Augustus Garland Marrs (1885 - 1954)
Born on 10 Mar 1885 to David Matthew Marrs and Amanda Olivia Gunter.
Before running for Tulsa County Sheriff, A. Garland Marrs worked in the newspaper business as a reporter for the Tulsa Democrat, predecessor of the Tulsa Tribune. (He sometimes boasted how he was one of the few newspapermen that used a typewriter instead of writing his stories in longhand.) His father, David Matthew Marrs, was a pioneer newspaperman, establishing the second English newspaper in the Indian Territory, the "Vinita Chieftain."
Marrs would also work in banking, the coal industry and for the Tulsa County Court Clerk's office, before joining the Tulsa Police Department. Garland Marrs served as the Chief of Police for the City of Tulsa in 1930-1931. In 1935 Marrs was elected as the Sheriff in Tulsa County. He served as Tulsa County Sheriff from 1935 to 1946, a total of 12 years.
A special thanks to retired TCSO Sgt. Lyndall Cole for research on Sheriff Marrs.
Born on 10 Mar 1885 to David Matthew Marrs and Amanda Olivia Gunter.
Before running for Tulsa County Sheriff, A. Garland Marrs worked in the newspaper business as a reporter for the Tulsa Democrat, predecessor of the Tulsa Tribune. (He sometimes boasted how he was one of the few newspapermen that used a typewriter instead of writing his stories in longhand.) His father, David Matthew Marrs, was a pioneer newspaperman, establishing the second English newspaper in the Indian Territory, the "Vinita Chieftain."
Marrs would also work in banking, the coal industry and for the Tulsa County Court Clerk's office, before joining the Tulsa Police Department. Garland Marrs served as the Chief of Police for the City of Tulsa in 1930-1931. In 1935 Marrs was elected as the Sheriff in Tulsa County. He served as Tulsa County Sheriff from 1935 to 1946, a total of 12 years.
A special thanks to retired TCSO Sgt. Lyndall Cole for research on Sheriff Marrs.
Augustus Garland Marrs (1885 - 1954)
Born on 10 Mar 1885 to David Matthew Marrs and Amanda Olivia Gunter.
Before running for Tulsa County Sheriff, A. Garland Marrs worked in the newspaper business as a reporter for the Tulsa Democrat, predecessor of the Tulsa Tribune. (He sometimes boasted how he was one of the few newspapermen that used a typewriter instead of writing his stories in longhand.) His father, David Matthew Marrs, was a pioneer newspaperman, establishing the second English newspaper in the Indian Territory, the "Vinita Chieftain."
Marrs would also work in banking, the coal industry and for the Tulsa County Court Clerk's office, before joining the Tulsa Police Department. Garland Marrs served as the Chief of Police for the City of Tulsa in 1930-1931. In 1935 Marrs was elected as the Sheriff in Tulsa County. He served as Tulsa County Sheriff from 1935 to 1946, a total of 12 years.
A special thanks to retired TCSO Sgt. Lyndall Cole for research on Sheriff Marrs.
Born on 10 Mar 1885 to David Matthew Marrs and Amanda Olivia Gunter.
Before running for Tulsa County Sheriff, A. Garland Marrs worked in the newspaper business as a reporter for the Tulsa Democrat, predecessor of the Tulsa Tribune. (He sometimes boasted how he was one of the few newspapermen that used a typewriter instead of writing his stories in longhand.) His father, David Matthew Marrs, was a pioneer newspaperman, establishing the second English newspaper in the Indian Territory, the "Vinita Chieftain."
Marrs would also work in banking, the coal industry and for the Tulsa County Court Clerk's office, before joining the Tulsa Police Department. Garland Marrs served as the Chief of Police for the City of Tulsa in 1930-1931. In 1935 Marrs was elected as the Sheriff in Tulsa County. He served as Tulsa County Sheriff from 1935 to 1946, a total of 12 years.
A special thanks to retired TCSO Sgt. Lyndall Cole for research on Sheriff Marrs.
Gravesite Details
Burial Date: 1/23/1954
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