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High Sheriff of Belfast
Incumbent
Ian Adamson
since 20 January 2011
StyleHigh Sheriff
AppointerSecretary of State for Northern Ireland (on the advice of Belfast City Council)
Term lengthOne year
Inaugural holderSir James Henderson
Formation1900
Websitehttp://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/
lordmayor/HIGHSHERIFF.asp

The High Sheriff of Belfast is a High Sheriff title and position which was created in 1900 under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, with Sir James Henderson the first holder. It is a largely ceremonial position currently held by Ian Adamson, who took office in January 2011. The High Sheriff is theoretically the Queen's judicial representative in the city, while the Lord Lieutenant of Belfast is the Sovereign's personal representative, however the office is now largely symbolic with few formal duties other than deputising for the Lord Mayor of Belfast at official events.

Appointments are made on annual basis by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who asks the outgoing High Sheriff and Belfast City Council to suggest the names of three people who are deemed suitable to hold the position. In recent years the Council has suggested only one candidate, who is normally a member of the Council. The High Sheriff's term of office runs from January to December, which is distinct from the term of office for the Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor who take up office in May or June each year.

List of High Sheriffs

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21st Century

See also

References

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  11. "City High Sheriffs", Irish Times, 30 January 1909
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  20. "Viceroy in Belfast", Irish Times, 7 August 1918
  21. "Irish City High Sheriffs", Irish Times, 1 February 1919
  22. Who was who (1967)
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  24. "Mr. Alexander McKeag, Belfast", Irish Times, 8 July 1924
  25. "Civic day in Belfast", Irish Times, 23 July 1924
  26. "Shrievalty of Belfast", Weekly Irish Times, 31 January 1925
  27. "Four times Lord Mayor", Irish Times, 25 January 1926
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  34. Belfast Gazette, 7 June 1935
  35. Belfast Gazette, 10 June 1938
  36. Belfast Gazette, 9 June 1939
  37. Belfast Gazette, 6 June 1941
  38. Belfast Gazette, 4 June 1943
  39. Belfast Gazette, 2 June 1944, p.118
  40. "Tributes paid to ex-Lord Mayor; Obituary", Belfast News Letter, 7 January 2003
  41. Belfast Gazette, 31 May 1946
  42. Belfast Gazette, 13 June 1947
  43. Belfast Gazette, 11 June 1948
  44. Belfast Gazette, 16 June 1950
  45. Belfast Gazette, 15 June 1951, p.1
  46. Belfast Gazette, 13 June 1952
  47. Belfast Gazette, 19 June 1953
  48. Water and Water Engineering, Vol.64, p.84
  49. Belfast Gazette, 15 June 1956
  50. Belfast Gazette, 14 June 1957
  51. Belfast Gazette, 27 June 1958
  52. Belfast Gazette, 12 June 1959
  53. Belfast Gazette, 17 June 1960
  54. Belfast Gazette, 16 June 1961
  55. Belfast Gazette, 15 June 1962
  56. Belfast Gazette, 14 June 1963
  57. Belfast Gazette, 18 June 1965
  58. Belfast Gazette, 17 June 1966
  59. Belfast Gazette, 16 June 1967
  60. Belfast Gazette, 14 June 1968
  61. "Former Lord Mayor Sir Myles dies at 72", Belfast Telegraph, 23 February 1998
  62. Belfast Gazette, 26 June 1970
  63. Belfast Gazette, 25 June 1971
  64. "Queen petitioned to keep governor", Irish Times, 23 June 1973
  65. Belfast Gazette, 29 June 1973
  66. Fionnuala O'Connor, "Man at the door without much hope", Irish Times, 20 November 1975
  67. Belfast Gazette, 9 January 1976
  68. Irish Times, 22 February 1977, p.4
  69. "South-east SF group in Shankill tour", Irish Times, 12 October 1978
  70. "Belfast woman elected mayor", Irish Times, 2 June 1981
  71. "Come shopping, appeals Belfast", Irish Times, 2 December 1980
  72. "Woman installed as High Sheriff of Belfast", Irish Times, 7 February 1981
  73. ^ "Catholic voted sheriff", Irish Times, 2 November 1982
  74. "New Belfast High Sheriff", Irish Times, 4 February 1984
  75. Belfast Gazette, 28 December 1984
  76. Belfast Gazette, 26 July 1985
  77. "Paisley reaffirms council boycott", Irish Times, 26 November 1986
  78. "Belfast council set to end ban", Irish Times, 23 February 1991
  79. ^ New High Sheriff of Belfast to be sworn in, Belfast City Council
  80. ^ My Belfast Summer 2007
  81. "Death of former Mayor of Belfast", Irish Times, 21 October 1993
  82. Belfast Gazette, 8 January 1993
  83. Belfast Gazette, 7 January 1994
  84. "New High Sheriff for Belfast", Irish Times, 27 February 1996
  85. Nelson McCausland, Democratic Unionist Party
  86. Gary Grattan, "High Sheriff of Belfast sworn in", Belfast Telegraph, 22 January 2003
  87. Belfast Harbour Commissioners' Board Appointments, Department for Regional Development
  88. Tom Campbell, Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
  89. Appointments of Members to Health and Social Services Councils, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
  90. City Matters Summer 2005
  91. City Matters Spring/Summer 2003
  92. New Lord Mayor of Belfast elected, Belfast City Council
  93. Deputy Lord Mayor David Browne, Belfast City Council
  94. New High Sheriff of Belfast sworn in, Belfast City Council
  95. High Sheriff Frank McCoubrey
  97. High Sheriff, Belfast City Council
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