High Sheriff of Greater London
The office of High sheriff, as the monarch's representative in a county, is over 1000 years old, with its establishment before the Norman Conquest. The Office of High Sheriff remained first in precedence in each county until the reign of Edward VII when an Order in Council in 1908 gave the Lord-Lieutenant the prime office under the Crown as the Sovereign's personal representative. The High Sheriff remains the Sovereign's representative in the County for all matters relating to the Judiciary and the maintenance of law and order.
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High Sheriff of Greater London
The office of High sheriff, as the monarch's representative in a county, is over 1000 years old, with its establishment before the Norman Conquest. The Office of High Sheriff remained first in precedence in each county until the reign of Edward VII when an Order in Council in 1908 gave the Lord-Lieutenant the prime office under the Crown as the Sovereign's personal representative. The High Sheriff remains the Sovereign's representative in the County for all matters relating to the Judiciary and the maintenance of law and order.
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The office of High sheriff, as ...... which were abolished in 1965.
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The office of High sheriff, as ...... maintenance of law and order.
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High Sheriff of Greater London
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