Service Dates
Jonathan O'Donald 1857
William S. Barker 1860-61
R.A. Barker 1862
William S. Barker 1863-66
J.N. Matheny 1867
Wiley Chapman 1868-69
James Glover 1870
J.W. Fisher 1871-72
Joseph A. Baker 1873-74
John Smith 1875-76
John W. Minto 1877-81
H.G. "Mode" Harbord 1881-88
Marshal Mead 1885
M.G. "Mode" Harbord 1886
James H. Ross 1889-90
Harry P. Minto 1891-95
Addison C. Dilley 1896-98
David W.. "Doc" Gibson 1899-1910
Ira Hamilton 1911
Frank H. Shedeck 1913
John T. "Jack" Welsh 1915
E.E. Cooper 1917
Percy Varney 1919
Verden M. Moffitt 1921
Walt Birtchett 1921-22
Frank A. Minto 1922-49 (first chief)
Clyde A. Warren 1949-61
David Patrick Geary 1961-65
Robert D. Mason 1965-66
Ben H. Meyers 1967-73
Roy E. Hollady 1974-83
Brian A. Riley 1983-95
Walter E. Myers 1995-Present

Researched and compiled by Salem Police Depty Chief, Lyle Gembala