High Sheriff of the West Midlands
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The Office of High Sheriff of the West Midlands is the ceremonial position of High Sheriff
appointed to the West Midlands
, a metropolitan county in central England. The appointment is made by the British monarch by Pricking the Lists. Created in 1974, the office of High Sheriff of the West Midlands has the duty to "protect and assist in upholding the dignity and well being of Her Majesty’s judges and to represent the Queens executive powers in respect of the administration of justice in the county". The Office of High Sheriff is normally awarded to people of stature in the West Midland who have significantly and positively contributed in some way to the county's community either through voluntary work or through commerce or industry.
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...
appointed to the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, a metropolitan county in central England. The appointment is made by the British monarch by Pricking the Lists. Created in 1974, the office of High Sheriff of the West Midlands has the duty to "protect and assist in upholding the dignity and well being of Her Majesty’s judges and to represent the Queens executive powers in respect of the administration of justice in the county". The Office of High Sheriff is normally awarded to people of stature in the West Midland who have significantly and positively contributed in some way to the county's community either through voluntary work or through commerce or industry.
List of High Sheriffs
- 1974-1975: Michael Hotham Cadbury, DL, of Selly OakSelly OakSelly Oak is a residential suburban district in south-west Birmingham, England. The suburb is bordered by Bournbrook and Selly Park to the north-east, Edgbaston and Harborne to the north, Weoley Castle and Weoley Hill to the west, and Bournville to the south...
, BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... - 1975-1976: Edwin Hardwick MooreEdwin Hardwick MooreEdwin Hardwick Moore was a British businessman and High Sheriff of the West Midlands for 1975-76.He was the son of E. E. Moore and was educated at Repton School and Christ's College, Cambridge....
, of Ashfurlong Hall, Sutton ColdfieldSutton ColdfieldSutton Coldfield is a suburb of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham but has borders with Erdington and Kingstanding. Sutton is in the northeast of Birmingham, with a population of 105,000 recorded in the 2001 census... - 1976-1977: Lt.-Colonel John Henry Coldwell Horsfall, DSO, MC (& Bar), of Home Farm, Leek WoottonLeek WoottonLeek Wootton is a village in Warwickshire, England, roughly one mile from Kenilworth and two miles from Warwick. It lies in the triangle created by Kenilworth, Warwick and Leamington Spa.-Geography:...
- 1977-1978: Michael Gary Southall, of HarborneHarborneHarborne is an area three miles southwest from Birmingham city centre, England. It is a Birmingham City Council ward in the formal district and in the parliamentary constituency of Birmingham Edgbaston.- Geography :...
, BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... - 1978-1979: Lt.-Colonel Lawrence Willoughby Wilson, TD, JP, of Barlows Road, EdgbastonEdgbastonEdgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton....
- 1979-1980: Anthony Reginald Wyldbore-Smith, JP, of Elmcroft, BerkswellBerkswellBerkswell is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, county of West Midlands, England.- Geography:It is in the east of the borough, borders Coventry and is about west of Coventry city centre.- History and places of interest :...
- 1980-1981: David Williams-Thomas, of The Manor House, BirlinghamBirlinghamBirlingham is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England, about three miles south of Pershore. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 325...
, PershorePershorePershore is a market town in Worcestershire, England, on the banks of the River Avon. Pershore is in the Wychavon district and is part of the West Worcestershire parliamentary constituency. At the 2001 census the population was 7,304... - 1981-1982: David Gwyn Justham, of EdgbastonEdgbastonEdgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton....
, BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... - 1982-1983: Anthony Frederic Birtles, FRICS, Cutlers Farm, Wootton WawenWootton WawenWootton Wawen is a small village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. The village is located on the A3400, from Birmingham, miles south of Henley-in-Arden and miles north of Stratford-upon-Avon. The soil is a strong clay and some arable crops are grown,...
- 1983-1984: Hugh Kenrick, MA, of Farquhar Road, EdgbastonEdgbastonEdgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton....
- 1984-1985: Derek Montague Percy Lea, JP, FRICS, of Rosedale, MoseleyMoseleyMoseley is a suburb of Birmingham, England, two miles south of the city centre. The area is a popular cosmopolitan residential location and leisure destination, with a number of bars and restaurants...
- 1985-1986: Richard Leslie Harris, FCA, of Oldswinford, StourbridgeStourbridgeStourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. Historically part of Worcestershire, Stourbridge was a centre of glass making, and today includes the suburbs of Amblecote, Lye, Norton, Oldswinford, Pedmore, Wollaston, Wollescote and Wordsley The...
- 1986-1987: William Eric Husselby, FIPA, of Fen End House, KenilworthKenilworthKenilworth is a town in central Warwickshire, England. In 2001 the town had a population of 22,582 . It is situated south of Coventry, north of Warwick and northwest of London....
- 1987-1988: Patrick William Welch, BA, of Wellington Road, EdgbastonEdgbastonEdgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton....
- 1988-1989: Francis Charles Graves, OBE, FRICS, FCIOB, DL, of Aldersyde, Tanworth-in-ArdenTanworth-in-ArdenTanworth-in-Arden is a small village located in the county of Warwickshire, England. It is located south-east of Birmingham in the Tanworth-in-Arden parish and is administered by Stratford-on-Avon District Council...
- 1989-1990: David John Crump Johnson of Shenstone, Kidderminster
- 1990-1991: D. L. Burbidge
- 1991-1992: Bruce Winton Tanner, BA, of MoseleyMoseleyMoseley is a suburb of Birmingham, England, two miles south of the city centre. The area is a popular cosmopolitan residential location and leisure destination, with a number of bars and restaurants...
, BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... - 1992-1993: John Anthony Jefferson, FCA
- 1993-1994: J. I. Westwood
- 1994-1995: Sir George Adrian Hayhurst CadburyAdrian CadburySir George Adrian Hayhurst Cadbury is a former British Olympic rower and Chairman of Cadbury and Cadbury Schweppes for 24 years. He has been a pioneer in raising the awareness and stimulating the debate on corporate governance and produced the Cadbury Report, a code of best practice which served...
, DL, MA, Hon DSc, Hon LL D, of KnowleKnowleKnowle is a large village a few miles southeast of the town of Solihull, UK. Knowle lies within the historic county boundaries of Warwickshire, and since 1974 it has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull within the West Midlands...
, SolihullSolihullSolihull is a town in the West Midlands of England with a population of 94,753. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is located 9 miles southeast of Birmingham city centre... - 1995-1996: Professor Sir Frederick William Crawford, DL, DSc, FEng, of Arthur Road, EdgbastonEdgbastonEdgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton....
- 1996-1997: John David Saville, JP
- 1997-1998: Edward Michael Worley, JP, MA
- 1998-1999: William George Key Carter, CBE, FCA, DL, O St J, of Elmey Lovett, Droitwich
- 1999-2000: Roger Stephen Burman, CBE, BSc
- 2000-2001: J. F. Woolridge, CBE
- 2001-2002: Mrs Tessa King-Farlow, JP, MA, of EdgbastonEdgbastonEdgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton....
, BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... - 2002-2003: Gary James Allen, CBE, DL, FCMA
- 2003-2004: Michael Evans
- 2004-2005: J L Andrews, MBE
- 2005-2006: R J Dickens, CBE, DL, DUniv
- 2006-2007: John Rawcliffe Airey Crabtree
- 2007-2008: Robert Peter TomlinsonPeter TomlinsonPeter Tomlinson is a broadcaster and continuity announcer. He created the British children's television series Tiswas and was the programme's co-presenter in its early years....
- 2008-2009: Byron Head
- 2009-2010: Paul Bassi
- 2010-2011: Anita Kumari Bhalla