Marshal's and Chiefs of Udall 1883 to Present
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Last updated on July 25, 2008

1883 - 1884	William B. Norman - was a native of England, and was born in London March 19, 1820, came to the United States, locating in New York State, which was his home for two years; thence to Michigan, and eventually to Ohio, being one of the pioneers of Williams County. In 1856, he emigrated to Steele County, Minn., being among the first settlers in that region. He was closely and prominently identified with the agricultural interests of Steele County until the autumn of 1871, when he became a resident of Cowley County, Kan., taking up his abode in Maple Township, being among the first in that locality. Mr. N. has been favorably known. In 1873, he became Postmaster of Red Bud Post Office, that office being established through an effort on his part. In 1879, he opened a store at Red Bud, which he operated until locating at Udall early in 1883. Mr. N. was married in Ohio to Miss Sarah J. Duke, whose death occurred in Kansas in October, 1882. They have six sons born to them - George H., Robert O., John W., Alfred D., J. D. and W. P.
1884 - 1885	Rufus Huff -
1885 - 1886	Steve Girard -
1886 - 1887	L. Fitzsimmons -
1887 -1888	J.B. Thompson -
1888 - 1895	Francis M. Ammon - Born in Indiana, in 1837.  Served in Civil War as part of  Co. I, 4th Iowa Cavalry, and was injured in at the battle of Big Blue, Mo.
1895 - 1901	G. W. Walker
1901-1905	O. M. Akers - May 11, 1901 "The Udall News", the Udall City Council appointed O. M. Akers as City Marshall.
1905 - 1910	Lewis Pile, - Salary at this time was $80.00 a year
1910 - 1911	Will Dye
1911 - 1924	Joe Middlesweet - also worked as a Cowley County deputy around 1912, and ran the Meat Market of Merle Sawin & Otis Winn in Udall around 1910.
1924 - 1926	John Lourie - .....
1926 - 1930	G.L. Morgan - .....
1930 - 1937	Oscar Beaver - .....
1937 - 1943	Clarence Paugh
1943 - 1956	Wayne Keely -  was Udall City Marshal during the 1955 tornado, which killed 83 people, and injured 270. Almost every home in Udall was reduced to splinters. 192 buildings destroyed, 170 houses destroyed, and 18 homes standing but unlivable.  Mr. Keely was also a Cowley County under-sheriff for several years.
1956 - 1964	Max Lofton
1964 - 1967	Ferrel Edward
1967 - 1972	Melvin Trout - .....
1972 - 1977	Bill Stroud - .....
1977 - 1979	Glenard Harris - .....
1979 - 1980	Alex Collins - .....
1981 - 1991	Bill King - Served in WW II with the U.S. Marines as a corporal in  Guam and the South Pacific.   King was also very well known by the towns people, and still talked about to this day.
1991 - 1992	Tom Robinson
1992 - 1995	Paul Satterthwaite
1995 - 1999	Greg King -  Criminal  Investigator to Carroll County, AR., Sheriff's Department, and Stafford County, KS.  Mr. King started the first DARE program in Udall, along with helping to modernize the police force from a town marshal position to a police department.
1999 - 2000	William Edwards - Retired 23  veteran with the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Department.   Edwards help start Udall's first Ministerial alliance, along with a program that would help needy people around the Holidays.
2000 - 2001	Robert Jobe - Retired 27 year  veteran with the F.B.I  Jobe brought a wealth of investigative experience with him, along with getting the department involved with an aggressive seat belt program.
2001 - 2007	Matt Dennis - Started his career with the Andover Police Department in 1995 and has been with the Udall Police Department since 1998.   Dennis started Udall's first in car video system, and computer, along with Neighborhood Watch, and other programs.
2007-Pres	John Adams - Started with the Udall Police Department in 1995 and continued employment after a five year leave of absence to serve on the city council.  A 23 year veteran of the Kansas Department of Corrections Chief Adams has a vast amount of law enforcement instructor credentials and provides all necessary training to department employees.