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The '''Sheriff of Edinburgh''' was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]] and bringing criminals to justice. |
The '''Sheriff of Edinburgh''' was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]] and bringing criminals to justice. |
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Following mergers of the sheriffdoms it became known as the '''Sheriff of Midlothian and Haddington''' in 1872.<ref>{{London Gazette|city=e|issue=23927|page=6252|date=10 December 1872}}</ref> After further reorganisations it became part of the sheriffdoms of [[Sheriff of the Lothians and Peebles|The Lothians]] in 1881 and [[Sheriff of the Lothians and Peebles|The Lothians and Peebles]] in 1883. |
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==Sheriffs of Edinburgh== |
==Sheriffs of Edinburgh== |
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*[[Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell|Patrick Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell]] (1513) |
*[[Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell|Patrick Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell]] (1513) |
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==Sheriffs of Midlothian and Haddington (1872)== |
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* ''For sheriffs after 1881 see the [[Sheriff of the Lothians and Peebles]]'' |
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==See also== |
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* [[Historical development of Scottish sheriffdoms]] |
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==References== |
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==Citations and references== |
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*''Extracts From the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh, 1403-1528'', ed. J D Marwick (Edinburgh, 1869), 'Appendix: Sheriffs of the shire of Edinburgh' |
*''Extracts From the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh, 1403-1528'', ed. J D Marwick (Edinburgh, 1869), 'Appendix: Sheriffs of the shire of Edinburgh' |
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Revision as of 19:28, 18 October 2017
The Sheriff of Edinburgh was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in Edinburgh, Scotland and bringing criminals to justice.
Following mergers of the sheriffdoms it became known as the Sheriff of Midlothian and Haddington in 1872.[1] After further reorganisations it became part of the sheriffdoms of The Lothians in 1881 and The Lothians and Peebles in 1883.
Sheriffs of Edinburgh
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- Norman (1143)
- Galfrid de Mailville (1153)
- Robert (1162)
- Henry de Brade (1165)
- Thomas de Lastalrie (1210)
- John de Vallibus (1214)
- John de Graham (1225)
- Roger de Mowbray (1263)
- William de St Clair (1264)
- Walter de Huntercombe (1296)
- John de Kingston (1300)
- Ive de Adeburgh (1305)
- Peter Luband (1313)
- Robert de Meygneris (1328)
- John de Kingston (1334)
- John de Strivelyn (1335)
- Laurence Preston (1337)
- Gilbert Fouler (1358)
- Archibald Douglas, Earl of Douglas (1361-1364)
- Robert de Dalyell (1366)
- Simon de Preston (1367)
- Thomas de Erskyne (1371)
- Malcolm Fleming (1374)
- Adam Forrester (1382)
- William Lindsay (1390)
- Henry Preston (1435)
- William de Crechtoun (1438)
- John Logan (1444)
- John Haldane (1460)
- Alexander Hepburn (1482)
- Patrick Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell (1488-1508)
- Adam Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell (1508-1513)
- Patrick Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell (1513)
Sheriffs of Midlothian and Haddington (1872)
- For sheriffs after 1881 see the Sheriff of the Lothians and Peebles
See also
References
- ^ "No. 23927". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 December 1872. p. 6252.
- Extracts From the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh, 1403-1528, ed. J D Marwick (Edinburgh, 1869), 'Appendix: Sheriffs of the shire of Edinburgh'
