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==History==
The Viscount carried out other functions historically: till 1885 the Public Markets were under his control. He was Comptroller of Weights and Measures and a member of the Prison Board. He read aloud Royal Proclamations in the Royal Square. A notable action of the Viscount during the exile in [[Jersey]] of [[Charles II of England|Charles, Prince of Wales]], was the proclamation in the Royal Square of the Prince as King, following the execution of his father.<ref>''Balleine's History of Jersey'', Marguerite Syvret and Joan Stevens (1998) {{ISBN|1-86077-065-7}}</ref>
Until 1842 the Viscount was a member of the States of Jersey with a right to speak but not to vote. From 1842 until 1948 the Viscount sat as a member of the States without speaking or voting rights. The constitutional reform of 1948 removed the Viscount's membership of the legislature but the Viscount's Department continues to be represented at meetings of the States for the provision of executive services.
The ''Biographical Dictionary of
VISCOUNT. ''Vicomte''. In ancient [[France]] a very high dignitary, the Vice-Count, who took the place of the Count or Duke, when absent. Later in [[Normandy]] a Viscount was appointed over each county, the Viscount of the Cotentin, the Viscount of the Avranchin, etc. A charter of 1179 shows the Viscount holding the King's Court in [[Guernsey]]. In time the dignity of the name was forgotten, and the Viscount became a mere Court official. By the 14th century the Viscount in Jersey was the chief executive officer of the Court, appointed by the Crown to see that orders of the Court were carried out, to issue summonses, to make arrests, to keep prisoners in custody, to abate nuisances, to deliver seisin 'by the Viscount's rod'. He also acted as Coroner, and till 1885 the Public Markets were under his control. He read aloud Royal Proclamations in the Royal Square, was Comptroller of Weights and Measures and a member of the Prison Board.
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| June 2015
| Michael Wilkins<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statesassembly.gov.je/AssemblyMinutes/1981/States%20Minutes%2013th%20October%201981.pdf|title=Minutes of the States of Jersey|date=13 October 1981|accessdate=12 August 2011|publisher=States of Jersey}}</ref>
| Dennis Ferbrache (1981-1996), Peter de Gruchy (1996 to 2012),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline_jerseynews/displayarticle.asp?id=502685|title=Deputy Viscount Peter de Gruchy retires|publisher=Channel News|accessdate=30 November 2012}}{{dead link|
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==External links==
*{{Official|https://www.courts.je/viscount/}}
{{Jersey topics}}
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