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Sheriff of Kincardine

The Sheriff of Kincardine, also known as The Mearns, was historically a royal appointment, held at pleasure, which carried the responsibility for enforcing justice in Kincardine, 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.

Following a general merger of the sheriffdoms in 1870 the position became the Sheriff of Aberdeen and Kincardine.

Sheriffs

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Sheriffs-Depute

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Jervise 1861, p. 9.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Jervise 1861, p. 10.
  3. ^ Jervise 1861, p. n9.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Catalog Search". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002" (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ^ Parliament, Great Britain. The Parliamentary Register. p. 539.
  7. ^ Brunton, George. An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice. p. 548.
  8. ^ Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland. p. 861.
  9. ^ Accounts and Papers, Finance, Banks. Offices. Vol. XIII. p. 71.
  10. ^ Lee, Thomas. Seekers of Truth: The Scottish Founders of Modern Public Accountancy. p. 163.
  11. ^ a b "No. 7278". The Edinburgh Gazette. 25 November 1862. p. 1805.

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