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The High Sheriff of Belfast is a title and position which was created in 1900 under the
Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 (61 & 62 Vict. c. 37) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that established a system of local government in Ireland similar to that already created for England, ...
, with Sir James Henderson the first holder. Like other high sheriff positions, it is largely a ceremonial post today. The current high sheriff is Councillor John Hussey of the Democratic Unionist Party, who took office in 2022. The high sheriff is theoretically the judicial representative of the King in the city, while the
Lord Lieutenant of Belfast The Lord Lieutenant of Belfast is the official representative of The King for the 'County Borough of Belfast', Northern Ireland. The current Lord Lieutenant is Dame Fionnuala Mary Jay-O'Boyle, DBE, who was appointed in July 2014. The position ...
is the Sovereign's personal representative. Today, the office is now largely symbolic with few formal duties other than deputising for the
Lord Mayor of Belfast The Lord Mayor of Belfast is the leader and chairperson of Belfast City Council, elected annually from and by the City's 60 Councillors#UnitedKingdom, councillors. The Lord Mayor also serves as the representative of the city of Belfast, welcomin ...
at official events. Irish Nationalists and Republican council members generally do not allow their names to go forward for the nomination as the post is seen as a reflection of the city's imperialist past. Appointments are made on annual basis by the
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a w ...
, who asks the outgoing high sheriff and
Belfast City Council Belfast City Council ( ga, Comhairle Cathrach Bhéal Feirste) is the local authority with responsibility for part of the city of Belfast, the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. The Council serves an estimated population of (), the l ...
to suggest the names of three people who are deemed suitable to hold the position. In recent years the council has suggested only one candidate, who is normally a member of the council. The high sheriff's term of office runs from January to December, which is distinct from the term of office for the lord mayor and deputy lord mayor who take up office in May or June each year. Prior to 1900 sheriffs were elected by the city council.


List of high sheriffs


20th century

* 1900: Sir James Henderson * 1901:
Otto Jaffe Sir Otto Moses Jaffe, JP (13 August 1846 – 29 April 1929), also spelt Jaffé, was a German-born British businessman, who was twice elected Lord Mayor of Belfast and was a leader of the Jewish community in the city. Family Jaffe was born in ...
* 1902: Samuel Lawther * 1903: Robert Anderson * 1904: Henry Hutton * 1905: Henry O'Neill * 1906: William Frederick Coates * 1907: Peter O'Connell * 1908: John McCaughey * 1909: Francis Curley * 1910: George Doran * 1911:
Crawford McCullagh The Rt Hon. Sir Crawford McCullagh, 1st Baronet (1868 (Aghalee, Co. Antrim) – 13 April 1948), was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. McCullagh started his career as an apprentice at the age of 14 in the drapery trade. He then became t ...
Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons
/ref> * 1912: James Johnston * 1913: Frank Workman * 1914: John Tyrrell * 1915: John Campbell White * 1916: Robert Dunlop * 1917: William Tougher * 1918: Cllr Robert M Gaffikin JP * 1919: Samuel Mercier * 1920:
William George Turner Sir William George Turner (1872 – 14 June 1937) was an American-born unionist politician in Northern Ireland, who served as Lord Mayor of Belfast for over five years. Life Born in United States,1911 Census of Ireland http://www.census.nat ...
* 1921:
Joseph Davison Sir Joseph Davison (1868 – 15 July 1948) was a prominent Northern Irish Unionist politician. He was knighted in the Honours for the Opening of the Parliament of Northern Ireland in 1921. In 1923, Davison stood as the Ulster Unionist Party can ...
* 1922: Councillor Henry McKeag * 1923: Alderman
James Augustine Duff James Augustine Duff (27 September 1872 – 4 March 1943) was a Scottish-born Northern Irish businessman and Ulster Unionist Party politician. Born in Glasgow, he was educated locally before moving to Belfast. He sat on Belfast City Council, ser ...
, M.P., J.P. * 1924: Councillor Hugh McLaurin JP * 1925: Councillor William Macartney * 1926: Alderman
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(Nationalist) * 1927: Samuel Cheyne * 1928:
Julia McMordie Julia Gray McMordie (30 March 1860 – 12 April 1942) was an English-born Ulster Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland. McMordie was born in Hartlepool, County Durham, England, the daughter of shipbuilder Sir William Gray and Dorothy ...
* 1929:
Samuel Hall-Thompson Lt-Col. Samuel Hall-Thompson (1885 – 26 October 1954) was a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland. Hall-Thompson was born at Crawfordsburn in Ulster. He studied at Dulwich College, England. His father, Rt. Hon. Robert Thompson, DL, was ...
* 1930: James McKinney * 1931: C. Lindsay * 1932: F. J. Holland * 1933: Richard Milligan Harcourt * 1934: James Dunlop Williamson * 1935:
George Ruddell Black George Ruddell Black (1865 or 1866–1942) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Black worked as a clothing manufacturer and was elected as an Ulster Unionist Party member of the Belfast Corporation. In 1942, he was elected as the Lo ...
* 1936:
Thomas Edward McConnell Sir Thomas Edward McConnell (7 April 1868 – 22 May 1938) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. McConnell studied at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution before becoming the managing director of a horse and cattle sales firm. He w ...
* 1937:
Thomas Loftus Cole Thomas Loftus Cole CBE (1877 – 7 March 1961) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Cole studied at the Sullivan Upper School in Holywood before qualifying as a pharmacist. Despite this, he worked as a property developer, and was ...
? * 1938:
Thomas Loftus Cole Thomas Loftus Cole CBE (1877 – 7 March 1961) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Cole studied at the Sullivan Upper School in Holywood before qualifying as a pharmacist. Despite this, he worked as a property developer, and was ...
* 1939: Samuel Boyd Thompson * 1940: William Dowling * 1941:
Percival Brown Sir Percival Brown (3 April 1901 – 4 October 1962) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Brown was born in Belfast, the son of Thomas Brown. He studied at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and worked as an estate agent at hi ...
* 1942:
Tommy Henderson Thomas Gibson Henderson (13 October 1887 – 14 August 1970) was an Independent unionist politician. He served in the House of Commons of Northern Ireland from 1925 to 1953 in vigorous opposition to the Unionist governments on all issues othe ...
* 1943: Frederick William Kennedy * 1944: Alfred Hinds * 1945:
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* 1946:
Cecil McKee Sir William Cecil McKee ERD (1905 – January 2003) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Life and career Born in Newtownards McKee attended Methodist College Belfast. He took an engineering apprenticeship before joining the family esta ...
* 1947:
W. E. G. Johnston Sir William Ernest George Johnston, DL (31 October 1884 – 26 October 1951) was a Unionist politician and businessman in Northern Ireland. Life and career Born in Belfast, William Johnston was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir James Johnston, of Belv ...
* 1948: James Henry Norritt * 1949: Robert Harcourt * 1950: Stuart Knox Henry * 1951: William Harpur * 1952: Andrew Scott * 1953: Robert Pierce * 1954: William Frederick Neill * 1955?: Robert Kinahan * 1956: Walter H. Cooper * 1957: Herbert Jefferson * 1958: Florence Elizabeth Breakie * 1959:
Martin Kelso Wallace Sir Martin Kelso Wallace (3 May 1898 – 12 February 1978) was a unionist (Ireland), Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Wallace attended Methodist College Belfast and served in the RNVR during the First World War. He worked as a company di ...
* 1960:
William Duncan Geddis Sir William Duncan Geddis (9 July 1896 – 12 December 1971) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Geddis studied at Skerries College in Belfast before becoming a clothing manufacturer. He served in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps fro ...
* 1961: William Jenkins * 1962: William John McCracken * 1963:
Joseph Foster Cairns Joseph Foster Cairns (27 June 1920 – 2 May 1981) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Cairns was the managing director of a furniture retailer, and chairman of a development company. He was elected to the Belfast Corporation fo ...
* 1964: William Christie * 1965: John Abbott Lewis * 1966: Matthew Thomas Orr * 1967: Thomas Rea * 1968: Councillor Hugh Robert Brown * June 1969-June 1970: Councillor
Myles Humphreys Sir Raymond Evelyn "Myles" Humphreys (24 March 1925 – 22 February 1998) was a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist Party politician and activist, and an engineer and businessman. He served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1975 to 1977, and later chai ...
* June 1970-June 1971: Councillor
John William Kennedy John William Kennedy (born 1910, date of death unknown) was a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist politician who was a member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. He represented Belfast Cromac from 1962 to 1973. Kennedy was an area supervisor for a ...
, O.B.E, J.P., M.P. * June 1971-June 1972: Francis Wills Watson * June 1972-June 1973: Alderman Walter Shannon * June 1973–June 1974: Alderman Alfred Walker Shaw * 1975: Councillor James Stewart * 1976: Councillor William Cecil Corry * 1977: Councillor John Allen * 1978: Councillor John Carson * 1979: Councillor
Grace Bannister Grace Bannister (''née'' Johnson; 1924–1986) was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. She was the first female Lord Mayor of Belfast. Early life and education Bannister was born in the Ravenhill area of Belfast into a Protestant fami ...
* 1980: Alderman Michael Brown * 1981: Councillor Muriel Pritchard * 1982: Councillor Alfie Ferguson"Catholic voted sheriff", ''Irish Times'', 2 November 1982 * 1983: Councillor
Donnell Deeny Sir Donnell Justin Patrick Deeny , KC, SC (born 25 April 1950), styled as the Rt Hon Sir Donnell Deeny, is a mediator and arbitrator (ACIArb) and a former member of the Court of Appeal of Northern Ireland. Sir Donnell is also member of the Court ...
* 1984: Councillor Pauline Whitley * 1985: Councillor Andrew Cairns * 1985–1986: Councillor
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* 1987–1989: ''Post vacant'' * 1990: Councillor Jim Kirkpatrick * 1991: Councillor Joe CoggleMy Belfast Summer 2007
/ref> * 1992: Councillor
Thomas Patton Thomas William Saunderson Patton OBE (27 July 1914 – 20 October 1993), often known as Tommy Patton, was an Ulster unionist politician. Patton grew up in Belfast, where he attended the Templemore Avenue School. He worked at Harland and Wolff ...
* 1993: Councillor Jim Walker * 1994: Councillor Mary Margaret Crooks * 1995: Councillor John Parkes * 1995: Councillor Joe Coggle * 1996: Councillor Steve McBride * 1997: Councillor
Nelson McCausland Nelson McCausland (born 15 August 1951) is a former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician from Northern Ireland, who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for North Belfast from 2003 until he lost his seat in 2017. and ...
* 1998: Councillor Jim Clarke * 1999: Councillor
Robin Newton Robin Gray Newton (born 21 December 1945) is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland representing the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). He was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Belfast from 2003 to 2022, and was a j ...


21st century

* 2000: Councillor Tom Campbell * 2001: Councillor Alan Crowe * 2002: Councillor
Wallace Browne Wallace Hamilton Browne, Baron Browne of Belmont (born 29 October 1947), is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, who has been a Member of the House of Lords since 2006, and was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Eas ...
* 2003: Councillor Margaret Clarke * 2004: Councillor Ruth Patterson * 2005: Councillor David Browne * 2006: Councillor William Humphrey * 2007: Councillor Jim KirkpatrickNew High Sheriff of Belfast to be sworn in
Belfast City Council Belfast City Council ( ga, Comhairle Cathrach Bhéal Feirste) is the local authority with responsibility for part of the city of Belfast, the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. The Council serves an estimated population of (), the l ...
 * 2008: Councillor Margaret McKenzie * 2009: Councillor
Frank McCoubrey Frank McCoubrey (born 5 February 1967) is a Unionist politician and loyalist in Northern Ireland, as well as a community activist and researcher. He is a leading member of the Ulster Political Research Group (UPRG) and a member of Belfast City ...
* 2010: Councillor
Christopher Stalford Christopher David Matthew Stalford (17 January 1983 – 19 February 2022) was a Northern Irish politician who was a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for South Belfast from the 2016 election until h ...
* 2011: Councillor
Ian Adamson Ian Adamson OBE (28 June 1944 – 9 January 2019) was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician and paediatrician, who was the Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1996 to 1997. He was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Belfas ...
* 2012: Alderman May Campbell * 2013: Councillor Brian Kingston * 2014: Councillor Lydia Patterson * 2015: Councillor Gareth McKee * 2016: Alderman Jim Rodgers * 2017: Alderman Thomas Haire * 2018: Councillor Carole Howard * 2019: Alderman Tommy Sandford * 2020: Councillor Nicola Angela Verner * 2021: Councillor Michael Andrew Long * 2022 Councillor John Hussey * 2023 Councillor Samuel John Kyle /a>


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Local government in Belfast