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sheriff A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland that is commonly transla ...

s of the

County of London The County of London was a county of England from 1889 to 1965, corresponding to the area known today as Inner London. It was created as part of the general introduction of elected county government in England, by way of the Local Government A ...

, from the creation of the county in 1889 to its abolition in 1965: *1889–1890:

Alfred de Rothschild Alfred Charles ''Freiherr'' de Rothschild, CVO (20 July 1842 – 31 January 1918), was the second son of Lionel ''Freiherr'' de Rothschild and Charlotte ''Freifrau'' von Rothschild of the Rothschild family. Education As a young man, Alfred a ...

, of Senmore Place *1890–1891: Sir James Whitehead, Bart, of Highlield House, Catford Bridge *1891–1892: Martin Ridley Smith, of 13 Upper Belgrave Street *1892–1893: Bertram Wodehouse Currie, of 1 Richmond Terrace, Whitehall *1893–1894:

Samuel Hope Morley Samuel Hope Morley, 1st Baron Hollenden DL JP (3 July 1845 – 18 February 1929), was a British businessman. Early life Morley was the son of Samuel Morley and Rebekah Maria Hope, daughter of Samuel Hope of Liverpool. The Liberal politici ...

, of 43 Upper Grosvenor Street *1894–1895: Ferdinand Huth, of 44 Upper Grosvenor Street *1895–1896: George Faudel-Phillips, of 36 Newgate Street *1896–1897:

Henry Parkman Sturgis Henry Parkman Sturgis (1 March 1847 – 1 March 1929) was an American-born banker in England and a Liberal politician. Early life Sturgis was born in the United States on 1 March 1847. He was a son of Russell Sturgis and his third wife, Julia O ...

, of 4 Great Cumberland Place *1897–1898: Henry James Lubbock, of 15 Lombard Street *1898–1899: Samuel Henry Faudel-Phillips, of 17 Grosvenor Street *1899–1900: Sir Robert George Wyndham Herbert, GCB, of 3 Whitehall Court, SW *1900–1901: John Verity, of 18 Cadogan Place *1901–1902: Arthur Hill, of 22 Upper Grosvenor Street *1902–1903: George William Howard Bowen, of 67 Whitehall Court *1903–1904: Riversdale Grenfell, of the Guards' Club, Pall Mall *1904–1905: Benjamin Samuel Faudel-Phillips, of 52

Grosvenor Gardens Grosvenor Gardens is the name given to two triangular parks in Belgravia, London, faced on their western and eastern sides by streets of the same name. Both roads run roughly north to south from Hobart Place and Grosvenor Place to Buckingham ...

*1905–1906: Allan Campbell, of 21 Upper Brook Street *1906–1907: St John Hornby, of Shelley House, Chelsea Embankment, SW *1907–1908: Robert Lydston Newman, of 11 Cadogan Square, SW *1908–1909: John Murray, JP, DL, of 50 Albemarle Street, W *1909–1910: George Herbert Verity, of 7

Basil Street Basil Street, originally known as North Street, is a street in London's Knightsbridge. It was laid out in the second half of the eighteenth century on land belonging to Lord Cadogan and runs between Sloane Street in the north and the junction of ...

*1910–1911: Herbert Brooks, of 17 Princes Gardens, SW *1911–1912: Charles Guy Pym, of 35 Cranley Gardens, SW *1912–1913: Geoffrey Lubbock, of 65 Lowndes Square, SW *1913–1914: Walter Cunliffe, of 86 Brook Street, W *1914–1915: John Murray, Jr., of 50 Albemarle Street, W *1915–1916: Ernest Tatham Richmond, of 12 Cheyne Gardens *1916–1917: Henry Alexander Trotter, of 19 Queen Street, W *1917–1918: The Hon. Geoffrey Hope Morley, of 7 Connaught Place, W *1918–1919: The Rt. Hon.

Frederick Huth Jackson Frederick Huth Jackson (1863–1921), was a British banker, and a partner of the merchant bank, Frederick Huth & Co, founded by his great-grandfather, Frederick Huth. Early life He was the son of Thomas Hughes Jackson (1834–1930) and Hermi ...

, of 64 Rutland Gate, SW *1919–1920: Henry John Gardiner, of 25 Tavistock Square, WC1 *1920–1921: Col. Lionel Henry Hanbury, CMG, VD, of Hitcham House, Burnham, Buckinghamshire *1921–1922: Algernon Osmond Miles, of 15 Thorney Court, Palace Gate *1922–1923: Sir Alan Garrett Anderson, KBE, of 19 Craven Hill, W2 *1923–1924: Walter Kennedy Whigham, of 2 Chesham Street, SW1, *1924–1925: Sir Samuel Ernest Palmer, Bt, of 10

Grosvenor Crescent Grosvenor Crescent is a street in London's Belgravia district, that in December 2017 was ranked as the UK's most expensive residential street, with an average house price of £16,918,000. Grosvenor Crescent runs from the north-east corner of Belg ...

, SW1 *1925–1926: Arthur Whitworth, of 16 Norfolk Crescent, Hyde Park, W2 *1926–1927: Michael Seymour Spencer-Smith, DSO MC, of 34, Dover Street, W1 *1927–1928: Sir William Plender, Bt, GBE, of 51 Kensington Court, W8 *1928–1929: Capt. The Hon. Roland Dudley Kitson, DSO, MC, of 3 Victoria Street, SW1 *1929–1930: Albert Charles Gladstone, MBE, of 23 Hyde Park Place, W1 *1930–1931: The Hon. George Charles Colville, MBE, 66

Eccleston Square Eccleston Square is a square in Pimlico, London. History The square dates to the 1830s, an integral part of Thomas Cubitt's planned design of "South Belgravia", which is now called Pimlico. Cubitt designed many of the houses on the square and b ...

, SW1, *1931–1932: The Hon. Alexander Shaw, of 24 Princes Gate, SW7 *1932–1933: Sir Ernest John Pickstone Benn, Bt, CBE, of 2 Whitehall Court, SW1 *1933–1934:

Charles Jocelyn Hambro Air Commodore Sir Charles Jocelyn Hambro, (3 October 189728 August 1963) was a British merchant banker and intelligence officer. Life Hambro was born into a banking family of Danish Jewish origin which had settled in Dorset and the City of Lo ...

, of 18 New Cavendish Street, W1 *1934–1935: Victor Blagden, of 46 Park Street, W1 *1935–1936: Charles Morley, of 83 Harley House, Regents Park, NW1 *1936–1937:

George Macaulay Booth George Macaulay Booth (22 September 1877 - 10 March 1971) was a British businessman, and a director of the Bank of England. George Macaulay Booth was born on 22 September 1877 in London, the son of the social reformer Charles Booth and his wife ...

, of 28 Chester Street, SW1 *1937–1938: Herbert Arthur Baker, of 1 Clarendon Place, W2 *1938–1939: The Hon. Claude Hope Hope-Morley, of 42 Grosvenor Square, W1 *1939–1940: Sir Andrew Rae Duncan, GBE, of Dunure, Foxgrove Road, Beckenham, Kent *1940–1941:

Basil Gage Catterns Basil Gage Catterns (20 June 1886 – 5 February 1969) was the Chief Cashier and Deputy Governor of the Bank of England. He was born in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, son of the Rev. T.E.S. Catterns and educated at Trent College, Nottinghamshire. ...

, of 9 Dorchester Court, Sloane Street, SW1 *1941–1942: Edward Holland-Martin, of 24a Bryanston Square, W1 *1942–1943:

Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard Sir Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard, 1st Baronet (22 March 188826 November 1975) was a banker in England, Hong Kong, and the Middle East. Early life Bernard was born on 22 March 1888. Bernards's parents were Edmund Bowen Bernard and ...

, of Howard Hotel, Norfolk Street, Strand, WC2 *1943–1944: John Coldbrook Hanbury-Williams, of 16 St Martin's-le-Grand, EC1 *1944–1945: Sir

Patrick Ashley Cooper Major Sir Patrick Ashley Cooper (18 November 1887 – 22 March 1961) was a British businessman who for more than two decades was governor of the Hudson's Bay Company and director of the Bank of England. He served as High Sheriff of the County o ...

, of Claridge's Hotel, Brook Street, W1 *1945–1946: Sir Otto Ernst Niemeyer, GBE, KCB, of

Claridge's Hotel Claridge's is a 5-star hotel at the corner of Brook Street and Davies Street in Mayfair, London. It has long-standing connections with royalty that have led to it sometimes being referred to as an "annexe to Buckingham Palace". Claridge's Hote ...

Brook Street Brook Street is an axial street in the exclusive central London district of Mayfair. Most of it is leasehold, paying ground rent to and seeking lease renewals from the reversioner, that since before 1800, has been the Grosvenor Estate. Named ...

, W.1. *1946–1947: Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold, of Flat 856, The White House,

Albany Street Albany Street is a road in London running from Marylebone Road to Gloucester Gate following the east side of Regent's Park. It is about three-quarters of a mile in length. History The street was laid out during the 1820s, and takes its name ...

, N.W.1. *1947–1948: Laurence John Cadbury, of Flat 68, 56

Curzon Street Curzon Street is located within the Mayfair district of London. The street is located entirely within the W1J postcode district; the eastern end is north-east of Green Park underground station. It is within the City of Westminster, running ap ...

Mayfair Mayfair is an affluent area in the West End of London towards the eastern edge of Hyde Park, in the City of Westminster, between Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Park Lane. It is one of the most expensive districts in the world. ...

, W.1. *1948–1949: Basil Sanderson, MC, of Ayot Bury,

Welwyn Welwyn is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. The parish also includes the villages of Digswell and Oaklands, Hertfordshire, Oaklands. It is sometimes referred to as Old Welwyn or Welwyn Village, ...

Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...

. *1949–1950: Harry Arthur Siepmann, of 107, Pall Mall, S.W.1. *1950–1951: Ralph Ellis Brook, OBE, of Chestnut Lodge, Squire's Mount, N.W.3. *1951–1952: The Hon. Hugh Kenyon Molesworth Kindersley, CBE, MC, of 9, North Audley Street, W.1. *1952–1953: Sir George Lewis French Bolton, KCMG, of 39a, Bryanston Court, George Street, W.1. *1953–1954: Michael James Babington Smith, CBE, of 10, Chester Row, S.W.1. *1954–1955: Geoffrey Cecil Ryves Eley, CBE, of 1, Pembroke Villas, W.8. *1955–1956: William Antony Acton, of 115,

Eaton Square Eaton Square is a rectangular, residential garden square in London's Belgravia district. It is the largest square in London. It is one of the three squares built by the landowning Grosvenor family when they developed the main part of Belgravia ...

, S.W.1. *1956–1957: Sir Charles Jocelyn Hambro, KBE, MC, of 72, North Gate,

Regent's Park Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. It occupies of high ground in north-west Inner London, administratively split between the City of Westminster and the Borough of Camden (and historically betwee ...

, N.W.8. *1957–1958: Sir

, of 178, St. James's Court,

Buckingham Gate Buckingham Gate is a street in Westminster, London, England, near Buckingham Palace. Location At the north-west end is a junction with Buckingham Palace Road and Birdcage Walk opposite Buckingham Palace. At the south-east end is a junction wi ...

, S.W.1. *1958–1959: Sir John Coldbrook Hanbury-Williams, Kt, CVO, of 7 Princes Gate, S.W.7. *1959–1960: Laurence John Cadbury, OBE, of Carrington House,

Hertford Street Hertford Street is a street in central London's Mayfair district. It runs between a junction with Park Lane and Old Park Lane at its western end, to Curzon Street at its north-east end. In 1771, Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearn marrie ...

, London W.1. *1960–1961: John Nicholson Hogg, TD, of 22 Pelham Crescent, London S.W.7. *1961–1962: Sir George Lewis French Bolton, KCMG, of 809 Beatty House,

Dolphin Square Dolphin Square is a block of private apartment, flats with some ground floor business units near the River Thames in Pimlico, Westminster, London built between 1935 in architecture, 1935 and 1937 in architecture, 1937. Until the building of High ...

, London S.W.1. *1962–1963: Michael James Babington Smith, CBE, TD, of 10 Chester Row, S.W.1. *1963–1964: Sir (Frank) Cyril Hawker, Kt, of 3 Wildcroft Manor,

Putney Heath Wimbledon Common is a large open space in Wimbledon, southwest London. There are three named areas: Wimbledon Common, Putney Heath, and Putney Lower Common, which together are managed under the name Wimbledon and Putney Commons totalling 46 ...

, S.W.15. *1964–1965: John Melior Stevens, DSO, OBE, TD, of 62 Bedford Gardens, W.8.

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London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

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