Sheriff of Dumbarton
The Sheriff of Dumbarton was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in Dumbarton, Scotland and bringing criminals to justice. 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.
Following a merger the post was retitled the Sheriff of Dumbarton & Bute in 1854. Following further reorganisations the post became the Sheriff of Stirling & Dumbarton in 1871[1] and the Sheriff of Stirling, Dumbarton & Clackmannan in 1881.
Sheriffs of Dumbarton
- Uilleam, Earl of Mar (1264-1266)
- Walter Bailloch Stewart (1271-1288)
- Alexander, Earl of Menteith (1289-?)
- John de Menteith (1304-1308)
- Malcolm Fleming, Earl of Wigtown (c.1309)
- Sheriffs-Depute (1748)
Sheriffs of Dumbarton and Bute (1854)
- Robert Hunter, 1854–1871 [4]
- The sheriffdom was split in 1871, with Dumbarton becoming part of the new sheriffdom of Stirling and Dumbarton and Bute becoming part of the Sheriffdom of Renfrew and Bute.
See also
References
- ↑ "Epitome of the News". Leicester Mercury. 30 December 1871. p. 2.
- ↑ Milne, Hugh. Boswell's Edinburgh Journals: 1767-1786.
- ↑ Finance Accounts of Great Britain and Ireland. p. 287.
- 1 2 Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland. p. 858.
- ↑ "Legal Appointment". The Dundee Courier. 1 February 1854.
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