High Sheriff of Westmeath
The High Sheriff of Westmeath was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Westmeath, Ireland from its creation under The Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543 until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Westmeath County Sheriff. The sheriff had judicial, electoral, ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs. In 1908, an Order in Council made the Lord-Lieutenant the Sovereign's prime representative in a county and reduced the High Sheriff's precedence. However the sheriff retained his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in the county. The usual procedure for appointing the sheriff from 1660 onwards was that three persons were nominated at the beginning of each year from the count
Algernon Greville, 2nd Baron GrevilleBrinsley Butler, 2nd Earl of LanesboroughCharles Brinsley MarlayCounties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543County_WestmeathGeorge Boyd-RochfortGeorge Rochfort, 2nd Earl of BelvedereHodson baronetsHugh Morgan TuiteHumphrey Butler, 1st Earl of LanesboroughJohn Charles LyonsLyons familyPercy NugentPercy O'ReillyRecords of members of parliament of the United KingdomReginald Greville-NugentRochfort familySir Benjamin Chapman, 4th BaronetSir Henry Piers, 1st BaronetSir John Ennis, 2nd BaronetSir Montagu Chapman, 3rd BaronetSir Richard Levinge, 7th BaronetSir Thomas Chapman, 7th BaronetWalter NugentWilliam Edward Wilson (astronomer)William Pollard-Urquhart
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High Sheriff of Westmeath
The High Sheriff of Westmeath was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Westmeath, Ireland from its creation under The Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act 1543 until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Westmeath County Sheriff. The sheriff had judicial, electoral, ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs. In 1908, an Order in Council made the Lord-Lieutenant the Sovereign's prime representative in a county and reduced the High Sheriff's precedence. However the sheriff retained his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in the county. The usual procedure for appointing the sheriff from 1660 onwards was that three persons were nominated at the beginning of each year from the count
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