This is a list of High Sheriffs of Brecknockshire or Breconshire.

The office of High Sheriff of Brecknockshire was established in 1535 since when a High Sheriff was appointed annually by the Queen until 1974 when the office was merged into that of High Sheriff of Powys as part of the creation of Powys from the amalgamation of Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Brecknockshire. The Office of High Sheriff remained first in precedence in the County until the reign of Edward VII when an Order in Council in 1908 gave the Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire the prime Office under the Crown as the Sovereign's personal representative.

List of sheriffs

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

References

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  2. ^ "No. 1". The Oxford Gazette. 7 November 1665. p. 1.
  3. ^ "No. 102". The London Gazette. 5 November 1666. p. 2.
  4. ^ "No. 206". The London Gazette. 4 November 1667. p. 2.
  5. ^ "No. 311". The London Gazette. 9 November 1668. p. 2.
  6. ^ "No. 416". The London Gazette. 8 November 1669. p. 2.
  7. ^ "No. 519". The London Gazette. 3 November 1670. p. 1.
  8. ^ "No. 624". The London Gazette. 6 November 1671. p. 2.
  9. ^ "No. 728". The London Gazette. 7 November 1672. p. 2.
  10. ^ "No. 833". The London Gazette. 10 November 1673. p. 2.
  11. ^ "No. 939". The London Gazette. 19 November 1674. p. 2.
  12. ^ "No. 1042". The London Gazette. 15 November 1675. p. 2.
  13. ^ "No. 1146". The London Gazette. 9 November 1676. p. 1.
  14. ^ "No. 1251". The London Gazette. 12 November 1677. p. 2.
  15. ^ "No. 1252". The London Gazette. 15 November 1677. p. 1.
  16. ^ "No. 1460". The London Gazette. 13 November 1679. p. 1.
  17. ^ "No. 1562". The London Gazette. 4 November 1680. p. 1.
  18. ^ "No. 9760". The London Gazette. 24 January 1758. p. 1.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Powys Archives, Brecon Borough Records Acc No 95
  20. ^ "No. 10702". The London Gazette. 10 February 1767. p. 1.
  21. ^ "No. 13092". The London Gazette. 28 April 1789. p. 333.
  22. ^ "No. 15228". The London Gazette. 4 February 1800. p. 114.
  23. ^ "No. 15336". The London Gazette. 10 February 1801. p. 174.
  24. ^ "No. 15450". The London Gazette. 2 February 1802. p. 114.
  25. ^ "No. 15555". The London Gazette. 1 February 1803. p. 137.
  26. ^ "No. 15563". The London Gazette. 5 March 1803. p. 225.
  27. ^ "No. 15671". The London Gazette. 31 January 1804. p. 145.
  28. ^ "No. 15778". The London Gazette. 5 February 1805. p. 175.
  29. ^ "No. 15886". The London Gazette. 1 February 1806. p. 146.
  30. ^ "No. 15998". The London Gazette. 7 February 1807. p. 156.
  31. ^ "No. 16122". The London Gazette. 23 February 1808. p. 281.
  32. ^ "No. 16226". The London Gazette. 4 February 1809. p. 166.
  33. ^ "No. 16338". The London Gazette. 30 January 1810. p. 149.
  34. ^ "No. 16451". The London Gazette. 5 February 1811. p. 226.
  35. ^ "No. 16565". The London Gazette. 21 January 1812. p. 142.
  36. ^ "No. 16580". The London Gazette. 3 March 1812. p. 425.
  37. ^ "No. 16702". The London Gazette. 9 February 1813. p. 301.
  38. ^ "No. 16852". The London Gazette. 5 February 1814. p. 278.
  39. ^ "No. 16865". The London Gazette. 8 March 1814. p. 513.
  40. ^ "No. 16984". The London Gazette. 14 February 1815. p. 258.
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  42. ^ "No. 18652". The London Gazette. 2 February 1830. pp. 257–258.
  43. ^ "No. 18772". The London Gazette. 1 February 1831. pp. 194–195.
  44. ^ "No. 18900". The London Gazette. 6 February 1832. pp. 254–255.
  45. ^ "No. 19019". The London Gazette. 5 February 1833. p. 246.
  46. ^ "No. 19125". The London Gazette. 4 February 1834. p. 206.
  47. ^ "No. 19238". The London Gazette. 9 February 1835. pp. 235–236.
  48. ^ "No. 19353". The London Gazette. 5 February 1836. pp. 223–224.
  49. ^ "No. 19462". The London Gazette. 31 January 1837. pp. 232–233.
  50. ^ "No. 19586". The London Gazette. 2 February 1838. p. 232.
  51. ^ "No. 19704". The London Gazette. 5 February 1839. p. 214.
  52. ^ "No. 19819". The London Gazette. 31 January 1840. pp. 197–198.
  53. ^ "No. 19948". The London Gazette. 5 February 1841. pp. 303–304.
  54. ^ "No. 20067". The London Gazette. 4 February 1842. pp. 285–286.
  55. ^ "No. 20192". The London Gazette. 1 February 1843. pp. 371–372.
  56. ^ Sheriffs for the Year 1844 in The Annual Register for 1844, p. 160, online at books.google.com . Retrieved 26 January 2008.
  57. ^ "No. 20311". The London Gazette. 31 January 1844. pp. 347–348.
  58. ^ "No. 20439". The London Gazette. 4 February 1845. pp. 315–316.
  59. ^ "No. 20566". The London Gazette. 30 January 1846. pp. 361–362.
  60. ^ "No. 20698". The London Gazette. 5 February 1847. pp. 410–411.
  61. ^ "No. 20825". The London Gazette. 11 February 1848. pp. 541–542.
  62. ^ "No. 20944". The London Gazette. 13 February 1849. pp. 431–432.
  63. ^ "No. 21065". The London Gazette. 5 February 1850. pp. 313–314.
  64. ^ "No. 21181". The London Gazette. 11 February 1851. p. 363.
  65. ^ "No. 21287". The London Gazette. 3 February 1852. p. 289.
  66. ^ "No. 21413". The London Gazette. 22 July 1853. p. 479.
  67. ^ "No. 21517". The London Gazette. 31 January 1854. p. 265.
  68. ^ "No. 21660". The London Gazette. 9 February 1855. p. 470.
  69. ^ "No. 21844". The London Gazette. 31 January 1856. p. 361.
  70. ^ "No. 21964". The London Gazette. 3 February 1857. p. 379.
  71. ^ "No. 22091". The London Gazette. 3 February 1858. p. 539.
  72. ^ "No. 22226". The London Gazette. 2 February 1859. p. 454.
  73. ^ "No. 22348". The London Gazette. 23 January 1860. p. 213.
  74. ^ "No. 22477". The London Gazette. 5 February 1861. p. 433.
  75. ^ "No. 22596". The London Gazette. 7 February 1862. pp. 648–649.
  76. ^ "No. 22704". The London Gazette. 3 February 1863. p. 573.
  77. ^ "No. 22815". The London Gazette. 3 February 1864. p. 525.
  78. ^ "No. 22936". The London Gazette. 4 February 1865. p. 559.
  79. ^ "No. 23066". The London Gazette. 3 February 1866. p. 638.
  80. ^ "No. 23215". The London Gazette. 2 February 1867. p. 612.
  81. ^ "No. 23348". The London Gazette. 31 January 1868. p. 454.
  82. ^ "No. 23465". The London Gazette. 5 February 1869. p. 584.
  83. ^ "No. 23584". The London Gazette. 7 February 1870. p. 722.
  84. ^ "No. 24554". The London Gazette. 22 February 1878. p. 878.
  85. ^ "No. 24683". The London Gazette. 22 February 1879. p. 928.
  86. ^ "No. 24817". The London Gazette. 26 February 1880. p. 1698.
  87. ^ "No. 24945". The London Gazette. 2 March 1881. p. 980.
  88. ^ "No. 25680". The London Gazette. 8 March 1887. p. 1223.
  89. ^ "No. 25798". The London Gazette. 20 March 1888. p. 1696.
  90. ^ "No. 25922". The London Gazette. 9 April 1889. p. 2010.
  91. ^ "No. 26036". The London Gazette. 25 March 1890. p. 1782.
  92. ^ "No. 26146". The London Gazette. 24 March 1891. p. 1653.
  93. ^ "No. 26269". The London Gazette. 18 March 1892. p. 1590.
  94. ^ "No. 26383". The London Gazette. 18 March 1893. p. 1578.
  95. ^ "No. 26494". The London Gazette. 13 March 1894. p. 1518.
  96. ^ "No. 26606". The London Gazette. 12 March 1895. p. 1456.
  97. ^ "No. 26720". The London Gazette. 10 March 1896. p. 1596.
  98. ^ "No. 26828". The London Gazette. 2 March 1897. p. 1239.
  99. ^ "No. 26945". The London Gazette. 8 March 1898. p. 1415.
  100. ^ "No. 27061". The London Gazette. 10 March 1899. p. 1660.
  101. ^ "No. 27171". The London Gazette. 6 March 1900. p. 1520.
  102. ^ "No. 27293". The London Gazette. 12 March 1901. p. 1760.
  103. ^ "No. 27414". The London Gazette. 7 March 1902. p. 1625.
  104. ^ "No. 27534". The London Gazette. 13 March 1903. p. 1672.
  105. ^ "No. 27655". The London Gazette. 8 March 1904. p. 1538.
  106. ^ "No. 27777". The London Gazette. 21 March 1905. p. 2179.
  107. ^ "No. 27890". The London Gazette. 27 March 1906. p. 1434.
  108. ^ "No. 28000". The London Gazette. 1 March 1907. p. 1463.
  109. ^ "No. 28115". The London Gazette. 3 March 1908. p. 1480.
  110. ^ "No. 28229". The London Gazette. 2 March 1909. p. 1656.
  111. ^ "No. 28346". The London Gazette. 8 March 1910. p. 1680.
  112. ^ "No. 28473". The London Gazette. 7 March 1911. p. 1952.
  113. ^ "No. 28586". The London Gazette. 1 March 1912. p. 1557.
  114. ^ "No. 28701". The London Gazette. 18 March 1913. p. 2059.
  115. ^ "No. 28811". The London Gazette. 10 March 1914. p. 2160.
  116. ^ "No. 29086". The London Gazette. 2 March 1915. p. 2089.
  117. ^ "No. 29492". The London Gazette. 29 February 1916. p. 2236.
  118. ^ "No. 29982". The London Gazette. 13 March 1917. p. 3509.
  119. ^ "No. 30557". The London Gazette. 5 March 1918. p. 2781.
  120. ^ "No. 31230". The London Gazette. 14 March 1919. p. 3478.
  121. ^ "No. 32254". The London Gazette. 11 March 1921. p. 1995.
  122. ^ "No. 32642". The London Gazette. 17 March 1922. p. 2232.
  123. ^ "No. 32805". The London Gazette. 13 March 1923. p. 1990.
  124. ^ "No. 32920". The London Gazette. 21 March 1924. p. 2415.
  125. ^ "No. 35938". The London Gazette. 12 March 1943. p. 1200.
  126. ^ "No. 36444". The London Gazette. 28 March 1944. p. 1450.
  127. ^ "No. 45070". The London Gazette. 31 March 1970. p. 3646.
  128. ^ "No. 45321". The London Gazette. 12 March 1971. p. 2159.
  129. ^ "No. 45630". The London Gazette. 24 March 1972. p. 3654.
  130. ^ "No. 45951". The London Gazette. 30 March 1973. p. 4154.