High Sheriff of Derbyshire

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High Sheriff of Derbyshire

This is a list of Sheriffs of Derbyshire from 1567 until 1974 and High Sheriffs since.

Oliver Stephenson, High Sheriff of Derbyshire, at the Derby Book Festival in 2015

The ancient Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. On 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, the title of Sheriff of Derbyshire was retitled High Sheriff of Derbyshire.[1] The High Shrievalties are the oldest secular titles under the Crown in England and Wales, their purpose being to represent the monarch at a local level, historically in the shires.

The office was a powerful position in earlier times, as sheriffs were responsible for the maintenance of law and order and various other roles. It was only in 1908 under Edward VII of the United Kingdom that the Lord Lieutenant became more senior than the High Sheriff. Since then the position of High Sheriff has become more ceremonial, with many of its previous responsibilities transferred to High Court judges, magistrates, coroners, local authorities and the police.

From 1068 until 1566, a single High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests was appointed. From Michaelmas 1567 on, a High Sheriff of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire were appointed separately.

Sheriffs

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

High Sheriffs

20th century

  • 1974: Lieut-Colonel John Richard Guy Stanton, of Elms Farm House, Snelston, Ashbourne.[210]
  • 1975: Henry Upton Stephenson, of Tissington Cottage, Rowland, Bakewell.[211]
  • 1976: Major David B Kenning of Ashover
  • 1977: John G C Jackson of Ashover
  • 1978: Lieutenant Commander Martin Boissier of Idridgehay[212]
  • 1979: James Oakes of Riddings[213]
  • 1980: Major Robert Robinson of Chandler Hill, Chesterfield[214]
  • 1981: Major Hugo Waterhouse of Middleton Hall, Middleton-by-Youlgreave, Bakewell.[215]
  • 1982: Godfrey Meynell of Meynell Langley, Kirk Langley[216]
  • 1983: Sir Reresby Sitwell, of Renishaw Hall[217][218]
  • 1984: Major Charles Stephenson of Great Longstone
  • 1985: Ian Francis Ley of Fauld Hall[219]
  • 1986: Major General Peter Cavendish, of Middleton-by-Youlgreave
  • 1987: Roger Boissier of Repton[220][221]
  • 1988: Marjorie Hilda Kenning, of Great Longstone[222]
  • 1989: Donald Shields of Parwich Hall[223]
  • 1990: John Bather of Longford[224][225]
  • 1991: Henry Harper-Crewe of Calke Abbey[226]
  • 1992: David Wigglesworth of Duffield[227]
  • 1993: Rupert Turner of Beeley Hill Top[228]
  • 1994: Gillian Hutchinson of Somersal Herbert[229]
  • 1995: John Morgan-Owen of Melbourne[230]
  • 1996: Brigadier Edward Wilkinson, of Ashford-in-the-Water[231]
  • 1997: Richard Perkins of Bretby Park[232]
  • 1998: Gladwyn Turbutt of Ogston Hall[233]
  • 1999: Derrick Penrose of Baslow[234]

21st century

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