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Sheriff of Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirk

Sheriff of Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirk

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The Sheriff of Roxburgh was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in that area of 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 position of Sheriff of Roxburgh and Selkirk was created in 1868 following a merger of the position with that of Sheriff of Selkirk.

The combined sheriffdom was further enlarged in 1872 by its merger with part of the sheriffdom of Haddington and Berwick to create the sheriffdom of Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirk.[1] That resulting sheriffdom was dissolved in turn in 1975 with the creation of the current sheriffdom of Lothian and Borders.

Sheriffs of Roxburgh

Sheriffs-Depute
  • 1748-1753: Gilbert Eliot[3]
  • 1753: William Scott of Woll [2]
  • 1754-1769: Walter Pringle [2]
  • 1769-: Patrick Murray of Cherrytrees [2]
  • 1780–1807: William Oliver of Dinlabyre [2]
  • 1807–>1861: William Oliver Rutherfurd of Edgerston [2]

Sheriffs of Roxburgh and Selkirk (1868)

Sheriffs of Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirk (1872)

See also

References

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    "No. 23927". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 December 1872. p. 6252.
  2. [2]
    Jeffrey, Alexande. The history and antiquities of Roxburghshire and adjacent districts.
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    "ELLIOT, Gilbert (1722-77), of Minto, Roxburgh". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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    "The Earldom of Orkney". Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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    Sheriff Courts. The Scottish law review and Sheriff Court reports, Volume 22. p. 11.
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    "No. 26111". The London Gazette. 2 December 1890. p. 6800.
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    "No. 26788". The London Gazette. 23 October 1896. p. 5779.
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    SCOTTISH LAW REVIEW AND SHERIFF COURT REPORTS. VOL. XXIL— 1906. p. 39.
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    "No. 17321". The Edinburgh Gazette. 2 September 1955. p. 539.
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    "No. 42427". The London Gazette. 1 August 1961. p. 5682.
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    "SHERIFFS (SCOTLAND)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 21 May 1974. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  12. [12]
    "No. 18900". The Edinburgh Gazette. 24 July 1970. p. 635.
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