The Sheriff of Angus (alternatively the Sheriff of Forfar) was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in Angus, Scotland and bringing criminals to justice. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms, was held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, they were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar. After the merger of sheriffdoms in 1934 the post became that of the Sheriff of Perth and Angus.

Sheriffs of Forfar

* William de Monte Alto *

William Comyn, Lord of Badenoch William Comyn was Lord of Badenoch and Earl of Buchan. He was one of the seven children of Richard Comyn, Justiciar of Lothian, and Hextilda of Tynedale. He was born in Scotland, in Altyre, Moray in 1163 and died in Buchan in 1233 where he is ...

(1195-1211) * Hugh Cameron (1214-1219) * Thomas Malherb (1227) * John Fenton (1261) * Robert Mowat (1261-1264) * John Fenton (1266) * Matthew le Chen (1272) * Alexander de Lamberton * David de Bethune (1290) * Henry de Prestoun (1304) * John de Pollock (1305) * William de Airth (1305) * John de Traquair (1328) * Robert Ramsay (1340) * John Octerlony (1342) * Robert Ramsay (1359) * Malcolm Ramsay (1365) * Walter Ogilvy of Auchterhouse (-1391) ** Duncan Lighton - 1391 - Deputy * Alexander Ogilvy (1400) * Patrick Ogilvy (1428) ** Walter Ogilvy (1434) * Alexander Ogilvy of Auchterhouse (1454) ** Thomas Fenton - 1454 - Deputy *

David Guthrie David Guthrie may refer to: * David Guthrie (New Zealand politician) (1856–1927) * Sir David Guthrie (lord treasurer) (fl. 1457–1479), lord treasurer of Scotland in 1461 * David Guthrie (British politician) (1861–1918) See also

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David Lindsay, 5th Earl of Crawford David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose (144025 December 1495) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford, and inherited the Earldom of Crawford on his father's death in 1453. During his political career he ...

(1474) **Alexander Lindsay - 1483 - Deputy **John Ramsay of Teling (1497) * Patrick Gray, 4th Lord Gray, 1541–?1584 (died 1584) * Patrick Maule of Panmure (1632) ;Sheriffs-Depute (1748) * George Broun, 1748–1753 * John Campbell of Stonefield (Lord Stonefield), 1753– * Patrick Chalmers, 1769–1807 * Adam Duff, 1807–1819 *

James L'Amy James L'Amy of Dunkenny (8 July 1772- 15 January 1854) was a Scottish advocate and amateur phrenologist. He served as Sheriff of Forfar from 1819 until death. Life L'Amy was born on 8 July 1772 the son of Agnes (née) Hamilton and John Ramsay L ...

, 1819–1854 * Alexander Currie, 1854 * Alexander Stuart Logan 1854-1862 * Frederick Lewis Maitland Heriot, 1862–1881 * John Comrie Thomson, 1885–1898 * Henry Johnston, 1898–1905 * James Ferguson KC, 1905–1917 * John Mckie Lees KB KC, 1917–1923 *

Alexander Munro MacRobert Alexander Munro MacRobert King's Counsel, KC (1873 – 18 October 1930) was a Scotland, Scottish lawyer and Unionist Party (Scotland), Unionist politician. He was Lord Advocate of Scotland in 1929. Life He was born in 1873 the son of Jean Carm ...

KC, 1923–1924 * Sir George Morton, 1924–1932 * Daniel Patterson Blades, 1932–1934 * ''For sheriffs after 1934 see Sheriff of Perth and Angus.

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