High Sheriff of Galway Town
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Not to be confused with High Sheriff of County Galway.
The High Sheriff of Galway Town was the Sovereign's judicial representative in the county of the Town of Galway. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the role of High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258.[1] Besides the judicial importance of the role, it had ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs.[2]