Lord Lieutenant of Bristol
This is a list of Lord-Lieutenants of the County and City of Bristol.
The position of Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol has existed for hundreds of years. It was usually held by the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire except for a period from 1660 to 1672, when it was held by the Lord Lieutenant of Somerset. On 31 March 1974 the position was replaced with that of the Lord-Lieutenant of Avon, but was restored on 1 April 1996 as a separate Lord-Lieutenancy.
Lord-Lieutenants of Bristol to 1974
- see Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire before the English Restoration
- Henry Somerset, Lord Herbert 30 July 1660 – 22 December 1660
- James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde 22 December 1660 – 22 August 1672
- Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort 22 August 1672 – 22 March 1689
- see Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire to 1974
Lord-Lieutenants of Bristol from 1996
- Sir James Napier Tidmarsh 1 April 1996 – 2007[1]
- Mary Prior 17 September 2007 – present[2]
References
- J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.