High Sheriff of Devon

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The High Sheriff of Devon is the Queen's representative for the County of Devon, a territory known as his bailiwick. Selected from three nominated people, he holds his office over the duration of a year. He has judicial, ceremonial and administrative functions and executes High Court Writs.

[edit] History

The office of High Sheriff is the oldest under the crown. It is over 1000 years old, with its establishment before the Norman Conquest. It remained first in precedence in the counties, until the reign of Edward VII, when an Order in Council in 1908 gave the Lord-Lieutenant the prime office under the Crown as the Sovereign's personal representative. The High Sheriff remains the Sovereign's representative in the County for all matters relating to the Judiciary and the maintenance of law and order.

[edit] High Sheriffs of Devon

• John Bulteel^[1]
• William Coffin
• John Doidge
• Richard Duke

• 1483: William Courtenay^[1]

• 1560: Richard Hilliard

• 1578: Edward Bridgeman^[2]

• 1608: John Akeland^[1]

• 1612: Sir Thomas Wise

• 1701–1702 Sir John Rogers, 1st Baronet^[1]

• 1749: Sir John Rogers, 3rd Baronet^[1]

• 1755–1756 Sir John Rogers, 3rd Baronet^[1]

• 1799: Robert Lydston Newcombe

• 1813: Richard Hippisley-Tuckfields

• 1859–1860: John Henry Hippisley-Tuckfields

• 1860: William Arundell Yeo

• 1866: Sir John Kennaway, 2nd Baronet^[3]

• 1898: Charles Cave^[1]

• 1903: Sir Charles Dyke Acland, 12th Baronet^[1]

• 1916: Sir Ernest Cable^[1]

• 1926: Sir Charles Cave, 2nd Baronet^[1]

• Sir Dennis Stucley

• 1961–1962: Peter Acland^[1]
• 1962: Richard Douglas Davis Birdwood^[1]
• 1969: Sir Charles Cave, 4th Baronet^[1]

• Sir Simon Day

• 1974: John Pine-Coffin

• 1997: Noel Page-Turner

• 2007–2008: Anthony John Bramble Mildmay-White ^[4]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m} thePeerage. Retrieved on 2007-01-28.
2. ^ Leonard Jacks (1881). The Great Houses of Nottinghamshire and the County Families. Retrieved on 2006-11-30.
3. ^ Google books. Retrieved on 2007-02-03.
4. ^ London Gazette online. Retrieved on 2007-03-08.