Talk:High Sheriff of Cornwall

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For further biographical information on Joseph Tredenham see ODNB article - Stuart Handley, ‘Tredenham, John (bap. 1668, d. 1710)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 18 Sept 2006 However this article does not mention his being High Sheriff.

Vernon White 21:25, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Something is wrong with this page !!--Filll 20:44, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Duchy of Cornwall appointment

I note that in 1834 the appointment was made by the King in Council, possibly this was just because there was no Heir Apparent. David Underdown (talk) 09:05, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I would imagine so, I think I read that the Duchy was vacant for long periods of time and the Monarchy benefitted from its revenues during these periods. Presumably the appointment of Sheriffs also went to the Monarch.Vernon White ^{. . . Talk} 09:56, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Should this be clarified in the lead section, or is it not worth it? David Underdown (talk) 12:10, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Sounds worth it to me, if you can get a reliable reference. Looks like the articles on the Duchy are contentious but do not cover this matter. The Duchy of Cornwall article states "The eldest son of the reigning monarch automatically becomes Duke of Cornwall upon the accession to the throne of his royal parent" without a citation. Thanks for your interest. Have you thought of joining the Cornwall Wikiproject? Vernon White ^{. . . Talk} 00:19, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

A sinlge reference might be tricky, using the Gazette it might be posible to show that wehn there is no Heir Apparent, the appointment has always been made by the crown. As to the WikiProject, I ahve no particular Cornish connection, I only ened up on this page as I was fixing up references to the London Gazette which had got broken by their re-launched website. I suspect that it shoudl be possible to reference every High Sheriff from the start of the Gazette in the 1660s to a relevant issue. David Underdown (talk) 08:54, 29 January 2008 (UTC)