List of Governors of Kingston-upon-Hull
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Governors of Kingston-upon-Hull
- 1661–1673: John Belasyse, 1st Baron BelasyseJohn Belasyse, 1st Baron BelasyseJohn Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse PC was an English nobleman, soldier and Member of Parliament, notable for his role during and after the English Civil War.-Early life:...
- 1673–1679: James Scott, 1st Duke of MonmouthJames Scott, 1st Duke of MonmouthJames Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, KG, PC , was an English nobleman. Originally called James Crofts or James Fitzroy, he was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II and his mistress, Lucy Walter...
- 1679–1682: John Sheffield, 3rd Earl of MulgraveJohn Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and NormanbyJohn Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, KG, PC , was a poet and notable Tory politician of the late Stuart period, who served as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council.-Career:...
- 1682–1687: Thomas Hickman-Windsor, 1st Earl of PlymouthThomas Hickman-Windsor, 1st Earl of PlymouthThomas Hickman-Windsor, 1st Earl of Plymouth, PC succeeded to his family's estate around Hewell Grange near Redditch in 1645, the same year he distinguished himself in the Battle of Naseby...
- 1687–1689: Marmaduke Langdale, 2nd Baron Langdale
- 1689–1699: Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of LeedsThomas Osborne, 1st Duke of LeedsThomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, KG , English statesman , served in a variety of offices under Kings Charles II and William III of England.-Early life, 1632–1674:The son of Sir Edward Osborne, Bart., of Kiveton, Yorkshire, Thomas Osborne...
- 1699–1711: John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- 1711–1715: Richard Sutton
- 1715-1721: Richard Ingram, 5th Viscount of Irvine
- 1721–1725: Thomas StanwixThomas StanwixBrigadier General Thomas Stanwix was a British Army officer, politician and Governor of Gibraltar.-Career:Stanwix joined the Army and had become a Captain-Lieutenant in Hasting's Foot Regiment by 1692. In March 1702 he was elected Member of Parliament for Carlisle...
- 1725–1732: George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of CholmondeleyGeorge Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of CholmondeleyGeorge Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley, PC, FRS , styled The Honourable from birth until 1715 and then known as Lord Newborough to 1725, was an English soldier....
- 1732–1738: Edward MontaguEdward Montagu (died 1738)Brigadier Edward Montagu or Montague was a British soldier and politician. He was the MP for Northampton from 1722 to 1734. He was brother to Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, and grandson of Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester.From 1725 to 1732, he was lieutenant-governor of Fort St...
- 1738–1740?: Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of MarlboroughCharles Spencer, 3rd Duke of MarlboroughCharles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough KG, PC , known as The Earl of Sunderland between 1729 and 1733, was a British soldier and politician. He briefly served as Lord Privy Seal in 1755...
- 1740–1741: James Dormer
- 1743–1766: Harry PulteneyHarry PulteneyGeneral Harry Pulteney was an English soldier and Member of Parliament.He was the younger son of Colonel William Pulteney, of Misterton in Leicestershire, and Mary Floyd...
- 1766–1785: Philip HonywoodPhilip HonywoodGeneral Philip Honywood was a British army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1754 to 1784.Honywood was the son of Robert Honywood and his wife Mary Sandford, daughter of Sir Richard Sandford, Bart...
- 1785–1794: James Murray
- 1794–1795: George Townshend, 1st Marquess TownshendGeorge Townshend, 1st Marquess TownshendField Marshal George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, PC , known as The Viscount Townshend from 1764 to 1787, was a British soldier who reached the rank of field marshal.-Early life:...
- 1795–1801: William Harcourt, 3rd Earl HarcourtWilliam Harcourt, 3rd Earl HarcourtField Marshal William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt, of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, GCB was a British nobleman and soldier. He was the younger son of Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt.-Seven Years War:...
- 1801–1808: John de Burgh, 13th Earl of ClanricardeJohn de Burgh, 13th Earl of ClanricardeJohn Thomas de Burgh, 13th and 1st Earl of Clanricarde PC , styled The Honourable until 1797, was an Irish nobleman and soldier. He was made a member of the Privy Council of Ireland in 1801....
- 1808–1813: Sir William MedowsWilliam MedowsGeneral Sir William Medows KB was an Englishman and a general in the British Army.-Military career:Sir William was the son of Philip Medows, deputy ranger of Richmond Park, and Lady Frances Pierrepont, daughter of the Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull.He entered the British Army as an ensign in the 50th...
- 1813–1814: Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of RichmondCharles Lennox, 4th Duke of RichmondCharles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox KG, PC was a British soldier and politician and Governor General of British North America.-Background:...
- 1814–1830: Rowland Hill, 1st Baron HillRowland Hill, 1st Viscount HillGeneral Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill of Almaraz GCB, GCH served in the Napoleonic Wars as a trusted brigade, division and corps commander under the command of the Duke of Wellington. He became Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in 1829.-Early career:Educated at a school in Chester, Hill was...
- 1830–1843: William Cathcart, 1st Earl CathcartWilliam Cathcart, 1st Earl CathcartGeneral William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart KT, PC, PC , Scottish soldier and diplomatist, was born at Petersham, and educated at Eton.-Military career:...