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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire . The Lord Lieutenant is the King's personal representative in each county of the United Kingdom. Historically the Lord Lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia, but it is today a largely ceremonial position, usually awarded to a retired notable, military officer, nobleman, or businessman in the county.
Lords Lieutenant
Lord Lieutenant
From
Until
Robert Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Sussex
1537
1542
Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby
1552
1572
Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby
1572
25 September 1593
vacant
William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby jointly with James Stanley, Lord Strange
21 December 1607 12 December 1626
1642 1642
Interregnum 1649–1660
Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby
30 July 1660
21 December 1672
John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater
24 January 1673
11 May 1676
William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby
11 May 1676
13 September 1687
Caryll Molyneux, 3rd Viscount Molyneux
13 September 1687
25 October 1688
William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby
25 October 1688
13 May 1689
Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield
13 May 1689
5 November 1701
Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers
15 January 1702
18 June 1702
William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby
18 June 1702
5 November 1702
James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby
19 December 1702
29 November 1710
James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton
29 November 1710
15 November 1712
vacant 1712–1714
James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby
19 August 1714
1 February 1736
vacant 1733–1742
Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby
13 March 1742
22 July 1757
James Stanley, Lord Strange
22 July 1757
1 June 1771
Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby
22 July 1771
22 February 1776
Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby
14 March 1776
21 October 1834
Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby
15 November 1834
30 June 1851
Charles Molyneux, 3rd Earl of Sefton
3 September 1851
2 August 1855
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere
15 October 1855
18 February 1857
William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Burlington
28 March 1857
20 February 1858
William Molyneux, 4th Earl of Sefton
20 February 1858
27 June 1897
Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
30 July 1897
14 June 1908
Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, 1st Baron Shuttleworth
14 July 1908
29 March 1928
Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
29 March 1928
4 February 1948
Arthur Peel, 2nd Earl Peel
19 April 1948
22 January 1951
Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby
22 January 1951
13 September 1968
Hervey Rhodes, Baron Rhodes
13 September 1968
13 August 1971
Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe
13 August 1971
March 1976
Sir Simon Towneley
March 1976
13 January 1997
Charles Kay-Shuttleworth, 5th Baron Shuttleworth
13 January 1997[ 1]
present
Deputy lieutenants
A deputy lieutenant of Lancashire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.
18th Century
19 November 1791: Thomas Townley Parker, Esq.[ 2]
19 November 1791: William Farrington, Esq.[ 2]
19th Century
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