The High Sheriff of Humberside was a 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...

 title which was in existence from 1974 until 1996, covering Humberside

Humberside

Humberside was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in Northern England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber Estuary, created from portions of the East and West ridings of Yorkshire and parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire...

, England.

The county of Humberside was formed from most of the East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire

The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...

 and parts of Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...

 in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972

Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....

 and was served by its own High Sheriff, replacing the High Sheriff of Yorkshire

High Sheriff of Yorkshire

The High Sheriff of Yorkshire was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. A list of the sheriffs from the Norman conquest onwards can be found below...

 and High Sheriff of Lincolnshire

High Sheriff of Lincolnshire

This is a list of High Sheriffs of Lincolnshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...

. The county was abolished in 1996 and since that time various parts have been merged into the High Sheriff of the East Riding of Yorkshire

High Sheriff of the East Riding of Yorkshire

The High Sheriff of the East Riding of Yorkshire is a current High Sheriff title which has existed since 1996. For around 1,000 years the entire area of Yorkshire was covered by a single High Sheriff of Yorkshire. After the Local Government Act 1972 the title was split to cover several newly...

 and High Sheriff of Lincolnshire

High Sheriff of Lincolnshire

This is a list of High Sheriffs of Lincolnshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...

titles.

Below is a list of the sheriffs.

List of High Sheriffs

• 1974-1975 John Godfrey Fisher
• 1975-1976 Rupert Alexander Alec-Smith
• 1976-1977 Richard Anthony Bethell
• 1977-1978 Norman Jackson
• 1978-1979 Angus Jermey Christopher Hildyard
• 1979-1980 John Raleigh Charles Joseph Chichester-Constable
• 1980-1981 Richard Anthony Bellamy
• 1981-1982 Stephen Hargreaves Hall
• 1982-1983 Robert Leslie Holtby
• 1983-1984 David Ernest Addison
• 1984-1985 James Gordon Gordon

• 1985-1986 Joseph Henry Goodhart
• 1986-1987 William Frank Somerville Letten
• 1987-1988 Peter Bentham Oughtred
• 1988-1989 Sir Ian Godfrey Bosville Macdonald, 17th Baronet
• 1989-1990 John Ellerker Spilman
• 1990-1991 Geoffrey Alan Marr
• 1991-1992 Richard Marriot
• 1992-1993 John Westland Anthony Clugston
• 1993-1994 Peter William Barker
• 1994-1995 Thomas Wilson Boyd
• 1995-1996 Frank Alan Flear
• 1996-1996 Tom Martin ( 4 days until the abolition of the County)