High Sheriff of Armagh

The High Sheriff of Armagh is the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Armagh. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258.[1] Besides his/her judicial importance, they have ceremonial and administrative functions and executes High Court Writs.[2]

History

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The first (High) Shrivalties were established before the Norman Conquest in 1066 and date back to Saxon times.[3] In 1908, an Order in Council made the Lord-Lieutenant the Sovereign's prime representative in a county and reduced the High Sheriff's precedence.[4] However the office still retained the responsibility for the preservation of law and order in a county.[2]

While the office of High Sheriff ceased to exist in those Irish counties, which had formed the Irish Free State in 1922, it is still present in the counties of Northern Ireland.

James I, 1603–1625

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Charles I, 1625–1649

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English Interregnum, 1649–1660

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Charles II, 1660–1685

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James II, 1685–1688

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William III, 1689–1702

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Anne, 1702–1714

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George I, 1714–1727

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George II, 1727–1760

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George III, 1760–1820

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George IV, 1820–1830

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William IV, 1830–1837

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Victoria, 1837–1901

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Edward VII, 1901–1910

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George V, 1910–1936

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George VI, 1936–1952

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Elizabeth II, 1952–present

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Charles III, 2022–present

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  • 2023: Gary Myles Dickson, of Armagh[141]

Notes

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‡ Stood as Member of Parliament

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