The Sheriff of Banff was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order and bringing criminals to justice in Banff, Scotland.

Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite rising of 1745, the hereditary sheriffs were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar.

Following a merger of sheriffdoms it became the Sheriff of Banff, Elgin & Nairn in 1854[1] and the Sheriff of Aberdeen, Kincardine & Banff in 1882.[2]

Sheriffs of Banff

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Sheriffs of Banff, Elgin and Nairn (1854)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sheriffs Salaries". Dundee Courier. 25 January 1854.
  2. ^ "The Resignation of Sheriff Bell". Dundee Courier. 28 March 1882. p. 8.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "The Annals of Banff" (PDF). p. 329. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  4. ^ Kay, John. A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings, Volume 2, Part 2. p. 289.
  5. ^ Milne, Hugh. Boswell's Edinburgh Journals: 1767-1786.
  6. ^ a b "The Annals of Banff" (PDF). p. 438. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Scotland". Morning Chronicle. 14 January 1854.
  8. ^ "Sheriffs Salaries". The Dundee Courier. 25 January 1854.
  9. ^ "The Resignation of Sheriff Bell". The Dundee Courier. 28 March 1882. p. 8.
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