Gerry Adams
After announcing his intention to resign from the United Kingdom Parliament in order to stand in the 2011 Irish general election, Sinn Féin MP Gerry Adams was appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead. Adams later stated the reports that he had "accepted" the appointment were untrue. Officially however, Adams held the title between January and April 2011.
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