The Sheriff of Wigtown was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order in Wigtown, Scotland and bringing criminals to justice. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the hereditary sheriffs were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar. It became known as the Sheriff of Wigton & Kirkcudbright in 1860 and was dissolved and incorporated into the sheriffdom of Dumfries & Galloway in 1874.
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| - The Sheriff of Wigtown was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order in Wigtown, Scotland and bringing criminals to justice. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the hereditary sheriffs were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar. It became known as the Sheriff of Wigton & Kirkcudbright in 1860 and was dissolved and incorporated into the sheriffdom of Dumfries & Galloway in 1874. (en)
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- David Ross, Lord Ankerville
- Domhnall mac Cailein
- Sir Andrew Agnew, 5th Baronet
- Erskine Douglas Sandford
- Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck
- Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan
- Alexander Gordon, Lord Rockville
- Alexander Wood, Lord Wood
- Thomas Boyd, Earl of Arran
- Sheriff courts
- Scottish sheriffs
- Wigtown
- Historical development of Scottish sheriffdoms
- River Cree
- Thomas Miller, Lord Glenlee
- Andrew Pringle, Lord Alemoor
- Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas
- John Comyn, Earl of Buchan
- John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee
- Wigtown
- Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell
- Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell
- Sheriff of Dumfries and Galloway
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| - The Sheriff of Wigtown was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order in Wigtown, Scotland and bringing criminals to justice. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis. From that date, following the Jacobite uprising of 1745, the hereditary sheriffs were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes, qualified advocates who were members of the Scottish Bar. It became known as the Sheriff of Wigton & Kirkcudbright in 1860 and was dissolved and incorporated into the sheriffdom of Dumfries & Galloway in 1874. The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright was created in 1369, when the area between the Rivers Nith and Cree was granted to Archibald the Grim. A steward was appointed by to administer the area which was known the "Stewartry". (en)
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of | - Andrew Pringle, Lord Alemore
- Domhnall mac Cailein
- Erskine Douglas Sandford
- Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck
- Alexander Comyn, Earl of Buchan
- Alexander Gordon, Lord Rockville
- Alexander Wood, Lord Wood
- Sir Andrew Agnew, 2nd Baronet
- Sir Andrew Agnew, 8th Baronet
- Daniel Sandford (bishop of Edinburgh)
- Historical development of Scottish sheriffdoms
- Thomas Miller, Lord Glenlee
- John Comyn, Earl of Buchan
- John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee
- Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act 1746
- Clan Agnew
- Sheriff of Dumfries and Galloway
- Sheriff of Kirkcudbright
- Sheriff of Wigton & Kirkcudbright
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