High Sheriff of Londonderry City
The High Sheriff of Londonderry City, or High Sheriff of Derry City, is the Sovereign's judicial representative in the city of Derry. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258.[1] Besides his judicial importance, he has ceremonial and administrative functions and executes High Court Writs.[2]
History
The first (High) Shrivalties were established before the Norman Conquest in 1066 and date back to Saxon times.[3] In 1908, an Order in Council made the Lord-Lieutenant the Sovereign's prime representative in a county and reduced the High Sheriff's precedence.[4] Despite however that the office retains his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in a county.[2]
While the office of High Sheriff ceased to exist in those Irish counties, which had formed the Irish Free State in 1922, it is still present in the counties of Northern Ireland.
High Sheriffs
- 1725: George Crookshank [5]
- 1748: William Kennedy [6]
- 1849: James Johnson Clark, of Lugantogher Maghera [7]
- 1904: John McFarland[8]
- 1916–1923: Horace Bayer[9][10]
- 1924: John Burns[11]
- 1925: Robert Watson[12]
- 1926: James Mark[13]
- 1927: James Colhoun[14]
- 1928: Joseph H. Welch[15]
- 1929: Robert H. Smith[16]
- 1930–1938: Basil McFarland[8]
- 1939: Frederick Simmons[17]
- 1940–1941: James Hamilton[18][19]
- 1942–1945: John J. Buchanan[20][21][22][23]
- 1946–1949: Arthur Harold Noble[24][25][26][27]
- 1950–1952: Arthur William Richards[28][29][30]
- 1953–1954: John James Hill[31][32]
- 1955–1956: Samuel Reginald Cochrane[33][34]
- 1957–1958: James Curry Hamilton[35][36]
- 1959–1960: James Anderson Piggot[37][38]
- 1961: Daniel McLean McDonald[39]
- 1962–1963: Joseph Alexander Love Johnston[40][41]
- 1964:
- 1965–1966: John Talbot McFarland[42][43]
- 1967–1968: John Alexander Canning[44][45]
- 1969: Adam R. Laurie[46]
- 1970: Liam McCormick[47]
- 1971: Thomas Fitzpatrick Cooke[48]
- 1972: Ronald Marsden Harvey[49]
- 1973–1974: D. J. T. Gilliland[50]
- 1975: Henry Frederick Dougan Stevenson[51]
- 1976: Francis Gerard Guckian[52]
- 1977: Desmond Gilbert Cromie Whyte[53]
- 1978: Brian Glancy[54]
- 1979: Samuel John Black[55]
- 1980: John Vance Arthur[56]
- 1981: James Edward O'Donnell[57]
- 1982: P. I. O'Doherty[58]
- 1984: J. Hart[59]
- 1985: A. O. Kennedy[60]
- 2008: Eamon Gee
- 2009: Ian Crowe
- 2010: Hugh Christopher Hegarty
References
- ^ John David Griffith Davies and Frederick Robert Worts (1928). England in the Middle Ages: Its Problems and Legacies. A. A. Knopf. pp. 119.
- ^ a b Alexander, George Glover (1915). The Administration of Justice in Criminal Matters (in England and Wales). The University Press. pp. 89.
- ^ Morris, William Alfred (1968). The Medieval English Sheriff to 1300. Manchester: Manchester University Press. pp. 73. ISBN 0719003423.
- ^ Millward, Paul (2007). Civic Ceremonial: A Handbook, History and Guide for Mayors, Councillors and Officers. Shaw. pp. 163. ISBN 0721901646.
- ^ Visitation of Ireland, p.184
- ^ Visitation of Ireland, p.184
- ^ "Co Cavan Newspaper Extracts". http://www.irelandoldnews.com/Cavan/1849/JAN.html. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ a b Introduction: McFarland Papers", Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 3 March 1922
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 2 February 1923
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 1 February 1924
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 6 February 1925
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 5 February 1926
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 4 February 1927
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 8 February 1928
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 1 February 1929
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 9 June 1939
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 7 June 1940
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 6 June 1941
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 12 June 1942
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 4 June 1943
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 2 June 1944
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 1 June 1945
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 31 May 1946
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 13 June 1947
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 11 June 1948
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 17 June 1949
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 16 June 1950
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 15 June 1951
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 13 June 1952
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 19 June 1953
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 11 June 1954
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 17 June 1955
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 15 June 1956
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 14 June 1957
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 27 June 1958
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 12 June 1959
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 17 June 1960
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 16 June 1961
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 15 June 1962
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 14 June 1963
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 18 June 1965
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 17 June 1966
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 16 June 1967
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 14 June 1968
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 27 June 1969
- ^ "The legacy of Liam McCormick", Derry Journal, 18 April 2008
- ^ Index to High Sheriffs, Sheriffs and Wardens, thePeerage.com
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 30 June 1972
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 29 June 1973
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 24 January 1975
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 9 January 1976
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 14 January 1977
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 20 January 1978
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 26 January 1979
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 11 January 1980
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 9 January 1981
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 8 January 1982
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 6 January 1984
- ^ Belfast Gazette, 28 December 1984
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