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Sheriff of Selkirk

The Sheriff of Selkirk was historically a royal official responsible for enforcing justice in Selkirk, Scotland. 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.

Sheriffs of Selkirk
• Andrew Sinton (c.1214) • Alexander Sinton (1265) • Andrew Sinton • Alexander Synton (-1293) • Andrew Synton (1293-) • Hugh of Eyland (1296) • Isabella Synton (1305) • Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke (1306) • Edward Keith (1328) • Robert de Manners (1334) • William de Montacute (1335) • John Turnbull (1360) • John Turnbull (1364) - Deputy • Thomas Erskyne (1373) • Thomas Erskine (1469) • John Murray (1503) ;Sheriffs-Depute • George Sinclair, Lord Woodall, –1751 • Andrew Pringle, 1751–1755 • Andrew Plummer, 1785-1799 • Walter Scott, 1799–1832 • Thomas Hamilton Miller, 1832–1843 • James Miller, 1843- • George Dundas, 1844–>1861 • For sheriffs after 1868 see Sheriff of Roxburgh and Selkirk. ==See also==
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