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Sheriff Of Dublin City
The Sheriff of Dublin City is a judicial and administrative role in Ireland. Initially, the Sovereign's judicial representative in Dublin, the role was later held by two individuals and concerned with a mix of judicial, political and administrative functions. In origins, an office for a lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the Sheriff became an annual appointment following the Provisions of Oxford in 1258. Today, the Sheriff is a full-time public official whose role includes enforcing court orders of the Circuit Court, such as eviction or debt collection, acting as returning officer in public elections, and executing tax certificates on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners. Background The first Shrievalties were established before the Norman Conquest in 1066 and date back to Saxon times. Besides his judicial importance, the sheriff had ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs. In 1908, an Order in Council made the Lord-Lieutenant the Sovereign's pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheriff
A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland, the , which is commonly translated to English as ''sheriff''. Description In British English, the political or legal office of a sheriff, term of office of a sheriff, or jurisdiction of a sheriff, is called a shrievalty in England and Wales, and a sheriffdom in Scotland. In modern times, the specific combination of legal, political and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country. * In England, Northern Ireland, or 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 and in the cities of Dublin and Cork, sheriffs are legal officials similar to bailiffs. * In the United States The United States of America (USA), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Shorthalls
Thomas Shortalls, or Shorthals (c.1370–1445) was an Irish municipal official and judge of the fifteenth century.Ball p.176 He was probably born in Kilkenny city, where the Shorthalls were a leading local family, but seems to have spent most of his adult life in Dublin. Robert Shorthalls, who was High Sheriff of County Kilkenny in 1421, was probably a relative. Robert, like Thomas, seems to have been a Crown servant of some importance: in 1425 the Privy Council ordered that he be paid 100 shillings for his services in the "wars and treaties".''Close Roll 3 Henry VI'' Thomas is first heard of as clerk to the city of Dublin, and then became Sheriff of Dublin City (the title then was Bailiff) in 1406. He served two further terms as Sheriff, in 1414 and 1424. In 1410 "for his services" the English Crown granted him an allowance of 28 shillings a year for the next seven years to be paid out of the fee farm rents of Dublin.''Patent Roll 11 Henry IV '' In the same year he was made Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas William Brady
Sir Nicholas William Brady (16 February 1791 – 28 November 1843) was an Irish politician. He was elected to Dublin Corporation in 1833, and served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1839 to 1840. Nicholas William Brady was the eldest son of Francis Tempest Brady and had two brothers and eight sisters. His brother Maziere Brady later became Lord Chancellor of Ireland.Ball, F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221–1921'' London John Murray 1926 Vol.II p.282 He was High Sheriff of Dublin in 1820. He was knighted by King George IV George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, h .... In October 1815, he married to Catherine Hodgson, and they had six children including William Maziere Brady, clergyman and historian. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Brady, Nicholas William 1791 birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John James, 1st Baronet
Sir John Kingston James, 1st Baronet (28 April 1784 – 1869) was a Dublin wine merchant who was twice elected Lord Mayor of Dublin. He was the son of Francis James of King's County (now County Offaly). Trading as a wine merchant, he was elected Sheriff of Dublin for 1811–12 and an alderman of Dublin Corporation in 1818. In 1815 he was accepted as a member of the prestigious Dublin Society. He was elected Lord Mayor of the city for the first time for 1821–1822, and was knighted by the Lord Lieutenant A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibility ov ..., the Marquess of Wellesley, in 1822 and created a baronet (of Dublin) on the 19 March 1823. He became a director of the Grand Canal Company of Ireland, serving as its chairman in 1826, 1834 and 1842, the Dublin and Drogheda R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Robert Harty, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Way Harty, 1st Baronet (27 December 1779 – 10 October 1832) was a British politician and Whig Member of Parliament representing Dublin City for a few months in 1831. He was born the youngest son of Timothy Harty (d. 1799) of Kilkenny and Mary, the daughter of John Lockington. Harty was appointed High Sheriff of Dublin City for 1811-12 and was the Lord Mayor of Dublin when elected to Parliament. He was created 1st Baronet (Harty of Prospect House, Dublin) in 1831. The formal creation, according to Leigh Rayment, was 30 September 1831, but it must have been known about earlier as ''The Times'' (of London) in its edition of 23 May 1831 reporting the result of the Dublin election, referred to Harty as a Baronet. In the UK General Election of 1831 Harty was, on 19 May 1831, declared elected to one of the two seats for Dublin City. The defeated Tory candidates presented an election petition against Harty and his colleague Louis Perrin. The Whig MPs were unseated in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir James Somerville, 1st Baronet
Sir James Somerville, 1st Baronet (c. 1698 – 16 August 1748) was an Irish politician. He was the only son of Thomas Somerville and his wife Sarah King, daughter of James King. In 1729, Somerville entered the Irish House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Dublin City, representing the constituency until his death in 1748. In 1736, he was appointed Lord Mayor of Dublin The Lord Mayor of Dublin () is the honorary title of the chairperson ( ) of Dublin City Council which is the local government body for the city of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. The incumbent, since December 2024, is Fine Gael councillor Emma .... On 14 February 1748, only months before his death, he was created a Baronet of Somerville, in the County of Meath. On 2 February 1713, he married Elizabeth Quayle, daughter of James Quayle. Somerville was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Quaile. His second son, Major William Somerville, was buried at St. Audoen's Church, Dublin. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Falkiner
Daniel Falkiner (1683 – 20 January 1759) was an Irish politician. He was the second son of Daniel Falkiner and his wife Rebecca Blackwell, widow of Henry Hamilton of Baileborough. His cousin was Sir Riggs Falkiner, 1st Baronet. He represented Baltinglass in the Irish House of Commons from 1727 until his death in 1759. In 1739, Falkiner was appointed Lord Mayor of Dublin. He married Sarah Spence, daughter of George Spence. They had a daughter and a son. Sir Frederick Falkiner, 1st Baronet was his great-grandson. References 1683 births 1759 deaths Daniel Daniel commonly refers to: * Daniel (given name), a masculine given name and a surname * List of people named Daniel * List of people with surname Daniel * Daniel (biblical figure) * Book of Daniel, a biblical apocalypse, "an account of the acti ... Irish MPs 1727–1760 Lord mayors of Dublin Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Wicklow constituencies High sheriffs of Dublin City [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Rainsford
Sir Mark Rainsford (c. 1652 – November 1709) was an Irish Lord Mayor of Dublin and the owner of what was to later become the Guinness Brewery. Political career Sir Mark Rainsford was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1700 to 1701. During his term as Lord Mayor, the King William III equestrian statue in College Green, Dublin was unveiled on 1 July 1701.A transcription of the statue's plaque read: "I am seeing here the Third King of Great Britain, France and Hibernia./ For the keeping of Religious Reinstated Laws. / Bring Freedom and this Statue To the eminent citizens of Dublin. / It was begun A.D 1700 Sir Anthony Percy, Lord Mayor. Charles Forrest, James Barlow - Esquires Sheriffs / Finished, A.D 1701 Sir Mark Rainsford, Lord Mayor. John Eceles, Ralph Gore - Esquires Sheriffs" He had previously served as High Sheriff of Dublin City in 1689 and 1690. Professional career Rainsford was the owner of what would later become the Guinness Brewery in St. James's Gate, Dublin. His busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Mitchell (politician)
Sir Michael Mitchell (died 1699) was an Anglo-Irish politician. Mitchell was Sheriff of Dublin City in 1683. Between 1691 and 1693 he was Lord Mayor of Dublin, the first Protestant to be appointed to the role after the collapse of James II of England James II and VII (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Monarchy of Ireland, Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II of England, Charles II, on 6 February 1 ...'s Jacobite regime in Ireland. In 1692 he was elected as a Member of Parliament for Dublin City, serving until 1693.Johnston-Liik, E. M''MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800''(Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.107. Retrieved 24 February 2023. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Michael Year of birth unknown 1699 deaths 17th-century Anglo-Irish people High sheriffs of Dublin City Irish knights Irish MPs 1692–1693 Lord mayors of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Knox (mayor)
Sir John Knox (c.1608 – 3 November 1687) was an Ulster Scots merchant and civic official in Dublin. Knox was the son of William Knox of Lifford and Fingwel Florence Campbell, daughter of Sir Dugald Campbell, 1st Baronet. He settled in Dublin in the 1650s, becoming a successful merchant. He was Sheriff of Dublin City in 1675 and was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1685. On 6 February 1585 he was knighted by Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon in his capacity as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. On 29 December 1685 Knox received a grant by Privy Seal giving him exclusive rights to produce copper coinage for the Kingdom of Ireland The Kingdom of Ireland (; , ) was a dependent territory of Kingdom of England, England and then of Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain from 1542 to the end of 1800. It was ruled by the monarchs of England and then List of British monarchs ... for a period of 21 years.Rogers, Charles''Genealogical Memoirs of John Knox and of the Family of Knox.''Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Daniel Bellingham, 1st Baronet
Sir Daniel Bellingham, 1st Baronet, (c.1620 – 1672) was an Anglo-Irish merchant and official in the Dublin Castle administration of Ireland. Biography Bellingham was the elder son of Robert Bellingham, an attorney in the Court of Exchequer, and Margaret Whyte. He was the older brother of Henry Bellingham. He became a member of the Goldsmiths’ Company of Dublin in 1644. Bellingham was made a freeman of Dublin in 1648, served a term as Sheriff of Dublin City in 1655, and became an alderman in 1656. In 1659 Bellingham was appointed a major in the city militia, although he maintained secret contact with the exiled Royalist Duke of Ormond throughout the 1650s and was not punished after the Stuart Restoration. A wealthy man by 1660, Bellingham was recommended to undertake the supply of clothing for the Irish Army in 1661. From 1661, he was one of a group that sought a patent to issue coinage in Ireland and that was granted the office of alnage of cloth in 1662. He was knighted on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Forster
Sir Christopher Forster () was an Anglo-Irish merchant who served several terms as Lord Mayor of Dublin. In 1621 Forster was Sheriff of Dublin City, having become an alderman of the city. He served as Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1629–30, 1635–37, and 1638–39. In 1642, his name appears among those Dublin aldermen who were commissioned by Charles I of England to disarm Roman Catholics in the city during the Irish Confederate Wars The Irish Confederate Wars, took place from 1641 to 1653. It was the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of civil wars in Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland, all then .... He was the Master of the Dublin Guild of Merchants from 1647 to 1649. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Forster, Christopher Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain 17th-century Anglo-Irish people High sheriffs of Dublin City Irish knights Irish merchants Lord mayors of Dublin People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
