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The '''Sheriff of Aberdeen''' was a royal official who was responsible for enforcing justice in [[Aberdeenshire]], Scotland. In 1870 the sheriffdom was merged with that of [[Sheriff of Kincardine|Kincardineshire]] to create the post of '''Sheriff of Aberdeen and Kincardine'''. The combined sheriffdom then absorbed Banffshire in 1882 to create the post of '''Sheriff of Aberdeen, Kincardine and Banff'''. |
The '''Sheriff of Aberdeen''' was a royal official who was responsible for enforcing justice in [[Aberdeenshire]], Scotland. Prior to 1748 the sheriffdom of Aberdeen, like most sheriffdoms, was held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, they were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar. |
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In 1870 the sheriffdom was merged with that of [[Sheriff of Kincardine|Kincardineshire]] to create the post of '''Sheriff of Aberdeen and Kincardine'''. The combined sheriffdom then absorbed Banffshire in 1882 to create the post of '''Sheriff of Aberdeen, Kincardine and Banff'''. |
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This sheriffdom was abolished in 1975 and replaced by the current Sheriffdom of [[Sheriff Principal of Grampian, Highland and Islands|Grampian, Highland and Islands]]. |
This sheriffdom was abolished in 1975 and replaced by the current Sheriffdom of [[Sheriff Principal of Grampian, Highland and Islands|Grampian, Highland and Islands]]. |
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*William Forbes, 11th [[Lord Forbes]] (died 1697) |
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*[[David Dalrymple, Lord Westhall]] (1748–1777) |
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*[[David Dalrymple, Lord Westhall]] (1748–1777)<ref name=EM> {{cite book|title=Edinburgh Magazine: Or Literary Miscellany, Volume 19|page=156}} </ref> |
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*Alexander Moir (1795->1818) <ref name=EM/> |
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*John Thomas Gordon, 1847–1848 <ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.rse.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf|title=BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF FORMER FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH 1783 – 2002|publisher= Royal Society of Edinburgh|accessdate= 26 October 2017}} </ref> |
*John Thomas Gordon, 1847–1848 <ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.rse.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf|title=BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF FORMER FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH 1783 – 2002|publisher= Royal Society of Edinburgh|accessdate= 26 October 2017}} </ref> |
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*Andrew Jameson, 1865–1870 |
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Revision as of 00:33, 6 April 2018
The Sheriff of Aberdeen was a royal official who was responsible for enforcing justice in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Prior to 1748 the sheriffdom of Aberdeen, like most sheriffdoms, was held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, they were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar.
In 1870 the sheriffdom was merged with that of Kincardineshire to create the post of Sheriff of Aberdeen and Kincardine. The combined sheriffdom then absorbed Banffshire in 1882 to create the post of Sheriff of Aberdeen, Kincardine and Banff.
This sheriffdom was abolished in 1975 and replaced by the current Sheriffdom of Grampian, Highland and Islands.
Sheriffs of Aberdeen
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- Philip de Melville, 1221
- William Prat, 1246
- Gregory de Melville, before 1263
- Sir Andrew of Garioch
- Sir William de Meldrum
- Sir Henry de Latham,
1297 - John of Strathbogie, Earl of Atholl, 1299–1300
- Sir Alexander Comyn, 1303
- Robert II Keith, Marischal of Scotland, 1304–1305
- Sir Norman Leslie, 1305
- Sir Walter de Barclay, 1320–1324
- John Drimmmyng,1325
- Sir John Brown, 1328
- Robert III Keith, Marischal of Scotland, 1335 & 1343
- Sir John de Bonneville, 1337
- Andrew Fraser of Ewnysedale, 1342
- William of Meldrum, 1347–1358
- Sir William de Lidell, 1358
- Sir Walter Maule, 1364
- Sir Alexander Fraser of Philorth, 1369–1399
- Patrick of Crawford,1381
- John Fraser of Forglen, 1382
- David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford, 1400–1408
- Sir Walter Lindsay of Kinneff, 1417–1423
- Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Crawford, 1421–1439
- David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford, 1439–1445
- Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford, 1445–1453
- Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly, 1453
- Walter Lindsay of Kinblathmont, 1457
- David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose, 1461–1495
- Alexander Lindsay, Master of Crawford
- John Lindsay, 6th Earl of Crawford
- William Hay, 4th Earl of Erroll
- William Hay, 5th Earl of Erroll
- William Hay, 6th Earl of Erroll
- Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly (died 1524)
- Alexander Ogilvy of that ilk
- James Stewart, Earl of Moray
- David Lindsay, 8th Earl of Crawford
- George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly (died 1562)
- William Leslie, 9th of Balquhain
- George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly (died 1576)
- John Leslie, 10th of Balquhain
- George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly (died 1636)
- Sir Alexander Irvine of Drum
- Sir George Johnston of that ilk
- Alexander Forbes, 1st Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (died 1636)
- Sir Thomas Crombie of Kemnay
- Sir William Forbes of Craigievar
- William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal
- William Forbes, 11th Lord Forbes (died 1697)
- Sheriffs-depute
- David Dalrymple, Lord Westhall (1748–1777)[1]
- Alexander Elphinstone of Glack (1777–1795) [1]
- Alexander Moir (1795->1818) [1]
- John Thomas Gordon, 1847–1848 [2]
- Andrew Jameson, 1865–1870
Sheriffs of Aberdeen and Kincardine (1870)
Sheriffs of Aberdeen and Kincardine and Banff (1882)
- John Guthrie Smith, –1895
- Donald Crawford, 1895–1911 [3]
- John Campbell Lorimer, 1911– [4]
- Alexander Logan McClure, 1920–1932 [5][6]
- (Sir) George Morton, 1932–[6]
- Thomas Pringle MacDonald, –1969 [7]
- Interim appointment of Sheriff F.W.F. O'Brien, 1969–1971 [7]
- Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-Stuart, 1971–1972 [7]
- George Stanley Gimson, 1972–1975 [8] (Sheriff Principal of Grampian, Highland and Islands, 1975-1982)
- Sheriffdom abolished in 1975 and replaced by the sheriffdom of Grampian, Highland and Islands.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Edinburgh Magazine: Or Literary Miscellany, Volume 19. p. 156.
- ^ "BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF FORMER FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH 1783 – 2002" (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Sheriff Courts. The Scottish law review and Sheriff Court reports, Volume 22. p. 16.
- ^ "No. 12394". The Edinburgh Gazette. 29 September 1911. p. 965.
- ^ "No. 13560". The Edinburgh Gazette. 6 February 1920. p. 340.
- ^ a b "No. 33875". The London Gazette. 21 October 1932. p. 6626.
- ^ a b c "No. 19030". The Edinburgh Gazette. 28 September 1971. p. 757.
- ^ "SHERIFFS (SCOTLAND)". UK Parliament. Retrieved 19 October 2017.