Exeter Chiefs of Police

Exeter residents George and Judy Dufour have worked very hard to provide us with a list of all of Exeter Chiefs of Police dating back to 1889.  They are also working on identifying all deceased Exeter officers buried at the Exeter cemetery to enable us to honor them at events throughout the year.  A big thanks to them for the time and great effort they've put into this project!  

1889-1890          Edmund Thurston

1891-1893          Edward A. Shute

​1893-1894          Charles F. Hervey

​1895-1899          George W. Munsey

​1900-1912          Charles G. Gooch

1913-1914          Beverly S. McGaughey

​1915-1918          Samuel Y. Davis

1918-1930          Elvyn A. Bunker

1930-1950          Thomas R. Chrysler

1950-1963          Benton J. Hoitt

1963-1977          Richard D. Irvine

1977-1978          Warren Cottrell (Acting Chief)

1978-1984          Thomas F. Powers III

1984-1990          Frank S. Caracciolo

1990-1994          Stephen B. Mackinnon

1994-1999          James Gilmore

1999-2016          Richard Kane

2016-2019          William (Bill) Shupe  

2019-                  Stephan R. Poulin