Sheriff of Wigtown
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The Sheriff of Wigtown was a local royal official in historic Wigtownshire, Scotland, responsible for administering justice, maintaining order, and overseeing legal and administrative matters in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sheriff of Wigtown canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic office
ⓘ
royal official ⓘ sheriffdom ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Wigtown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wigtownshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Historical legal occupations in Scotland
ⓘ
History of Wigtownshire ⓘ Medieval Scottish law ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sheriff of Wigtown and Kirkcudbright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
administer justice
ⓘ
collect certain royal revenues ⓘ enforce royal authority ⓘ maintain public order ⓘ oversee administrative matters ⓘ oversee legal matters ⓘ preside over sheriff court ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
civil cases in Wigtownshire
ⓘ
criminal cases in Wigtownshire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early modern Scotland
ⓘ
medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Galloway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wigtownshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeCreatedFor | administration of Wigtownshire ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole | sheriff ⓘ |
| officeType |
heritable office
ⓘ
local royal office ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scottish judicial system
ⓘ
Scottish sheriffdom system ⓘ local government in medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| region | southwest Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | modern sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Wigtown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
King of Scots
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLegalSystem | Scots law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Graham of Claverhouse