Sheriff of Dumfries and Galloway explained

The Sheriff of Dumfries and Galloway, was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in Dumfries and Galloway, 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 Sheriff of Dumfries had been retitled the Sheriff of Dumfries and Galloway in 1874 after the sheriffdom of Wigton and Kirkcudbright had been joined with the sheriffdom of Dumfries. The combined sheriffdom was replaced in 1975 by the current sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway.

Sheriffs of Dumfries

Sheriffs-Depute

Sheriffs of Dumfries and Galloway (1874)

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Chalmers, George. Caledonia, or an Account, Historical and Topographical of North..Volume 3. 65.
  2. Web site: KIRKPATRICK, William (c.1705-78), of Lochmaben, Dumfries.. History of Parliament Online. 11 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Catalogue Details. National Records of Scotland. 25 February 2021.
  4. Book: Finance Accounts of Great Britain and Ireland. 286.
  5. Book: Accounts and Papers, Finance, Banks. Offices. Vol. XIII. 71.
  6. Web site: Moray Register. 10 April 2018.
  7. Book: Pedigree of the Odin family.
  8. Book: Ewan, Elizabeth. The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women. 196.
  9. Web site: SHERIFFS (SCOTLAND). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 21 May 1974. 19 October 2017.