High Sheriff of Cumberland
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The High Sheriff
is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. The High Sheriff changes every April.
The post of High Sheriff of Cumberland
existed from the creation of the county in the twelfth century up until 1974 when the administrative
and ceremonial or geographic county of Cumberland became part of Cumbria
.
have included:
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. The High Sheriff changes every April.
The post of High Sheriff of Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
existed from the creation of the county in the twelfth century up until 1974 when the administrative
Administrative county
An administrative county was an administrative division in England and Wales and Ireland used for the purposes of local government. They are now abolished, although in Northern Ireland their former areas are used as the basis for lieutenancy....
and ceremonial or geographic county of Cumberland became part of Cumbria
High Sheriff of Cumbria
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
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List of High Sheriffs
High Sheriffs of CumberlandCumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
have included:
1100-1199
- 1158–1171 Robert fitz Truite
- 1172 Robert fitz Truite and Adam his son
- 1173 Adam son of Robert Truite
- 1174 Robert de Vans
- 1175
- 1176 Robert Truitt and Adam his son
- 1177–1178 Robert de Vallibus (Vaux)
- 1179 Robert de Vallibus and Roger de Legiere
- 1180–1183 Robert de Vallibus
- 1184–1185 Hugh de Norwich
- 1186 Hugh de Norwich and Nicholas his brother
- 1189–1197 William of Aldelin
- 1199–1200 William de Stutevill and John Laleman
- 1189-1199 Hugh BardulfHugh BardulfHugh Bardulf or Hugh Bardolf was a medieval English administrator and royal justice. Known for his legal expertise, he also served as a financial administrator. He served three kings of England before his death....
- 1198 Robert de Tateshall
1200–1299
- 1265: Roger de LeybourneRoger de LeybourneSir Roger de Leybourne was a British soldier and landowner. He was the son of another Sir Roger de Leybourne and his wife Eleanor, the daughter and heir of Stephen of Thornham. In 1199 when the elder Roger was still a minor his wardship was sold to Thornham for 300 marks...
- 1268-78: Sir Ranulph de Dacre of Dacre, Cumberland
- Robert Courtenay
1300–1399
1400–1499
1500–1599
1600–1699
1700–1799
- 1715: Humphrey Senhouse I of Netherhall or Ellenborough
- 1716: John Nicholson
- 1729: Eldred Curwen of Workington
- 1734: John Benn, of Hensingham House, near Whitehaven
- 1737: William Hicks of Whitehaven
- 1738: John Gaskarth of Hiltop
- 1741: Montagu Farrar
- 1743: Humphrey Senhouse II of Netherhall
- 1744: Anthony Benn, of Hensingham House
- 1745: Joshua Lucock of Cockermouth
- 1748: Henry Richmond Brougham of Highhead Castle
- 1748: Walter Lutwidge of Whitehaven
- 1756: Sir Wilfrid Lawson, 8th BaronetSir Wilfrid Lawson, 8th BaronetSir Wilfrid Lawson, 8th Baronet , was a British politician.He inherited the title on the death of Sir Alfred Lawson 7th Bart in 1752. He was one of the Lawson Baronets of Isell, Cumberland....
- 1758: John Spedding
- 1758: John Senhouse of Calder Abbey
- 1761: John Langton
- 1763: Henry Aglionby of Nunnery
- 1766: Eldred Curwen of Workington
- 1766: John Christian of Milntown and Ewanrigg Hall
- 1774: George Edward Stanley of Dalegarth
- 1778: John Brisco, later Sir John Brisco, 1st Baronet of Crofton Place, Wigton
- 1784: John Christian Curwen
- 1785: Edward Knubley of Wigton
- 1786(Feb–Jun): Sir James Graham, 1st Baronet of Netherby, Carlisle
- 1787:
- 1788: Sir Frederick Fletcher-Vane, 2nd Baronet of Hutton-in-the-Forest
- 1789:
- 1795: Sir James Graham, 1st Baronet of Netherby, Carlisle