High Sheriff of Tyrone
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The High Sheriff of Tyrone is the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Tyrone
. 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 has ceremonial and administrative functions and executes High Court Writs.
While the office of High Sheriff ceased to exist in those Irish counties, which had formed the Irish Free State
in 1922, it is still present in the counties of Northern Ireland
.
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
. 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 has ceremonial and administrative functions and executes 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 retains his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in a county.While the office of High Sheriff ceased to exist in those Irish counties, which had formed the Irish Free State
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand...
in 1922, it is still present in the counties of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
.
17th century
18th Century
19th Century
20th Century
21st century
- 2008: Robert Andrew Pollock MBE
- 2009: Dr Brendan J. O’Hare
- 2010: Francis Eugene Shields