The High Sheriff of Mayo was the British Crown's judicial representative in

County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ...

, Ireland from the 16th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Mayo County Sheriff. The sheriff had judicial, electoral, ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs. 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. However, the sheriff retained his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in the county. The usual procedure for appointing the sheriff from 1660 onwards was that three persons were nominated at the beginning of each year from the county and the Lord Lieutenant then appointed his choice as High Sheriff for the remainder of the year. Often the other nominees were appointed as under-sheriffs. Sometimes a sheriff did not fulfil his entire term through death or other event and another sheriff was then appointed for the remainder of the year. The dates given hereunder are the dates of appointment. All addresses are in County Mayo unless stated otherwise.

High Sheriffs of County Mayo

*1583:

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(1st High Sheriff) *1587–1589:

(killed Mar 1589) *1639:

Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Baronet (1573 – c. 1658) was an Irish politician. Born at Milton Abbas, he was the son of Sir George Bingham, brother of Richard Bingham (soldier), Sir Richard Bingham, and his wife Cicely Martin, daughter of Robert Mart ...

*1641: John Garvey *1655: Edward Ormsby of Tobervaddy Castle *1656:

Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet (c. 1640 – 20 December 1697) was an Irish soldier and politician. Gore was the second son of Sir Paul Gore, 1st Baronet and his wife Isabella Wycliffe, daughter of Francis Wycliffe. In 1656, he was High Sheriff ...

*1662: Hon Sir Lucas Dillon *1662:

Sir George Bingham, 2nd Baronet Sir George Bingham, 2nd Baronet (c. 1625 – 1682) was an Irish politician and baronet. He was the only son of Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Baronet and his wife Catherine Byrne, daughter of John Byrne. In 1658, Bingham succeeded his father as baronet. ...

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*1684:

Sir Henry Bingham, 3rd Baronet Sir Henry Bingham, 3rd Baronet (1654 – 5 July 1714) was an Irish politician and baronet. He was the eldest son Sir George Bingham, 2nd Baronet and his first wife, Anne Partiger. In 1682, he succeeded his father as baronet. Bingham was educated ...

*1690: George Browne *1694:

*1703: Egbert Miller of Milford *1708: Sir Arthur Shaen, 2nd Baronet *1711:

Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Baronet Sir Arthur Gore, 2nd Baronet (c. 1685 – 10 February 1742) was an Irish politician and baronet. He was the son of Paul Gore, himself son of Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet, and his wife Anne Gore, daughter of Sir John Gore. Gore succeeded his grand ...

*1718: Francis Knox of

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A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland *1721:

Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet (1690 – 21 September 1749) was an Irish politician. He was the eldest son of Sir George Bingham, 4th Baronet, and his first wife Mary Scott. Bingham was educated at the Middle Temple. He was appointed High Sheriff ...

*1723: James Gildea of Gallagh and Port Royal *1731:

John Browne, 1st Earl of Altamont John Browne, 1st Earl of Altamont (c.1709 – 4 July 1776), known as The Lord Mount Eagle between 1760 and 1768 and as The Viscount Westport between 1768 and 1771, was an Irish peer and politician. He began the building of Westport House and th ...

*1732–1733: Arthur Knox of Castle Rea Google Books *1735: Robert Miller of Milford Google Books *1737: John Bourke, 1st Baron Naas *1745: Thomas Lewin of Cloghans *1746: William Chambers of Kilboyne 0*1747:

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*1748: *1750: Crosdaile Miller of Milford *1755: Roger Palmer, later Sir Roger Palmer, 1st Baronet of CastlelackenComplete Baronetage, p.390 *1756:

Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan (22 September 1735 – 29 March 1799), known as Sir Charles Bingham, 7th Baronet, from 1750 until 1776, was an Irish peer and politician. Background He was the second son of Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet, and ...

*1756: Crosdaile Miller *1758: James Knox of

*1763: John Knox of Castlerea (son of Arthur, HS 1733) *1765: Arthur Saunders Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran of the Arran Islands *1766: *1776: Neale O'Donnell, later Sir Neale O'Donnell, 1st Baronet of Newport *1778:

John Browne, 1st Baron Kilmaine John Browne, 1st Baron Kilmaine (20 May 1726 – 7 June 1794), known as Sir John Browne, 7th Baronet, from 1765 to 1789, was an Irish politician. Kilmaine was the younger son of Sir John Browne of The Neale, 5th Baronet, and Margaret Dodwell. Hi ...

*1779:

John Denis Browne, 1st Marquess of Sligo John Denis Browne, 1st Marquess of Sligo, Order of St Patrick, KP, Privy Council of Ireland, PC (Ire) (11 June 1756 – 2 January 1809) was an Irish peer, absentee slaveholder and politician, and was the son of Peter Browne, 2nd Earl of Altamont ...

*1781: Valentine Blake *1782: Charles Costello of Edmondstown *1783: John Ormsby of Gortnarabby *1784: George Jackson, the younger, of Prospect *1785: Charles Atkinson of Rehins *1786: Hon. Denis Browne of ClaremorrisThe House of Commons 1790–1820 *1787: Charles Dillon-Lee, 12th Viscount Dillon of Costello-Gallin *1788:

*1791: Sir John Edmond Browne, 1st Baronet *1796: Joseph Lambert of Brockhill *1798: Right Hon Denis Browne

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References

40. The Gentleman's and London Magazine: Or Monthly Chronologer, 1741-1794 {{DEFAULTSORT:High Sheriff Of County Mayo

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