High Sheriff of Down

The first (High) Shrivalties were established before the Norman Conquest in 1066 and date back to Saxon times. 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. Despite however that the office retains his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in a county. While the office of High Sheriff ceased to exist in those Irish counties, which had formed the Irish Free State in 1922, it is still present in the counties of Northern Ireland. ==High Sheriffs==

H.S.1864 H.S. 1871 Published in Vanity Fair in 1876. • 1326: John Mandeville • 1400 Robert Fitz John Savage • 1579/80 (25 January): Thomas Woulf • 1585 Thomas Woulf • 1592-3 Randall or Ralph Brereton of Killanleaghe • 1612: George Stritsbury (Stotisbury) (son of Nicholas HS 1620) or Castlewellan • 1666: Richard Price of Farinfad • 1677 (13 January 1677): Francis Hall • 1685: Charles Ward • 1686: Hugh Montgomery • 1687: Valentine Russell of Coniamnstown, Killough • 1688:Valentine Russell of Coniamnstown, Killough • 1689:Richard M'Gennis • 1690: Bernard Ward (son of Nicholas HS 1662)(killed in duel, 1690) • 1690: Samuel Waring of Waringstown(son of William, HS 1669) • 1691: Samuel Waring of Waringstown(son of William, HS 1669) • 1692: Sir Arthur Rawdom, baronet • 1693: Richard Johnston • 1694: Nicholas Price • 1695: James Montgomery • 1696: John Gibbons of Ballykinler • 1697: James Bagley of Inishargy • 1698: John Montgomery • 1699: John Haltridge of Dromore 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century ==Sources==