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.[1] The sheriffdom was divided in 1872 and merged into the sheriffdoms of Midlothian & Haddington and Roxburgh, Berwick & Selkirk.

Sheriffs of Haddington

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Sheriffs-Depute (Sheriff Principle)
Sheriffs-Depute (Crown)

Sheriffs of Haddington and Berwick (1856)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sheriff-Ship of East Lothian". Caledonian Mercury. 18 June 1856.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Miller, James. The Lamp of Lothian, Or, The History of Haddington:. p. 501.
  3. ^ "Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002" (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b "No. 7278". The Edinburgh Gazette. 25 November 1862. p. 1805.
  5. ^ a b "No. 8008". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 November 1869. p. 1429.
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