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The '''Sheriff of Lanark''' was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing [[Law and order (politics)|law and order]] in [[Lanark]], Scotland and bringing criminals to justice.
The '''Sheriff of Lanark''' or '''Sheriff of Lanarkshire''' was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing [[Law and order (politics)|law and order]] and bringing criminals to justice in [[Lanarkshire]], Scotland.


The sheriffdom of Lanarkshire was dissolved in 1975 when it was replaced by the current sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway.
==Past sheriffs==

==Sheriffs of Lanarkshire==
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===12th century===
===12th century===
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===19th century===
===19th century===
*William Robinson
*William Robinson
*Archibald Alison, c.1836 <ref> {{cite book|title=Reports from Commissioners: Criminal Law Volume XX|page=172}} </ref>
*F.W. Clark (–1886)<ref name= SLR> {{cite book|title=Sheriff Courts. The Scottish law review and Sheriff Court reports, Volume 22|page=11}} </ref>
*F.W. Clark (–1886)<ref name= SLR> {{cite book|title=Sheriff Courts. The Scottish law review and Sheriff Court reports, Volume 22|page=11}} </ref>
*Robert Berry (1886–1903) <ref name= SLR/>
*Robert Berry (1886–1903) <ref name= SLR/>
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===20th century===
===20th century===
*William Guthrie (1903–)<ref> {{cite book|title=SCOTTISH LAW REVIEW AND SHERIFF COURT REPORTS. VOL. XXIL— 1906|page=41}} </ref>
*William Guthrie (1903–)<ref> {{cite book|title=SCOTTISH LAW REVIEW AND SHERIFF COURT REPORTS. VOL. XXIL— 1906|page=41}} </ref>

* ''Sheriffdom replaced in 1975 by the sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway''.

==See also==
* [[Historical development of Scottish sheriffdoms]]


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 22:35, 18 October 2017

The Sheriff of Lanark or Sheriff of Lanarkshire was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order and bringing criminals to justice in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

The sheriffdom of Lanarkshire was dissolved in 1975 when it was replaced by the current sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway.

Sheriffs of Lanarkshire

12th century

13th century

  • William de Hertisheved (1225)
  • Alexander Uvieth (Oviot) 1266
  • Hugh de Dalzell 1288-1290
  • Andrew Livingstone ?-1296
  • William Heselrig England 1296-1297  †

14th century

15th century

16th century

  • John Speddy c. 1552

17th century

19th century

  • William Robinson
  • Archibald Alison, c.1836 [1]
  • F.W. Clark (–1886)[2]
  • Robert Berry (1886–1903) [2]

20th century

  • William Guthrie (1903–)[3]
  • Sheriffdom replaced in 1975 by the sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway.

See also

References

  1. ^ Reports from Commissioners: Criminal Law Volume XX. p. 172.
  2. ^ a b Sheriff Courts. The Scottish law review and Sheriff Court reports, Volume 22. p. 11.
  3. ^ SCOTTISH LAW REVIEW AND SHERIFF COURT REPORTS. VOL. XXIL— 1906. p. 41.
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