Sheriff Thomas C. Cranmer, Cooper County Sheriff's Office, Missouri

Sheriff Thomas C. Cranmer

Cooper County Sheriff's Office, Missouri

End of Watch Sunday, June 15, 1890

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Thomas C. Cranmer

Sheriff Cranmer was shot and killed by a prisoner while checking on the man. The suspect was in the county jail for assault. A friend had slipped him a pistol. Two accomplices were arrested. The suspect was hanged for Sheriff Cranmer's murder on March 6, 1891.

Sheriff Cranmer was survived by his wife and four children. He was a Union Captain during the Civil War and served two terms in the Missouri General Assembly after the war.

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Age 54
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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun; .44 caliber
Offender Executed in 1891

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Sheriff Crammer,
On today, the 135th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Cooper County.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

June 15, 2025