The Sheriff of Perth was historically a royal official, appointed for life, who was responsible for enforcing justice in Perth, 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.

Following consecutive reorganisations of the Scottish sheriffdoms the position became the Sheriff of Perthshire in 1747 and the Sheriff of Perth & Angus in 1934.[1]

The sheriffdom was dissolved in 1975 and replaced by that of Tayside, Central and Fife.

Sheriffs of Perth

Sheriffs of Perthshire (1747)

Sheriffs of Perth and Angus (1934)

See also

References

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