High Sheriff of Glamorgan
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The High Sheriff of Glamorgan was the monarch’s principal judicial and ceremonial representative in the historic Welsh county of Glamorgan, responsible for law and order and various civic duties.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| High Sheriff of Glamorgan canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
High Sheriff office
ⓘ
ceremonial county office ⓘ judicial office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
the Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the monarch ⓘ |
| basedOn | office of sheriff in England and Wales ⓘ |
| category | High Sheriffs of Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| countryDuringExistence |
Kingdom of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| differentFrom | Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duty |
attendance at royal visits in the county
ⓘ
execution of writs and court orders ⓘ maintenance of law and order in Glamorgan ⓘ organization of certain civic ceremonies ⓘ proclamation of the accession of a new monarch in the county ⓘ responsibility for the security of judges ⓘ support of the Crown’s judges when on circuit ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
enforcement of court judgments
ⓘ
local representation of royal authority ⓘ support of criminal justice administration in the county ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | historic county of Glamorgan ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| hasTemporalCoverage | Middle Ages to modern period ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition | senior county officer under the Crown ⓘ |
| historicalCounty | Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | medieval period ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
English law
ⓘ
Welsh law as administered under English jurisdiction ⓘ |
| location | historic county of Glamorgan ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy | High Sheriff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeScope | county-level ⓘ |
| partOf |
English and Welsh system of county sheriffs
ⓘ
Welsh shrievalty system ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Sheriff of South Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ High Sheriff of West Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Sheriff of South Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ High Sheriff of West Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
monarch’s principal ceremonial representative in Glamorgan
ⓘ
monarch’s principal judicial representative in Glamorgan ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment | Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | annual appointment ⓘ |
| subsequentEvent | replacement by shrievalties of modern Welsh preserved counties ⓘ |
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