The Sheriff of Perth was historically a royal official, appointed for life, who was responsible for enforcing justice in Perth, Scotland. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the hereditary sheriffs were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar.
Following consecutive reorganisations of the Scottish sheriffdoms the position became the Sheriff of Perthshire in 1747 and the Sheriff of Perth & Angus in 1934.[1]
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The Sheriff of Perth was historically a royal official appointed for life who was responsible for enforcing justice in Perth Scotland Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis From that date following the Jacobite uprising of 1745 the hereditary sheriffs were replaced by salaried sheriff deputes qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar Following consecutive reorganisations of the Scottish sheriffdoms the position became the Sheriff of Perthshire in 1747 and the Sheriff of Perth amp Angus in 1934 1 The sheriffdom was dissolved in 1975 and replaced by that of Tayside Central and Fife Contents 1 Sheriffs of Perth 2 Sheriffs of Perthshire 1747 3 Sheriffs of Perth and Angus 1934 4 See also 5 ReferencesSheriffs of Perth editKenneth 1164 Roger de Mortimer of Aberdour 1209 John de Moray 1210 Geoffrey de Inverkunglas 1219 John Hay of Naughton 1226 1228 William Blund 1228 Malcolm of Moray 1236 Adam de Lochore William de Munfichet 1245 John Hay of Naughton 1246 William de Lauder 1251 David de Lochore 1255 Gilbert de la Hay 1262 John Cameron 1264 George de Cambrun 1266 Christian de l Isle 1280 Nicholas de la Haye 1289 Walter de Burghdon 1295 John de Inchmartin 1305 Alexander de Abernethy 1305 John de Stirling 1334 Andrew Buthirgask 1344 John Denniston 1355 Harry de Fotheringay 1357 Hugh de Ros 1362 Andrew Buthirgask 1365 Robert Stewart of Innermeath 1369 Alexander Abercrombie 1370 Thomas de Wanchope 1373 Walter Stewart of Ralston 1381 Walter Stewart Earl of Atholl 1433 John Spence 1433 Deputy Archibald Stewart 1439 Deputy Patrick Charteris 1440 John de Haddington 1441 William Ruthven 1443 Patrick Charteris 1446 Patrick Graham Lord Graham 1459 William Graham 1465 Laurence Oliphant 1st Lord Oliphant 1470 Robert Abercromby 1478 John Murray 1st Duke of Atholl 1695 1724 James Murray 2nd Duke of Atholl 1724 1748 Sheriffs of Perthshire 1747 editPatrick Haldane 1747 1748 2 James Erskine 1748 1754 3 John Swinton 1754 1782 died 1799 William Nairne of Dunsinnan 1783 4 Archibald Colquhoun 1793 1807 5 John Hay Forbes Lord Medwyn 1807 1824 6 Duncan McNeill 1st Baron Colonsay 1824 1834 7 Adam Anderson 1835 1841 8 Robert Whigham 1841 1849 9 James Craufurd 1849 1853 10 Edward Gordon Baron Gordon of Drumearn 1858 1866 John Tait 1866 1874 11 James Adam 1874 1876 John Macdonald Lord Kingsburgh 1880 William Gloag Lord Kincairney 1885 1889 12 Charles Pearson 1889 1890 13 Andrew Graham Murray 1890 1891 13 Andrew Jameson Lord Ardwall 1891 1905 13 14 Christopher Nicholson Johnston KC 1905 1916 14 John Wilson KC 1917 1920 15 James Condie Stewart Sandeman KC 1920 16 Sheriffs of Perth and Angus 1934 editDaniel Patterson Blades 1934 1945 17 18 Solicitor General for Scotland 1945 James Frederick Strachan KC 1945 1948 18 19 Laurence Hill Watson KC 1948 1952 19 Thomas Blantyre Simpson QC 1952 1954 20 Christopher William Graham Guest QC 1954 1955 20 21 Sir James Randall Philip QC 1955 1957 21 22 Charles Shaw Baron Kilbrandon 1957 1958 22 23 Hector McKechnie QC 1958 1963 23 George Emslie Baron Emslie 1963 1966 24 Ian MacDonald Robertson QC 1966 1966 24 Margaret Henderson Kidd QC 1966 1974 25 William Murray 8th Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield 1974 1975 Sheriffdom replaced in 1975 by the sheriffdom of Tayside Central and Fife See also editHistorical development of Scottish sheriffdomsReferences edit Sheriffdoms of Perth and Angus Order 1934 S I 1934 1299 S 70 HALDANE Patrick c 1683 1769 of Bearcrofts Stirling History of Parliament Online Archived from the original on 12 April 2018 Retrieved 11 April 2018 Milne Hugh Boswell s Edinburgh Journals 1767 1786 Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 2002 PDF Royal Society of Edinburgh Archived PDF from the original on 23 September 2017 Retrieved 26 October 2017 Archibald Colquhoun was Campbell of Clathwick UCL Department of History Archived from the original on 2 February 2017 Retrieved 19 October 2017 Brunton George An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice p 551 Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 2002 PDF Royal Society of Edinburgh Archived PDF from the original on 23 September 2017 Retrieved 26 October 2017 Accounts and Papers Finance Banks Offices Vol XIII p 71 Parliamentary Papers Volume 49 p 597 Moray Register PDF Archived PDF from the original on 10 April 2018 Retrieved 10 April 2018 Annual Register Archived from the original on 8 April 2018 Retrieved 7 April 2018 Sheriff Courts The Scottish law review and Sheriff Court reports Volume 22 p 11 a b c Sheriff Courts The Scottish law review and Sheriff Court reports Volume 22 p 13 a b No 11683 The Edinburgh Gazette 27 January 1905 p 89 Who Was Who 1929 1940 p 40 No 13605 The Edinburgh Gazette 15 June 1920 p 1453 No 34107 The London Gazette 23 November 1934 p 7531 a b No 37379 The London Gazette 7 December 1945 p 5951 a b No 16594 The Edinburgh Gazette 12 November 1948 p 489 a b No 17234 The Edinburgh Gazette 16 November 1954 p 600 a b No 17321 The Edinburgh Gazette 2 September 1955 p 539 a b No 41095 The London Gazette 7 June 1957 p 3432 a b No 41305 The London Gazette 7 February 1958 p 850 a b No 43877 The London Gazette 18 January 1966 p 666 Ewan Elizabeth The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women p 196 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sheriff of Perth amp oldid 1221353220, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
