward A. Cummings | 1993-1995 |
| Gary L. Daniels | 1996-2001 |
| Jean E. Stanfield | 2001-2019 |
| Anthony Basantis | 2019-Present |