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The posts of High Sheriff and High Stewards of Hull are ancient and continued until the 1974 reorganisation of local government. In 2013 Hull received permission from the Queen to reinstate these ancient posts. The council commissioned a new chain of office for the High Steward and refurbished the Sheriff's chain of office for the Sheriff. Funding for the chains came from money left to the council by Col Rupert Alexander Alec-Smith, who had been Sheriff of Hull between 1949 and 1950, Lord Mayor of Hull in 1970 and 1971, as well as Lord Lieutenant of Humberside between 1980 and 1983 The Office of High Steward was created in 1583 while the Office of Sheriff dates back to 1440. The High Steward serves for 10 years while the Sheriff serves for three. The city's first high steward was Sir Francis Walsingham, principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I. Other high stewards have included the Georgian-era prime minister Lord Rockingham, Hull businessman and MP Thomas Robinson Ferens as well as former Labour home secretary Herbert Morrison.() ==Peter Mandelson and Virginia Bottomley== In 2013 Peter Mandelson was appointed to the post of High Steward. () In this he followed in the footsteps of his grandfather Herbert Morrison, who was High Steward of Hull from 1956 to 1965. At the same time, former Tory MP Virginia Bottomley was appointed to the rejuvenated role of Sheriff of Hull; she was already Chancellor of the University of Hull. Lord Prescott, who was MP for Hull East from 1970 to 2010, said he was surprised it had not been discussed with him. But he said: "I also have no interest in being a steward again - I did that job on the liners for 10 years." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Sheriffs and Stewards of Kingston upon Hull」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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