Sheriff's Office History

Wadena County has been served by the following Sheriffs:

Year(s) Served

Sheriff's Name

1873

L. F. Yeaton

1874

John Wheeler
1875

Chancy Potter

1876-1878

Peter Brate

1879

William A. Howard

1880-1886

C.W. Brown

1886-1891

Charles M. Kingsley

1891-1898

John Eddy

1898-1921

Albert Irwin

1921-1948

John Bengtson

1948-1953

Gustave Tullgren

1953-1959

Clark Klucas

1959-1979

Manley Erickson

1979-2007

H. Michael Carr

2007- Present

Michael D. Carr