High Sheriff of Louth
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The High Sheriff of Louth was the Crown's representative for County Louth
, a territory known as his bailiwick
. Selected from three nominated people, he holds his office over the duration of a year. He has judicial, ceremonial and administrative functions and executes High Court Writs.
is the oldest under the British crown. It was established in Louth in 1227 and remained first in precedence in the county until the reign of Edward VII, when an Order in Council in 1908 gave the Lord-Lieutenant the prime office under the Crown as the Sovereign's personal representative. The High Sheriff remains the Sovereign
's representative in the County for all matters relating to the Judiciary and the maintenance of law and order. The office of High Sheriff of Louth was abolished in 1922 when Ireland regained its independence.
County Louth
County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...
, a territory known as his bailiwick
Bailiwick
A bailiwick is usually the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff, and may also apply to a territory in which the sheriff's functions were exercised by a privately appointed bailiff under a royal or imperial writ. The word is now more generally used in a metaphorical sense, to indicate a sphere of...
. Selected from three nominated people, he holds his office over the duration of a year. He has judicial, ceremonial and administrative functions and executes High Court Writs.
History
The office of High SheriffHigh 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...
is the oldest under the British crown. It was established in Louth in 1227 and remained first in precedence in the county until the reign of Edward VII, when an Order in Council in 1908 gave the Lord-Lieutenant the prime office under the Crown as the Sovereign's personal representative. The High Sheriff remains the Sovereign
Monarch
A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...
's representative in the County for all matters relating to the Judiciary and the maintenance of law and order. The office of High Sheriff of Louth was abolished in 1922 when Ireland regained its independence.
High Sheriffs of County Louth
- 1234: Ralph de Pitchford
- 1270-1272: John de Pitchford
- 1274: John de Baskervill
- 1275: Roger de Crumba
- 1281-1284: Nicholas de Netterville
- 1285-1291: William de Spineto
- 1287: Nicholas de Netterville
- 1291: Thomas de Stanley
- 1293: Richard Taaffe
- 1297: William de Hatch
- 1310: William Dowdall
- 1311: Richard Gernon (murdered)
- 1315: Richard Taaffe
- 1329: Geoffrey de Brandwade
- 1331: John Gernon
- 1377: John Taaffe
- 1381: Peter Peppard
- 1385: Milo Haddesor
- 1386: George Tebyng
- 1400: Thomas Talbot
- 1401: Walter Plunkett
- 1402: John Clynton of Keppock
- 1403: Sir John Bedilowe, Kt
- 1405: John Dowdall (killed)
- 1424: Sir James White
- 1425: Sir John Bellew, Kt
- 1426: John Bellew
- 1427: John Bellew
- 1440: Sir Nicholas Taaffe
- 1496: Patrick Plunkett
- 1497: Richard Plunkett
- 1558: Edward Gernon of Gernonstown
- 1562: Sir John Bellew
- 1578: Roger Gernon or Garland
- 1593: Thomas Gernon
- 1594: Roger Gernon
- 1595: Rice Jones
- 1596: Rice Jones