High Sheriff of Durham explained

This is a list of the high sheriffs of County Durham, England.

In most counties the high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. In the Palatinate of Durham the officeholder was appointed by and was accountable to the Bishop of Durham until 1836 when the Crown claimed authority. The High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. The High Sheriff changes every March.

High Sheriffs of County Durham

15th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham Vol I. William Fordyce (1857) p150. Google Books
  2. Yorkshire Trustees of the Peace (1319–1413) Simon Walker 1993 from English Historical Review. Google Books
  3. The Knights of England: A Complete Record from Earliest Time WA Shaw 1906 p91 Google Books
  4. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England Ireland and Scotland Burke and Burke 2nd Ed. (1844) p65 Google Books
  5. The Correspondence of John Cosin DD, Lord Bishop of Durham p11 Google Books
  6. Book: Nichols, John . Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century . 9 . 1815 . London . 593 . Google Books .
  7. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Burke and Burke Vol 1 1835 p47. Google Books. Shafto of Whitworth
  8. The History and Antiquities of Sunderland JW Sumner (1858) p 137 Google Books
  9. An Historical, Topographical and Descriptive View of the County of Durham McKenzie and Ross (1834) p278. Google Books
  10. Archaeologia Aeliana; Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity Ed CH Hunter Blair (1943) p40 Google Books
  11. The History of Northumberland John Hodgson (1840) p. 348 Google Books
  12. Gentlemans Magazine 1838 p328 Google Books
  13. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Colonial Gentry Burke and Burke (1891) p148 Google Books