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Carroll Country Sheriff Department

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Sheriff Elect Harry Leavitt
1908 - 1946

38 years old
Tour of Duty: 19 Years
Died on December 27, 1946

Cause of Death: automobile accident

Date of Incident: Friday, December 27, 1946

Weapon Used : none

Suspect Info: N/A

 

Sheriff-Elect Leavitt was the son of E. Forrest Leavitt a former High Sheriff in Carroll County from 1919-1924. Harry M. Leavitt served as a Deputy Sheriff under Sheriff James Welch from 1927 to 1946, rising through the ranks to Chief Deputy. Harry was the youngest Deputy in the history of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office.

In 1946 Harry M. Leavitt was elected High Sheriff, his term was to start in January of 1947. On December 27, 1946 Harry was returning from a prisoner transport to Concord and was killed in an automobile accident. As a result Harry M. Leavitt never took office as High Sheriff.

Sheriff-Elect Leavitt left behind a wife and an 8-year-old son.
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