High Sheriff of North Yorkshire
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The High Sheriff of North Yorkshire is a current High Sheriff
title which has existed since 1974. 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 created counties, including North Yorkshire.
Below is a list of the sheriffs.
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 has existed since 1974. For around 1,000 years the entire area of Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
was covered by a single 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...
. After 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....
the title was split to cover several newly created counties, including North Yorkshire.
Below is a list of the sheriffs.
List of High Sheriffs
- 1974-1975 Montague Charles Warcop Peter Consett
- 1975-1976 David Rimington Tetley
- 1976-1977 Nigel Colin Forbes Adam
- 1977-1978 Frank Wilson Furness
- 1978-1979 Robert Edward John Compton
- 1979-1980 Lord Martin Fitzalan Howard
- 1980-1981 Peter Noel Leetham Terry
- 1981-1982 Francis Edward Hudson
- 1982-1983 Sir William Marcus John Worsley, 5th BaronetMarcus WorsleySir Marcus John Worsley, 5th Baronet JP MA is a former British Conservative Party politician and a brother of Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Kent.- Family life :...
- 1983-1984 Peter Bell
- 1984-1985 Anthony Thomas Preston
- 1985-1986 Michael Thomas Barstow
- 1986-1987 Marmaduke Charles Astey Wyvill
- 1987-1988 John Harold Vick Sutcliffe
- 1988-1989 Edward Christopher York
- 1989-1990 The Hon. Richard Nicholas Crossley
- 1990-1991 Valerie Anne Worthington
- 1991-1992 Sir John Bruce Woollacott Ropner, 2nd Baronet
- 1992-1993 The Hon. Sir Richard Storey, 2nd Baronet
- 1993-1994 Michael David Abrahams
- 1994-1995 Richard Edward Howard-Vyse
- 1995-1996 The Hon. Simon Bartholomew Geoffrey Howard
- 1996-1997 John Leslie Charles Pratt
- 1997-1998 Anthony Guy Swaine Chisenhale-Marsh
- 1998-1999 Lady Clarissa Collin
- 1999-2000 Andrew Vavasour Hudson
- 2000-2001 The Hon. Gerald Christopher Turton
- 2001-2002 David Nelson
- 2002-2003 Mark Singleton Evans
- 2003-2004 Air Commodore Simon Bostock
- 2004-2005 Mrs. Caroline Gardner (Thornton-Berry)
- 2005-2006 Mrs. Elise Mackinlay
- 2006-2007 The Viscountess Downe
- 2007-2008 Philip William Ingham
- 2008-2009 Christopher W. Robson
- 2009-2010 Mrs Francesca A. Horsfield
- 2010-2011 Richard Compton