Custos Rotulorum of Cornwall
Encyclopedia
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum
of Cornwall
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For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall
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Custos rotulorum
Custos rotulorum is the keeper of an English county's records and, by virtue of that office, the highest civil officer in the county...
of Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
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- Sir John ChamondJohn ChamondSir John Chamond was an English politician. He was the High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1529 and 1537, Custos Rotulorum of Cornwall ?–1544 and the Member of Parliament for Cornwall 1539 to 1540.-References:...
?–1544 - Sir Richard Grenville 1544–1550
- Sir John ArundellJohn ArundellJohn Arundell may refer to:* John Arundel or Arundell , Bishop of Chichester, 1459–1477*Sir John Arundell of Lanherne alias John Fitzalan, 1st Baron Arundel , naval commander and Lord Marshal of England...
bef. 1558 – aft. 1558 - Sir William GodolphinWilliam Godolphin (1515-1570)Sir William Godolphin was a 16th century English soldier and Member of Parliament , whose career has, however, been so confused with that of his father and namesake Sir William that it is sometimes difficult to be sure which of the two held which offices...
bef. 1562–1570 - Peter EdgcumbePeter EdgcumbePeter Edgcumbe was an English politician.He was Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall 8 August 1586 – 7 December 1587, High Sheriff of Cornwall 1498–1499 and Custos Rotulorum of Cornwall bef. 1573–1597...
bef. 1573–1597 - Sir Francis GodolphinFrancis Godolphin (1540-1608)Sir Francis Godolphin was an English Member of Parliament. The nephew of Sir William Godolphin, who left no male issue, he succeeded to his uncle's estates early in Queen Elizabeth's reign...
1597–1606 - William Herbert, 3rd Earl of PembrokeWilliam Herbert, 3rd Earl of PembrokeWilliam Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, KG, PC was the son of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke and his third wife Mary Sidney. Chancellor of the University of Oxford, he founded Pembroke College, Oxford with King James. He was warden of the Forest of Dean, and constable of St Briavels from 1608...
1606–1630 - Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of PembrokePhilip Herbert, 4th Earl of PembrokePhilip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery KG was an English courtier and politician active during the reigns of James I and Charles I...
1630–1642 - John Robartes, 1st Earl of RadnorJohn Robartes, 1st Earl of RadnorJohn Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor PC , known as The Lord Robartes between 1634 and 1679, was an English politician, who fought for the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War...
1642–1685 jointly with - Henry Bourchier, 5th Earl of BathHenry Bourchier, 5th Earl of BathHenry Bourchier, 5th Earl of Bath was an English Peer of the Realm, Lord Privy Seal, and landowner in counties Limerick, Armagh, Devon and Somerset-Biography:Sir Henry Bourchier was probably born and was certainly brought up in Ireland...
1642–1654 - John Granville, 1st Earl of BathJohn Granville, 1st Earl of BathJohn Granville, 1st Earl of Bath PC was an English royalist statesman, whose highest position was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland....
1685–1696 - Charles Robartes, 2nd Earl of RadnorCharles Robartes, 2nd Earl of RadnorCharles Bodvile Robartes, 2nd Earl of Radnor PC FRS was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1679 until 1685 when he inherited a peerage as Earl of Radnor...
1696–1702 - John Granville, 1st Baron Granville 1702–1705
- Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of GodolphinSidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of GodolphinSir Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, KG, PC was a leading English politician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries...
1705–1710 - Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of RochesterLaurence Hyde, 1st Earl of RochesterLaurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester KG PC was an English statesman and writer. He was originally a supporter of James II but later supported the Glorious Revolution in 1688.-Early life:...
1710–1711 - Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Rochester 1711–1714
- Charles Robartes, 2nd Earl of RadnorCharles Robartes, 2nd Earl of RadnorCharles Bodvile Robartes, 2nd Earl of Radnor PC FRS was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1679 until 1685 when he inherited a peerage as Earl of Radnor...
1714–1723 - vacant
- Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron EdgcumbeRichard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron EdgcumbeRichard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, PC was an English politician.He was the son of Sir Richard Edgcumbe and Lady Anne Montagu, daughter of the Earl of Sandwich...
1726–1758
For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall
Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall. Since 1742, all the Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Cornwall.*John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford 1552–1554*John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath 1556–?...
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