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The High Sheriff of Wexford was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Wexford, Ireland from the 16th century until 1922, when the office
High_Sheriff_of_Wexford
Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of Ireland
COKE-lee), of Tintern Abbey, County Wexford, was created in the baronetage of Ireland on 21 July 1628 for Adam Colclough, High Sheriff of Wexford in 1630
Colclough_baronets
Irish peer and politician
a peerage. He was appointed High Sheriff of Wexford in 1727, High Sheriff of Wicklow in 1736 and High Sheriff of Wexford in 1739. Stratford sat for Baltinglass
John Stratford, 1st Earl of Aldborough
John_Stratford,_1st_Earl_of_Aldborough
County in Ireland
hunger strike County Wexford is twinned with the following places: Yanga, Veracruz, Mexico Ireland portal High Sheriff of Wexford List of towns and villages
County_Wexford
Irish politician (1845–1901)
succeeded as second baronet in 1877 upon the death of his father. In 1880, he was High Sheriff of Wexford and, upon his death, the baronetcy passed to his
Sir John Talbot Power, 3rd Baronet
Sir_John_Talbot_Power,_3rd_Baronet
13 January 1874) was High Sheriff of Wexford in 1854. He was a captain in the Wexford Militia. He was the eldest son and heir of the barrister John Goddard
Solomon_Augustus_Richards
Baronetcy in the Baronetage of Ireland
represented Wexford and County Waterford respectively in the House of Commons, the ninth additionally serving as High Sheriff of Wexford in 1840. The
Esmonde_baronets
Irish politician (1794–1868)
selected as High Sheriff of Wexford for 1855. He was a member of the Reform Club. He married twice. In 1822, he married Anne Eliza Redmond, daughter of Walter
John_Hyacinth_Talbot
Anglo-Irish politician (died 1818)
in 1777 and High Sheriff of Wexford in 1784.[citation needed] On 18 March 1758 he married Anne Read, with whom he had four children, two of whom survived
Sir Edward Loftus, 1st Baronet
Sir_Edward_Loftus,_1st_Baronet
Irish cricketer and British Army officer
son. In the same year he served as the High Sheriff of Carlow, and later served as the High Sheriff of Wexford in 1909. Bruen died at Oak Park in December
Henry_Bruen_(cricketer)
Irish politician
High Sheriff of Wexford in 1883, and was at some unspecified time a Justice of the Peace in both counties. He was also a Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County
Henry_Bruen_(1828–1912)
Irish politician
Wexford) from 1727 to 1758. In 1756, he was appointed High Sheriff of Wexford. In 1758, he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Courtown, of
James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown
James_Stopford,_1st_Earl_of_Courtown
Irish Member of Parliament
He was also High Sheriff of Wexford for 1737–38. He was married firstly to Ellinor, daughter of John Cliffe of Mulrankin, County Wexford and his wife
Charles_Tottenham_(1685–1758)
British politician
appointed High Sheriff of Carlow in 1884 and High Sheriff of Wexford in 1893. His candidature for the by-election, caused by the death of John Hammond
Walter_MacMurrough_Kavanagh
Anglo-Irish peer and Tory Member of Parliament
House of Lords. He also served as High Sheriff of County Wexford in 1833 and as custos rotulorum of County Wexford from 1845 to 1858. Lord Courtown married
James Stopford, 4th Earl of Courtown
James_Stopford,_4th_Earl_of_Courtown
British Member of Parliament
this happened. Between these times, he was High Sheriff of Wicklow in 1845 and 1846, and High Sheriff of Wexford in 1846 and 1847. Standing as a Conservative
Charles_Tottenham_(1807–1886)
Irish barrister and justice of the peace
was an Irish barrister, justice of the peace, and High Sheriff of Wexford for 1824. He was the eldest son and heir of the leading surgeon Solomon Richards
John_Goddard_Richards
Anglo-Irish peer (1854–1924)
served as High Sheriff of County Wexford in 1890. The family seat was Dunbrody House near Arthurstown in the south-west of County Wexford. Arthurstown
Arthur Chichester, 3rd Baron Templemore
Arthur_Chichester,_3rd_Baron_Templemore
English politician
(d. 1637), of Castle Carbury, grandson of Sir Henry Colley. Cooke was the father of Sir Walsingham Cooke of Tomduffe, High Sheriff of Wexford, and a younger
Richard Cooke (MP for Lymington)
Richard_Cooke_(MP_for_Lymington)
Irish politician
He was also High Sheriff of Wexford in 1738 and was admitted to the Irish Privy Council in 1748. In 1758 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron
Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran
Arthur_Gore,_1st_Earl_of_Arran
Irish military officer and politician (1835–1918)
Deputy Lieutenant of County Wicklow and High Sheriff of Wexford in 1874. On 11 December 1871 he was appointed Honorary Colonel of the Wicklow Rifles
Charles_George_Tottenham
which produced two bishops of the Church of Scotland. Grogan succeeded to the family estates, was High Sheriff of Wexford for 1779 and was from 1768 to
Cornelius_Grogan
Irish peer (1734–1809)
Irish House of Lords. Arran was also appointed High Sheriff of County Wexford in 1757 and High Sheriff of Mayo in 1765. He was admitted to the Irish Privy
Arthur Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran
Arthur_Gore,_2nd_Earl_of_Arran
Irish zoologist
1902, arriving at Southampton early the following month. He was High Sheriff of Wexford in 1904 and later worked in the Natural History Museum, London
Gerald_Barrett-Hamilton
British Crown's judicial representative (1922)
The High Sheriff of Carlow was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Carlow, Ireland from the 14th century until 1922, when the office
High_Sheriff_of_Carlow
that post he was granted the "clerkship of the casualties" in the following year, and was High Sheriff of Wexford 1595–96. He owned an estate at Macmine
Lodowick_Bryskett
15th-century Irish bishop
apparently well enough to sit on a three-man commission to choose the High Sheriff of Wexford. He resigned the see in 1457, after a forty-year tenure, and died
Robert_Whittey
Government official in some countries with historical ties to England
Wales, a sheriff (or high sheriff) is a ceremonial county or city official. In Scotland, sheriffs are judges. In the Republic of Ireland, in some counties
Sheriff
British Army general (1860–1943)
appointed the High Sheriff for the county of Wexford, serving from 1920 to 1921, and as a Deputy Lieutenant for the same county. He lived in Wexford through
Beauchamp_Doran
of a "large and comprehensive measure" of Parliamentary reform. Other public offices held by Foster included High Sheriff for the County of Wexford in
William_Orme_Foster
Irish barrister, landowner and politician
respected local politician, serving as MP for Taghmon 1661-6 and High Sheriff of Wexford 1680–81. He died in 1691. John, the son, was called to the Bar
John_Cliffe
Irish nationalist politician (1826–1876)
High Sheriff of Wexford. On 2 June, he was appointed by as a Junior Lord of the Treasury in the Liberal Government of Earl Russell. As an office of profit
Sir John Esmonde, 10th Baronet
Sir_John_Esmonde,_10th_Baronet
Anglo-Irish politician (1709–1783)
County of Wexford. He served as Sheriff of the county in 1744 and was resident in the Barony of Bargy at Richfield manor in 1745, serving as a member of parliament
Henry_Loftus,_1st_Earl_of_Ely
Irish Jacobite officer at the Siege of Derry (died 1689)
high sheriff of County Wexford in 1649. His father's family was Old English and Catholic, a cadet branch of the Talbots. His mother was a daughter of
William_Talbot_(Jacobite)
a grandfather of Anthony Loftus Cliffe, the High Sheriff of Wexford in 1897. Through his son Charles, who died a captain in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment
Anthony_Farrington
UK Baronetcy based in Castleknock, Ireland
member of the Carlton club in Kildare Street, Dublin. High Sheriff of County Wexford in 1882 and of County Dublin in 1898. J.P. for Counties Wexford and
Brooke baronets of Summerton (1903)
Brooke_baronets_of_Summerton_(1903)
Anglo-Irish landowner
Anglo-Irishman who served as High Sheriff of Armagh. Synnot was the son of Richard Synnot. He settled in the parish of Ballymoyer, County Armagh in 1778
Walter_Synnot_(High_Sheriff)
Irish member of parliament
the latter's Wexford seat, representing the borough until Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801. He was appointed High Sheriff of Kildare for
Richard_Nevill_(1743–1822)
This is a list of members of the Irish House of Commons in 1560. The following present-day counties did not yet exist: Connaught: County Galway County
List_of_Irish_MPs_1560
British Army general
(1824–1897) and Rosia Mary de Bathe (d. 1895). His father served as High Sheriff of Wexford from 1862 to 1863. His siblings were Rosia Mary Hatton, Madeline
Villiers_Hatton
Mayor of Dublin, Ireland
(died 1673) of Woodstock, County Kilkenny, and Rossana, County Wicklow, was a justice of the peace, Mayor of Dublin in 1651, High Sheriff of County Dublin
Richard_Tighe_(mayor)
Irish politician (1800–1877)
Wexford Railway, and Commissioner for Charitable Bequests in Ireland. He was also a Deputy Lieutenant.[citation needed] In 1859, he was High Sheriff of
Sir_James_Power,_2nd_Baronet
Town in County Wexford, Ireland
Leinster. Most of the town is in County Wexford; a small area at the north end of town is in County Carlow. Bunclody has received a number of high scores in
Bunclody
Irish-American Union Army veteran, politician, and mobster
a main instigator of the Lincoln County War. Murphy was born in County Wexford, Ireland, and as a young adult moved to the United States. He enlisted
Lawrence_Murphy
Title in the peerage of Ireland
Marquess of Ely, of the County of Wexford, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for Charles Loftus, 1st Earl of Ely. He was born
Marquess_of_Ely
City in Michigan, United States
Cadillac (/ˈkædəlæk/ KAD-ə-lak) is a city in and seat of government of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,371 at the 2020 census
Cadillac,_Michigan
Irish politician (1825–1880)
son of Patrick Walter Redmond (1803–1869) Esq., J.P., D.L., of Ballytrent House, County Wexford, magistrate, High Sheriff and Deputy Lieutenant of County
William Redmond (Irish politician, born 1825)
William_Redmond_(Irish_politician,_born_1825)
Irish politician, O'Conor Don
candidate for Wexford in 1883. He was appointed High Sheriff of Sligo for 1863 and High Sheriff of Roscommon for 1884. He was also President of the Society
Charles_Owen_O'Conor
Irish politician
title of The MacMurrough following the death of his older brother Thomas. He served as High Sheriff of County Kilkenny for 1856 and High Sheriff of Carlow
Arthur_MacMurrough_Kavanagh
Irish peer
governor of the fort of Duncannon in County Wexford. He was a leading Irish Royalist commander in the English Civil War, but was later suspected of disloyalty
Laurence Esmonde, 1st Baron Esmonde
Laurence_Esmonde,_1st_Baron_Esmonde
Irish Member of Parliament and peer
Carew was Liberal Party Member of Parliament for Waterford County between 1840 and 1847. He was appointed High Sheriff of County Waterford for 1848. On
Robert_Carew,_2nd_Baron_Carew
"Hanged I Shall Be", "The Oxford Tragedy", "The Oxford/Wexford Girl", "Ekefield/Ickfield/Wexford Town". "The Butcher Boy" and "The Prentice Boy" Reinhard
List of folk songs by Roud number
List_of_folk_songs_by_Roud_number
13th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and sheriff
Sheriff of Berkshire in 1200/1. The de Cantilupe family which came to England at some time after the Norman Conquest of 1066 originated at one of several
William de Cantilupe (died 1239)
William_de_Cantilupe_(died_1239)
British politician
1857 and 1863 to 1868. He was High Sheriff of Kent for 1836–37. He married in 1832, the Hon. Jane Edwardes, daughter of William Edwardes, 2nd Baron Kensington
Sir Edward Dering, 8th Baronet
Sir_Edward_Dering,_8th_Baronet
British merchant shipbuilder and Tory politician
in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom between 1802 and 1807. Wigram was born at Wexford, the only son of John Wigram, merchant, of Bristol, and
Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet
Sir_Robert_Wigram,_1st_Baronet
rank of Captain and retiring from the army in 1850. He was appointed High Sheriff of Tipperary for 1858. In 1869 he succeeded his father in the viscountcy
George Gough, 2nd Viscount Gough
George_Gough,_2nd_Viscount_Gough
Title in the peerage of Ireland
His son, the fifth Earl, was High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1877. He was succeeded by his half-brother, the sixth Earl. As of 2026[update] the titles are
Earl_of_Mexborough
Anglo-Irish peer and politician
mansion there. FitzMaurice was High Sheriff of Kerry in 1732. In 1743 he entered the Irish House of Commons as one of two representatives for County Kerry
John Petty, 1st Earl of Shelburne
John_Petty,_1st_Earl_of_Shelburne
Irish politician (1862–1935)
1934. He was High Sheriff of County Waterford in 1887. He was the son of Sir John Esmonde, 10th Baronet and his wife Louisa, daughter of the younger Henry
Sir Thomas Esmonde, 11th Baronet
Sir_Thomas_Esmonde,_11th_Baronet
Irish landowner and politician
Seaforde in Down and Coogreany in County Wexford. He was appointed Sheriff of Down for 1820-21 and elected Member of Parliament for County Down in 1821, sitting
Mathew_Forde
Irish actor and director
(2017) as Peter Morrissey Fanny Lye Deliver'd (2019) as The High Sheriff for the Council of State The Dig (2021) as Guy Maynard The Batman (2022) as William
Peter_McDonald_(actor)
Irish politician
thereof" (1769). He was appointed High Sheriff of Kildare for 1762–63. His eldest son Richard took over his Wexford parliamentary seat on his death in
Arthur_Jones-Nevill
2023 American police procedural crime drama television series
position of being the daughter of a criminal who now finds herself in the care of the deputy director of the GBI Antwayn Hopper as Rafael Wexford, Will's
Will_Trent
Land speculator and pioneer of Hampshire County, West Virginia
emigrated to Wexford County before 1335. The family acquired Ballymachrane during the reign of King Henry VII. A John Stafford was High Sheriff in 1640. In
Richard_Stafford_(pioneer)
Generic primary business street of towns or cities
In Middle English the word "high" denoted superior rank ("high sheriff", "Lord High Chancellor", "high society"). "High" also applied to roads as they
High_Street
of Dragoons. Her uncle Mortogh Donovan, elder brother of her father Rickard of Camolin, was Justice of the Peace and High Sheriff for County Wexford.
Juliana Annesley, Countess of Anglesey
Juliana_Annesley,_Countess_of_Anglesey
12th-century Marcher Lord (1112–1192)
He served as sheriff of Herefordshire from 1173 until 1175. The family's power reached its peak under his son William during the reigns of kings Richard
William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber
William_de_Braose,_3rd_Lord_of_Bramber
Irish politician, barrister and landowner
town of Swanlinbar, County Cavan, where he was a leading landowner, is partially named after his father. He was born in County Wexford, third son of Robert
Morley_Saunders
British politician (1679–1758)
of the Fort of Duncannon, county of Wexford, and as 2nd Baron Bessborough, of Bessborough, county of Kilkenny 6 October 1739: Created 1st Earl of Bessborough
Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough
Brabazon_Ponsonby,_1st_Earl_of_Bessborough
Hill on Dublin Bay, Ireland
who served as the High Sheriff of County Dublin in 1755, followed by Colonel the Hon. Henry Loftus, MP for Bannow in County Wexford. Loftus planted the
Killiney_Hill
Anglo-Norman nobleman
to receive the allegiance of Rory, King of Connaught, and on the King's return to England in the next year the city of Wexford was committed to his charge
William_FitzAldelm
American film director (born 1984)
2021). "Fear and loathing in Aspen: Hunter S. Thompson's unlikely run for sheriff". The Independent. Retrieved May 11, 2026. Balls, Katy (December 4, 2025)
Robert_F._Kennedy_III
Irish Liberal politician (1821-1889)
Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant and, in 1872, a High Sheriff of Dublin City. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part
Matthew_Peter_D'Arcy
Irish Representative peer and politician
Irish House of Commons from 1792 to 1798, and subsequently Newtown Limavady until the Act of Union in 1801. He was appointed High Sheriff of Carlow for
John Maxwell-Barry, 5th Baron Farnham
John_Maxwell-Barry,_5th_Baron_Farnham
Part of the French Revolutionary Wars
Beginning in late May 1798, there were a series of uncoordinated risings: in the counties of Carlow and Wexford in the southeast where the rebels met with
Irish_Rebellion_of_1798
Irish politician and colonel
until the Act of Union in 1801. In November of the latter year, he was sworn of the Privy Council of Ireland. He was appointed High Sheriff of Down for 1792–93
Robert_Ward_(1754–1831)
Chief Justice of British Ceylon from 1819 to 1827
William Morton, of Ballynaclash, County Wexford, and John Giffard (1745–1819), High Sheriff of Dublin in 1794, Accountant-General of Customs in Dublin
Ambrose_Hardinge_Giffard
English stockbroker (1872–1956)
Edgbaston, Birmingham, the second of five sons (there were four daughters also) of Wexford-born John Pierce Lacy (1839-1906) of Oakmount, Edgbaston, and his
Pierce_Lacy
Medieval punishment for high treason
1581 in Wexford. The severity of the sentence was measured against the seriousness of the crime. As an attack on the monarch's authority, high treason
Hanged,_drawn_and_quartered
Adrian) Tuscola (largest city: Caro) Montcalm (largest city: Greenville) Wexford (largest city: Cadillac) Cheboygan (largest city: Cheboygan) Schoolcraft
2014 United States Senate election in Michigan
2014_United_States_Senate_election_in_Michigan
Battle during Cromwells conquest of Ireland in 1652
Galway Belfast Dublin The siege of Galway took place from August 1651 to 12 May 1652 during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. Galway was the last city
Siege_of_Galway
English courtier and politician (1507–1580)
Gloucestershire, and, in 1558 and 1559, the High Sheriff of Gloucestershire. He was appointed one of the Council of the Marches of Wales in June 1574. He was Lord
Nicholas Arnold (lord justice)
Nicholas_Arnold_(lord_justice)
Irish peer (1762–1809)
inheriting extensive lands in County Wicklow and the title of Baron Wingfield of Wingfield, County Wexford. As the 4th Viscount, Richard sold the family’s Dublin
Richard Wingfield, 4th Viscount Powerscourt
Richard_Wingfield,_4th_Viscount_Powerscourt
Canadian politician
Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1812 to 1818. He was born in Bryanstown, County Wexford, Ireland, the son of Richard Goff. In 1809
Fade_Goff
Irish politician
a Dublin Sheriff's peer, a position he held until 1808, and was appointed High Sheriff of County Dublin for 1806–07. He was an alderman of Dublin from
Sir_Robert_Shaw,_1st_Baronet
Irish actor and writer
National Theatre, London Shining City, Royal Court Theatre, London The Wexford Trilogy, Tricycle Theatre An Ideal Husband, Gate Theatre The White Devil
Michael_McElhatton
Irish politician and landowner
Department of History. p. A6. hdl:2262/77206. Brewer 1829, p. 250: "Sir Christopher Barnewall, a lawyer of great eminence, and high sheriff of the county of Dublin
Christopher_Barnewall
British Army officer and politician (1721–1780)
made High Sheriff of County Limerick for 1759. In 1776, Southwell was elevated to the title Viscount Southwell, of Castle Mattress, in the County of Limerick
Thomas Southwell, 1st Viscount Southwell
Thomas_Southwell,_1st_Viscount_Southwell
Village in Wiltshire, England
Long was baptised at West Lavington in 1761. He became High Sheriff of Wiltshire and a Member of Parliament, and built Rood Ashton House near West Ashton
West_Lavington,_Wiltshire
Irish politician (1861–1917)
County Wexford for seven centuries. His father, William Redmond, was a Home Rule Party MP for Wexford Borough from 1872 to 1880 and was the nephew of the
Willie_Redmond
re-elected in 2006 with 57% of the vote to 41%. She defeated Oakland County sheriff and former State Senate Majority Leader Michael Bouchard after narrowly
2012 United States Senate election in Michigan
2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Michigan
securing 33 out of the 35 counties. She performed especially well in Mackinac and Cheboygan counties, as well as the portion of Wexford County in the district
2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan
2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Michigan
Irish judge
his great-grandfather William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke. He was High Sheriff of Kildare in 1303. He was killed in a skirmish with a Gaelic clan the
Waleran_de_Wellesley
of Vinegar Hill fought in and nearby Enniscorthy. The British regain control of County Wexford. 22 June – Thomas Judkin-Fitzgerald, High Sheriff of Tipperary
1798_in_Ireland
Irish judge and politician
man with a keen sense of his own dignity. In 1372 Sir William de Wellesley, High Sheriff of Kildare and ancestor of the 1st Duke of Wellington, was arrested
William_de_Karlell
American actor (born 1947)
He attended DeKalb High School. Before he became a professional actor, Jenkins drove a linen truck; his boss was the father of actor John C. Reilly
Richard_Jenkins
Anglo-Norman knight, judge and baron
de Nuget in right of his wife, Elizabeth. During his career, he served as High Sheriff of Roscommon in 1292 and 1302, and keeper of Roscommon and Rindown
Sir_Richard_de_Exeter
Administrative division of Ireland
Kildare, Kilkenny, Leix and Wexford—one for each of Marshal's co-heiresses. Meath was divided between the granddaughters of Walter de Lacy: Maud and Margery
Counties_of_Ireland
Title in the Peerage of Ireland
Chichester sat as a Member of Parliament and was High Sheriff of Devon in 1557. One of his sons, Sir Arthur Chichester, was Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1605 to
Marquess_of_Donegall
Irish politician (1769-1831)
as High Sheriff of Monaghan in 1788 and Governor until 1831. He was also trustee of the linen board. He was married to Anne (née Ryder), daughter of Rev
Charles Powell Leslie (1769–1831)
Charles_Powell_Leslie_(1769–1831)
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