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​Dates	​Chief
1872-1883	W. C. Connor
1883-1887	Charles Kahn
1887-1897	Tom Wilkerson
1897-1919	H. F. Magee
1919-1927	T. A. Myers
1927-1929	R. D. Gambrell
1929-1931	J. T. Coffman
1931-1935	R. D. Gambrell
1935-1939	S. E. Hansen
1939-1945	L. M. Funk
1945-1971	C. N. Penn
1971-1976	Merrill C. Hendrix
1976-1999	Dodd J. Miller
2000-2005	Steve E. Abraira [First Latino]
2006-2011	Eddie Burns, Sr. [First Black male]
2012-2016	Louie Bright III
2016-2018	David Coatney
2018-2024	Dominique Artis
2024-	Justin Ball (interim)