Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Since 1703, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Leicestershire.
Lord Lieutenants
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- Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset 1549–1551
- Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon 1551–1552
- Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk 1552–1554
- Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon 1554 – 20 June 1561 jointly with
- Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon 1559 – 14 December 1595
- George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon 2 October 1596 – 30 December 1604
- vacant
- Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon 16 May 1607 – 1642 jointly with
- Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon 27 December 1638 – 1642
- Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford 1642–? (Parliamentary)
- Interregnum
- Henry Hastings, 1st Baron Loughborough 14 January 1661 – 10 January 1667
- John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland 14 February 1667 – 7 July 1677
- John Manners, 9th Earl of Rutland 7 July 1677 – 11 August 1687
- Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon 11 August 1687 – 6 April 1689
- John Manners, 9th Earl of Rutland 6 April 1689 – 24 March 1703
- Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh 24 March 1703 – 1 July 1706
- John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland 1 July 1706 – 10 January 1711
- Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh 8 September 1711 – 3 December 1714
- John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland 3 December 1714 – 22 February 1721
- John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland 26 April 1721 – 29 May 1779
- Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland 16 July 1779 – 24 October 1787
- Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort 14 December 1787 – 21 October 1799
- John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland 21 October 1799 – 20 January 1857
- Charles Manners, 6th Duke of Rutland 13 February 1857 – 3 March 1888
- Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe 19 June 1888 – 25 September 1900
- Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland 7 November 1900 – 8 May 1925[1]
- Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, 1st Baron Hazlerigg 27 July 1925 – 25 May 1949
- Robert Godfrey Wolseley Bewicke-Copley, 5th Baron Cromwell 2 August 1949 – 21 October 1966
- Col. Sir Robert Andrew St George Martin, KCVO 5 April 1966 – 24 April 1989
- Sir Timothy Gerald Martin Brooks, KCVO 24 April 1989 – 24 February 2003[2]
- Jennifer, Lady Gretton JP 24 February 2003 – present[3]
Deputy Lieutenants
Active List as of April 2016[4]
- R C Barber Esq MBE DL
- G G Bodiwala Esq CBE JP DL
- R L Brucciani Esq OBE DL
- Professor Sir Robert Burgess DL
- Baroness Byford DBE DL
- R B Collins Esq MVO DL
- Miss R J N Conley CBE DL
- G A A M P de Lisle Esq DL
- R A S Everard Esq OBE DL
- A J Granger Esq DL
- Brigadier W J Hurrell CBE DL
- Col R S Hurwood DL
- Mrs F Hussain MBE DL
- D J Knowles Esq DL
- Sir Michael Latham DL
- Dr A I A Lennox CBE DL
- Mrs E J Martin DL
- Colonel R C J Martin OBE DL
- I M McAlpine Esq OBE DL
- S Nagdi Esq MBE DL
- H M Pearson Esq DL
- Professor Sir N J Samani DL
- R Singh Sandhu Esq MBE DL
- W K Stevens DL
- Towle CBE DL
- P J Wheeler Esq JP DL
- D W Wilson Esq CBE DL
- D J Wyrko Esq QPM DL
- Mr Jonathan Agnew
- Mr Dave Andrews
- Mrs Sally Bowie
- Mr Mike Kapur Esq
- Mr David Lindley QPM
- Mr Riaz Ravat BEM
- Mrs Elisabeth Turnbull
- Professor David Wilson
Previous Deputy Lieutenants
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- Samuel Francis Stone, Esq. March 1901 [5]
References
- J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8).
- J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
- ^ "No. 27245". The London Gazette. 9 November 1900.
- ^ London Gazette, issue no.51716, 27 April 1989
- ^ London Gazette, issue no.56860, 28 February 2003
- ^ http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/your_council/council_services_contacts/about_leicestershire/leicestershire_lieutenancy_index/leicestershire_lieutenancy_vice_ll.htm
- ^ "No. 27299". The London Gazette. 26 March 1901.