- Source: Sheriff of Merionethshire
This is a list of Sheriffs of Merionethshire (or Sheriffs of Meirionnydd). The historic county of Merioneth was originally created in 1284. The administrative county of Merioneth was created from the historic county under the Local Government Act 1888.
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.
On 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, the shrievalties of Merionethshire, together with that of Anglesey and Caernarvonshire were abolished, being replaced by the new office of High Sheriff of Gwynedd.
List of Sheriffs
1392: Griffith ap Llewellyn
c. 1400: Einion ap Ithel
1433: John Hampton
1464: Roger Kynaston
c. 1485: Piers Stanley and Richard Pole
= 16th century
== 17th century
== 18th century
== 19th century
== 20th century
=References
Further reading
Nicholas, Thomas (1872). Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales: Containing a Record of All Ranks of the Gentry ... with Many Ancient Pedigrees and Memorials of Old and Extinct Families. Longmans, Green, Reader. p. 640.—Gives the years but not the months.
The Sheriffs of Denbighshire. Privately printed by Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart at the Middle Hill Press. 1865. p. 3.—Gives the years but not the months.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sheriff of Merionethshire
- Merionethshire
- Richard Pole (courtier)
- John Mytton
- Anwyl of Tywyn family
- List of sheriffs of Meirionnydd in the 15th century
- List of sheriffs of Meirionnydd in the 17th century
- William Price (High Sheriff)
- Baron of Hendwr
- Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet
