Lord Lieutenant of Devon
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant
of Devon
. Since 1711, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Devon
.
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 Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
. Since 1711, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Devon
Custos Rotulorum of Devon
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Devon.* Sir Thomas Denys bef. 1541 – aft. 1547* Sir Peter Carew bef. 1558–1575* Sir Gawain Carew bef. 1577 – bef. 1584* Sir John Gilbert bef...
.
- John Russell, 1st Earl of BedfordJohn Russell, 1st Earl of BedfordJohn Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford, KG, PC, JP was an English royal minister in the Tudor era. He served variously as Lord High Admiral and Lord Privy Seal....
1552–1555 - John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of BathJohn Bourchier, 2nd Earl of BathSir John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath, PC was an Earl in the peerage of England. He also succeeded to the titles of 4th Baron FitzWarin, Baron of Daubeney and 4th Count of Eu....
1556–1561 - 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:...
1584 – 28 July 1585 - William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of BathWilliam Bourchier, 3rd Earl of BathWilliam Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath was the son of John Bourchier, 5th Baron FitzWarin, who died in the same year he was born, and Lady Frances Kytson. William succeeded to the title on the death of his grandfather, John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath in 1561.He was married in 1583 to Lady Elizabeth...
12 September 1586 – 12 July 1623 - Francis Russell, 4th Earl of BedfordFrancis Russell, 4th Earl of BedfordFrancis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford PC was an English politician. About 1631 he built the square of Covent Garden, with the piazza and church of St. Paul's, employing Inigo Jones as his architect...
18 July 1623 – 9 May 1641 jointly with - William Russell, 1st Duke of BedfordWilliam Russell, 1st Duke of BedfordWilliam Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford KG PC was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited his Peerage and sat in the House of Lords...
30 March 1637 – 1642 - Interregnum
- George Monck, 1st Duke of AlbemarleGeorge Monck, 1st Duke of AlbemarleGeorge Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, KG was an English soldier and politician and a key figure in the restoration of Charles II.-Early life and career:...
23 July 1660 – 3 January 1670 - 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....
10 February 1670 – 1675 - Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of AlbemarleChristopher Monck, 2nd Duke of AlbemarleChristopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, KG, PC was an English statesman and failed soldier.He was the son of George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle....
2 December 1675 – 1685 - 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....
7 December 1685 – 1696 jointly with - Charles Granville, 2nd Baron GranvilleCharles Granville, 2nd Earl of BathCharles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath was an English soldier, politician, diplomat, courtier and peer....
6 May 1691 – 1693 - Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of StamfordThomas Grey, 2nd Earl of StamfordThomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford PC was a British peer and politician.He was the only son of Thomas, Lord Grey of Groby, and inherited his title from his grandfather....
24 April 1696 – 1702 - John Poulett, 1st Earl PoulettJohn Poulett, 1st Earl PoulettJohn Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett KG was the son of John Poulett, 3rd Baron Poulett and his wife Susan Herbert, daughter of Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke....
21 July 1702 – 1714 - Sir William Courtenay, 2nd BaronetSir William Courtenay, 2nd BaronetSir William Courtenay, 2nd Baronet was an English landowner.He was the son of Francis Courtenay and grandson of Sir William Courtenay, 1st Baronet; he succeeded his grandfather in the baronetcy in 1702...
4 December 1714 – 1716 - John Carteret, 2nd Baron CarteretJohn Carteret, 2nd Earl GranvilleJohn Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, 7th Seigneur of Sark, KG, PC , commonly known by his earlier title as Lord Carteret, was a British statesman and Lord President of the Council from 1751 to 1763.-Family:...
13 July 1716 – 1721 - Hugh Fortescue, 14th Baron Clinton 9 August 1721 – 1733
- Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of OrfordRobert Walpole, 2nd Earl of OrfordRobert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford , was a British peer, styled as The Lord Walpole from 1723 to 1745.-Family:He was the eldest son of the King's First Minister, now regarded as the first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole , and his first wife Catherine...
9 May 1733 – 31 March 1751 - John Russell, 4th Duke of BedfordJohn Russell, 4th Duke of BedfordJohn Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford KG, PC, FRS was an 18th century British statesman. He was the fourth son of Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford, by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of John Howland of Streatham, Surrey...
23 April 1751 – 5 January 1771 - Vere Poulett, 3rd Earl Poulett 6 February 1771 – 14 April 1788
- Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl FortescueHugh Fortescue, 1st Earl FortescueHugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue was a British peer, the son of Matthew Fortescue, 2nd Baron Fortescue, younger half-brother of an earlier Hugh Fortescue , 1st Baron Fortescue, 14th Baron Clinton and 1st Earl Clinton.He married Hester Grenville , daughter of George Grenville, on 10 May 1782...
21 May 1788 – 1839 - Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue 15 November 1839 – 14 September 1861
- Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of SomersetEdward Seymour, 12th Duke of SomersetSir Edward Adolphus Seymour , 12th Duke of Somerset, etc. KG, PC , styled Baron Seymour until 1855, was a British Whig aristocrat and politician, who served in various cabinet positions in the mid-19th century...
9 November 1861 – 28 November 1885 - Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of IddesleighStafford Northcote, 1st Earl of IddesleighStafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh GCB, PC , known as Sir Stafford Northcote, Bt, from 1851 to 1885, was a British Conservative politician...
20 January 1886 – 12 January 1887 - Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 20th Baron ClintonCharles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 20th Baron ClintonCharles Henry Rolle Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 20th Baron Clinton , styled The Honourable Charles Trefusis between 1832 and 1866, was a British Conservative politician...
16 February 1887 – 29 March 1904 - Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl FortescueHugh Fortescue, 4th Earl FortescueHugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue KCB was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1881 until 1892 and later inherited the peerage....
22 April 1904 – 1928 - Francis Bingham Mildmay, 1st Baron Mildmay of FleteFrancis Bingham Mildmay, 1st Baron Mildmay of FleteFrancis Bingham Mildmay, 1st Baron Mildmay of Flete DL, TD was initially a Liberal and later a Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 until 1922 when he was raised to the peerage....
30 June 1928 – 1936 - Hugh Fortescue, 5th Earl FortescueHugh Fortescue, 5th Earl FortescueHugh William Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue KG, PC was a British peer and Conservative politician.Fortescue was the eldest son of Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue, and his wife the Hon. Emily , and succeeded his father in the earldom in 1932...
5 May 1936 – 14 June 1958 - Massey Lopes, 2nd Baron RoboroughMassey Lopes, 2nd Baron RoboroughMassey Henry Edgcumbe Lopes, 2nd Baron Roborough, JP was a British peer and officer of the British Army.Lopes was the only son of Henry Yarde Buller Lopes, 1st Baron Roborough, and Lady Albertha Edgcumbe, the daughter of William Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe...
16 July 1958 – 5 October 1978 - Sir Richard Amyatt HullRichard Amyatt HullField Marshal Sir Richard Amyatt Hull, KG, GCB, DSO, DL was the last Chief of the Imperial General Staff and the first Chief of the General Staff , and as such the professional head of the British Army...
5 October 1978 – 10 May 1982 - John St Aubyn Parker, 6th Earl of Morley 10 May 1982 – 16 September 1998
- Eric DancerEric DancerEric Dancer, CBE, JP was educated in Sheffield at King Edward VII School and Sheffield Polytechnic, where he was awarded a Diploma in Management Studies in 1965.Former managing director of Dartington Crystal, Eric is the current Lord Lieutenant of Devon...
16 September 1998 – present
External links
- http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/your_council/inside/historic/lord_lieutenant/duties.htm