Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire

This is a list of people who have served asLord LieutenantofShropshire.Before theEnglish Civil War,the lieutenancy of Shropshire was always held by theLord Lieutenant of Wales,but after theRestoration,its lieutenants were appointed separately. Since 1708, all the Lord Lieutenants have also beenCustos Rotulorum of Shropshire.

Lord Lieutenants of Shropshire

seeLord Lieutenant of Walesfor pre-English Civil War lieutenants
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex(appointed by Parliament) 1642 - 14 September 1646
Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford26 July 1660 – 11 August 1687
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys11 August 1687 – 18 April 1689
Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford11 June 1689 – 29 November 1704
Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford29 November 1704 – 10 May 1712
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury10 May 1712 – 12 November 1714
Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford12 November 1714 – 14 June 1723
Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford20 May 1724 – 23 December 1734
Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis22 May 1735 – 13 March 1761
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath13 March 1761 – 7 July 1764
Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis16 August 1764 – 10 September 1772
Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive4 November 1772 – 22 November 1774
Edward Clive, 2nd Baron Clive12 April 1775 – 30 March 1798
George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis30 March 1798 – 16 January 1801
vacant
Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis18 May 1804 – 16 May 1839
George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland13 July 1839 – 14 November 1845
Rowland Hill, 2nd Viscount Hill14 November 1845 – 3 January 1875
Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford30 January 1875 – 25 July 1896
George Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis25 July 1896 – 3 August 1951
Robert Bridgeman, 2nd Viscount Bridgeman3 August 1951 – 20 March 1970
Lt.-Col. Arthur Heywood-Lonsdale 20 March 1970 – 3 March 1975
Sir John Dugdale3 March 1975 – 1994^[1]
Gustavus Hamilton-Russell, 10th Viscount Boyne19 June 1994 – 14 December 1995^[2]
SirAlgernon Heber-Percy11 March 1996 – 2 January 2019^[3]
Anna Turner 3 January 2019 – Present

Deputy lieutenants

Adeputy lieutenant of Shropshireis commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire.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.

19th Century

2 April 1839: George Austin Moultri^[4]
10 March 1846: Henry Pinson Tozer Aubrey^[5]
10 March 1846: John Charles Burton Borough^[5]
10 March 1846: Peter Broughton^[5]
10 March 1846: George Brooke^[5]
10 March 1846: Robert Burton^[5]
10 March 1846: Robert Henry Cliency^[5]
10 March 1846: Saint John Chiverton Charlton^[5]
10 March 1846: Edward Corbett^[5]
10 March 1846:Edward Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis^[5]
10 March 1846:John Whitehall Dod^[5]
10 March 1846:Thomas Campbell Eyton^[5]
10 March 1846:Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville,[5]
10 March 1846:William Ormsby-Gore, 2nd Baron Harlech^[5]
10 March 1846: Robert Gardner^[5]
10 March 1846: Richard Frederick Hill^[5]
10 March 1846: The Hon. Gustavus Frederick Hamilton^[5]
10 March 1846: Richard Henry Kinchant^[5]
10 March 1846:Sir Baldwin Leighton, 7th Baronet,[5]
10 March 1846: Ralph Merrick Leeke^[5]
10 March 1846: Joseph Venables Lovett^[5]
10 March 1846: Thomas Lovett^[5]
10 March 1846: Charles Kynaston Mainwaring^[5]
10 March 1846: Edward William Smythe Owen^[5]
10 March 1846: John Owen^[5]
10 March 1846: William Oakeley^[5]
10 March 1846: William Halsted Poole^[5]
10 March 1846: John Rocke^[5]
10 March 1846:Robert Aglionby Slaney^[5]
10 March 1846:Henry Cavendish Taylor^[5]
10 March 1846: Thomas Twemlow^[5]

References

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.

^London Gazette,issue no.46510, 6 March 1975
^London Gazette,issue no.53797, 22 September 1994
^London Gazette,issue no.54346, 15 March 1996
^"No. 19721".The London Gazette.2 April 1839. p. 724.
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[1] London Gazette,issue no.46510, 6 March 1975

[2] London Gazette,issue no.53797, 22 September 1994

[3] London Gazette,issue no.54346, 15 March 1996

[4] "No. 19721".The London Gazette.2 April 1839. p. 724.

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