The Sheriff of Haddington, or Sheriff of East Lothian, was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in
Haddington, Scotland. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the hereditary sheriffs were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar.
The sheriffdom of Haddington was created in the 12th century. Following mergers of the Scottish sheriffdoms in 1856 the position was retitled Sheriff of Haddington & Berwick.
The sheriffdom was divided in 1872 and merged into the sheriffdoms of
Midlothian & Haddington and
Roxburgh, Berwick & Selkirk''.
Sheriffs of Haddington
* Durward (1124)
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Alexander de St Martin (1184)
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Roger de Mowbray (1263)
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William St. Clair (1264-1265)
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Walter de Huntercombe (1296)
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Ivo de Aldeburgh (1305)
* William Livingstone (1339)
* James Cockburn of Newbigging (1470)
* Alexander Hepburn (1482)
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Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell
Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell (died 18 October 1508) was Lord High Admiral of Scotland. He rose to political prominence after supporting James IV against his father, and was proxy at the King's marriage.
Career
Patrick was the son of Adam ...
(1489)
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Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell (1508)
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Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell
Francis may refer to:
People
*Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome
*Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
*Francis (surname)
Places
*Rural Mu ...
(1584)
;Sheriffs-Depute (Sheriff Principle)
* John Hay of Baro (1663–)
* Patrick Brown (1670–)
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* George Hayburton (1681–) ][
* Sir John Ramsey (1683–) ][
* John Sinclair (1690–) ][
* John Veitch (1692–) ][
* William Baillie (1695–) ][
* Alexander Hay (1697–) ][
* John Hay of Hopes (1714–) ][
* Charles Brown of Colstoun (1715–) ][
* Thomas Menzies (1718–) ][
* John Hamilton (1725–) ][
* Hon James Hamilton (1736–) ][
* David Kinloch (1744–) ][
;Sheriffs-Depute (Crown)
* Hon James Hamilton of Frierland, 1747–1762 ][
* William Law, 1762–1803 ][
* John Burnett, 1803-1810 ]Alexander Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank
The Right Honourable Alexander Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank of Garvock and Pitliver FRSE FSA (Scot) (2 March 1777–30 November 1861), was a Scottish advocate, judge, landowner and politician. After 1854 he took the surname Maconochie-Welwood.
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, 1810–1813 [
* William Home, 1813–1856 ][
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Sheriffs of Haddington and Berwick (1856)
* Robert Bell, 1856–?1860 [
*''1872 The sheriffdom was divided and merged in the sheriffdoms of Midlothian and Haddington and Roxburgh, Berwick & Selkirk''.
]
See also
* Historical development of Scottish sheriffdoms
A sheriffdom is a judicial district of Scotland. Originally identical to the Shires of Scotland, from the eighteenth century many counties were grouped to form "sheriffdoms".
By 1975 there were 12 sheriffdoms, with only Lanarkshire not groupe ...
References
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