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9 unusual facts about High Sheriff of Cheshire


Antrobus baronets

Ronald Henry Antrobus (1891–1980), youngest son of the aforementioned John Coutts Antrobus, was High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1960 and a Deputy Lieutenant of the county.

Baron Chetwode

The fourth Baronet, represented Newcastle-under-Lyme and Buckingham in the House of Commons and was High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1789.

Bucklow Hundred

Annual tourns were also held by the High Sheriff of Cheshire; on 26 September one such tourn was held for Bucklow Hundred in Hale.

Delves baronets

The Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of England on 8 May 1621 for Thomas Delves the great grandson of Sir Henry Delves Kt of Dodington, Cheshire, High Sheriff of Cheshire on two occasions.

Dukinfield baronets

Despite his father's loyalties, his son Robert was raised to the Baronetcy following the English Restoration and served as High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1675.

Fitton baronets

The first Baronet's ancestors included Sir Edward Fitton (1500-1553), High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1544 and Sir Edward Fitton (1527-1579), Treasurer of Ireland and President of Connaught.

John de Lacy, 2nd Earl of Lincoln

In 1237, his lordship was one of those appointed to prohibit Oto, the pope's prelate, from establishing anything derogatory to the king's crown and dignity, in the council of prelates then assembled; and the same year he was appointed High Sheriff of Cheshire, being likewise constituted Governor of the castle of Chester.

Marius Lyle

Born in Crabwall Hall, in the village of Mollington, Cheshire, she was the third of eleven children of Hugh Lyle Smyth (a wealthy grain merchant and a JP who was appointed High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1895) and Eliza Smyth.

Shakerley baronets

It was created on 30 July 1838 for Charles Shakerley, High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1837.


Ingmire Hall

It then descended further in the Upton family until it was acquired by Sir John Sutherland Harmood-Banner, High Sheriff of Cheshire (1902), Lord Mayor of Liverpool (1912) and MP for Liverpool Everton for 20 years.


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