Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk. Since 1642, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Suffolk.
Lord Lieutenants of Suffolk
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- Sir Anthony Wingfield 1551–1552 jointly with
- ? 1551–?
- Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex 1557–1583
- Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth 1561[1]
- Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon 3 July 1585 – 23 July 1596
- vacant
- Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk 3 July 1605– 28 May 1626
- Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk 15 June 1626 – 3 June 1640
- James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk 16 June 1640 – 1642 jointly with
- Sir Thomas Jermyn 16 June 1640 – 1642
- Interregnum
- James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk 25 July 1660 – 12 March 1681
- Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington 12 March 1681 – 6 May 1685
- Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton 6 May 1685 – 28 March 1689
- Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis 28 March 1689 – 29 April 1698
- Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis 14 June 1698 – 16 June 1703
- Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart 16 June 1703 – 25 April 1705
- Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton 25 April 1705 – 6 May 1757
- Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton 4 December 1757 – 10 February 1763
- Charles Maynard, 1st Viscount Maynard 10 February 1763 – 1 June 1769
- Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton 1 June 1769 – 3 July 1790
- George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton 3 July 1790 – 19 January 1844
- John Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke 19 January 1844 – 27 January 1886
- Frederick Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol 17 February 1886 – 7 August 1907
- Sir William Brampton Gurdon 21 October 1907 – 1910
- Sir Courtenay Warner, 1st Baronet 8 July 1910 – 15 December 1934
- George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke 4 February 1935 – 20 December 1947
- John Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke 2 April 1948 – 24 April 1978
- Sir Joshua Rowley, 7th Baronet 24 April 1978 – 11 February 1994[2]
- John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead 11 February 1994 – 30 June 2003[3]
- John Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache 30 June 2003 – 13 December 2014[4]
- Clare FitzRoy, Dowager Countess of Euston 13 December 2014 – Present[5]
References
[edit]- J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8): 32–33.
- J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
- ^ 'To the Right Honorable Syr Thomas Wentworth knight', in J. Daus, A Hundred Sermons upon the Apocalips of Iesu Christe... compiled by the famous and godly learned man, Henry Bullinger, chief pastor of the congregation of Zuryk (John Day, London 1561), Front matter unp (fulltext, umich/eebo).
- ^ London Gazette, issue no.47521, 27 April 1978
- ^ London Gazette, issue no.53590, 16 February 1994
- ^ London Gazette, issue no.56991, 7 July 2003
- ^ "Lord-Lieutenant for Suffolk: Clare, Countess of Euston - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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