The High Sheriff of King's County was the British Crown's judicial representative in King's County (now County Offaly), Ireland, from 1556, when King's County was created, until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Offaly County Sheriff. The sheriff had judicial, electoral, ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court writs. In 1908, an

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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 King's County (County Offaly) unless stated otherwise.

High Sheriffs of King's County

*1656: Henry L'Estrange *1657: Sir George Blundell, 2nd Baronet *1662: Philip Bigoe *1663: Charles Lyons of River Lyons *1667: Thomas Wakely *1671: John Reading of Readingstown *1672: John Baldwin *1674: Jonathan Darby of

Leap Castle Leap Castle (; (IPA: �kaʃlʲaːn̪ˠlʲeːmʲiːˈwaːn̪ˠaːnʲ) is a castle in Roscrea, County Offaly, Ireland, about north of the town of Roscrea and south of Kinnitty on the R421. History There are varied accounts as to when exactl ...

*1680: Edward Bagot * Robert Lovett *1693: Geoffrey Lyons of River Lyons *1694: James Sterling *1695: John Wakely of Ballyburly *1697: John Baldwin, jnr of Corolanty *1698: Hector Vaughan of Dromoyle and Knocknamease *1701: Richard Warburton of Garryhinch *1702: Geoffrey Lyons of River Lyons *1703: John Reading of Readingstown *1704: Geoffrey Lyons of River Lyons *1705: Francis Heaton of Mount Heaton *1707: Peter Holmes of JohnstownThe Midland Septs and the Pale *1708:Sir George Seymour *1711: James Forth of

Charleville Castle Charleville Castle is a Gothic architecture, Gothic-style castle located in County Offaly, Ireland, bordering the town of Tullamore, near the River Clodiagh. It is considered one of the finest of its type in the country. History The first ma ...

*1713: George Holmes of Liscloony *1715: Colley Lyons, MP, of River Lyons *1717: Benjamin Frend of Boskell, County Limerick and Ballyreehy *1720: Henry Malone of Litter *1721: *1726: Thomas Wakely of Ballyburly *1730: Edmund Armstrong *1731: *1738: Warenford Armstrong *1738: Hector Vaughan of Fancroft *1740: John Frend of Boskell, County Limerick and Ballyreehy *1741: Nicholas Biddulph of Fortal and Rath-Robin *1744: Henry Lyons of River Lyons *1750: Arthur Judge of Readingstown *1751: Andrew Armstrong *1752: George Fraser of Park and Cuba House *1753: *1754: Peter Marsh of Moyally *1755: Francis Lumm, later Sir Francis Lumm, 1st Baronet of Lummville *1756: *1759: John O'Connor of Mount Pleasant

George III, 1760–1820

*1763: John Wakely of Ballyburly *1764: Daniel Chenevix, of Ballycommon *1766: William Peisley Vaughan of Golden GroveA genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland, 1912, Bernard Burke *1768: John Minchin of Bushertown *1769: *1771: Gilbert Holmes of Belmont *1772: Owen Moony of Lackaghbeg *1774:

Denis Bowes Daly Denis Bowes Daly PC (c. 1745 – 17 December 1821) was an Irish politician. Biography Daly was the eldest son of Hyacynth Daly of Dalystown, and his cousin Rose Daly of Raford, both of County Galway and educated privately in Dublin and at Trini ...

*1777: Christopher Bor *1777: Andrew Armstrong of Castle Armstrong *1779:

Sir William Parsons, 4th Baronet Sir William Parsons, 4th Baronet of Birr Castle (6 May 1731 – 1 May 1791) was an Irish politician and baronet. He was the son of Sir Laurence Parsons, 3rd Baronet and Mary Sprigge. From 1757 until his death in 1797, Parsons served as member ...

*1780: John Drought *1782: John King *1782: Benjamin Frend of Clooneen *1783: Maurice Nugent O'Connor *1784: James Frank Roleston of Dunkerrin *1785: Thomas Bernard, of Castle-Town *1786: John Warburton of Garryhinch *1787: Jonathan Darby of

*1788: *1792: Thomas Ryder of Laughton *1793: William Carroll Moony of New Lawn, County Tipperary *1794: Robert James Enraght-Moony of The Doon *1796: John Wakely of Ballyburly *1798: Thomas Bernard of Castle Bernard *1799: Henry Verney Lovett Darby of Annvilla *1801: Richard Warburton of Garryhinch *1801: Joseph Studholme of Ballyeighan and Kilmaine *1802: Charles Baldwin *1803: Jackson Wray Atkinson of Cangort *1804: James Frank Rolleston of Frankfort CastlePapers by Command, Volume 16 *1805: William Peasley Vaughan of Golden Grove *1806: Maunsell Andrews of Rathenny *1807: John Downing Nesbitt *1808: John Drought *1809: Thomas St George Armstrong of Garry Castle House *1810: George Arbuthnot Holmes of MoorockA genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland *1811: Sir Andrew Armstrong, Bt *1812: George Meares John Drought *1813: Humphrey Borr *1814: Henry Spunner *1815: George Marsh *1816: Thomas Homan Mulock of Bellair *1816: Henry Peisley l'Estrange, jnr of Moystown *1817: Richard Malone *1818: Edmund Armstrong *1819: Garrett O'Moore

George IV, 1820–1830

*1820: Francis Moony Enragh-Moony of the Doon *1821: John Head Drought *1822: Thomas Hornan Molluck *1823: Benjamin Lucas *1824: George Minchin of Bushertown *1825: Lord Tullamore *1826: Sir Robert Waller, 2nd Baronet of Newport *1827: William H. Magan, Clocarl, Philipstown *1828: George Minchin of Bushertown

William IV, 1830–1837

*1832: Francis Longworth-Dames of Greenhill *1834: John Tibeaudo, of Portnahinch, Portarlington *1835: Hector John Graham Toler, 3rd Earl of Norbury, of Durrow Abbey *1834: Sir Michael Cusac Smith of Newtown, Tullamore"The Heraldic Calendar" *1836: Sir Andrew Armstrong, Bt *1837: Thomas Bernard of Castle Bernard

Victoria, 1837–1901

*1840: Henry Sandford Palmer of Ballinlough *1841: Garrett O'Moore of Cloghan Castle, Kinnitty *1842: Thomas Bernard of Castle Bernard *1844: Thomas Hackett of Moor Park *1845: Richard Warburton of Garryhinch *1846: Guy Atkinson of Cangort *1848: Charles B. Baldwin of London *1849: Thomas Homan Mulock of Bellaire, Ballycottier *1850: Edward John Corr, of Ballinolan, Ederderry *1852: John Gilbert King of Ballylinn, Ferbane *1853: John Wakely of Ballyburly *1854: Francis Valentine Bennett *1855: Robert James Enraght Moony of Mount Pleasant *1856: William G.D.Nesbitt of Thubberdaly House, Edenberry *1857: *1858: James Drought of Banagher *1859: Thomas Seymour of Ballymore Castle, Galway *1860: Edward John Briscoe of Screggan *1861: Hon. Alfred Bury, later 5th Earl of Charleville *1862: Arthur Henry Nicholas Kemmis *1863: John Craven Westenra *1864: *1866: John Lloyd of Gloster *1867:

Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse, (17 November 1840 – 29 August 1908) was a member of the Irish peerage and an amateur astronomer. His name is often given as Laurence Parsons. Biography He was born at Birr Castle, Parsonstown, King's Co ...

*1868: Captain Maxwell Fox of Annaghmore *1869: Thomas Longworth-Dames of Greenhill *1870: George John Minchin of Bushertown *1871: Bernard Daly of Hazlebrook,

Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...

and

Tullamore Tullamore (; ) is the county town of County Offaly in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is on the Grand Canal (Ireland), Grand Canal, in the middle of the county, and is the fourth most populous town in the Midland Region, Ireland, Midlands Reg ...

*1872: Richard Warburton of Garryhinch *1873: Captain Ambrose Clement Wolseley Cox *1874: William Bassett Holmes of St David's *1875: Peter Hamlet Thompson of Stonestown and Park *1876: Marcus Goodbody of Inchmore *1877: Arthur Burdett of Coolfin *1878: William Peisley Hutchinson-Lloyd-Vaughan of Golden Grove *1879: John Sherlock of Rahan *1880: William Grogan Graves of Cloghan Castle,

Banagher Banagher ( or ) is a town in Republic of Ireland, Ireland, located in the midlands, on the western edge of County Offaly in the province of Leinster, on the banks of the River Shannon. The town had a population of 3,000 at the height of its ...

*1881: *1882: Henry Vincent Jackson of Inane *1883: Jonathan Charles Darby of

Leap castle Leap Castle (; (IPA: �kaʃlʲaːn̪ˠlʲeːmʲiːˈwaːn̪ˠaːnʲ) is a castle in Roscrea, County Offaly, Ireland, about north of the town of Roscrea and south of Kinnitty on the R421. History There are varied accounts as to when exactl ...

Roscrea Roscrea () is a market town in County Tipperary, Ireland. In 2022 it had a population of 5,542. Roscrea is one of the oldest towns in Ireland, having developed around the 7th century monastery of Crónán of Roscrea, Saint Crónán of Roscrea, p ...

County Tipperary County Tipperary () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary (tow ...

*1884: Kenneth Howard Bury *1885: William Thomas Trench of Redwood, County Tipperary *1886: William Kennedy Marshall of Baronne Court,

Ormond Lower Ormond Lower ( Irish: ''Urumhain Íochtarach'') is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Nenagh. The barony lies between Ormond Upper to the south-east ...

*1887: Captain Caulfeild French of Castletehin,

Roscommon Roscommon (; ; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60 road (Ireland), N60, N61 road (Ireland), N61 and N63 road (Irelan ...

and Castle Bernard, Kinnitty *1888: Arthur Frederick Churchhill Tollemache of Ballincur *1889: Capt. Thomas Armstrong Drought of Letty Brook, Kennitty *1890: *1892: Edward John Downing Beaumont-Nesbitt of Tubberdaly *1893: Hector Robert Graham Toler *1894: James Perry Goodbody of Inchmore *1895: William Bury Homan-Mulock of Bellair *1896: Arthur Hugo Florian de Burdet Burdett of Ballymany,

County Kildare County Kildare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the Local gove ...

and Coolfin *1897: Bernard Daly of Dunboy *1898: *1899: Turner Oliver Read of Dungar House, Roscrea *1900: George Austin Medlen of Lowlands, Roscrea *1901:

Edward VII, 1901–1910

* 1901: Lieut.-Col. Middleton West Biddulph of Rathrobin, King's County * 1902: Francis Berry Homan-Mulock of Ballycumber House. * 1903: Henry Louis King of Ballylin. * 1904: Christopher James Patrick Banon of Broughall Castle. * 1905: Henry Charles White of Charleville. (also

High Sheriff of Queen's County The High Sheriff of Queen's County was the British Crown's judicial representative in Queen's County, Ireland (now County Laois), Ireland from the 16th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the off ...

) * 1906: John Hardress Lloyd of Gloster. * 1907: Sylvester Rait Kerr of

Edenderry Edenderry (; ) is a town in east County Offaly, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is near the borders with Counties County Kildare, Kildare, County Meath, Meath and County Westmeath, Westmeath. The Grand Canal of Ireland, Grand Canal runs along ...

. * 1909: Launcelot Joseph Moore Studholme of Ballyeighan and

Kilmaine Kilmaine or Kilmain () is a barony (Ireland), barony and village in County Mayo, Ireland. Village "Kilmaine", derived from the Irish language 'Cill Mheán', means The Middle Church – 'Cill' is the word used in the Irish language for a chur ...

George V, 1910–1936

*1910: Valentine John Eustace Lenigan of Castle Ffogerty. *1911: Otway Scarlett Graham-Toler. *1914: Andrew Harvey Armstrong, 3rd Baronet. *1915: *1920: Georges Meares Stopford Enright-Moony. *1921: Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury.

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