The Sheriff of Argyll was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order in Argyll

Argyll

Argyll , archaically Argyle , is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part of ancient Dál Riata that was located on the island of Great Britain, and in a historical context can be used to mean the entire western coast between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath...

, Scotland

Scotland

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 and bringing criminals to justice. Originally they served as part of the Sheriffdom of Perth, however in 14th century it was created as Sheriffdom of Argyll in its own right. It continued in existence until 1948 when it was amalgamated with the Sheriffdom of Renfrew.

Sheriffs of Argyll

• Dugal Campbell (12?? - )
• Alasdair MacDubhgaill, Lord of Lorne (1293 - ???)
• Eóin MacDubhgaill (???)
• Colin Campbell (16?? - )
• John Campbell (17?? - )
• George Campbell
  George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
  George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll KG, KT, PC, FRS, FRSE , styled Marquess of Lorne until 1847, was a Scottish peer, Liberal politician as well as a writer on science, religion, and the politics of the 19th century.-Background:Argyll was born at Ardencaple Castle, Dunbartonshire, the...
  
  , Duke of Argyll
  Duke of Argyll
  Duke of Argyll is a title, created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. The Earls, Marquesses, and Dukes of Argyll were for several centuries among the most powerful, if not the most powerful, noble family in Scotland...
  
  (1847 - ????)