Lord Lieutenant of Surrey
Encyclopedia
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant
of Surrey
. Since 1737, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Surrey
.
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 Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
. Since 1737, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Surrey
Custos Rotulorum of Surrey
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Surrey.* Sir Thomas Pope bef. 1544–1559* William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham bef. 1562–1573* Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln 1573–1585...
.
Lord Lieutenants of Surrey
- 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...
1551–1553? - William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of EffinghamWilliam Howard, 1st Baron Howard of EffinghamWilliam Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham , was the eldest son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk by his second wife, Agnes Tilney...
1559–1573 - Charles Howard, 1st Earl of NottinghamCharles Howard, 1st Earl of NottinghamCharles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham , known as Howard of Effingham, was an English statesman and Lord High Admiral under Elizabeth I and James I...
3 July 1585 – 14 December 1624 jointly with - Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of NottinghamCharles Howard, 2nd Earl of NottinghamCharles Howard, 2nd Earl of Nottingham was the son of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham. His mother was the former Katherine Carey. From 1596 to 1624 he was styled Lord Howard of Effingham....
27 July 1621 – 1642 jointly with - John Ramsay, 1st Earl of HoldernessJohn Ramsay, 1st Earl of HoldernessJohn Ramsay, 1st Earl of Holderness was an important Scottish aristocrat of the Jacobean era, best known in history as the first favourite of James I when he became king of England as well as Scotland in 1603....
5 June 1624 – February 1626 and - Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount WimbledonEdward Cecil, 1st Viscount WimbledonEdward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon was an English military and naval commander.-Life:The third son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter and grandson of Queen Elizabeth's great minister Lord Burghley, Cecil served with the English forces in the Netherlands between 1596 and 1610, becoming a captain...
5 January 1627 – 16 November 1638 and - Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of ArundelThomas Howard, 21st Earl of ArundelThomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel KG, was a prominent English courtier during the reigns of King James I and King Charles I, but he made his name as a Grand Tourist and art collector rather than as a politician. When he died he possessed 700 paintings, along with large collections of sculpture,...
23 July 1635 – 1642 and - Henry Howard, Lord MaltraversHenry Howard, 22nd Earl of ArundelHenry Frederick Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel, PC was an English noble and the second son of Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel and Lady Alethea Talbot, later 13th Baroness Furnivall...
2 June 1636 – 1642 - Interregnum
- John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount MordauntJohn Mordaunt, 1st Viscount MordauntJohn Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt was an English royalist.He was born in Lowick, the second son of John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough and Elizabeth Howard John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt (18 June 1626 – 5 June 1675) was an English royalist.He was born in Lowick, the second son of John...
16 July 1660 – 5 June 1675 - Prince Rupert of the RhinePrince Rupert of the RhineRupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, 1st Duke of Cumberland, 1st Earl of Holderness , commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine, KG, FRS was a noted soldier, admiral, scientist, sportsman, colonial governor and amateur artist during the 17th century...
24 June 1675 – 29 November 1682 - Henry Howard, 7th Duke of NorfolkHenry Howard, 7th Duke of NorfolkHenry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk, KG, PC, Earl Marshal was a politician and soldier. He was the son of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk and Lady Anne Somerset, daughter of Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester and Elizabeth Dormer.He married Mary Mordaunt, the only daughter and heiress of...
16 December 1682 – 2 April 1701 - Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of BerkeleyCharles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of BerkeleyCharles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley PC KB FRS , was a British nobleman and diplomat, known as Sir Charles Berkeley from 1661 to 1679 and styled Viscount Dursley from 1679 to 1698....
7 June 1702 – 24 September 1710 - George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of NorthumberlandGeorge FitzRoy, 1st Duke of NorthumberlandLieutenant-General George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, KG, PC was the third and youngest illegitimate son of King Charles II and his mother Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine...
9 October 1710 – 24 December 1714 - Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of HalifaxCharles Montagu, 1st Earl of HalifaxCharles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, PC, FRS was an English poet and statesman.-Early life:Charles Montagu was born in Horton, Northamptonshire, the son of George Montagu, fifth son of 1st Earl of Manchester...
24 December 1714 – 19 May 1715 - John Campbell, 2nd Duke of ArgyllJohn Campbell, 2nd Duke of ArgyllField Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1st Duke of Greenwich KG , known as Iain Ruaidh nan Cath or Red John of the Battles, was a Scottish soldier and nobleman.-Early Life:...
16 July 1715 – 6 July 1716 - Richard Onslow, 1st Baron OnslowRichard Onslow, 1st Baron OnslowRichard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow PC was a British Whig Member of Parliament, known as Sir Richard Onslow, 2nd Baronet from 1688 until 1716. He served as the Speaker of the House of Commons from 1708 until 1710 and as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1714 until 1715...
6 July 1716 – 5 December 1717 - Thomas Onslow, 2nd Baron OnslowThomas Onslow, 2nd Baron OnslowThomas Onslow, 2nd Baron Onslow commissioned the building of Clandon Park in the 1730s.He became 2nd Baron Onslow on the death of his father, Richard Onslow, in 1717...
9 December 1717 – 5 June 1740 - Richard Onslow, 3rd Baron OnslowRichard Onslow, 3rd Baron OnslowRichard Onslow, 3rd Baron Onslow KB was a British peer and politician, styled Hon. Richard Onslow from 1717 to 1740.In 1734, Onslow was returned as Member of Parliament for Guildford, which he represented in 1740...
13 November 1740 – 8 October 1776 - George Onslow, 1st Earl of OnslowGeorge Onslow, 1st Earl of OnslowGeorge Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow PC , known as The Lord Onslow from 1776 until 1801, was a British peer and politician....
20 November 1776 – 17 May 1814 - George Brodrick, 4th Viscount MidletonGeorge Brodrick, 4th Viscount MidletonGeorge Brodrick, 4th Viscount Midleton was a British nobleman.-Origins:Brodrick was the eldest son and heir of George Brodrick, 3rd Viscount Midleton and Albinia, the daughter of the Hon Thomas Townshend...
15 June 1814 – 27 September 1830 - Charles George Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden 27 September 1830 – 5 July 1840
- William King-Noel, 1st Earl of LovelaceWilliam King-Noel, 1st Earl of LovelaceWilliam King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace FRS , known as the Hon. William King until 1833 and as the Lord King from 1833 to 1838, was an English nobleman and scientist....
17 July 1840 – 29 December 1893 - Adm. Hon. Francis Egerton 25 September 1893 – 15 December 1895
- William Brodrick, 8th Viscount MidletonWilliam Brodrick, 8th Viscount MidletonWilliam Brodrick, 8th Viscount Midleton , was a British peer and Conservative politician.-Background:Midleton was the son of Reverend William John Brodrick, 7th Viscount Midleton, Dean of Exeter and Chaplain to Queen Victoria, son of the Right Reverend the Hon. Charles Brodrick, Archbishop of Cashel...
29 January 1896 – 19 December 1905 - Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron AshcombeHenry Cubitt, 2nd Baron AshcombeHenry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe CB, TD was a United Kingdom politician and peer, the son of George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe and his wife Laura Joyce.-Education and career:...
19 December 1905 – 6 June 1939 - Sir John Malcolm Fraser, 1st Baronet 6 June 1939 – 4 May 1949
- Gen. Sir Robert HainingRobert HainingGeneral Sir Robert Hadden Haining KCB DSO was a British General who served during World War II.-Military career:Robert Haining was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1901...
2 August 1949 – 6 August 1957 - Geoffrey FitzClarence, 5th Earl of MunsterGeoffrey FitzClarence, 5th Earl of MunsterSir Geoffrey William Richard Hugh FitzClarence, 5th Earl of Munster KBE PC , was a British peer and Conservative politician....
6 August 1957 – 12 March 1973 - John Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell 12 March 1973 – 2 May 1986
- Sir Richard Thornton 2 May 1986 – 29 October 1997
- Sarah Jane Frances Goad, JP 29 October 1997 – present