High Sheriff of Denbighshire
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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 March. The shrievalty of Denbighshire, together with that of Flintshire, was abolished in 1974 when the county and shrievalty of Clwyd was created.
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 March. The shrievalty of Denbighshire, together with that of Flintshire, was abolished in 1974 when the county and shrievalty of Clwyd was created.
List of High Sheriffs
- 1541: John Salusbury, snr of Llewenni
- 1542: John Salusbury
- 1547: John Edwards I of Chirkland
- 1548: Cadwaladr Wynne
- 1552: Edward Abner
- 1553: Robert Massie
- 1554: Fulk Lloyd
- 1555: Thomas Bylottes
- 1556: Ellis Price
- 1557: Edward Abner
- 1558: Robert Pulestone
- 1575: John Salusbury
- 1601: Owen Vaughan
- 1605: Cadwaladr Wynne II (d. 1612)
- 1608: Morgan Broughton
- 1610: Sir Richard Trevor of Trevalun
- 1631: Robert Wynne
- 1633: John Edwards V
- 1648: Robert Sanlley
- 1654: William Edwards of Eaton
- 1655: John Jeffreys
- 1665: John CarterJohn Carter (MP)Sir John Carter was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1660. He served in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War....
- 1666: Sir Charles Goodman
- 1670: Edward Thelwall
- 1675: Cadwalader Wynn of Vayla
- 1678: Edward Brereton
- 1682: Josiah Edisbury of Erddig
- 1683: Griffith Jeffreys
- 1684: Robert Griffith, of Brymbo HallBrymbo HallBrymbo Hall, one of Britain's lost houses, was a manor house located near Brymbo outside the town of Wrexham, North Wales. The house, reputed to have been partly built to the designs of Inigo Jones, was noted as the residence of 18th-century industrialist and ironmaster John "Iron-Mad"...
- 1698: Edward Broughton of Marchwiel
- 1737: Edward Williams
- 1741: William Myddelton
- 1743: Aquila Wyke of Llwynegryn, Mold
- 1787: Sir Foster Cunliffe, 3rd Baronet
- 1789: Charles Brown of Marchweil
19th century
- 1830: William Hanmer, of Bodnod
- 1831: Wilson Jones, of Gelygynan
- 1832: Edward Lloyd, of Cefn
- 1833: William Parry Yale, of Plas-yn-Yale
- 1834: Francis Richard Price, of Bryn-y-Pys
- 1835: Sir Robert Cunliffe, 4th Baronet, of Acton Park
- 1836: John Robin, of Tainy Graig
- 1837: John Heaton, of Plas Heaton
- 1838: Samuel Sandbach, of Hafodunos Abergele
- 1839: Sir John Williams, 2nd BaronetJohn Hay WilliamsSir John Hay Williams, 2nd Baronet was a descendant of Sir William Williams, who built Bodelwyddan Castle....
, of Bodlewyddan - 1840: Townshend Mainwaring, of Marchweil Hall
- 1841: Henry Ellis Boates, of Rose Hill
- 1842: Thomas Molyneux Williams, of Penbedw Hall
- 1843: John Townshend, of Trevallyn
- 1844: Henry Warter Meredith, of Pentrebychan Wrexham
- 1845: Charles Wynne, of Garthmeilio, near Cerrigydriudion
- 1846: Brownlow Wynne Wynne, of Garthewin, near Abergele
- 1847: Richard Lloyd Edwards, of Bronhaulog, Abergele
- 1848: Simon Yorke, of Erthig
- 1849: Thomas Griffith, of Trevallyn Hall
- 1850: John Burton, of Minera Hall, Wrexham
- 1851: Thomas Hughes, of Astrad Hall
- 1852: Francis James Hughes, of Acton House, Wrexham
- 1853: Peirce Wynne Yorke, of Dyffryn Aled
- 1854: Richard Jones, of Bellan Place, RuabonRuabonRuabon is a village and community in the county borough of Wrexham in Wales.More than 80% of the population of 2,400 were born in Wales with 13.6% speaking Welsh....
- 1855: Henry Robertson Sandbach, of Havodunos, Abergele
- 1856: John Jesse, of Llanbeder Hall, Ruthin
- 1857: John Edward Madocks, of Glan-y-Wern
- 1858: John Jocelyn Ffoulkes, of Erriviatt
- 1859: Thomas Lloyd Fitzhugh, of Plas Power, Wrexham
- 1860: James Hardcastle, of Penylan, near Ruabon
- 1861: Charles John Tottenham, of Berwyn House, near Llangollen
- 1862: Sir Hugh Williams, 3rd Baronet, of Bodelwyddan
- 1863: John Lloyd of Rhagatt, Corwen
- 1864: John Lloyd Wynne, of Coedcoch, Abergele was initially named, but was replaced by Boscawen Trevor Griffith, of Trevalyn Hall, Wrexham
- 1865: John Lloyd Wynne, of Coedcoch, Abergele
- 1866: Robert Bamford Hesketh, of Gwrych Castle, Abergele
- 1867: Philip Henry Chambres, of Llysmeirchion
- 1868: Sir Robert Cunliffe, 5th BaronetSir Robert Cunliffe, 5th BaronetSir Robert Alfred Cunliffe, 5th Baronet was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1872 and 1885....
of Acton Park, near Wrexham - 1869: Charles Wynne-Finch, of Voelas
- 1870: John Richard Heaton, of Plas Heaton
- 1871: Samuel Pearce Hope, of Marchwiel Hall
- 1872: William Cornwallis-WestWilliam Cornwallis-WestWilliam Cornwallis Cornwallis-West VD JP , was a British politician.Born William Cornwallis West, he was the son of Frederick Richard West, son of the Hon. Frederick West, younger son of John West, 2nd Earl De La Warr. His mother was Theresa, daughter of John Whitby...
, of Ruthin Castle - 1873:
- 1891: John Robert Burton, of Minera Hall, near Wrexham
- 1892: James Coster Edwards of Trevor Hall, near Ruabon
- 1893: Edward William Lloyd Wynne of Coed Coch
- 1894: Edward Evans, of Bronwylfa, Wrexham
- 1895: Philip Yorke of Erddig, Wrexham
- 1896: Edward Owen Vaughan Lloyd of Rhagatt, Corwen
- 1897: Thomas Williams, of Llewcsog, Denbigh
- 1898: Sir George Everard Arthur Cayley, 9th Baronet of Llanerch Park, St. Asaph
- 1899: John Higson, of Plas Madoc, Llanrwst
20th century
- 1912: Colonel Charles Salusbury Mainwaring, of Galltfaenan, Denbighshire
- 1913: Philip Henry Ashworth, of Horsley Hall, Gresford
- 1914: Arthur Ernest Evans, of Bronwylfa, Wrexham
- 1916: David Sanders DaviesDavid Sanders DaviesSir David Sanders Davies was a Welsh businessman and merchant and Liberal Party politician.-Family and education:...
, of Plas Castell,Cenbigfi - 1945: Sir Edmund Ivens Spriggs KCVO, of Plas-yn-Dre
- 1946: Wilfred John Heaton, of Plas Heaton
- 1947: Lionel Peckover Burrill, of Ty Côch
- 1948: Sir Watkin Williams-Wynne, 8th Baronet, of Belan
- 1949: Lt-Col. John Charles Wynne-Finch MC, of Voelas
- 1950: Charles Melville McLarenCharles McLaren, 3rd Baron AberconwayCharles Melville McLaren, 3rd Baron Aberconway, JP was a British industrialist and horticulturalist. He was the son of Henry McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway and Christabel Macnaghten.-Education:...
, of Bodnant - 1951: Lt-Col. Ririd Myddelton MVO, of Chirk CastleChirk CastleChirk Castle is a castle located at Chirk, Wrexham, Wales.The castle was built in 1295 by Roger Mortimer de Chirk, uncle of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March as part of King Edward I's chain of fortresses across the north of Wales. It guards the entrance to the Ceiriog Valley...
- 1952: John Francis McLarenJohn Francis McLarenJohn Francis McLaren was a Royal Air Force officer. He was the younger son of Henry McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway and Christabel MacNaghten.-Career:...
, of Old Bodnod - 1953: Capt. John Oliver Burton, of Broadleys
- 1974 onwards - See High Sheriff of ClwydHigh Sheriff of ClwydThe office of High Sheriff of Clwyd was established in 1974 as part of the creation of the county of Clwyd in Wales following the Local Government Act 1972, and effectively replaced the shrievalties of the amalgamated counties of Flintshire and Denbighshire....