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The High Sheriff of County Waterford was the Sovereign's judicial representative in
County Waterford . Initially, an office for a lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the
High Sheriff became an annual appointment following the
Provisions of Oxford in 1258.
[1] Besides his judicial importance, the sheriff had ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs.
[2]
The first High Sheriff of County Waterford whose name is known for certain seems to be Maurice de Porta in 1235; Sir William de la Rochelle was High Sheriff in 1262–3, and William of London in 1270–3. Probably the most powerful of the early Sheriffs was Sir Walter de la Haye, a highly regarded Crown administrator and later a
judge , who held office from 1272 to 1284. Unusually, instead of stepping down after a year, De la Haye's term in office continued year after year for more than a decade. He was then appointed Chief Escheator in 1285, and was briefly
Justiciar of Ireland in 1294–6.
[3]
The first (High) Shrievalties were established before the
Norman Conquest in 1066 and date back to
Saxon times.
[4] 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.
[5] Despite that, however, the office retained his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in a county.
[2]
High Sheriffs of County Waterford
18th century
1700: Charles Bolton
[10]
1703: Robert Carew
1704:
1710: Grice Smyth of Ballynatray
[7]
1711: Robert Carew
1714: James Roch
[7]
1715:
Thomas Christmas
1717: Rodolphus Greene of
Kilmanahan
[7]
1721: Benjamin Greene of Dungarvan
[7]
1722:
1725: James Ussher
1726:
1727: Beverley Ussher
1732: Richard Gumbleton of Castlerichard
1733:
1738:
Cornelius Bolton
[10]
1740: David Lewis of Waterford
[7]
1742: Thomas Carew of Balinamona
[7]
1743:
Cornelius Bolton
1744: Rodolphus Greene
[7]
1745:
1750:
Sir William Osborne, 8th Baronet
1752: James May, later Sir James May, 1st
Baronet of Mayfield
[11]
1755: John Congreve of
Mount Congreve
[7]
1760: John Fitzgerald of Williamstown
[7]
1764: Richard Power of Clashmore
[12]
1772: Richard Gumbleton (son of Richard, HS 1732)
1772: William Daunt of Kilcascan
[7]
1776: Henry Coughlan of Ardo
1778: Cornelius Bolton
1779: Robert Thomas Carew of Ballinamona
[7]
1781:
Edward May , later Sir (James) Edward May, 2nd Baronet
[11]
1782: Robert Uniacke of Woodhouse
[13]
1783: John Shee of Gardenmorris
[14]
1784: William Power of Gurteen
[15]
1785: John Jackson of Glanmore
[16]
1786: Sir Richard Musgrave, 1st
Baronet, of Tourin
[17]
1789: Pierce Power
1790: Henry Bolton
1792: John Congreve of Landscape
[7]
1795:
Sir Thomas Osborne, 9th Baronet
1798: Humphrey May, later Sir Humphrey May,
3rd Baronet
[18]
19th century
1800:
1802: John Palliser of Derryluskan
[7]
1803:
1804:
Edward Lee of Tramore Park
[19]
1805: Charles W. Wall
[19]
1806: Ambrose Usher Congreve
[19]
1807: Percy Scott Smyth of Headborough
[19]
1808:
Richard Keane
[19]
1809: Anthony Chearnley of Salterbridge
[7]
1810: Nuttal Greene
[19]
1811:
Richard Power , jnr
[19]
1812:
John Nugent Humble
[20]
1813: Arthur Fleming
[19]
1814: Walter Maguire
[20]
1815: Arthur Kelly
[19]
1816: Wray Palliser of Derryluskan
[19]
1817: John Henry Alcock
[20]
1818: Robert Uniacke
[20]
1819:
John Keily of
Strancally Castle
[20]
1820:
Richard Musgrave , of Tourin
[21]
1821: Richard Smith
[20]
1822: W. Smith
[19]
1823: John Congreve
1824:
William Christmas , of Whitfield
[22]
1825: James William Well, of Coolasmuck, Carrick-on-Suir
[23]
1826: Henry Amyas Bushe of Glencairn Abbey
[7]
1827: J. Power, of Mounrivers, Cappoqin.
[24]
1828: John O'Dell, of Mount O'Dell, Dungarven
[25]
1829:
1832: John Power O'Shee of Gardenmorris
[7]
1833:
1835: Pierce George Barron of Eastland, Tramore
[26]
1836: Robert Power of
Clashmore House
[27]
1837: Gervase Bushe of Glencairne Abbey
[7]
1838:
John Fitzgerald of Little Island, Waterford
[7] (born John Purcell)
1839:
1841:
John William Power of Gurteen
[7]
1842: Richard Chearnley of Salterbridge
[7]
1843: Richard Wall of Rockenham
[7]
1844:
John Palliser of Comragh
[7]
1845: John Bowen Gumbleton, of Fortwilliam
[28]
1846: Sir
Robert Joshua Paul, 3rd Baronet of Paulville, Ballyglan
[29]
1848: S. Bagge of Ardmore House, Ardmore
[30]
1849:
Robert Shapland Carew, 2nd Baron Carew of Ballinamona, Waterford.
[31]
1850: Henry Bolton, of Mecairn Castle, Lowtherstown.
[32]
1850: Richard Anthony Chearnley of Salterbridge.
[7]
1851:
Richard Musgrave, later Sir Richard Musgrave, 4th Baronet of Tourin.
[21]
1852: Thomas St John Grant of
Kilmurry .
[7]
1853: George Beresford Poer of Belleville Park.
[33]
1855: Patrick Joseph Mahon Power of Faithlegg House.
[34]
1855:
William Charles Bonaparte-Wyse
[7]
1856:
Sir John Henry Keane, 3rd Baronet of
Cappoquin House ,
Cappoquin
[35]
1857:
1858:
Sir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet of Barron's Court, Waterford
[36]
1859: George Whitelocke Lloyd of
Strancally Castle .
[37]
1860: Thomas Fitzgerald.
[38]
1861: Henry Davis.
1861: Nicholas Richard Power O'Shea of Gardenmorris.
[7]
1862:
Charles William More, 5th Earl Mountcashell .
[7]
1863: Benjamin Geale Humfrey.
1864: Robert Perceval Maxwell.
[7]
1865:
1866: Robert Thomas Carew of Ballinamona.
[7]
1867: James Galwey.
1868: Pierse-Marcus Barron of Glenview and Killoen.
[39]
1869:
1870:
Dudley Francis Fortescue .
[40]
1871: Ambrose Congreve of
Mount Congreve
[7]
1872: Percy Smyth of Headborough.
[7]
1873:
1878: William John Perceval-Maxwell of Moore Hill,
Tallow .
[7]
1879:
Edmond de la Poer, 1st Count de la Poer of
Gurteen le Poer
[7]
1880:
Sir Richard John Musgrave, 5th Baronet
[21]
1881:
1882: Henry Philip Chearnley of Salterbridge.
[7]
1883: Wray Bury Palliser of
Annestown .
[7]
1884:
Sir John Charles Kennedy, 3rd Baronet of Johnstown Kennedy
1885: Thomas William Anderson of Grace Dieu.
[7]
1886:
1887:
Sir Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde .
[41]
1888: Hubert Power.
[7]
1889:
Henry Windsor Villiers-Stuart .
[7]
1890: Richard H Woodroofe of Ballysaggartmore.
[42]
1891: Robert Thomas Carew of Ballinamona Park.
[7]
1892:
Sir William Goff Davis-Goff, 1st Baronet .
1893: Charles Perceval Bolton of Mount Bolton.
[7]
1894: Charles Nugent Humble of Cloncoskoraine.
[7]
1895:
1898: Henry Charles Windsor Villiers-Stuart of Dromana-within-the-Decies.
[7]
1899: Ambrose William Bushe Power of Barrettstown.
[7]
20th century
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