Custos Rotulorum of the West Riding of Yorkshire

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The Custos Rotulorum of the West Riding of Yorkshire was the chief civil officer and keeper of the county records for the West Riding of Yorkshire, typically held by a leading local nobleman.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil office
county office
custos rotulorum
appliesToJurisdiction West Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED
category Ceremonial officers in England
History of Yorkshire NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of England
United Kingdom
duty custody of county records
local administrative leadership
oversight of justices of the peace
hasPart list of office holders
hasRole chief civil officer of the county
keeper of the county records
hierarchicalSuperior Crown of England NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Georgian era NERFINISHED
Stuart period
Tudor period NERFINISHED
Victorian era
inception 16th century
languageOfName Latin
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity England NERFINISHED
officeHolderAlsoHeldOffice Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED
officeScope commission of the peace
county administration
judicial records
officeType county-level office
partOf Yorkshire NERFINISHED
region Northern England NERFINISHED
replacedBy Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED
seeAlso Custos Rotulorum NERFINISHED
Custos Rotulorum of the East Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED
Custos Rotulorum of the North Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED
translationOfName keeper of the rolls
typicallyHeldBy leading local nobleman

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Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington positionHeld Custos Rotulorum of the West Riding of Yorkshire