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Enforcement Officer Titles

Directors
Enforcement Chiefs

Enforcement Officer Titles

Titles of federal wildlife law enforcement officers:

1900-13...............Inspector; Interstate Commerce in Game
1913-18...............Inspector, Migratory Bird Law
1918-28...............U.S. Game Warden
1928-34...............U.S. Game Protector
1934-73...............U.S. Game Management Agent
1973-Present .......Special Agent

Directors (return to top)

Since 1900, the following people have served as Chief of the Biological Survey or as Director of the Bureau or Service for the periods indicated:

1900-10...............C. Hart Merriam
1910-17...............Henry W. Henshaw
1917-27...............Edward W. Nelson
1927-34...............Paul G. Redington
1934-35...............Jay N. "Ding" Darling
1935-46...............Ira N. Gabrielson
1946-53...............Albert M. Day
1953-57...............John L. Farley
1957-64...............Daniel H. Janzen
1964-70...............John S. Gottschalk
1970-73...............Spencer H. Smith
1973-81...............Lynn A. Greenwalt
1981-85...............Robert A. Jantzen
1986-89...............Frank H. Dunkle
1989-93...............John F. Turner
1993-96...............Mollie Beattie
>1996-97...............John G. Rogers Jr., Acting
1997-2001...........Jamie Rappaport Clark

Enforcement Chiefs (return to top)

The following people have been in charge of the law enforcement responsibilities of the Service, or it's predecessor agencies, for the periods indicated:

1900-16...............Theodore Sherman Palmer
1916-26...............George A. Lawyer
1926-34...............H. P. Sheldon
1934-48...............W. E. Crouch
1948-52...............Jesse F. Thompson
>1952-57...............Joseph P. Linduska
1957-62...............John D. Findlay
1962-67...............Allan T. Studholme
1967-72...............Charles H. Lawrence
>1972-90...............Clark R. Bavin
1991-96...............John J. Doggett, III
>1996-97...............Thomas L. Striegler
1997-present........Kevin R. Adams
 


Last Updated: November 26, 2002