High Sheriff of Durham - 20th Century

20th Century

• 1900: John Arundel Hildyard, of Horsley House, Eastgate, Darlington
• 1901: George Frederick Boyd of Moorhouse, Leamside
• 1902: Sir William Henry Edward Chaytor Bt of Croft, Darlington
• 1903: John Ewer Jefferson Hogg of Elm Park Gardens, SW London
• 1904: Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bart. of Whitburn Hall, near Sunderland
• 1905: John Edwin Rogerson of Mount Oswald, Durham
• 1906: Frank Stobart of Biddick Hall
• 1907: Rowland Burdon of The Castle, Castle Eden
• 1908: Slingsby Duncombe Shafto of Beamish Park
• 1909: William Cresswell Gray of Tunstall Manor, West Hartlepool
• 1910: Hon. James Arthur Joicey of Longhurst, Morpeth (later Baron Joicey)
• 1911: Lieut-Colonel John Henry Ropner, of Ragworth, Norton, Stockton-on-Tees
• 1912: Frederick Stirling Newall, of Castle Hill, Wylam-on-Tyne
• 1913: James Westell, of The Cloisters, Sunderland
• 1914: Francis Priestman, of Shotley Park, Shotley Bridge
• 1915: Sir Alfred Molyneux Palmer, Bart., of Walworth Castle, Darlington
• 1916: William Hustler Hustler, of Acklam Hall, Middlesbrough
• 1917: The Honourable Cyril Arthur Liddell, of Ravensworth Castle, Gateshead
• 1918: Brodrick Dale, of Apperley Dene, Stocksfield
• 1919: John Wood, of Coxhoe Hall, Coxhoe
• 1920: Arthur Francis Pease, of Middleton Lodge, Middleton Tyas
• 1921: Lt Col Maurice Hugh Lowthian Bell CMG (later Sir Maurice Bell, Bt.) of Rounton Grange, Northallerton
• 1922: Sir John Storey Barwick, Bt., of Ashbrook Grange, Sunderland
• 1923: Capt. Rowland Burdon Webster, of Wolviston Hall, Stockton-on-Tees
• 1924: Sir Frank Brown, Kt., of Norton Priory, Stockton-on-Tees
• 1925: Lieut.-Col. George Herbert Stobart, CBE, DSO, of Harperley Park, Harperley
• 1926: Sir Thomas Garmondsway Wrightson, Bt., of The Manor House, Eryholme, near Darlington
• 1927: Brigadier-General Herbert Conyers Surtees, CB, CMG, DSO, MVO, of Mainsforth Hall, Ferryhill
• 1928: John Henry Bacon Forster, of Whitworth House, Spennymoor
• 1929: Major Henry Siward Balliol Surtees, of Redworth Hall, Darlington
• 1930: John Stapylton Grey Pemberton, of Ramside, Durham
• 1931: Capt. Geoffrey Stirling Newall, of Shepherds Dene, Riding Mill, Northumberland
• 1932: Henry Peile, CBE, of Broomshiels Hall, Satley, Tow Law, Co. Durham
• 1933: Sir Arthur Nicholas Lindsay Wood, Bt., of The Hermitage, Chester-le-Street
• 1934: Standish Robert Gage Prendergast Vereker of Hamsterley Hall
• 1935: Col Frank Robert Simpson Bt. of Bradley Hall, Wylam
• 1936: Major Johnathan Lee Priestman of Shotley Park
• 1937: Leonard Ropner, of Preston Hall, Stockton-on-Tees
• 1938: Sir William Gray, Bt., of Tunstall Manor, West Hartlepool
• 1939: Frank Nicholson, CBE, of Southill Hall, near Chester-le-Street
• 1940: Col Robert Chapman, CMG, DSO, TD, of Undercliff, Cleadon, Sunderland
• 1941: Col. Harold Edward Kitching, MBE, of Elmwood, Hartburn, Stockton-on-Tees
• 1942: Col. Sir Thomas Andrews Bradford, Kt, DSO, of Aden Cottage, Durham
• 1943: Col. Hereward Sprot, of St. John's Hall, Wolsingham
• 1944: Captain Edward Ramsden, MC, of Sands Hall, Sedgefield
• 1945: Colonel Charles Edwin Vickery, CMG, DSO, of Whorlton Grange, Whorlton, Barnard Castle
• 1946: Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Laurence Stapylton Pemberton, MC, of Hawthorn Tower, Seaham
• 1947: Edward John Westgarth Hildyard, of Horsley Hall, Eastgate
• 1948: Major Frank Douglas Nicholson, TD, of Quarry Hill, Brancepeth
• 1949: Captn Sydney Riley Lord of Newbus Grange, Neasham
• 1950: Lt Col. Robert Appleby Bartram of Broomshiels Hall, near Bishop Auckland
• 1951: Colonel Thomas George Greenwell, TD, of Thornley Cottage, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham
• 1952: Philip Ivan Pease, of Sledwick, Barnard Castle
• 1953: Major Sir (Lawrence) Andrew Common, DSO, of Hunter House, Shotley Bridge
• 1953: Thomas Hawksley Summerson, of Hall Garth, Coatham Mundeville, Darlington
• 1954: Brigadier Leslie Harrison McRobert, CBE, TD, of Meadowcroft, West Hartlepool
• 1955: Major Sir Basil Robert James Simpson, Bt, OBE, of Bradley Hall, Wylam
• 1956: Maurice Oliver Pease, TD, of Eldon House, Heighington, Darlington
• 1957: Major Aubone Bryce Surtees, of Hurworth Hall West, Hurworth-on-Tees, Darlington
• 1958: John Raymond Ropner, of Middleton Lodge, Middleton Tyas, Richmond, Yorks
• 1959: Sir John Gamrondsway Wrightson, Bt., TD, of Neasham Hall, Darlington
• 1960: Lieut-Colonel Robert Macgowan Chapman, TD of Cherry Tree House, Cleadon, near Sunderland
• 1961: Richard Boys-Stones, MC, TD, of Kyo Close, Wylam-on-Tyne
• 1962: Roger Trelawny Backhouse, of The East House, Great Smeaton, Northallerton, Yorkshire
• 1963: Commander Shannan Stevenson, RN (Retd.), of White Hall, Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington
• 1964: John Charles Hedley Booth, of Meadow Bank, Castle Eden
• 1965: Christopher William Drewett Chaytor, MBE, of Croft Hall, Croft, near Darlington
• 1966: James Kenneth Hope, CBE, of West Park, Lanchester
• 1967: Colonel James Wadham Grant, MBE, TD, of Northolme, Moor Lane, Whitburn
• 1968: Peter Guy Edwards, of Low Walworth Hall, near Darlington
• 1969: Norman Carse Marr, of Belle Vue, East Boldon, County Durham
• 1970: Ralph Meredyth Turton, TD, of The Hall, Kildale, Yorkshire
• 1971: William Talbot Gray, of Eggleston Hall, Barnard Castle
• 1972: Sir James Steel, Kt, CBE, of Fawnlees Hall, Wolsingham
• 1973: Colonel Hugh Kirton, TD, of Plawsworth House, Plawsworth, Chester-le-Street
• 1974: Elizabeth Scylla Riley Lord, of Low Dinsdale Old Rectory, Neasham, near Darlington
• 1975: Thomas Richard Featherstone Fenwick, of Bishop Oak, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland
• 1976: Lieut.-Colonel Michael Radcliffe Kerens, MBE, TD, of The Old Vicarage, Bolam, Darlington
• 1977: Major William Kemp Trotter, of The Deanery, Staindrop, near Darlington
• 1978: Colonel Sir William Allison Lee, Kt, OBE, TD, of The Woodlands, Woodland Road, Darlington
• 1979: Captain Gerard Maurice Salvin, of Croxdale Hall, Durham
• 1980: Paul Douglas Nicholson, of Quarry Hill
• 1981: Lieut-Colonel Robert Benjamin Humphreys, of Peppermires Cottage, Brancepeth, Durham
• 1982: George Christopher Bartram, of Eldon House, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe
• 1983: Frederick Guy Beadon, of Little Newsham Hall, Winston, Darlington
• 1984: John Wood Snowdon, of The Old Rectory, Brandsby, York
• 1985: David James Grant, CBE, of Aden Cottage, Whitesmocks, Durham
• 1986: Rosemarie Hume Gray, of Eggleston Hall, Eggleston, Barnard Castle
• 1987: Ian George Bonas, of Bedburn Hall, Hamsterley
• 1988: Robert Patrick Thompson, of The Old Rectory, Wycliffe, Whorlton, Barnard Castle
• 1989: James Tyrell Brockbank, of The Orange Tree, Shincliffe, Durham City
• 1990: Captain John Hubert McBain, of Westholme Hall, Winston, Darlington
• 1991: Sir Anthony Frederick Milbank, Bt., of Barningham Park, Richmond, North Yorkshire
• 1992: Elizabeth Ann Jennings, of Broomshiels Home Farm, Saitley, Bishop Auckland
• 1993: Desmond Walker
• 1994: Nicholas David Barclay Straker, of Sough Hill, Caldwell, Darlington
• 1995: Robert Sale, of Eryholme Grange, Hurworth, Darlington
• 1996: James Allan Marr, of Brancepeth
• 1997: Michael Philip Weston, Prebends Gate, 3 Quarryheads Lane, Durham City
• 1998: Sir William Gray, Bt., Eggleston Hall, Eggleston, Barnard Castle
• 1999: Frank Nicholson, Cocken House, Chester-le-Street