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Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Chester. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Cheshire.
Lord Lieutenants of Cheshire
[edit]| Lord Lieutenant | From | Until |
|---|---|---|
| Edward, Earl of Derby | 1569 | 1572 |
| Henry, Earl of Derby | 1572 | 25 September 1593 |
| vacant | ||
| William, Earl of Derby jointly with James, Earl of Derby |
21 December 1607 12 December 1626 |
1642 1642 |
| William, Viscount Saye and Sele | 1642 (Parliamentarian) | |
| Interregnum 1649–1660 | ||
| Charles, Earl of Derby jointly with William, Lord Brereton |
30 July 1660 19 July 1662 |
21 December 1672 April 1664 |
| John, Earl of Bridgewater | 24 January 1673 | 1676 |
| William, Earl of Derby | 11 May 1676 | 8 August 1687 |
| William, Marquess of Powis | 28 February 1688 | 1688 |
| William, Earl of Derby | 17 October 1688 | 23 December 1688 |
| Henry, Earl of Warrington | 12 April 1689 | 2 January 1694 |
| vacant 1694–1695 | ||
| Richard, Earl Rivers | 11 May 1695 | 1703 |
| Hugh, Earl of Cholmondeley | 16 June 1703 | April 1713 |
| Other, Earl of Plymouth | 4 September 1713 | 1714 |
| Hugh, Earl of Cholmondeley | 21 October 1714 | 18 January 1725 |
| George, Earl of Cholmondeley | 7 April 1725 | 7 May 1733 |
| George, Earl of Cholmondeley | 14 June 1733 | 10 June 1770 |
| George, Earl of Cholmondeley | 19 July 1770 | May 1783 |
| George, Earl of Stamford | 29 May 1783 | 23 May 1819 |
| George, Earl of Stamford | 24 June 1819 | 26 April 1845 |
| Richard, Marquess of Westminster | 20 May 1845 | 1867 |
| William, Lord Egerton | 29 January 1868 | 21 February 1883 |
| Hugh, Duke of Westminster | 31 March 1883 | 22 December 1899 |
| Wilbraham, Earl Egerton | 19 March 1900[1] | 1905 |
| Hugh, Duke of Westminster | 19 December 1905 | 1920 |
| Sir William Bromley-Davenport | 15 April 1920 | 1949 |
| Philip, Viscount Leverhulme | 6 September 1949 | 1990 |
| William Arthur Bromley-Davenport | 2 August 1990[2] | 7 March 2010 |
| Thomas David Briggs | 7 March 2010[3] | 25 August 2021 |
| Alexis, Lady Redmond | 25 August 2021 | Present[4] |
Vice Lieutenants
[edit]- Alan Egerton, 3rd Baron Egerton 11 January 1902[5]
- Sir George Dixon 15 December 1920[6]
Deputy Lieutenants
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- Thomas, Lord Newton 23 February 1901[7]
- Colonel Sir Edward Cotton-Jodrell 23 February 1901[7]
References
[edit]- J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8): 13–14.
- J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
- ^ "No. 27175". The London Gazette. 20 March 1900. p. 1876.
- ^ London Gazette, issue no.52237, 8 August 1990.
- ^ Wilson, James (23 February 2010). "Mobberley man takes up role as Lord Lieutenant". The Knutsford Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Her Majesty's Lord- Lieutenant of Cheshire". The Cheshire Lieutenancy. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "No. 27398". The London Gazette. 17 January 1902. p. 392.
- ^ "No. 32166". The London Gazette. 17 December 1920. p. 12394.
- ^ a b "No. 27290". The London Gazette. 1 March 1901. p. 1500.
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