High Sheriff of Galway Town
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The High Sheriff of Galway Town was the Sovereign's judicial representative in the county of the Town of Galway
. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff
became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford
in 1258. Besides his judicial importance, he had ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs.
The first High Sheriff of the town was appointed in 1841 and the last one in 1899.
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford
Provisions of Oxford
The Provisions of Oxford are often regarded as England's first written constitution ....
in 1258. Besides his judicial importance, he had ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs.
History
The first (High) Shrievalties were established before the Norman Conquest in 1066 and date back to Saxon times. 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. Despite however that the office retained his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in a county.The first High Sheriff of the town was appointed in 1841 and the last one in 1899.
Victoria, 1841–1899
- 1841: Martin Morris
- 1843: Nicholas Lynch
- 1845: Patrick Marcus Lynch
- 1849: Michael Morris
- 1850: Thomas Moore Perrse
- 1851: Mark Anthony Lynch
- 1856: Ambrose Rush
- 1857: Peter Sarsfield Comyn
- 1858: John Wilson Lynch
- 1860: George Morris
- 1862: Henry Hodgsen
- 1867: Pierce John Joyce
- 1868: Henry Sadleir Persse
- 1868: Francis Comyn
- 1870: Marcus Lynch, JP of Barna House
- 1872: Sir Valentine Blake, 14th Bt
- 1874: Charles French Blake-ForsterCharles French Blake-ForsterCharles French Blake-Forster was an Irish writer.Born at Forster Street House, Galway City, the eldest son of Captain Francis Blake-Forster of the Connaught Rangers, educated at home and later in England. Began to play a prominent part in Galway's public affairs upon his return in his late teens...
- 1878: Francis O'Donnellan Blake-Forster
- 1881: Rickard Blake
- 1882: Robert William Waithman
- 1884: William Sharp Waithman
- 1885: Walter Martin Blake
- 1886: Llewellyn Blake
- 1887: Arthur Henry Courtenay
- 1888: William Henry Persse
- 1890: De Burgh Fitzpatrick Persse
- 1892: Robert French Blake
- 1893: John Joseph Chevers
- 1899: Thomas William MoffettThomas William MoffettSir Thomas William Moffett was an Irish scholar and educationalist, who served as President of Queen's College Galway.Moffett was born at Castleknock, County Dublin, on 3 June 1820...