Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
This is a list of people who have served asLord LieutenantofCambridgeshire.The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British monarch's personal representative in the counties of theUnited Kingdom.Lord Lieutenants are supported by an appointed Vice Lord Lieutenant andDeputy Lieutenants.Since 1715, all Lord Lieutenants have also beenCustos Rotulorum of Cambridgeshire.[1]
The current Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire isJulie Spenceas of 4 April 2017[update].
Lord Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire to 1965
[edit]Incorporating thelibertyofIsle of Ely,acounty palatinefrom 1107 to 1535/6, declared a division of Cambridgeshire in 1837 when the secular powers of theBishop of Elyended. For theSoke of Peterboroughto 1965, seeLord Lieutenant of Northamptonshireand forHuntingdonshireduring this period,Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire.
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- William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton1547–?
- Edward North, 1st Baron North1557–1564
- Roger North, 2nd Baron North20 November 1569 –?
- unknown
- Roger North, 2nd Baron North8 April 1588 – 3 December 1600
- vacant
- Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk17 July 1602– 28 May 1626
- Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk15 June 1626 – 3 June 1640
- William Maynard, 1st Baron Maynard17 June 1640 – 17 December 1640jointly with
- Dudley North, 3rd Baron North22 October 1640 – 1642
- Interregnum
- James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk25 July 1660 – 9 March 1681
- William Alington, 3rd Baron Alington9 March 1681 – 1 February 1685
- Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Sandwich1685 (did not serve; exercised in his absence by:)
- Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury4 March 1685 – 20 October 1685
- vacant
- Henry Jermyn, 1st Baron Dover26 November 1686 – 10 May 1689
- William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford10 May 1689 – 7 September 1700
- Lord Edward Russell22 November 1700 – 27 November 1701
- Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford27 November 1701 – 26 May 1711
- William North, 6th Baron North6 December 1711 – 28 October 1715
- Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford28 October 1715 – 26 November 1727
- Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln28 March 1728 – 7 September 1728[2]
- Henry Bromley, 1st Baron Montfort13 June 1729 – 24 July 1742
- Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle24 July 1742 – 25 August 1757
- Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke25 August 1757 – 16 May 1790
- Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke3 July 1790 – 18 November 1834
- Charles Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke20 January 1834– 17 September 1873
- Charles Watson Townley20 January 1874 – 17 October 1893
- Alexander Peckover, 1st Baron Peckover11 December 1893 – 12 December 1906
- Thomas Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount Clifden12 December 1906 – 1915[3]
- Charles Adeane25 October 1915 – 11 February 1943
- Richard George Briscoe15 May 1943 – 16 June 1958
- Robert Henry Parker16 June 1958 – 14 April 1965
Lord Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely
[edit]The Lieutenancy became that ofCambridgeshire and Isle of Elyon 1 April 1965, when thatadministrative countywas formed. ForHuntingdon and Peterborough,see the separateLord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough.
- Geoffrey Taylor Hurrell14 April 1965 – 31 March 1974
Lord Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire from 1974
[edit]On 1 April 1974, the newnon-metropolitan countyof Cambridgeshire was formed from Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and Peterborough. On 1 April 1998, the city ofPeterboroughceded from Cambridgeshire as aunitary authority,but it continues to form part of that county for ceremonial purposes.
- Geoffrey Taylor Hurrell1 April 1974 – 26 March 1975 (former Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely),with
- Dennis George Ruddock Herbert, 2nd Baron Hemingford1 April 1974 –?, styledLieutenant of Cambridgeshire
- Peter Esmé Brassey26 March 1975 – 9 March 1981[4]
- Sir Peter Proby, 2nd Baronet9 March 1981 – 1985[5]
- Michael Guy Molesworth Bevan1985 – 2 March 1992
- James Crowden3 July 1992 – 2002[6][7]
- Sir Hugh Duberly20 August 2003 – 4 April 2017[8][9]
- Julie Spence4 April 2017 – present[9][10]
Deputy Lieutenants
[edit]Adeputy lieutenant of Cambridgeshireis commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.Deputy lieutenantssupport 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.
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19th Century
[edit]- 25 January 1831: William Henry Cheere[11]
- 25 January 1831: George Newton[11]
- 16 February 1831: John Bendyshe[11]
- 16 February 1831: Henry Hawkins[11]
- 16 February 1831: Richard Huddleston[11]
- 16 February 1831: Wedd William Nash[11]
- 16 February 1831: John Phillips[11]
- 16 February 1831: James Wortham[11]
- 25 February 1831: Ebenezer Foster[11]
- 25 February 1831: Robert Francis Pate[11]
- 25 February 1831: John Wing[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- J.C. Sainty(1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642".Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research(Special Supplement No. 8): 13.
- J.C. Sainty(1979).List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974.London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
- ^https:// cambridgeshirelieutenancy.org.uk.Retrieved3 October2022.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^London Gazette, issue no. 6664, 9 April 1728
- ^London Gazette, issue no.27984,8 January 1907
- ^London Gazette,issue no.46532, 1 April 1975
- ^London Gazette,issue no.48551, 12 March 1981
- ^Who's Who(online ed.). A & C Black. 2014.Retrieved6 September2014.
- ^London Gazette,issue no.52985, 8 July 1992
- ^London Gazette,issue no.57038, 26 August 2003
- ^ab"Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire: Julie Spence".gov.uk.Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 1 March 2017.Retrieved4 September2017.
- ^Elliott, Chris (1 March 2017)."Ex-Chief Constable to be Queen's representative in Cambridgeshire".Cambridge News.Retrieved4 September2017.
- ^abcdefghijk"No. 18818".The London Gazette.28 June 1831. p. 1284.
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