Sheriff_of_Inverness

Sheriff of Inverness

Sheriff of Inverness

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The Sheriff of Inverness was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order and bringing criminals to justice in Inverness, 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 the office became the Sheriff of Inverness, Elgin & Nairn in 1882 and the Sheriff of Inverness, Moray, Nairn & Ross & Cromarty in 1946.[1] That sheriffdom was dissolved in turn in 1975 and replaced by that of the Sheriff Principal of Grampian, Highland and Islands.

Sheriffs of Inverness

High-Sheriffs
Sheriffs-Depute

Sheriffs of Inverness, Elgin & Nairn (1882)

Sheriffs of Inverness, Moray, Nairn & Ross & Cromarty (1946)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Union of Sheriffdoms Order 1946 S.I.1946/1037 (S.40)
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    Parliament, Great Britain. The Parliamentary Register. p. 539.
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    "No. 7278". The Edinburgh Gazette. 25 November 1862. p. 1805.
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    Lee, Thomas. Seekers of Truth: The Scottish Founders of Modern Public Accountancy. p. 177.
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    SCOTTISH LAW REVIEW AND SHERIFF COURT REPORTS. VOL. XXIL— 1906. p. 42.
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    "No. 11693". The Edinburgh Gazette. 27 January 1905. p. 89.
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    "No. 11730". The Edinburgh Gazette. 2 June 1905. p. 538.
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    "No. 12447". The Edinburgh Gazette. 2 April 1912. p. 335.
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    Who Was Who 1929–1940, p. 40.
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    Who Was Who 1941–1950, p. 732.
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    "No. 29913". The London Gazette. 23 January 1917. p. 843.
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    "No. 34031". The London Gazette. 9 March 1934. p. 1604.
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    "No. 15918". The London Gazette. 22 May 1942. p. 215.
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    "No. 16132". The Edinburgh Gazette. 9 June 1944. p. 183.
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    "No. 16151". The Edinburgh Gazette. 15 August 1944. p. 248.
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    "No. 36911". The London Gazette. 26 January 1945. p. 588.
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    "No. 37663". The London Gazette. 23 July 1946. p. 3797.
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    "No. 41305". The London Gazette. 7 February 1958. p. 850.
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