In 1910 N. H. McGeachy was elected to the Office of Sheriff in Cumberland County. Sheriff McGeachy served the County of Cumberland as Sheriff until 1950. Sheriff McGeachy is the longest reigning Sheriff in Cumberland County's history.
Sheriff McGeachy occasionally had some opposition at election time. Sheriff McGeachy was challenged in several primary elections but never was challenged in a general election. Sheriff McGeachy was tall, distinguished in appearance and had friends everywhere. It is said that Sheriff McGeachy's mere presence commanded respect. Sheriff McGeachy never carried a gun and the warmth of his personality often conquered those who broke the law. Sheriff McGeachy's instruction to his deputes were to be kind in handling their prisoners and treat them with respect. Sheriff McGeachy was a lifetime member of the Knights of Pythias, a member of the Kiwanis Club and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Sheriff McGeachy was also one of founders of the North Carolina Sheriff's Association. (info from Jeanne Peele)
Sheriff McGeachy occasionally had some opposition at election time. Sheriff McGeachy was challenged in several primary elections but never was challenged in a general election. Sheriff McGeachy was tall, distinguished in appearance and had friends everywhere. It is said that Sheriff McGeachy's mere presence commanded respect. Sheriff McGeachy never carried a gun and the warmth of his personality often conquered those who broke the law. Sheriff McGeachy's instruction to his deputes were to be kind in handling their prisoners and treat them with respect. Sheriff McGeachy was a lifetime member of the Knights of Pythias, a member of the Kiwanis Club and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Sheriff McGeachy was also one of founders of the North Carolina Sheriff's Association. (info from Jeanne Peele)
In 1910 N. H. McGeachy was elected to the Office of Sheriff in Cumberland County. Sheriff McGeachy served the County of Cumberland as Sheriff until 1950. Sheriff McGeachy is the longest reigning Sheriff in Cumberland County's history.
Sheriff McGeachy occasionally had some opposition at election time. Sheriff McGeachy was challenged in several primary elections but never was challenged in a general election. Sheriff McGeachy was tall, distinguished in appearance and had friends everywhere. It is said that Sheriff McGeachy's mere presence commanded respect. Sheriff McGeachy never carried a gun and the warmth of his personality often conquered those who broke the law. Sheriff McGeachy's instruction to his deputes were to be kind in handling their prisoners and treat them with respect. Sheriff McGeachy was a lifetime member of the Knights of Pythias, a member of the Kiwanis Club and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Sheriff McGeachy was also one of founders of the North Carolina Sheriff's Association. (info from Jeanne Peele)
Sheriff McGeachy occasionally had some opposition at election time. Sheriff McGeachy was challenged in several primary elections but never was challenged in a general election. Sheriff McGeachy was tall, distinguished in appearance and had friends everywhere. It is said that Sheriff McGeachy's mere presence commanded respect. Sheriff McGeachy never carried a gun and the warmth of his personality often conquered those who broke the law. Sheriff McGeachy's instruction to his deputes were to be kind in handling their prisoners and treat them with respect. Sheriff McGeachy was a lifetime member of the Knights of Pythias, a member of the Kiwanis Club and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Sheriff McGeachy was also one of founders of the North Carolina Sheriff's Association. (info from Jeanne Peele)
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