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The '''Sheriff of Selkirk''' was historically a royal official responsible for enforcing justice in [[Selkirk, Scottish Borders|Selkirk]], Scotland. |
The '''Sheriff of Selkirk''' was historically a royal official responsible for enforcing justice in [[Selkirk, Scottish Borders|Selkirk]], 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. |
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Following mergers of the Scottish sheriffdoms in 1868 the position became the [[Sheriff of Roxburgh and Selkirk]]. |
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==Sheriffs of Selkirk== |
==Sheriffs of Selkirk== |
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*William de Montacute (1335) |
*William de Montacute (1335) |
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*John Murray (1503) |
*John Murray (1503) |
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* ''For sheriffs after 1868 see [[Sheriff of Roxburgh and Selkirk]].'' |
* ''For sheriffs after 1868 see [[Sheriff of Roxburgh and Selkirk]].'' |
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Revision as of 18:59, 8 April 2018
The Sheriff of Selkirk was historically a royal official responsible for enforcing justice in Selkirk, 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 mergers of the Scottish sheriffdoms in 1868 the position became the Sheriff of Roxburgh and Selkirk.
Sheriffs of Selkirk
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- Andrew Sinton (c.1214)
- Alexander Sinton (1265)
- Andrew Sinton
- Alexander Synton (-1293)
- Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke (1304)
- Robert de Manners (1334)
- William de Montacute (1335)
- John Murray (1503)
- Sheriffs-Depute
- Walter Scott (1799-1832)
- For sheriffs after 1868 see Sheriff of Roxburgh and Selkirk.
