Sheriff of Wigtown
The Sheriff of Wigtown was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order in Wigtown, Scotland and bringing criminals to justice. It became known as the Sheriff of Wigton & Kirkcudbright in 1860[1] and was dissolved and incorporated into the sheriffdom of Dumfries & Galloway in 1874.
Sheriffs of Wigtown
- Alexander Comyn (1263-1266)
- John Comyn (1300)
- John Graham (1648)
- Andrew Agnew (?-1747)
- Alexander Boswell (1747-?)
- Adam Urquhart (?-1860)
Sheriffs of Wigton & Kirkcudbright
- Erskine Douglas Sandford (1860-?)
- David Hector (?-1870)
References
- ↑ "Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries". Morning Post. 29 November 1860. p. 8.
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