High Sheriff of Armagh

The High Sheriff of Armagh is the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Armagh. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258.^[1] Besides his judicial importance, he has ceremonial and administrative functions and executes High Court Writs.^[2]

History

The first (High) Shrivalties were established before the Norman Conquest in 1066 and date back to Saxon times.^[3] In 1908, an Order in Council made the Lord-Lieutenant the Sovereign's prime representative in a county and reduced the High Sheriff's precedence.^[4] Despite however that the office retains his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in a county.^[2]

While the office of High Sheriff ceased to exist in those Irish counties, which had formed the Irish Free State in 1922, it is still present in the counties of Northern Ireland.

James I, 1603–1625

1603: 1613: Charles Poyntz [5] 1618: 1622: 1623: Sir William Brownlow [6] Charles I, 1625–1649 1625: 1626: 1627: 1628: 1629: 1630: 1631: 1632: 1633: 1634: 1635: 1636: English Interregnum, 1649–1660 1655: Sir George Acheson, 3rd Bt [7] 1656: Sir George Acheson, 3rd Bt [7] 1659: Charles II, 1660–1685 1660: 1661: 1662: 1663: 1664: 1665: Edward Richardson of Legacorry[8] 1666: 1667: 1668: Arthur Brownlow [6] 1669: Arthur Brownlow [6] 1670: 1671: 1672: 1673: 1674: 1675: 1676: 1677: 1678: Godfrey Walker 1679: 1680: 1681: 1682: 1683: 1684: George Blacker [8] James II, 1685–1688 1685: 1686: Marcus Clerk [9] 1687: 1688: Hamlett Obins [10] William III, 1689–1702 1689: 1690: William Richardson of Legacorry[8] 1691: 1692: 1693: 1694: 1695: Sir Nicholas Acheson, 4th Bt [11] 1696: 1697: Arthur Brownlow [6] 1698: 1699: 1700: 1701: Anne, 1702–1714 1702: Roger Hall [8] 1703: 1704: 1705: 1706: 1707: 1708: 1709: 1710: 1711: 1712: 1713: George I, 1714–1727 1714: Edward Bond [12] 1715: John Richardson [13] 1716: James Maison [12] 1717: Oliver St John [12] 1718: John Maxwell [12] 1719: John Bolton [12] 1720: Henry Richardson [12] 1721: Sir William Johnston [12] 1722: Joshua Johnston [12] 1723: Thomas Tipping [12] 1724: Thomas Clarke [12] 1725: Anthony Madden [12] 1726: Francis Obre [12] George II, 1727–1760 1727: William Jones [12] 1728: Sir Arthur Acheson, 5th Bt [12] 1729: Meredith Workman [12] 1730: John Ball [12] 1731: Thomas D. Clarke [12] 1732: Chapel Dawson [12] 1733: Richard Johnston [12] 1734: William Blacker of Carrickblacker and Brookend[12] 1735: Randal Donaldson [12] 1736: Robert Cope [12] 1737: William Richardson of Richhill Castle [12] 1738: William Graham [12] 1739: Roger Hall of Mount Hall[8] 1740: Francis Hall [12] 1741: Edward Obre [12] 1742: Richard Chapel Whaley [12] 1743: Richard Graham [12] 1744: Sir Capel Molyneux, 3rd Bt [12] 1745: Henry Bond [12] 1746: Thomas Tipping [12] 1747: Middleton Bond [12] 1748: Jonathan Seaver [14] 1749: Thomas Bond [12] 1750: William Brownlow [12] 1751: Sir Archibald Acheson, 6th Bt [12] 1752: Alexander Stewart [12] 1753: Meredith Workman [12] 1754: Thomas T. Dawson [12] 1755: Huntly Hutcheson [12] 1756: Hon. William Moore [12] 1757: John Bond [12] 1758: Richard Johnston [12] 1759: Arthur Irwin [8] George III, 1760–1820 1760: Richard Jackson [15] 1761: Daniel Kelly [12] 1762: Richard Magennis [12] 1763: Thomas Rowe [12] 1764: Michael Obins of Castle Obins[12][16] 1765: Thomas Clarke [12] 1766: Arthur Cope [12] 1767: John Moore [12] 1768: Thomas Obre [12] 1769: Henry Cust [12] 1770: Thomas Dawson [12] 1771: Richard Johnston [12] 1772: Thomas Clarke [12] 1773: Edward Tipping [12] 1774: Arthur Graham [12] 1775: Thomas Seaver of Heath Hall [12] (son of Jonathan, HS 1748) 1776: Samuel MacGeough of Derrycaw[8] 1777: William Richardson of Richhill Castle[8] 1778: Arthur Noble [12] 1779: Thomas M. Jones [12] 1780: Maxwell Close of Elm Park[8] 1781: James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon [12] 1782: Henry Harden [12] 1783: Sir Walter Synnot of Ballymoyer House[8] 1784: Thomas Verner [12] 1785: John Maxwell [12] 1786: John Reilly [8] 1787: William Brownlow [12] 1788: Alexander Thomas Stewart [12] 1789: James Verner [12] 1790: James Johnston [12] 1791: Nicholas Archdall Cope [12] 1792: James Harden [12] 1793: John Pringle [12] 1794: John Ogle [12] 1795: Savage Hall of Narrow Water[8] 1796: John Ogle [12] 1797: Robert Bernard Sparrow [12] 1798: Kenrick Cope [12] 1799: Robert Camden Cope ‡ / succeeded by Archibald Eyre Obins [12] 1800: Thomas Verner [12] 1801: Du Pre Alexander, Viscount Alexander [12] 1802: John Henry Burges [12] 1803: John Moore [12] 1804: John O'Donnell [17] 1805: Sir Capel Molyneux, 4th Bt [17] 1806: George Ensor [17] 1807: Jonathan Seaver of Heath Hall [14] (son of Thomas, HS 1775) 1808: John Reade [17] 1809: Robert Harden [17] 1810: Hon. Jerome de Salis [17] 1811: William Blacker [17] 1812: Nicholas George Johnston [17] 1813: Charles Eastwood [17] 1814: Robert Macan [18] 1815: Roger Hall [17] 1816: Joseph Atkinson [17] 1817: William Irwin of Mount Irwin[17] 1818: Maxwell Close of Drumbanagher[17] 1819: Walter MacGeough-Bond of Drumsill, Siver Bridge[19] George IV, 1820–1830 1820: Thomas J. Thornton [17] 1821: Samuel Cope [17] 1822: William Verner [17] 1823: Sir James Strong [17] 1824: James Johnston [17] 1825: Thomas Atkinson [20] 1826: Acheson St George [21] 1827: William Olpherts [22] 1828: Barry Fox [23] 1829: Hunt Walsh Chambre of Hawthorn Hill[24] William IV, 1830–1837 1830: Marcus Synnot of Ballymoyer House [8] 1831: Hugh Harris [21] 1832: Hon. Henry Caulfeild [25] 1833: James Eastwood [26] 1834: Charles Brownlow [21] 1835: Sir Edmund Bacon, 10th Baronet [8] 1836: James Alexander, Viscount Alexander [21] Victoria, 1837–1901 1837: Sir George King Adlercron Molyneux, 6th Bt [25] 1838: Leonard Dobbin [21] 1839: Thomas Wilson [21] 1840: William Jones Armstrong [27] 1841: John Whaley [21] 1842: James Molyneux Caulfeild [28] 1843: Sir James Matthew Stronge, 3rd Baronet [25] 1844: John Robert Irwin [21] 1845: Thomas Morres Hamilton Jones of Moneyglass House[29] 1846: Robert Wright Cope [25] 1847: Maxwell Cross of Dartan[8] 1848: William Verner [21] 1849: Richard Blackson Houston [30] 1850: James Harden [31] 1851: George Robinson [32] 1852: Marcus Synnot of Ballymoyer House[8] 1853: Hon. Peter John Fane de Salis [21] 1854: Maxwell Charles Close of Drumbanagher House[24] 1855: Joseph Atkinson of Crowhill[8] 1856: Henry Alexander of Forkhill House[8] 1857: George Dunbar [21] 1858: Stewart Blacker [26] 1859: Edward James Saunderson [33] 1860: William Cross of Dartan [24] 1861: St John Thomas Blacker-Douglass of Grace Hall[24] 1862: John James Bigger [34] 1863: William Kirk [35] 1864: Sir Capel Molyneux, 7th Baronet of Castle Dillon [36] 1865: Hugh Harris of Ashfort[8] 1866: H. W. Canefeild 1867: Sir Capel Molyneux, 7th Bt [37] 1868: John Alexander Mainley Cope of Drumilly[8] 1869: Samuel Madden Francis Hall of Narrow water[8] 1870: John William Ellison-Macartney of Mountjoy Grange [24] 1871: Richard James Harden of Harrybrook [8] 1872: Joshua Walter MacGeough Bond of Drumsill[24] 1873: 1874: 1875: Henry Bruce Armstrong[38] 1876: Mark Seton Synnot of Ballymoyer House[8] 1877: Thomas Simpson [39] 1878: Patrick George Hamilton Carvill [40] 1879: James Henry Todd-Thornton of Westbrook, Co. Donegal[8] 1880: William James Hall of Narrow Water [41] 1881: 1882: 1883: Granville Henry Jackson Alexander [24] 1884: George Miller Dobbin of Drumulla House, Co. Louth[24] 1885: Sir James Henry Stronge, 5th Bt [24] 1886: William Arthur Irwin of Carnagh[8] 1887: George de la Poer Beresford of Awbawn[8] 1888: John Mervyn Archdall Carleton Richardson [24] 1889: 1890: Henry Barcroft of the Glen[24] 1891: James Rolston Lonsdale [42] 1892: William Maynard Sinton 1893: 1894: 1895: John Brownlee Lonsdale [43] 1896: Harry Felix Verner [24] 1897: 1898: James Barrington-White [24] 1899: 1900: Roger Hall of Narrow Water[8] Edward VII, 1901–1910 1901: Joseph Henry Gray [44] 1902: 1903: William John Talbot [8] 1904: 1905: Sir John Milne Barbour [45] 1906: Joseph Mansergh Palmer [44] 1907: 1908: Maxwell Archibald Close of Drumbanagher House[38] 1909: William McCrum [44] 1910: George V, 1910–1936 1911: 1912: 1913: 1914: Hunt Walsh Leech [44] 1915: 1916: William Byers [46] 1917: 1918: 1919: 1920: 1921: 1922: Thomas Bowen Johnston [47] 1923: Thomas Trew Maclean [48] 1924: James Edward Calvert [49] 1925: Thomas Henry White [50] 1926: John Charters Boyle [51] 1927: Samuel Alexander Bell [52] 1928: William M. Clow [53] 1929: Charles Barclay Macpherson Chambré [54] 1930: Thomas Grevilie Sinton [55] 1931: Noel Stephen Smith [56] 1932: Gilbert Evelyn Barcroft [57] 1933: David Malcomson Barcroft [58] 1934: Arthur Dawson Allen [59] 1935: Hector Charles Chatterton Deane [60] 1936: Richard Henry Stephens Richardson [61] George VI, 1936–1952 1937: Arthur Delacherois Irwin [62] 1938: William Edward Greeves [63] 1939: George Valentine Crossley Irwin [64] 1940: James Edwards Harden [65] 1941: George Scott [66] 1942: Thomas Averell Shillington [67] 1943: Alfred William Cowdy [68] 1944: Bunbury Archer Atkinson [69] 1945: John Stephen Wakefield Richardson [70] 1946: George Norman Proctor [71] 1947: Robert McKean Cowdy [72] 1948: Archibald Dunlap Gibson [73] 1949: Alexander Reginald Wakefield Richardson [74] 1950: George Fitzroy Gillespie [75] 1951: Ynyr Alfred Burges [76] Elizabeth II, 1952–present 1952: Walter Albert Nevill MacGeough-Bond [77] 1953: Cecil Brown [78] 1954: William Alexander Mullen [79] 1955: Harold Brown [80] 1956: James Nicholson Brown [81] 1957: Edward Kennedy Walkington [82] 1958: Alleyn Cardwell Moore [83] 1959: Richard Graves Johnston [84] 1960: James Robert Bargrave Armstrong [85] 1961: Henry Alwyn White [86] 1962: Francis Edward Nangle [87] 1963: Acheson Harden Glendinning [88] 1964: George Edwin McCaw [89] 1965: Michael Henry Armstrong [90] 1966: George Dougan [91] 1967: James Matthew Stronge [92] 1968: Thomas Carter Johnston [93] 1969: Alexander Edmond Knight [94] 1970: John Fitzroy Gillespie [95] 1971: Geoffrey Alastair Nisbet Boyne [96] 1972: Kenneth McCleery [97] 1973: W. Bernard Cowdy [98] 1974: Henry William Francis Reid [99] 1975: Henry George Glendinning [100] 1976: Alexander Hugh O'Brien Greer [101] 1977: Donald Henry Stevenson [102] 1978: Ronald McIlroy Wilson [103] 1979: Frederick Michael Alexander Torrens-Spence [104] 1980: John Reginald Miller [105] 1981: Alexander Hugh Courtney [106] 1982: Andrew Alwyn White [107] 1983: J. H. H. Balmer [108] 1984: W. H. Jordan [109] 1985: E. B. Wilson [110] 1986: 1987: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991: John Daniel Thompson [111] 1992: James Rochester Nelson [112] 1993: J. N. Greenlee [113] 1994: J. E. Lamb [114] 1995: John C. K. Magowan [115] 1996: Margaret Patton [116] 1997: John Oliver Woods [117] 1998: David Eric Dorman [118] 1999: Anne E. 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