John Clyde Hunter

John Clyde Hunter, the 38th Sheriff was elected in November 1946. He was the driving force behind the construction of the Mecklenburg County Main Jail, which replaced the former jail housed on the fourth-floor of the historic courthouse. He won re-election in 1950, 1954, 1958, and 1962 for a total of twenty years. The second longest term of service for any Sheriff.