High Sheriff of Cornwall

High Sheriff Of Cornwall

High Sheriffs of Cornwall: a chronological list:

Note: The right to choose High Sheriffs each year is vested in the Duchy of Cornwall, rather than the Privy Council, chaired by the Sovereign, which chooses the Sheriffs of all other English counties, other than those in the Duchy of Lancaster.

Read more about High Sheriff Of Cornwall:  Sheriffs Before The Fourteenth Century, Fourteenth Century Sheriffs, Fifteenth Century Sheriffs, Sixteenth Century Sheriffs, Seventeenth Century Sheriffs, Eighteenth Century Sheriffs, Nineteenth Century Sheriffs, Twentieth Century Before 1974 (Sheriffs), Twentieth Century From 1974 (High Sheriffs), Twenty-first Century High Sheriffs

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