This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire . Before the English Civil War , the lieutenancy of Shropshire was always held by the Lord Lieutenant of Wales , but after the Restoration , its lieutenants were appointed separately. Since 1708, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Shropshire .
Lord Lieutenants of Shropshire [ edit ]
see Lord Lieutenant of Wales for pre-English Civil War lieutenants
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (appointed by Parliament) 1642 - 14 September 1646
Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford 26 July 1660 – 11 August 1687
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys 11 August 1687 – 18 April 1689
Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford 11 June 1689 – 29 November 1704
Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford 29 November 1704 – 10 May 1712
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury 10 May 1712 – 12 November 1714
Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford 12 November 1714 – 14 June 1723
Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford 20 May 1724 – 23 December 1734
Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis 22 May 1735 – 13 March 1761
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath 13 March 1761 – 7 July 1764
Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis 16 August 1764 – 10 September 1772
Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive 4 November 1772 – 22 November 1774
Edward Clive, 2nd Baron Clive 12 April 1775 – 30 March 1798
George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis 30 March 1798 – 16 January 1801
vacant
Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis 18 May 1804 – 16 May 1839
George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland 13 July 1839 – 14 November 1845
Rowland Hill, 2nd Viscount Hill 14 November 1845 – 3 January 1875
Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford 30 January 1875 – 25 July 1896
George Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis 25 July 1896 – 3 August 1951
Robert Bridgeman, 2nd Viscount Bridgeman 3 August 1951 – 20 March 1970
Lt.-Col. Arthur Heywood-Lonsdale 20 March 1970 – 3 March 1975
Sir John Dugdale 3 March 1975 – 1994[ 1]
Gustavus Hamilton-Russell, 10th Viscount Boyne 19 June 1994 – 14 December 1995[ 2]
Sir Algernon Heber-Percy 11 March 1996 – 2 January 2019[ 3]
Anna Turner 3 January 2019 – Present
A deputy lieutenant of Shropshire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire. 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.
J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8): 37– 38.
J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974 . London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
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