High SheriffThe High Sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement position in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. In England and Wales, the High Sheriff is an unpaid, partly ceremonial post appointed by The Crown through a Warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall the High Sheriff is appointed by the...
s of Cornwall: a chronological list:
Note: the
Duchy of CornwallThe duchy of Cornwall is, with the duchy of Lancaster, one of the two royal duchies in the United Kingdom. The eldest son of the reigning British monarch inherits the duchy and title of Duke of Cornwall at the time of his birth, or of his parent's succession to the throne...
- has the right to choose High Sheriffs each year, rather than the Privy Council, chaired by the Sovereign which chooses the Sheriffs of all other English counties, other than the those in the
Duchy of LancasterThe Duchy of Lancaster is one of the two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Cornwall, which are the personal property of the monarch. It consists of 46,200 acres , including key urban developments, historic buildings, and farm land in many parts of England and Wales, as well...
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High Sheriffs before the fourteenth century
- 1139: Geoffrey de Furnell
- 1156: Richard, 3rd Earl of Devon
- 1176–1181: Eustace, son of Stephen
- 1181–1185: Alen de Furnell
- 1185–1187: Hugh Bardulph-Dupifer
- 1187–1190: William de Bockland
- 1191–1200: Richard Revel
- 1200: John de Torrington
- 1201: Hugh Bardulph-Dupifer
- 1201: William de Briewere
- 1202–1203: Richard Flandrensis
- 1203–1204: William de Briewere
- 1204: Ralph de Mora
- 1205–1210: William de Botterells
- 1210–1216: John, son of Richard
- 1219–1221: William Lunet
- 1222: William de Pucot
- 1223: Reginald de Valle Torta of Saltash
Saltash is a town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a population of about 17,000. It lies in the southeast of Cornwall, facing Plymouth over the River Tamar. It was in the Caradon district until March 2009 and is known as "the gateway to Cornwall". Saltash means ash tree by the salt mill...
- 1223–1224: Walter de Treverbin alias Trevarthen
- 1225: William Bregnam junior
- 1225: Reginald de Langford
- 1225: Reginald de Valle Torta
- 1226: Richard, Earl of Cornwall
- 1227: Henry Bodrugan
- 1251: John de Langford
- 1259: Sir Guy de Nunnant
- 1259–1260: Sir Ralph de Arundell
- 1264: John Beaupre
- 1269: John Beaupre
- 1275–1276: Ralph Wiggen
- 1277: Robert de Cheney or Chini of Bodannan in St Endellion
St Endellion is a civil parish in north Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It takes its name from Saint Endelienta, who is said to have evangelized the district in the fifth century and to have been one of the children of Brychan...
- 1277–1278: William de Monkeston or Muncheton
- 1279–1286: Alexander de Sabridsworth
- 1287–1288: Simon de Berkeley
- 1289–1300: Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall
Edmund of Almain , was the second Earl of Cornwall of the 7th creation.-Early life:Edmund was born at Berkhamsted Castle on 26 December 1249, the second and only surviving son of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall and his wife Sanchia of Provence, daughter of Ramon Berenguer, Count of Provence, and...
Fourteenth century High Sheriffs
- 1301: Thomas de la Hyde or Hyda
- 1310–1312: Piers Gaveston
Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall was the favourite, and possibly lover, of King Edward II of England.A Gascon by birth, Piers was the son of Sir Arnaud de Gabaston, a soldier in service to King Edward I of England, and of Claramonde de Marsan...
- 1313: Thomas de la Hyde
- 1314: Thomas L'Erchdekne or Archdeacon of Ruan Lanihorne
- 1315: Richard de Polhampton
- 1316: Richard de Hiwish
- 1317: Henry de Wyllynton or Wylyngton
- 1320–1322: Isabella of France
Isabella of France , sometimes described as the She-wolf of France, was the Queen consort of Edward II of England and mother of Edward III...
- 1323: John de Trejagu of Fentongollan
- 1324: Isabella of France
Isabella of France , sometimes described as the She-wolf of France, was the Queen consort of Edward II of England and mother of Edward III...
- 1325: John de Trejagu
- 1327: Isabella of France
Isabella of France , sometimes described as the She-wolf of France, was the Queen consort of Edward II of England and mother of Edward III...
- 1329: Robert de Bilkemore
- 1332–1333: Sir William de Bottreaux of Bottreaux Castle
- 1334–1336: Sir John Petit of Ardevora in Philleigh
Philleigh is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom, one of the four in the Roseland Peninsula.-History:The Manor of Eglosrose is mentioned in the Domesday Book and the remainder of the parish was in the episcopal Manor of Tregear. The parish church is dedicated to...
- 1336: John de Chudleigh of Ashton in Devon
Devon is a large county in England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, although that is an unofficial name, rarely used inside of the county itself and often indicating a traditional or historical context. The county shares borders with Cornwall to the west and Dorset and Somerset to...
- 1337–1338: John Hamley of Halwin and Sir John le Petit
- 1340–1341: Edward, the Black Prince
Edward, Prince of Wales, was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, and father to King Richard II of England. He was called Edward of Woodstock in his early life, after his birthplace, and has more recently been popularly known as The Black Prince...
- 1342: Henry Terril and Roger Prideaux
Roger Malcolm Prideaux is a former English cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1968 to 1969.A talented, stroke playing opening batsman, he won Blues at Cambridge from 1958 to 1960 and began his first class career at Kent...
- 1343: Edward, the Black Prince
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- 1344: William Pypard
- 1345–1354: Edward, the Black Prince
Edward, Prince of Wales, was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, and father to King Richard II of England. He was called Edward of Woodstock in his early life, after his birthplace, and has more recently been popularly known as The Black Prince...
- 1354–1356: John Northcott
Lieutenant General Sir John Northcott KCMG, KCVO, CB was an Australian Army general who served as Chief of the General Staff during World War II, and commanded the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in the Occupation of Japan...
- 1356–1357: William Auncell
- 1358: Edward, the Black Prince
Edward, Prince of Wales, was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, and father to King Richard II of England. He was called Edward of Woodstock in his early life, after his birthplace, and has more recently been popularly known as The Black Prince...
- 1359: John Dabernoun
- 1360–1374: Edward, the Black Prince
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- 1375: Sir Richard Serjeaux or Sergeux
- 1378: Ralph Wampford
- 1379: Ralph Carminow of Carminow in Mawgan-in-Meneage
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- 1380: Otto Bodrugan
- 1381: William Talbot
William Talbot was Bishop of Oxford from 1699 to 1715, Bishop of Salisbury from 1715 to 1722 and Bishop of Durham from 1722 to 1730.-Family:Talbot married Catherine King and they had three children:...
- 1382: John Bevill of Gwarnick in St Allen
St Allen is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom: it is between Truro and St Agnes. The population in the 2001 census was 435 people and the parish occupies of land....
- 1383: Walter Archdeacon
- 1384: Sir William Fitzwalter
- 1385: Richard Kendall of Treworgey in Duloe
Duloe is a linear village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.-Education: This is a Church of England School in the Diocese of Truro...
- 1386: John Bevill
- 1387: Nicholas Wampford
- 1388: John Colyn of Boscarne
- 1389: Sir Richard Serjeaux of Colquite in St Mabyn
St Mabyn is a village and civil parish situated between Wadebridge and Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.The village is named after Saint Mabena, one of the 24 children of St Brychan, a Welsh saint and King of Brycheiniog in the 5th century...
- 1390: Thomas Peveral of Park in Egloshayle
Egloshayle is a small village situated near the banks of the River Camel adjacent to Wadebridge in north Cornwall, United Kingdom....
- 1391: William Talbot
William Talbot was Bishop of Oxford from 1699 to 1715, Bishop of Salisbury from 1715 to 1722 and Bishop of Durham from 1722 to 1730.-Family:Talbot married Catherine King and they had three children:...
- 1392: John Colyn
- 1393: John Colshull of Tremadart in Duloe
Duloe is a linear village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.-Education: This is a Church of England School in the Diocese of Truro...
- 1394: John Hearle of Prideaux Castle in Luxulyan
Luxulyan is a village and civil parish in central Cornwall, United Kingdom...
- 1395: James Chudleigh
- 1396: William Talbot
William Talbot was Bishop of Oxford from 1699 to 1715, Bishop of Salisbury from 1715 to 1722 and Bishop of Durham from 1722 to 1730.-Family:Talbot married Catherine King and they had three children:...
- 1397: John Bevill
- 1398: John Colshull
- 1399: Geoffrey St Aubyn
Fifteenth century High Sheriffs
- 1400–1404: Henry of Monmouth
Henry V was King of England from 1413 until his death. From an unassuming start his military successes in the Hundred Years' War, culminating with his famous victory at the Battle of Agincourt, saw him come close to uniting the realms of England and France under his rule.-Early life:Henry was born...
- 1405: John Grenville
- 1405: John Cole
John Cole is a British journalist and broadcaster. He was the BBC's Political Editor from 1981 to 1992.John Cole was educated at the Belfast Royal Academy and at the University of London...
- 1406–1412: Henry of Monmouth
Henry V was King of England from 1413 until his death. From an unassuming start his military successes in the Hundred Years' War, culminating with his famous victory at the Battle of Agincourt, saw him come close to uniting the realms of England and France under his rule.-Early life:Henry was born...
- 1413–1414: John Rederow
- 1415: William Talbot
- 1416: Sir Otto Trevarthyn
- 1417: Henry Fullford
- 1418: Sir John Arundell of Lanherne
- 1419: Stephen Dermford of Rame
- 1420–1422: Sir John Arundell of Trerice
- 1423: Thomas Carminow
- 1424: William Talbot
- 1425: Sir John Herle
- 1426: Sir John Arundell
- 1428: John Nanfan
- 1429: Thomas Carminow
- 1430: Robert Chambelyn
- 1432: James Chudleigh or Chuddelegh
- 1433: Sir John Herle
- 1435: Thomas Bonevill of Trelawn
- 1436: Thomas Whalesborough of Whalesborough
- 1437: Ren. Arundell
- 1438: John Coleshull
- 1439: John Nanfan
- 1440: John Mundy
- 1441: Thomas Whalesborough
- 1442: John Blewett of St Colan
- 1443: John Arundell
- 1444: Nicholas Power
- 1445: John Champernowne of Inswork
- 1446: John Austell or de Austell
- 1447: Henry Fortescue
- 1448: John Trevelyan
- 1449: John Basset of Tehidy
- 1450: John Nanfan
- 1451: Thomas Butside or Budockshed, of Budeaux
- 1452: William Daubeney
- 1453: Thomas Whalesborough
- 1454: John Petit
- 1455: John Cornworth
- 1456: John Nanfan
- 1457: John Arundell
- 1458: John Whalesborough
- 1459: John Trevelyan
- 1461: Richard Champernowne
- 1462–1463: Ren. Arundell of Lanherne
- 1464: Thomas Bere
- 1465: Alver Cornburg
- 1466: William Bere
- 1467: Sir John Colshull
- 1468: John Sergeaux
- 1469: Alver Cornburg
- 1470: Sir John Arundell of Trerice
- 1471–1474: John Fortescue
- 1475: Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Richard III was King of England from 1483 until his death. He was the last king of the House of York and the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat at the Battle of Bosworth Field was the decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, and is sometimes regarded as the end of the Middle Ages in England...
- 1476: John Fortescue
- 1477: Egid. Daubeney
- 1478: William Carnesew of Bokelly in St Kew
- 1479: Sir Robert Willoughby
- 1480: Richard Nanfan
- 1481: Thomas Grenville of Stowe
- 1482: Thomas Fulford
- 1483: John Treffry of Fowey
- 1484: Sir James Tyrrell
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of Trerice
- 1485: John Tremayne of Collacombe
or Sir William Haughton
- 1486: Thomas Grenville
- 1487: John Tremayne of Tremayne
- 1488: Alexander Carew of Antony
- 1489: Richard Nanfan
- 1490: Sir John Treffry
- 1491: John Roscarrock of Roscarrock in Endellion
- 1492: Thomas Tregarthyn of Tregarthyn
- 1493: Richard Vyvyan of Treviddren in St Buryan
- 1494: Walter Enderby
- 1495: Peter Bevill
- 1496: Edward Arundell
- 1497: John Basset
- 1498–1499: Sir Peter Edgcumbe (or Edgecombe) of Cutayle
- 1500: Sir John Treffry
Sixteenth century High Sheriffs
- 1501: William Treffry
- 1502: Peter Bevill
- 1503: William Trevanion of Caerhays
- 1504: John Godolphin of Godolphin
- 1505: Richard Vyvyan
- 1506: Sir Peter Edgecombe
- 1507: Michael Vyvyan of Treviddren
- 1508: William Trevanion
- 1509: Sir Thomas Trevanion
- 1510: Sir John Arundell of Tolverne
- 1511: Ro. Graynfield (Robert Greenfield?)
- 1512: William Carnesew of Bokelly in St Kew
- 1513: James Erisey of Erisey
- 1514: John Carminow of Fenton-Golant
- 1515: John Carew
- 1516: Sir William Trevanion
- 1517: Sir Peter Edgecombe
- 1518: Sir John Basset
- 1519: Robert Grenville or Greenfield
- 1520: John Arundell of Trerice
- 1521: John Skewys (or Skuish) of Skewes in Cury
- 1522: Sir John Basset
- 1523: Robert Grenville or Greenfield
- 1524: John Arundell of Trerice
- 1525: William Lower
- 1526: Richard Penrose of Penrose
- 1527: Richard Grenville or Greenfield
- 1528: John Trevanion
- 1529: John Chamond of Lancels
- 1530: William Godolphin
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- 1531: Christopher Tredinnick of Tredinnick
- 1532: John Arundell of Trerice
- 1533: Sir Hugh Trevanion
- 1534: Sir William Godolphin
Sir William Godolphin was a 16th century English Member of Parliament. He sat as Member for Cornwall during the reign of Henry VIII and possibly also of Edward VI, and also served as High Sheriff of Cornwall and Warden of the Stannaries...
- 1535: Sir Peter Edgecombe
- 1536: Sir John Reskymer of Reskymer
- 1537: Sir John Chamond
- 1538: Sir Hugh Trevanion
- 1539: Sir William Godolphin
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- 1540: John Reskymer
- 1541: John Arundell
- 1542: Sir John Arundell of Trerice
Sir John Arundell of Trerice , nicknamed "Tilbury Jack", was a leader of the English Royal Navy at the time of King Henry VIII and Edward VI and twice High Sheriff of Cornwall. Arundell served Henry VII as an Esquire to the Body, and was knighted at the Battle of the Spurs in 1513. In 1523 he...
- 1543: Hugh Trevanion
- 1544: Richard Chamond
- 1545: Richard Grenville or Greenfield
- 1546: Thomas St Aubyn
- 1547: John Trelawny
John Trelawny or Trelawney , of Pool in Menheniot, Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament, who represented Liskeard in the first Parliament of 1553. He was also High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1547...
of Pool
- 1548: Job Milaton of Pengerrick
- 1549: Richard Chamond
- 1550: Sir William Godolphin
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- 1551: Richard Roscarrock
- 1552: Sir Hugh Trevanion
- 1553: Reginald Mohun of Hall
- 1554: Sir John Arundell of Trerice
Sir John Arundell of Trerice , nicknamed "Tilbury Jack", was a leader of the English Royal Navy at the time of King Henry VIII and Edward VI and twice High Sheriff of Cornwall. Arundell served Henry VII as an Esquire to the Body, and was knighted at the Battle of the Spurs in 1513. In 1523 he...
- 1555: Sir John Arundell of Lanherne
- 1556: Richard Edgecombe
- 1557: John Reskymer
- 1558: John Bevill
- 1559: John Carminow
- 1560: Reginald Mohun
- 1561: John Trelawny
John Trelawny or Trelawney , of Pool in Menheniot, Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament. The son of another John Trelawny of Pool, who had been a co-heir of the Earl of Devon, he was the head of one of Cornwall's leading families. He served as Member for Lostwithiel in the Parliament of...
- 1562: Richard Roscarrock
- 1563: Richard Chamond
- 1564: Henry Chiverton of Kerrys in St Paul
- 1565: Hugh Trevanion
- 1566: William Milaton of Pergerrick
- 1567: John Trelawny
John Trelawny or Trelawney , of Pool in Menheniot, Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament. The son of another John Trelawny of Pool, who had been a co-heir of the Earl of Devon, he was the head of one of Cornwall's leading families. He served as Member for Lostwithiel in the Parliament of...
- 1568: John St Aubyn
- 1569: Sir William Godolphin
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- 1570: Peter Edgecombe
- 1571: Hugh Trevanion or Sir Henry Curwen
- 1572: William Mohun
- 1573: Peter Courtney of Trethurse
- 1574: John Arundell
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of Trerice
- 1575: Francis Buller or John Bevill
- 1576: George Kekewich of Catchfrench
- 1577: Richard Grenville
Sir Richard Grenville was an Elizabethan sailor, explorer, and mercenary. He was the grandfather of Sir Richard Grenville, of English Civil War notoriety....
- 1578: William Mohun
- 1579: William Lower
- 1580: Francis Godolphin
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- 1581: John Arundell
- 1582: Joh. Fitz.
- 1583: Richard Carew of Antony
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- 1584: George Grenville
- 1585: Thomas Coswarth
- 1586: Richard Carew of Antony
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or John Roscarrock
- 1587: John Wrey of Trebigh
- 1588: Anthony Rous of Halton
- 1589: Thomas St Aubyn
- 1590: William Bevill of Killygarth
- 1591: Walter Kendall of Treworgy
- 1592: George Kekewich of Catchfrench
- 1593: Reginald Mohun or Richard Champernowne
- 1594: Thomas Lower
- 1595: Jonathan Trelawny
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- 1596: Charles Trevanion
- 1597: Bernard Grenville
- 1598: William Bevill or Peter Courtney
- 1599: William Wrey
- 1600: Francis Buller
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Seventeenth century High Sheriffs
- 1601: Hannibal Vyvyan
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- 1603: Anthony Rous
- 1604: Sir Francis Godolphin
Sir Francis Godolphin was an English Member of Parliament. The nephew of Sir William Godolphin, who left no male issue, he succeeded to his uncle's estates early in Queen Elizabeth's reign...
- 1605: Nicholas Prideaux
- 1607: John Arundell
- 1608: John Rashleigh
John Rashleigh was an English merchant and Member of Parliament. The son of John Rashleigh, a merchant at Fowey in Cornwall, he built himself a mansion at nearby Menabilly. He was Member for Fowey in the parliaments of 1588 and 1597, and High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1608. He married Alice Bonython...
and John Acland
- 1609: Sir Christopher Harris
- 1610: Sir Richard Edgcumbe
- 1611: Sir Richard Buller
- 1612: Sir William Wrey
- 1613: William Coryton
William Coryton, , politician, was the eldest son of Peter Coryton of Coryton and Newton Ferrars, Devon, and his wife, Joan, daughter of John Wreye of Milton, Cornwall. Nothing is known of his early years and he did not attend university...
- 1614: Richard Robarts of Truro
- 1615: John Chamond
- 1616: William Code
- 1617: Francis Vyvyan
Sir Francis Vyvyan , of Trelowarren in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament ; his surname is sometimes spelt Vivian...
- 1618: Richard Carnesew
- 1619: Reskymer Bonython
- 1620: Nicholas Glynn
- 1621–1622: Samuel Pendarves
- 1622: John Speccot
- 1623: Richard Geddy
- 1624: John Moyle
- 1625: Thomas Wyvell
- 1626: John Trefusis of Trefusis
- 1627: Jonathan Rashleigh
Jonathan Rashleigh , of Menabilly in Cornwall, was an English merchant and Member of Parliament. The son of John Rashleigh, who had been member for his local borough of Fowey in 1588, Jonathan entered Parliament as member for Fowey in 1614, and represented it intermittently until his death in 1675...
- 1628–1629: George Heale
- 1630: Sir John Trelawny
Sir John Trelawny, 1st Baronet was a Cornish baronet and soldier from Trelawne, Cornwall. He was High Sheriff of Cornwall....
- 1637: Richard Buller
- 1638: Francis Godolphin
Sir Francis Godolphin, K.B. , of Godolphin in Cornwall, was an English Member of Parliament. His chief claim to fame is that he was the dedicatee of Hobbes' Leviathan....
- 1644: Francis Bassett
Sir Francis Bassett , royalist army officer, was the eldest son of James Bassett , esquire, of Tehidy, Illogan, Cornwall, and his wife, Jane, daughter of Sir Francis Godolphin of Godolphin in the same county. James died in February 1603, when his son was ten...
of Tehidy
- 1646: John St Aubyn
John St Aubyn may refer to:*Sir John St Aubyn, 1st Baronet *Sir John St Aubyn, 2nd Baronet *Sir John St Aubyn, 3rd Baronet *Sir John St Aubyn, 4th Baronet *Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet...
- 1650: John Ellyott (discharged) and then John Lampen
- 1652: Stephen Lobb
- 1655: Edward Nosworthy
- 1657: Anthony Nicholl
- 1659: John Littleton
- 1661: Pearse Edgcumbe
- 1663: Charles Grylls
- 1665: Sir Joseph Tredenham
- 1667: John Vivian
- 1669: Francis Gregor
- 1670: John Connocke
- 1671: Sir John St Aubyn
John St Aubyn may refer to:*Sir John St Aubyn, 1st Baronet *Sir John St Aubyn, 2nd Baronet *Sir John St Aubyn, 3rd Baronet *Sir John St Aubyn, 4th Baronet *Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet...
- 1679–1680: John Cotton
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- 1680–1681: John Vivian of Trewan, St Columb Major
St Columb Major , often simply called St Columb, is a town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, to the south west of Wadebridge and east of Newquay. It has a large church dedicated to St. Columba featuring a four-tier tower and a wide through-arch....
- 1693–1694: William Williams
-Authors and artists:*William Williams , artist, author of first American novel, Penrose*William Joseph Williams , his son, artist; painted George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson...
Eighteenth century
- 1707–1708: Francis Basset of Tehidy
- 1708–1709: Samuel Enys
- 1712: John Cole
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- 1713–1714: Edward Amy
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- 1715: Francis Gregor
- 1724–1725: Reginald Haweis
- 1726: John Collins
John Collins may refer to:*John Collins , English mathematician*John Collins , Rhode Island delegate to Continental Congress*John Collins , English orator, singer, and poet...
of Treworgan in St Erme
- 1728: Richard Polwhele
Richard Polwhele was an Cornish clergyman, poet and topographer.-Biography:Born at Truro, Cornwall, Polwhele met literary luminaries Catharine Macaulay and Hannah More at a young age. He was educated at Truro Grammar School, where he precociously published The Fate of Llewellyn...
, son-in-law of John Collins of Treworgan
- 1734: James Tillie
- 1740: William Flamank
- 1741: William Lemon
Sir William Lemon, 1st Baronet was a Member of Parliament for Cornish constituencies from 1770 to 1824, a total of 54 years.-Parental family:...
- 1745: John Tremayne (of Heligan) of Heligan
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- 1746: Henry Peter of Harlyn
- 1753: William Morshead
- 1756–1757: John Luke
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- 1757–1758: Swete Nicholas Archer
- 1762: Philip Enouf, former Commander of the Falmouth
Falmouth is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It has a total resident population of 21,635.The name Falmouth comes from the river Fal but the origin of the river's name is unknown....
Packet shipA packet ship was, originally, a vessel employed to carry Post Office mail packets to and from British embassies, colonies and outposts. The captains were generally also able to carry bullion, private goods, and passengers...
, Hanover .
- 1763: John Harrison
John Harrison was a self-educated English clockmaker. He invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought and critically-needed key piece in solving the problem of accurately establishing the East-West position, or longitude, of a ship at sea, thus revolutionising and extending the possibility of...
of Wearde House near SaltashSaltash is a town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a population of about 17,000. It lies in the southeast of Cornwall, facing Plymouth over the River Tamar. It was in the Caradon district until March 2009 and is known as "the gateway to Cornwall". Saltash means ash tree by the salt mill...
- 1771–1772: Sir John Call
Sir John Call, 1st Baronet was an English engineer and baronet. He was born at Fenny Park, Tiverton, Devon, educated at Blundell's School and went to India at the age of 17 with Benjamin Robins, the chief engineer and captain-general of artillery in the East India Company's settlements...
- 1775: Peter Bown
- 1779: Thomas Vyvyan
- 1780–1781: Sir John St Aubyn
John St Aubyn may refer to:*Sir John St Aubyn, 1st Baronet *Sir John St Aubyn, 2nd Baronet *Sir John St Aubyn, 3rd Baronet *Sir John St Aubyn, 4th Baronet *Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet...
- 1782: John Coryton
- 1788: Francis Gregor
Francis Gregor was an MP for the County of Cornwall, elected 10 July 1790, "after a severe and protracted contest" and subsequently, unopposed in 1796 and 1802 . He was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1788....
- 1789: Robert Lovell Gwatkin
- 1792–1793: Davies Gilbert
Davies Gilbert was a British engineer, author, and politician. He was elected to the Royal Society on November 17, 1791 and served as President of the Royal Society from 1827 to 1830.-Biography:Davies Giddy was born, the only child of Edward Giddy, curate of St Erth church, and...
- 1794: Edward Archer
Edward Walker Archer was an Australian politician.Archer gained election to the Australian House of Representatives electoral Division of Capricornia on an Anti-Socialist platform on 12 December 1906, serving until 13 April 1910.Later, Archer switched to state politics, serving as member for the...
- 1796: John Enys
John Enys , British soldier during the American Revolution.-Family and education:He was born on 17 December 1757, in Cornwall, England to John Enys and his wife Lucy Basset. John was the youngest of six children and spent much of his childhood at Eton...
- 1798: James Buller
- 1799: Edmund John Glynn
Edmund John Glynn was a soldier, landowner, politician, banker and High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1799.-Early life:Edmund John Glynn was the eldest child of John Glynn of Glynn, Cornwall and Susanna Margaret Oglander of the Isle of Wight. His father was a prominent lawyer in London and a leading...
Nineteenth century
- 1802: Thomas Carlyon
- 1805: Samuel Stephens
Samuel Stephens was a politician and MP for St. Ives between 1808 and 1812, and again between 1818 and 1820. He was the son of a previous MP for St...
- 1806: Thomas Graham
Thomas Graham may refer to:*Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch , British politician and soldier*Thomas Graham , Scottish chemist*Sir Thomas Graham , South African lawyer and politician...
of Penquite
- 1807: Sir William Pratt Call, 2nd Bt. of Whiteford, Cornwall
- 1810: George Clement Boase
George Clement Boase was an English bibliographer and antiquary.-Biography:Boase's father was a banker, and Boase himself took up banking in Cornwall and London as a young man from 1846 to 1854...
- 1811: William Lewis Salisbury Trelawny
- 1817: William Arundell Harris
- 1822: David Howell
- 1824: John Samuel Enys
- 1830: Edward Collins, of Truthan
- 1831: John Hearle Tremayne
John Hearle Tremayne was a member of a landed family in the English county of Cornwall, and owner of the Heligan estate near Mevagissey. He was a member of the UK Parliament for the constituency of Cornwall, a Justice of the peace, and High Sheriff of Cornwall...
, of HeliganThe Heligan estate was the ancestral home of the Tremayne family, near Mevagissey in Cornwall. The family also held property at Sydenham in Devon.The estate was let out and then sold, after the First World War...
- 1832: Edward Archer, of Trelaske
- 1833: Christopher Wallace Popham, of Antron Lodge
- 1834: Charles Prideaux Brune, of Prideaux Place
Prideaux Place is a country house in Padstow, Cornwall, England.For over 400 years, Prideaux Place has been the home of the Prideaux-Brune family. Completed in 1592, the house has been enlarged and modified by successive generations...
, Padstow was initially named, but was replaced by Joseph Sawle Graves-Sawle, of PenricePenrice may refer to:*Penrice, South Australia, a small town in the Barossa Valley in Australia*Penrice, Swansea, a community in Wales*Penrice Castle, near Penrice, Swansea.*Penrice Community College, a comprehensive school in St Austell, Cornwall...
- 1835: John Buller, of Morval
- 1836: Arthur Kelly, of Kelly
- 1837: John Basset, of Tehidy Park
- 1838: Joseph Thomas Austen
Joseph Austen Treffry was an engineer, mining adventurer, and industrialist who became a significant landowner in Cornwall, United Kingdom.-Biography:...
(later Treffry), of Place
- 1839: Sir Richard Vyvyan, 8th Baronet
Sir Richard Rawlinson Vyvyan, 8th Baronet was a British Member of Parliament representing several constituencies in his career: he was also a member of a famous Cornish family, the Vyvyans.-Life and writings:...
, of Trelowarren was initially named, but was replaced by Deeble Peter Hoblyn
- 1840: Sir Richard Vyvyan, 8th Baronet
Sir Richard Rawlinson Vyvyan, 8th Baronet was a British Member of Parliament representing several constituencies in his career: he was also a member of a famous Cornish family, the Vyvyans.-Life and writings:...
, of Trelowarren
- 1841: John Hornbrook Gill, of Bickham
- 1842: Sir William Molesworth, of Pencarrow
Pencarrow is a country house in north Cornwall, England, UK. Situated between Bodmin and Wadebridge, the house is approached by a driveway of almost one mile....
- 1843: William Marshall, of Treworgey
- 1844: Henry Lewis Stephens or Stevens, of Tregenna Castle
Tregenna Castle, in St Ives, Cornwall, was built by John Stephens in the eighteenth century. The estate was sold in 1871 and became an hotel, a purpose for which it is still used today.The castle is a Grade II Listed building...
- 1845: Francis Rodd, of Trebartha Hall
- 1846: Christopher Henry Thomas Hawkins, of Trewithen
- 1847: Nicholas Kendall
Nicholas Kendall was born in 1800 at Pelyn in the parish of Lanlivery, Cornwall. He was Sheriff of Cornwall and an MP. In 1858 he was chairman of the River Thames Select Committee during The Great Stink...
, of Pelyn
- 1848: Augustus Coryton, of Pentillie
Pentillie is a listed castle and estate, located on the banks of the River Tamar, near the village of St Mellion in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom...
- 1849: Sir Samuel Thomas Spry, of Tregols
- 1850: William Daubuz, of Killiow
- 1851: Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, of Tregullow
- 1852: Sir Colman Rashleigh, 2nd Baronet
- 1853: Richard Foster, of Castle, Lanlivery
Lanlivery is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village, through which the Saints' Way runs, is located approximately 1.5 miles West of Lostwithiel.-History:...
- 1854: Francis Howell, of Ethy House
- 1855: William Henry Pole-Carew
William Henry Pole-Carew was a Cornish politician.The son of Reginald Pole-Carew, he was born in Marylebone in 1811...
, of East Antony
- 1856: Sir William Berkeley Call
- 1857: Sir Henry Onslow, 3rd Baronet
- 1858: John Francis Buller, of Morval
- 1859: John Tremayne
- 1864: Day Perry Le Grice, of Trereife
- 1866: John Thomas Henry Peter
- 1876: Francis Gilbert Enys
- 1878: William Cole Pendarves
- 1880: Charles Glynn Prideaux-Brune
- 1884: Thomas Bedford Bolitho
- 1886: Charles Ebenezer Treffrey
- 1889-1890: Arthur Pendarves Vivian of Bosahan, St Anthony in Meneage
- 1890: Thomas Robins Bolitho.
- 1892: Edward Brydges Willyams
Edward William Brydges Willyams was a Liberal MP, successively for three Cornish Constituencies . The Times reports that in 1892, he was appointed High Sheriff of Cornwall.-Parental family:...
of Carnaton, St Columb .
- 1894: John Bevill Fortescue .
- 1896: Sir Robert Pearce Edgecumbe.
- 1897: F. L. Barratt
- 1898: Sir Robert Harvey
- 1899: Sir Lewis William Molesworth
The first two decades
- 1901: Arthur Francis Basset
- 1905: Richard Carlyon Coode
- 1906: Sir Walter John Trevelyan, baronet
- 1907: Sir Charles Augustin Hanson
- 1910: F. B. Howell
- 1911: Henry Harcourt Williams (1869 - 1927)
- 1912: Edward Hain
- 1915: Charles Hawkins Hext (1851 - 1917), of Trebah
Trebah is a sub-tropical garden situated in Cornwall near Glendurgan Garden and above the Helford River .-History of Trebah:In 1831 Trebah was acquired by the Fox family who built Glendurgan Garden. Trebah was first laid out as a pleasure garden by Charles Fox, a Quaker polymath of enormous...
- 1916: Col. Charles Robert Prideaux-Brune
Nineteen twenties and thirties
- 1920: Robert Barclay Fox
Robert Barclay Fox was a Falmouth businessman and Conservative Party politician in Cornwall.-Birth and family background:R.B...
- 1921: John De Cressy Treffry
- 1922: Hugh Molesworth-St.Aubyn]
- 1923: Hon. Henry Walter Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes Trefusis
- 1928: Col Edward Treffrey
- 1929: Camborne Haweis Paynter
- 1931: Sir Edward Hoblyn Warren Bolitho
- 1934: Edward Neynoe Willyams
- 1937: Charles Henry Le Grice
- 1938: Alfred Martyn Williams, CBE
- 1939: Sir Charles Edwin Bourne Hanson
Nineteen forties and fifties
- 1940: Norman Robert Colville
- 1941: William Reginald Rendell
- 1942: Arthur Treve Holman
- 1947: Sir John Carew Pole
- 1950: Sir Bernard Rawlings
- 1954: Sir John Tremayne Tremayne.
- 1955: Charles Edward Edward-Collins of Trewardale in Blisland.
- 1956: Major Simon Edward Bolitho
- 1957: Maurice Petherick
Maurice Petherick was Conservative MP for Penryn & Falmouth and Financial Secretary to the War Office, briefly, in 1945.-Early life:...
- 1958: Eric George William Warde Harrison
Nineteen sixties and seventies
- 1974: John Francis Arthur St Aubyn, Baron St. Levan
- 1975: Sir Arscott Molesworth-St.Aubyn
- 1978-1979: Sir Richard Carew Pole
Nineteen eighties
- 1980-1981: Gerald Strachan Pawle
- 1981: Major Walter Magor
- 1983:Elizabeth Alison Johnstone
- 1985: Maj.-Gen. Edward Michael Hall
- 1987–1988: Alice Lennox-Boyd, Viscountess Boyd of Merton
- 1988–1989]: Diana Colville
Nineteen nineties
- 1991: David Treffry
David Treffry, OBE, was a Cornish colonial servant, international financier and High Sheriff of Cornwall.-Early life:David Treffry, a member of the old Cornish family of Treffry, was born at Porthpean in 1926...
OBE (1926–2000)
- 1994: Michael Galsworthy
- 1996–1997: Jill Trench Fox
- 1998: Piers Reginald Thompson
- 1999: Lieutenant Commander Nicholas John Trefusis
Twenty-first century
- 2000: Lady Frances Barbara Molyneux Banham
- 2001: John Michael Williams
- 2002: Mrs Judith Ann Coode appointed from 16 February 2002
- 2003: Christopher Leslie Perkins appointed 7 March 2003
- 2004: James Piers Southwell St Aubyn of Tredrea Manor, appointed 12 March 2004
- 2005– 2006: Peter John Dixon Hodgson CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for Commander of the Order of the British Empire, a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:*Calgary Board of Education, public school board for the city of Calgary, Alberta...
appointed 11 March 2005
- 2006–2007: Mrs Louella Hanbury-Tenison appointed 14 March 2006
- 2007–2008: The Hon Evelyn Arthur Hugh Boscawen of Tregothnan
- 2008: Sir Ralph Ferrers Alexander Vyvyan Bt
The Vyvyan Baronetcy, of Trelowarren in the County of Cornwall, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 12 February 1645 for Richard Vyvyan, Member of Parliament for Penrhyn, Tregony and St Mawes and Master of the Mint. The second Baronet represented St Mawes and Helston in the...
of Trelowarren, HelstonHelston is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula. It is the most southerly town in the UK, being around 1½ miles south of Penzance. In 2001 the town celebrated the 800th anniversary of the granting of its Charter, making it the...
- 2009: Iain Anthony Mackie