Sheriff of Haddington explained
The Sheriff of Haddington, or Sheriff of East Lothian, was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in Haddington, 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.
The sheriffdom of Haddington was created in the 12th century. Following mergers of the Scottish sheriffdoms in 1856 the position was retitled Sheriff of Haddington & Berwick. The sheriffdom was divided in 1872 and merged into the sheriffdoms of Midlothian & Haddington and Roxburgh, Berwick & Selkirk.
Sheriffs of Haddington
- Sheriffs-Depute (Sheriff Principle)
- John Hay of Baro (1663–) [1]
- Patrick Brown (1670–) [1]
- George Hayburton (1681–) [1]
- Sir John Ramsey (1683–) [1]
- John Sinclair (1690–) [1]
- John Veitch (1692–) [1]
- William Baillie (1695–) [1]
- Alexander Hay (1697–) [1]
- John Hay of Hopes (1714–) [1]
- Charles Brown of Colstoun (1715–) [1]
- Thomas Menzies (1718–) [1]
- John Hamilton (1725–) [1]
- Hon James Hamilton (1736–) [1]
- David Kinloch (1744–) [1]
- Sheriffs-Depute (Crown)
Sheriffs of Haddington and Berwick (1856)
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Miller, James. The Lamp of Lothian, Or, The History of Haddington:. 501.
- Web site: Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002. Royal Society of Edinburgh. 26 October 2017.
- News: Sheriff-Ship of East Lothian. 18 June 1856. Caledonian Mercury.
