Sheriff of Berwick

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The Sheriff of Berwick was historically a royal official, who was responsible for enforcing justice in Berwickshire, 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 was merged into the new sheriffdom of Haddington and Berwick in 1856.

Sheriffs of Berwick[]

Sheriffs-Depute
  • George Ker, 1755– [1] (first Sheriff-depute of modern era)
  • David Hume of Ninewells, 1783–1793 [2] (Sheriff of Linlithgow, 1793–1811)
  • John Swinton, 1793–1809 [3]
  • David Douglas of Reston, 1809–1813 [4]
  • William Boswell, <1819–1840
  • Robert Bell 1841–1856[5] [6] (Sheriff of Haddington and Berwick, 1856)
  • For sheriffs after 1856 see Sheriff of Haddington and Berwick

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References[]

  1. ^ Chalmers, George. Caledonia, Or an Account, Historical and Topographic, of North ..., Volume 2. p. 216.
  2. ^ "Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002" (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ^ Finance Accounts of Great Britain and Ireland. p. 286.
  4. ^ "Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002" (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  5. ^ Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland. p. 851.
  6. ^ "Sheriff-Ship of East Lothian". Caledonian Mercury. 18 June 1856.
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