High Steward of Sutton Coldfield
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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The High Steward of Sutton Coldfield was an office relating to the government of the town of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England.
History
Prior to the Royal Charter of 1528 Walter Devereux, Lord Ferrers of Chartley held the office of High Steward under the Crown. He also held office as Bailiff of the Manor, Keeper of the Rolls and Keeper of Coldfield Walk. The salaries for these posts, under a grant of 1525, were to be paid at the rate of £16 a year to him and his son Henry for life.
On the granting of the Charter the town was to be held by a Warden and Society (roughly equivalent to Mayor and Corporation) and the inhabitants of the town. The Charter granted the right to appoint a High Steward, although this right was not exercised until 1547. The High Stewards were appointed for life and were to be entitled to a Deputy to assist in the duty of holding courts. At least in the 16th century, the High Steward was expected to have a knowledge of English law; but the role soon became symbolic and the duties largely ceremonial, and latterly the work was done entirely by Deputies.
The High Stewards were all persons of standing and mostly members of aristocratic Warwickshire and Staffordshire families.
In 1974 the Corporation of Sutton Coldfield merged with that of Birmingham and the office of High Steward became extinct.
List of High Stewards
| High Steward | Term of office | Other Peerage(s) | Monarch (Reign)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||
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| File:No image.svg | Sir John Throckmorton (1524–1580)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1547 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1580 (Died in Office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| File:No image.svg | Sir Henry Goodere (1534–1595)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1582 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1595 (Died in Office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| File:No image.svg | Sir Richard Repington (1534–1611)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1595 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1611 (Died in Office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| File:Mw02134.jpg | Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591–1646)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1612 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1646 (Died in Office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| File:No image.svg | Sir Richard Newdigate (1602–1678)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1646 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1678 (Died in Office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Baronetcy from 24 July 1677 | |
| File:Weymouthlord.jpg | Sir Thomas Thynne (1591–1646)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1679 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1714 (Died in Office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Viscount Weymouth from 11 December 1682 | |
| File:Willoughby arms, Baron Middleton.svg | Thomas Willoughby, 1st Baron Middleton (1672–1729)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1714 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1729 (Died in Office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| File:Willoughby arms, Baron Middleton.svg | Francis Willoughby, 2nd Baron Middleton (1692–1758)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1729 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1758 (Died in Office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| File:Willoughby arms, Baron Middleton.svg | Francis Willoughby, 3rd Baron Middleton (1726–1774)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1758 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1774 (Died in Office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| File:Willoughby arms, Baron Middleton.svg | Thomas Willoughby, 4th Baron Middleton (1728–1781)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1774 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1781 (Died in Office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| File:MarqBath.jpg | Thomas Thynne, 3rd Viscount Weymouth (1734–1796)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1781 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1796 (Died in Office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Marquess of Bath from 18 August 1789 | |
| File:FinchArms.svg | Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford (1751–1812)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1796 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1812 (Died in Office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| File:Willoughby arms, Baron Middleton.svg | Henry Willoughby, 6th Baron Middleton (1761–1835)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1812 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1835 (Died in Office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| File:FinchArms.svg | Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford (1786–1859)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1835 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1859 (Died in Office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| File:No image.svg | William Henry Leigh, 2nd Baron Leigh (1824–1905)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1859 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1905 (Died in Office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| File:No image.svg | Sir John Benjamin Stone (1838–1914)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1905 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1914 (Died in Office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| Vacant 1914–1925 | |||||
| File:Francis Newdegate.jpg | Sir Francis Newdegate (1862–1936)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1925 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1936 (Died in Office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| File:No image.svg | Sir Henry Ramsay Cameron Fairfax-Lucy, Bt. (1870–1944)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1936 |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1944 (Died in Office)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| Vacant 1944–1951 | |||||
| File:No image.svg | Rupert Leigh, 4th Baron Leigh (1908–1979)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1951 |
31 MarchScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1974 (Abolished)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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