Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
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There has been a Lord Lieutenant
of Buckinghamshire
almost continuously since the position was created by King Henry VIII
in 1535. The only exception to this was the English Civil War
and English Interregnum
between 1643 and 1660 when there was no king to support the Lieutenancy. The following list consists of all known holders of the position: earlier records (prior to 1607) have been lost and so a complete list is not possible. Since 1702, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Buckinghamshire
.
Lord Lieutenant
The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British monarch's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription, with varying tasks throughout history. Usually a retired local notable, senior military officer, peer or business person is given the post...
of Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
almost continuously since the position was created by King Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
in 1535. The only exception to this was the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
and English Interregnum
English Interregnum
The English Interregnum was the period of parliamentary and military rule by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the Commonwealth of England after the English Civil War...
between 1643 and 1660 when there was no king to support the Lieutenancy. The following list consists of all known holders of the position: earlier records (prior to 1607) have been lost and so a complete list is not possible. Since 1702, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Buckinghamshire
Custos Rotulorum of Buckinghamshire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Buckinghamshire.* Sir Francis Bryan bef. 1544 – bef. 1547* Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford bef. 1547 – c. 1578* Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey of Wilton c...
.
- Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of SuffolkCharles Brandon, 1st Duke of SuffolkCharles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, 1st Viscount Lisle, KG was the son of Sir William Brandon and Elizabeth Bruyn. Through his third wife Mary Tudor he was brother-in-law to Henry VIII. His father was the standard-bearer of Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond and was slain by Richard III in person at...
1545 - Unknown period 1545 – 1551
- Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of SomersetEdward Seymour, 1st Duke of SomersetEdward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp of Hache, KG, Earl Marshal was Lord Protector of England in the period between the death of Henry VIII in 1547 and his own indictment in 1549....
1551 - Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of BedfordFrancis Russell, 2nd Earl of BedfordFrancis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, KG was an English nobleman, soldier and politician and godfather to Sir. Francis Drake.-Early life:...
1552 - William Parr, 1st Marquess of NorthamptonWilliam Parr, 1st Marquess of NorthamptonWilliam Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton, 1st Earl of Essex and 1st Baron Parr, KG was the son of Sir Thomas Parr and his wife, Maud Green, daughter of Sir Thomas Green, of Broughton and Greens Norton...
1553 - Unknown period 1553 – 1559
- Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of NorfolkThomas Howard, 4th Duke of NorfolkThomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, KG, Earl Marshal was an English nobleman.Norfolk was the son of the poet Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. He was taught as a child by John Foxe, the Protestant martyrologist, who remained a lifelong recipient of Norfolk's patronage...
1559 - Unknown period 1559 – 1569
- Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de WiltonArthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de WiltonArthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton was a baron in the Peerage of England, remembered mainly for his memoir of his father, and for participating in the last defence of Calais.-Life:...
1569 - Unknown period 1569 – 1586
- Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de WiltonArthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de WiltonArthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton was a baron in the Peerage of England, remembered mainly for his memoir of his father, and for participating in the last defence of Calais.-Life:...
12 September 1586 – 14 October 1593 - Unknown period 1593 – 1607
- Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Ellesmere 22 December 1607 – 15 September 1616
- George Villiers, 1st Duke of BuckinghamGeorge Villiers, 1st Duke of BuckinghamGeorge Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham KG was the favourite, claimed by some to be the lover, of King James I of England. Despite a very patchy political and military record, he remained at the height of royal favour for the first two years of the reign of Charles I, until he was assassinated...
16 September 1616 – 23 August 1628 - 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...
28 September 1628 – 1641 - Robert Dormer, 1st Earl of CarnarvonRobert Dormer, 1st Earl of CarnarvonRobert Dormer, 1st Earl of Carnarvon was an English peer. He was the son of Sir William Dormer, and thus a grandson of Robert Dormer, 1st Baron Dormer. His mother was Alice Molyneux, daughter of Sir Richard Molyneux, 1st Bt. and Frances Gerard...
2 June 1641 – 1643 (RoyalistCavalierCavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration...
Lieutenant) - William Paget, 5th Baron PagetWilliam Paget, 5th Baron PagetWilliam Paget, 5th Baron Paget an English peer born at Beaudesert House Staffordshire, England to William Paget, 4th Baron Paget and Lettice Knollys.-Career:...
1641 – 1642 (ParliamentarianParliament of EnglandThe Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
Lieutenant) - Philip Wharton, 4th Baron WhartonPhilip Wharton, 4th Baron WhartonPhilip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton was an English peer.A Parliamentarian during the English Civil War, he served in various offices including soldier, politician and diplomat. He was appointed as the Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire by Parliament in July 1642...
1642 (ParliamentarianParliament of EnglandThe Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
Lieutenant) - No Lord Lieutenant in place during English Civil WarEnglish Civil WarThe English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
and English InterregnumEnglish InterregnumThe English Interregnum was the period of parliamentary and military rule by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the Commonwealth of England after the English Civil War... - John Egerton, 2nd Earl of BridgewaterJohn Egerton, 2nd Earl of BridgewaterJohn Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater PC was an English nobleman.He was a son of John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater and his wife Lady Frances Stanley...
23 July 1660 – 26 October 1686 - John Egerton, 3rd Earl of BridgewaterJohn Egerton, 3rd Earl of BridgewaterJohn Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater was the eldest son of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater and his wife Elizabeth Cavendish. His maternal grandparents were William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle and his first wife Elizabeth Basset.He served as a Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire as...
26 November 1686 – 1687 - George Jeffreys, 1st Baron JeffreysGeorge Jeffreys, 1st Baron JeffreysGeorge Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem, PC , also known as "The Hanging Judge", was an English judge. He became notable during the reign of King James II, rising to the position of Lord Chancellor .- Early years and education :Jeffreys was born at the family estate of Acton Hall, near Wrexham,...
12 November 1687 – 1689 - John Egerton, 3rd Earl of BridgewaterJohn Egerton, 3rd Earl of BridgewaterJohn Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater was the eldest son of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater and his wife Elizabeth Cavendish. His maternal grandparents were William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle and his first wife Elizabeth Basset.He served as a Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire as...
4 April 1689 – 19 March 1701 - Thomas Wharton, 5th Baron WhartonThomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of WhartonThomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton PC was an English nobleman and politician. He was the son of Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton and his second wife, Jane Goodwin, only daughter of Colonel Arthur Goodwin of Upper Winchendon, Buckinghamshire, and heiress to the extensive Goodwin estates in...
23 January 1702 – 1702 - William Cheyne, 2nd Viscount NewhavenWilliam Cheyne, 2nd Viscount NewhavenWilliam Cheyne, 2nd Viscount Newhaven was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1681 until 1707 when as a viscount in the Peerage of Scotland he was required to sit in the House of Lords....
18 June 1702 – 1702 - Scroop Egerton, 4th Earl of BridgewaterScroop Egerton, 1st Duke of BridgewaterScroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater , known as Viscount Brackley from 1687 to 1701 and as the Earl of Bridgewater from 1701 to 1720, was a British peer and courtier...
14 January 1703 – 1711 - Henry Grey, 1st Duke of KentHenry Grey, 1st Duke of KentHenry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent KG PC was a British politician and courtier.-Family:He was a son of Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent and Mary Grey, 1st Baroness Lucas of Crudwell...
1711 – 1712 - William Cheyne, 2nd Viscount NewhavenWilliam Cheyne, 2nd Viscount NewhavenWilliam Cheyne, 2nd Viscount Newhaven was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1681 until 1707 when as a viscount in the Peerage of Scotland he was required to sit in the House of Lords....
22 May 1712 – 1714 - Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of BridgewaterScroop Egerton, 1st Duke of BridgewaterScroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater , known as Viscount Brackley from 1687 to 1701 and as the Earl of Bridgewater from 1701 to 1720, was a British peer and courtier...
8 December 1714 – 1728 - Richard Temple, 1st Viscount CobhamRichard Temple, 1st Viscount CobhamField Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham PC was a British soldier and Whig politician. He was known for his ownership of and modifications to the estate at Stowe and for serving as a political mentor to the young William Pitt.-Early life:Temple was the son of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd...
23 February 1728 – 1738 - 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...
26 January 1739 – 20 October 1758 - Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl TempleRichard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl TempleRichard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple KG, PC was a British politician. He is best known for his association with his brother-in-law William Pitt who he served with in government during Britain's participation in the Seven Years War between 1756 and 1761...
15 January 1759 – 1763 - Francis Dashwood, 15th Baron le DespencerFrancis Dashwood, 15th Baron le DespencerFrancis Dashwood, 15th Baron le Despencer was an English rake and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer and founder of the Hellfire Club.-Early life:...
16 May 1763 – 11 December 1781 - Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of ChesterfieldPhilip Stanhope, 5th Earl of ChesterfieldPhilip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield KG, PC, FRS, FSA , known as Philip Stanhope until 1773, was a British politician and diplomat...
5 January 1782 – 1782 - George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of BuckinghamGeorge Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of BuckinghamGeorge Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham, KG, PC was a British statesman. He was the second son of George Grenville and a brother of the 1st Baron Grenville.-Career:...
8 April 1782 – 11 February 1813 - Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and ChandosRichard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and ChandosRichard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos KG, PC , styled Earl Temple from 1784 to 1813 and known as The Marquess of Buckingham from 1813 to 1822, was a British landowner and politician.-Background:Born Richard Temple-Nugent-Grenville, he was the eldest son...
9 March 1813 – 17 January 1839 - Robert John Carrington, 2nd Baron CarringtonRobert John Carrington, 2nd Baron CarringtonRobert John Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington was a baron in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was the son of Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington....
1 February 1839 – 17 March 1868 - Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos 23 July 1868 – 26 March 1889
- Nathan Mayer Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild 20 May 1889 – 31 March 1915
- Robert Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire 10 May 1915 – 1923
- Thomas Fremantle, 3rd Baron CottesloeThomas Fremantle, 3rd Baron CottesloeThomas Francis Fremantle, 3rd Baron Cottesloe, 4th Baron Fremantle was a Baron in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and an Austrian nobleman...
10 July 1923 – 1954 - Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Baronet 28 June 1954 – 1961
- Sir Henry Floyd, 5th Baronet 27 July 1961 – 5 November 1968
- John Darling YoungJohn Darling YoungMajor John Darling Young, JP was Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire from 1969 to 1984.He served in the Second World War with the Life Guards and in addition to the Lord Lieutenancy he also served as High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire for 1960 and as a member of Buckinghamshire County Council for...
9 May 1969 – 1984 - John Fremantle, 5th Baron CottesloeJohn Fremantle, 5th Baron CottesloeCommander John Tapling Fremantle, 5th Baron Cottesloe, 6th Baron Fremantle, DL JP RN is a Baron in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and an Austrian nobleman....
1984–1997 - Sir Nigel Mobbs 1997 – 21 October 2005
- Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, 8th Baronet 2006–present