- Source: List of sheriffs of Meirionnydd in the 15th century
This is a list of holders of the title of Sheriff of Meirionnydd between 1400 and 1499.
A sheriff is the legal representative of the monarch, and is appointed annually for each county in Wales and England. Their duty is to keep the peace in the county, and to ensure the country follows the law of the monarch. Originally, the job was a position of status and strength, but today it is principally a ceremonial role.
1413-1420: Thomas Strange
1423-1430: Robert Orell
1430-1432: Thomas Dankyson
1432-1460: Thomas Burneby
1434-1435: John Hampton
1453-1560: Thomas Parker
1461-1485: Roger Kenyston
1485-1509: Peter Stanley
References
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- List of sheriffs of Meirionnydd in the 15th century
- List of political families in the United Kingdom
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