Lord-Lieutenants of Counties (England & Wales) 1974-

A provisional list compiled by J C Sainty, September 2005

Lord-Lieutenancies by county
Alphabetical list of Lord-Lieutenants
Abbreviations
References

The following lieutenancies are listed:

Avon 1974-96
Bedfordshire 1974-
Berkshire 1974-
Bristol 1996-
Buckinghamshire 1974-
Cambridgeshire 1974-
Cheshire 1974-
Cleveland 1974-96
Cornwall 1974-
Cumbria 1974-
Derbyshire 1974-
Devon 1974-
Dorset 1974-
Durham 1974-
Essex 1974-
Gloucestershire 1974-
Hampshire 1974-
Hereford and Worcester 1974-98
Herefordshire 1998-
Hertfordshire 1974-
Humberside 1974-96
Kent 1974-
Lancashire 1974-
Leicestershire 1974-
Lincolnshire 1974-
Greater London 1974-
Greater Manchester 1974-
Merseyside 1974-
Norfolk 1974-
Northamptonshire 1974-
Northumberland 1974-
Nottinghamshire 1974-
Oxfordshire 1974-
Rutland 1997-
Shropshire 1974-
Somerset 1974-
Staffordshire 1974-
Suffolk 1974-
Surrey 1974-
East Sussex 1974-
West Sussex 1974-
Tyne and Wear 1974-
Warwickshire 1974-
West Midlands 1974-
Isle of Wight 1974-
Wiltshire 1974-
Worcestershire 1998-
East Riding of Yorkshire 1996-
North Yorkshire 1974-
South Yorkshire 1974-
West Yorkshire 1974-
Clwyd 1974-
Dyfed 1974-
Mid Glamorgan 1974-
South Glamorgan 1974-
West Glamorgan 1974-
Gwent 1974-
Gwynedd 1974-
Powys 1974-

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Lord-Lieutenancies by county

Avon 1974-96

1974 Wills, Sir John Vernon, 4th Bt. Gt. 1 Apr. 1974 (DB p. 66). Office abolished 1996.

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Bedfordshire 1974-

1974 Whitbread, Simon App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1978.
1978 Hanbury, Hanmer Cecil Gt. 26 Apr. 1978 (DB p. 252). Vac. 1991.
1991 Whitbread, Samuel Charles Gt. 28 Feb. 1991 (DB2 p. 69).

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Berkshire 1974-

1974 Smith, Hon. David John App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1975.
1976 Smith, John Lindsay Eric Gt. 5 Mar. 1976 (DB p. 168). Vac. 1978.
1978 Palmer, Hon. Gordon William Nottage Gt. 16 Mar. 1978 (DB p. 243). Vac. 1989.
1989 Henderson, John Ronald Gt. 4 Sept. 1989 (DB2 p. 1). Vac. 1995.
1995 Wroughton, Philip Lavallin Gt. 9 May 1995 (DB2 p. 264).

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Bristol 1996-

1996 Tidmarsh, James Napier Gt. 30 Mar. 1996 (DB2 p. 304).

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Buckinghamshire 1974-

1974 Young, John Darling App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1984.
1984 Fremantle, Hon. John Tapling (succededed as 5th Baron Cottesloe 22 Apr. 1994) Gt. 3 Sept. 1984 (DB p. 508). Vac. 1997.
1997 Mobbs, Sir Gerald Nigel, Kt. Gt. 6 Jan. 1997 (DB2 p. 343).

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Cambridgeshire 1974-

1974 Hemingford, Dennis George Ruddock (Herbert) 2nd Baron App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1975.
1975 Brassey, Hon. Peter Esm� Gt. 26 Mar. 1975 (DB p. 131). Vac. 1981.
1981 Proby, Sir Peter, 2nd Bt. Gt. 19 Mar. 1981 (DB p. 381). Vac. 1985.
1985 Bevan, Michael Guy Molesworth Gt. 1 Aug. 1985 (DB p. 550). D. 2 Mar. 1992 (WWW, ix, 42).
1992 Crowden, James Gee Pascoe Gt. 3 July 1992 (DB2 p. 132). Vac. 2002.
2003 Duberly, Archibald Hugh Gt. 20 Aug. 2003 (DB2 p. 647).

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Cheshire 1974-

1974 Leverhulme, Philip Wiliam Bryce (Lever) 3rd Viscount App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1990.
1990 Bromley-Davenport, William Arthur Gt. 2 Aug. 1990 (DB2 p. 46).

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Cleveland 1974-96

1974 Crosthwaite, Cecil Gt. 1 Apr. 1974 (DB p. 66). D. 25 Dec. 1978 (WWW, vii, 187).
1979 Pounder, John Ashton Gt. 16 July 1979 (DB p. 310). Vac. 1980.
1981 Gisborough, Thomas Richard John Long (Chaloner) 3rd Baron Gt. 13 Apr. 1981 (DB p. 384).

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Cornwall 1974-

1974 Carew Pole, Sir John Gawen, 12th Bt. App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord Lieutenants Order 1973); gt. of extension to 4 Sept. 1977 4 Mar. 1977 (DB p. 206). Vac. 1977.
1977 Falmouth, George Hugh (Boscawen) 9th Viscount Gt. 11 Oct. 1977 (DB p. 228). Vac. 1994.
1994 Holborow, Lady Mary Christina Gt. 10 Nov. 1994 (DB2 p. 240).

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Cumbria 1974-

1974 Wade, John Charles App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1983.
1983 Graham, Sir Charles Spencer Richard, 6th Bt. Gt. 21 Feb. 1983 (DB p. 456). Vac. 1994.
1994 Cropper, James Anthony Gt. 18 July 1994 (DB2 p. 227).

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Derbyshire 1974-

1974 Walker-Okeover, Sir Ian Peter Monro, 3rd Bt. App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1977.
1978 Hilton, Peter (ktd. 1993) Gt. 31 Jan. 1978 (DB p. 237). Vac. 1994.
1994 Bather, John Knollys Gt. 1 July 1994 (DB2 p. 225).

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Devon 1974-

1974 Roborough, Massey Henry Edgcumbe (Lopes) 2nd Baron App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1978.
1978 Hull, Sir Richard Amyatt, Kt. Gt. 5 Oct. 1978 (DB p. 273). Vac. 1982.
1982 Morley, John St. Aubyn (Parker) 6th Earl of Gt. 10 May 1982 (DB p. 427). Vac. 1998.
1998 Dancer, Eric Gt. 16 Sept. 1998 (DB2 p. 441).

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Dorset 1974-

1974 Weld, Sir Joseph William, Kt. App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1984.
1984 Digby, Edward Henry Kenelm (Digby) 12th Baron Gt. 24 Sept. 1984 (DB p. 510). Vac. 1999.
1999 Fulford-Dobson, Michael Gt. 4 Aug. 1999 (DB2 p. 487).

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Durham 1974-

1974 Barnard, Harry John Neville (Vane) 11th Baron App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1988.
1988 Grant, David James Gt. 15 Apr. 1988 (DB p. 664). Vac. 1977.
1997 Nicholson, Sir Paul Douglas, Kt. Gt. 30 Jan. 1997 (DB2 p. 344).

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Essex 1974-

1974 Ruggles-Brise, Sir John Archibald, 2nd Bt. App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1978.
1978 Lewis, Sir Andrew Mackenzie, Kt. Gt. 21 Aug. 1978 (DB p. 267). Vac. 1992.
1992 Braybrooke, Robin Henry Charles (Neville) 10th Baron Gt. 3 Aug. 1992 (DB2 p. 142). Vac. 2002.
2002 Petre, John Patrick Lionel (Petre) 18th Baron Gt. 16 Dec. 2002 (DB2 p. 630).

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Gloucestershire 1974-

1974 Beaufort, Henry Hugh Arthur (Fitzroy) 10th Duke of App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1978.
1978 Gibbs, Martin St. John Valentine (ktd. 1991) Gt. 12 June 1978 (DB p. 259). D. 8 Feb. 1992 (WWW, ix, 203).
1992 Elwes, Henry William George Gt. 17 Feb. 1992 (DB2 p. 110).

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Hampshire 1974-

1974 Malmesbury, William James (Harris) 6th Earl of App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1982.
1982 Scott, Sir James Walter, 2nd Bt. Gt. 17 Dec. 1982 (DB p. 447). D. 2 Nov. 1993.
1994 Fagan, Florence Mary Gt. 28 Mar. 1994 (DB2 p. 212).

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Hereford and Worcester 1974-98

1974 Maclean, John Francis App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1976.
1976 Holland-Martin, Sir Deric Lindsay Eric, Kt. Gt. 8 Mar. 1976 (DB p. 168). D. 6 Jan. 1977 (WWW, vii, 377).
1977 Dunne, Thomas Raymond (ktd. 1995) Gt. 12 July 1977 (DB p. 220).

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Herefordshire 1998-

1998 Dunne, Sir Thomas Raymond, Kt. Gt. 1 Apr. 1998 (DB2 p. 414).

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Hertfordshire 1974-

1974 Burns, Sir Walter Arthur George, Kt. App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1986.
1986 Bowes Lyon, Simon Alexander Gt. 12 Feb. 1986 (DB p. 570).

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Humberside 1974-96

1974 Halifax, Charles Ingram Courtenay, 2nd Earl of App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). D. 19 Mar. 1980.
1980 Alec-Smith, Rupert Alexander Gt. 4 July 1980 (DB p. 357). Vac. 1983.
1983 Bethell, Richard Anthony Gt. 18 Oct. 1983 (DB p. 486).

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Kent 1974-

1974 Astor of Hever, Gavin (Astor) 2nd Baron App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1982.
1982 Leigh-Pemberton, Robert (cr. Baron Kingsdown 14 July 1993) Gt. 2 Aug. 1982 (DB p. 436). Vac. 2002.
2002 Willett, Allan Robert Gt. 23 Jan. 2002 (DB2 p. 600).

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Lancashire 1974-

1974 Clitheroe, Ralph (Assheton) 1st Baron App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1976.
1976 Towneley, Simon Peter Edmund Cosmo William (ktd. 1994) Gt. 25 Mar. 1976 (DB p. 170). Vac. 1996.
1997 Shuttleworth, Charles Geoffrey Nicholas (Kay-Shuttleworth) 5th Baron Gt. 13 Jan. 1997 (DB2 p. 343).

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Leicestershire 1974-

1974 Martin, Robert Andrew St. George App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1989.
1989 Brooks, Timothy Gerald Martin Gt. 24 Apr. 1989 (DB p. 700). Vac. 2003.
2003 Gretton, Jennifer Ann Lady Gt. 24 Feb. 2003 (DB2 p. 633).

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Lincolnshire 1974-

1974 Ancaster, Gilbert James (Heathcote Drummond Willoughby) 3rd Earl of App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1975.
1975 Nevile, Henry Nicholas Gt. 17 Nov. 1975 (DB p. 155). Vac. 1995.
1995 Cracroft-Eley, Bridget Katharine Gt. 31 Mar. 1995 (DB2 p. 258).

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Greater London 1974-

1974 Elworthy, Charles Samuel (Elworthy) Baron App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1978.
1978 Phillips, Norah Mary (Phillips) Baroness Gt. 1 July 1978 (DB p. 262). Vac. 1985.
1986 Bramall, Sir Edwin Noel Westby (cr. Baron Bramall 9 Feb. 1987) Gt. 31 Jan. 1986 (DB p. 568). Vac. 1998.
1998 Imbert, Peter Michael (Imbert) Baron Gt. 21 Dec. 1998 (DB2 p. 451).

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Greater Manchester 1974-

1974 Downward, Sir William Alkinson, Kt. Gt. 1 Apr. 1974 (DB p. 66). Vac. 1987.
1988 Timmins, John Bradford (ktd. 2002) Gt. 27 Jan. 1988 (DB p. 653).

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Merseyside 1974-

1974 Crawford, Sir Douglas Inglis, Kt. Gt. 1 Apr. 1974 (DB p. 67). Vac. 1979.
1979 Stoddart, Kenneth Maxwell Gt. 24 Apr. 1979 (DB p. 310). Vac. 1989.
1989 Cotton, Henry Egerton Gt. 5 June 1989 (DB p. 704). D. 3 Aug. 1993 (WWW, ix, 115).
1993 Waterworth, Alan William Gt. 22 Nov. 1993 (DB2 p. 198).

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Norfolk 1974-

1974 Bacon, Sir Edmund Castell, 13th Bt. App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1978.
1978 Colman, Timothy James Alan (ktd. 1996) Gt. 30 Mar. 1978 (DB p. 244). Vac. 2004.
2004 Jewson, Richard Wilson Gt. 24 Sept. 2004 (DB2 p. 687).

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Northamptonshire 1974-

1974 Chandos-Pole, John App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1984.
1984 Lowther, John Luke (ktd. 1997) Gt. 5 Mar. 1984 (DB p. 496). Vac. 1998.
1998 Townsend, Lady Juliet Margaret Gt. 18 Nov. 1998 (DB2 p. 448).

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Northumberland 1974-

1974 Northumberland, Hugh Algernon (Percy) 10th Duke of App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1984.
1984 Ridley, Matthew White (Ridley) 4th Viscount Gt. 3 Jan. 1984 (DB p. 491). Vac. 2000.
2000 Riddell, Sir John Charles Buchanan, 13th Bt. Gt. 25 Aug. 2000 (DB2 p. 550).

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Nottinghamshire 1974-

1974 Francklin, Mavourn Baldwin Philip App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1983.
1983 Hobday, Sir Gordon Ivan, Kt. Gt. 9 Feb. 1983 (DB p. 454). Vac. 1991.
1991 Buchanan, Sir Andrew George, 5th Bt. Gt. 11 Feb. 1991 (DB2 p. 67).

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Oxfordshire 1974-

1974 Thomson, Sir John. Kt. App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1979.
1980 Ponsonby, Sir Ashley Charles Gibbs, 2nd Bt. Gt. 2 Jan. 1980 (DB p. 332). Vac. 1996.
1996 Brunner, Hugo Laurence Joseph Gt. 20 Mar. 1996 (DB2 p. 302).

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Rutland 1997-

1997 Kennedy, Sir Thomas Lawrie, Kt. Gt. 1 Apr. 1997 (DB2 p. 352). Vac. 2003.
2003 Howard, Laurence Gt. 14 July 2003 (DB2 p. 645).

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Shropshire 1974-

1974 Heywood-Lonsdale, Arthur App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1975.
1975 Dugdale, John Robert Stratford Gt. 3 Mar. 1975 (DB p. 129). Vac. 1994.
1994 Boyne, Gustavus Michael George (Hamilton-Russell) 10th Viscount Gt. 19 Sept. 1994 (DB2 p. 231). D. 14 Dec. 1995.
1996 Heber-Percy, Algernon Eustace Hugh Gt. 11 Mar. 1996 (DB2 p. 300).

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Somerset 1974-

1974 Mitford-Slade, Cecil Townley App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1978.
1978 Luttrell, Geoffrey Walter Fownes (ktd. 1993) Gt. 3 May 1978 (DB p. 253). Vac. 1994.
1994 Wills, Sir John Vernon, 4th Bt. Gt. 10 Nov. 1994 (DB2 p. 240). D. 26 Aug. 1998.
1999 Gass, Elizabeth Periam Acland Hood Lady Gt. 12 Feb. 1999 (DB2 p. 457).

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Stafforshire 1974-

1974 Bryan, Arthur (ktd. 1976) App. 1 Apr. 1973 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1993.
1993 Hawley, James Appleton Gt. 6 Sept. 1993 (DB2 p. 185).

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Suffolk 1974-

1974 Stradbroke, John Anthony Alexander (Rous) 4th Earl of App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1978.
1978 Rowley, Sir Joshua Francis, 7th Bt. Gt. 24 Apr. 1978 (DB p. 251). Vac. 1994.
1994 Belstead, John Julian (Ganzoni) 2nd Baron Gt. 11 Feb. 1994 (DB2 p. 209). Vac. 2002.
2003 Tollemache, Timothny John Edward (Tollemache) 5th Baron Gt. 30 June 2003 (DB2 p. 644).

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Surrey 1974-

1974 Hamilton of Dalzell, John d'Henin (Hamilton) 3rd Baron App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1986.
1986 Thornton, Richard Eustace Gt. 2 May 1986 (DB p. 585). Vac. 1997.
1997 Goad, Sarah Jane Frances Gt. 29 Oct. 1997 (DB2 p. 394).

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East Sussex 1974-

1974 Abergavenny, John Henry Guy (Nevill) 5th Marquess of Gt. 1 Apr. 1974 (DB p. 66). Vac. 1989.
1989 Bryson, Sir Lindsay Sutherland, Kt. Gt. 9 Nov. 1989 (DB2 p. 9). Vac. 2000.
2000 Stewart-Roberts, Phyllida Kathrine Gt. 4 May 2000 (DB2 p. 521).

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West Sussex 1974-

1974 Norfolk, Bernard Marmaduke (Fitzalan Howard) 16th Duke of App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). D. 31 Jan. 1975.
1975 Norfolk, Lavinia (Fitzalan Howard) Duchess of Gt. 19 May 1975 (DB p. 134). Vac. 1990.
1990 Richmond, Charles Henry (Gordon-Lennox) 10th Duke of Gt. 23 Mar. 1990 (DB2 p. 26). Vac. 1994.
1994 Ward, Sir Philip John Newling, Kt. Gt. 29 July 1994 (DB2 p. 228). Vac. 1999.
1999 Wyatt, Hugh Rowland Gt. 12 July 1999 (DB2 p. 474).

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Tyne and Wear 1974-

1974 Steel, Sir James, Kt. Gt. 1 Apr. 1974 (DB p. 67). Vac. 1984.
1984 Carr-Ellison, Sir Ralph Harry, Kt. Gt. 4 July 1984 (DB p. 505). Vac. 2000.
2001 Sherlock, Nigel Gt. 29 Jan. 2001 (DB2 p. 564).

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Warwickshire 1974-

1974 Smith-Ryland, Charles Mortimer Tollemache (ktd. 1989) App. 1 Apr.1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). D. 14 Nov. 1989 (WWW, viii, 704).
1990 Daventry, Francis Humphrey Tollemache (FitzRoy Newdegate) 3rd Viscount Gt. 19 Mar. 1990 (DB p. 25). Vac. 1996.
1997 Dunne, Martin Gt. 17 Jan. 1997 (DB2 p. 344).

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West Midlands 1974-

1974 Aylesford, Charles Ian (Finch-Knightley) 11th Earl of Gt. 1 Apr. 1974 (DB p. 67). Vac. 1993.
1993 Taylor, Robert Richard Gt. 16 Dec. 1993 (DB2 p. 198).

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Isle of Wight 1974-

1974 Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas (Mountbatten) 1st Earl Gt. 1 Apr. 1974 (DB p. 66). D. 27 Aug. 1979.
1980 Nicholson, Sir John Norris, 2nd Bt. Gt. 19 Feb. 1980 (DB p. 339). Vac. 1986.
1986 Mottistone, David Peter (Seely) 4th Baron Gt. 20 Feb. 1986 (DB p. 573). Vac. 1995.
1995 Bland, Christopher Donald Jack Gt. 18 Dec. 1995 (DB2 p. 290).

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Wiltshire 1974-

1974 Margadale, John Granville (Morrison) 1st Baron App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1981.
1981 Brassey, Hugh Trefusis (ktd. 1985). Gt. 17 Dec. 1981 (DB p. 413). Vac. 1989.
1989 Gibbs, Sir Roland Christopher, Kt. Gt. 15 Dec. 1989 (DB2 p. 11). Vac. 1996.
1996 Johnston, Sir Maurice Robert, Kt. Gt. 5 July 1996 (DB2 p. 319). Vac. 2004.
2004 Bush, John Barnard Gt. 10 Nov. 2004 (DB2 p. 691).

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Worcestershire 1998-

1998 Dunne , Sir Thomas Raymond, Kt. Gt. 1 Apr. 1998 (DB2 p. 414). Vac. 2001.
2001 Brinton, Michael Ashley Cecil Gt. 27 Sept. 2001 (DB2 p. 593).

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East Riding of Yorkshire 1996-

1996 Marriott, Richard Gt. 1 Apr. 1996 (DB2 p. 305).

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North Yorkshire 1974-

1974 Normanby, Oswald Constantine John (Phipps) 4th Marquess of App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1987.
1987 Worsley, Sir William Marcus John, 5th Bt. Gt. 24 Mar. 1987 (DB p. 614). Vac. 1999.
1999 Crathorne, Charles James (Dugdale) 2nd Baron Gt. 15 Mar. 1999 (DB2 p. 462).

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South Yorkshire 1974-

1974 Young, Gerard Francis Gt. 1 Apr. 1974 (DB p. 67). Vac. 1985.
1985 Neill, James Hugh Gt. 7 May 1985 (DB p. 535). Vac. 1996.
1996 Scarbrough, Richard Aldred (Lumley) 12th Earl of Gt. 30 Mar. 1996 (DB2 p. 304). D. 23 Mar. 2004.
2004 Moody, David Barker Gt. 10 May 2004 (DB2 p. 667).

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West Yorkshire 1974-

1974 Hargreaves, Kenneth App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1978.
1978 Bulmer, Sir William Peter, Kt. Gt. 5 Apr. 1978 (DB p. 247). Vac. 1985.
1985 Ingrow, John Aked (Taylor) Baron Gt. 3 June 1985 (DB p. 540). Vac. 1992.
1992 Lyles, John Gt. 25 Sept. 1992 (DB2 p. 146). Vac. 2004.
2004 Roscoe, Ingrid Mary Gt. 2004 (DB2 p. 668).

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Clwyd 1974-

1974 Mainwaring, Hugh Salusbury Kynaston App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). D. 6 July 1976 (WWW, vii, 512).
1976 Williams-Wynn, Sir Owen Watkin, 10th Bt. Gt. 23 Nov. 1976 (DB p. 195). Vac. 1979.
1979 Evans, James Ellis Gt. 28 Dec. 1979 (DB p. 332). Vac. 1985.
1985 Gladstone, Sir Erskine William, 7th Bt. Gt. 7 Aug. 1985 (DB p. 551). Vac. 2000.
2001 Jones, Trefor Gt. 5 June 2001 (DB2 p. 577).

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Dyfed 1974-

1974 Philipps, Hon. Richard Hanning App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1979.
1979 Mansel Lewis, David Courtenay (ktd. 1995) Gt. 15 Feb. 1979 (DB p. 290). Vac. 2002.
2002 Morris of Aberavon, John (Morris) Baron Gt. 16 Dec. 2002 (DB2 p. 630).

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Mid Glamorgan 1974-

1974 Traherne, Sir Cennydd George, Kt. App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1985.
1985 Badham, Douglas George Gt. 16 Dec. 1985 (DB p. 563). Vac. 1989.
1990 McLaggan, Murray Adams Gt. 5 Mar. 1990 (DB2 p. 23). Vac. 2002.
2003 Thomas, Kathrin Elizabeth App. 1 Jan. 2003.

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South Glamorgan 1974-

1974 Traherne, Sir Cennydd Traherne, Kt. App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1985.
1985 Williams, Susan Eva Gt. 16 Dec. 1985 (DB p. 563). Vac. 1990.
1990 Lloyd-Edwards, Norman Gt. 11 Sept. 1990 (DB2 p. 49).

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West Glamorgan 1974-

1974 Traherne, Sir Cennydd George, Kt. App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1985.
1985 Williams, James Vaughan Gt. 16 Dec. 1985 (DB p. 563). Vac. 1987.
1987 Llewellyn, Sir Michael Rowland Godfrey, 2nd Bt. Gt. 11 Dec. 1987 (DB p. 648). D. 8 Sept. 1994.
1995 Hastie, Robert Cameron Gt. 10 Apr. 1995 (DB2 p. 259).

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Gwent 1974-

1974 Hill, Edward Roderick App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1979.
1979 Hanbury-Tenison, Richard (ktd. 1995) Gt. 25 June 1979 (DB p. 305). Vac. 2000.
2001 Boyle, Simon Hugh Patrick Gt. 22 Oct, 2001.

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Gwynedd 1974-

1974 Williams Bulkeley, Sir Richard Harry David, 13th Bt. App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1983.
1983 Anglesey, George Charles Henry Victor (Paget) 7th Marquess of Gt. 9 Nov. 1983 (DB p. 488). Vac. 1989.
1990 Rees, Richard Eric Meuric Gt. 5 Mar. 1990 (DB2 p. 23). Vac. 1999.
2000 Sunderland, Eric Gt. 24 Feb. 2000 (DB2 p. 511).

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Powys 1974-

1974 Corbett-Winder, John Lyon App. 1 Apr. 1974 (The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973). Vac. 1986.
1986 Bourdillon, Mervyn Leigh Gt. 16 July 1986 (DB p. 593). Vac. 1998.
1998 Legge-Bourke, Elizabeth Shan (Josephine) Gt. 10 Aug. 1998 (DB2 p. 440).

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Alphabetical list of Lord-Lieutenants

Abergavenny, John Henry Guy 5th Marquess of East Sussex 1974-89.
Alec-Smith, Rupert Alexander Humberside 1980-83.
Ancaster, Gilbert James 3rd Earl of Lincolnshire 1974-5.
Anglesey, George Charles Henry Victor 7th Marquess of Gwynedd 1983-9.
Astor of Hever, Gavin 2nd Baron Kent 1972-82.
Aylesford, Charles Ian 11th Earl of West Midlands 1974-93.
Bacon, Sir Edmund Castell, 13th Bt. Norfolk 1974-8.
Badham, Douglas George Mid Glamorgan 1985-9.
Barnard, Harry John Neville 11th Baron Durham 1974-88.
Bather, John Knollys Derbyshire 1994-
Beaufort, Henry Hugh Arthur Fitzroy 10th Duke of Gloucestershire 1974-8.
Belstead, John Julian 2nd Baron Suffolk 1994-2002.
Bethell, Richard Anthony Humberside 1983-96.
Bevan, Michael Guy Molesworth Cambridgeshire 1985-92.
Bland, Christopher Donald Jack Isle of Wight 1995-
Bourdillon, Mervyn Leigh Powys 1989-98.
Bourke see Legge-Bourke
Bowes Lyon, Simon Alexander Hertfordshire 1986-
Boyle, Simon Hugh Patrick Gwent 2001-
Boyne, Gustavus Michael George 10th Viscount Shropshire 1994-5.
Bramall, Sir Edwin Noel Westby, Kt. (Baron Bramall 1987) Greater London 1986-98.
Brassey, Hugh Trefusis (Kt. 1985) Wiltshire 1981-9.
Brassey, Hon. Peter Esm� Cambridgeshire 1975-81.
Braybrooke, Robin Henry Charles (Neville) 10th Baron Essex 1992-2002.
Brinton, Michael Ashley Cecil Worcestershire 2001-
Brise see Ruggles-Brise
Bromley-Davenport, William Arthur Cheshire 1990-
Brooks, Timothy Gerald Martin Leicestershire 1989-2003.
Brunner, Hugo Laurence Joseph Oxfordshire 1996-
Bryan, Arthur (Kt. 1976) Staffordshire 1974-93.
Bryson, Sir Lindsay Sutherland, Kt. East Sussex 1989-2000.
Buchanan, Sir Andrew George, 5th Bt. Nottinghamshire 1991-
Bulkeley see Williams Bulkeley
Bulmer, Sir William Peter, Kt. West Yorkshire 1978-85.
Burns, Sir Walter Arthur George, Kt. Hertfordshire 1974-86.
Bush, John Barnard Wiltshire 2004-
Carew Pole, Sir John Gawen, 12th Bt. Cornwall 1974-7.
Carr-Ellison, Sir Ralph Harry, Kt. Tyne and Wear 1984-2000.
Chandos-Pole, John Northamptonshire 1974-84.
Clitheroe, Ralph 1st Baron Lancashire 1974-6.
Colman, Timothy James Alan (Kt. 1996) Norfolk 1978-2004.
Corbett-Winder, John Lyon Powys 1974-86.
Cottesloe, 1st Baron see Fremantle, Hon. John Tapling
Cotton, Henry Egerton Merseyside 1989-93.
Cracroft-Eley, Bridget Katharine Lincolnshire 1995-
Crathorne, Charles James 2nd Baron North Yorkshire 1999-
Crawford, Sir Douglas Inglis, Kt. Merseyside 1974-9.
Cropper, James Anthony Cumbria 1994-
Crosthwaite, Cecil Cleveland 1974-8.
Crowden, James Gee Pascoe Cambridgeshire 1992-2002.
Dancer, Eric Devon 1998-
Davenport see Bromley-Davenport
Daventry, Francis Humphrey Maurice 3rd Viscount Warwickshire 1990-96.
Digby, Edward Henry Kenelm 12th Baron Dorset 1984-99.
Dobson see Fulford-Dobson
Downward, Sir William Atkinson, Kt. Greater Manchester 1974-87.
Duberly, Archibald Hugh Cambridgeshire 2003-
Dugdale, John Robert Stratford Shropshire 1975-94.
Dunne, Martin Warwickshire 1997-
Dunne, Thomas Raymond (ktd. 1995) Hereford and Worcester 1977-98; Herefordshire 1998- ; Worcestershire 1998-2001.
Edwards see Lloyd-Edwards
Eley see Cracroft-Eley
Ellison see Carr-Ellison
Elwes, Henry William George Gloucestershire 1992-
Elworthy, Charles Samuel Baron Greater London 1974-8.
Evans, James Ellis Clwyd 1979-85.
Fagan, Florence Mary Hampshire 1994-
Falmouth, George Hugh (Boscawen) 9th Viscount Cornwall 1977-94.
Francklin, Mavourn Baldwin Philip Nottinghamshire 1974-83.
Fremantle, Hon. John Tapling (5th Baron Cottesloe 1994) Buckinghamshire 1984-97.
Fulford-Dobson, Michael Dorset 1999-
Gass, Elizabeth Periam Acland Hood Lady Somerset 1999-
Gibbs, Martin St. John Valentine (Kt. 1991) Gloucestershire 1978-92.
Gibbs, Sir Roland Christopher, Kt. Wiltshire 1989-96.
Gisborough, Thomas Richard John Long 3rd Baron Cleveland 1981-96.
Gladstone, Sir Erskine William, 7th Bt. Clwyd 1985-2000.
Goad, Sarah Jane Frances Surrey 1997-
Graham, Sir Charles Spencer Richard, 6th Bt. Cumbria 1983-94.
Grant, David John Durham 1988-97.
Gretton, Jennifer Ann Lady Leicestershire 2003-
Halifax, Charles Ingram Courtenay 2nd Earl of Humberside 1974-80.
Hamilton of Dalzell, John d'Henin 3rd Baron Surrey 1974-86.
Hanbury, Hanmer Cecil Bedfordshire 1978-91.
Hanbury-Tenison, Richard (Kt. 1995) Gwent 1979-2000.
Hargeaves, Kenneth West Yorkshire 1974-8.
Hastie, Robert Cameron West Glamorgan 1995-
Hawley, James Appleton Staffordshire 1993-
Heber-Percy, Algernon Eustace Hugh Shropshire 1996-
Hemingford, Dennis George Ruddock 2nd Baron Cambridgeshire 1974-5.
Henderson, John Ronald Berkshire 1989-95.
Heywood-Lonsdale, Arthur Shropshire 1974-5.
Hill, Edward Roderick Gwent 1974-9.
Hilton, Peter (Kt. 1993) Derbyshire 1978-94.
Hobday, Sir Gordon Ivan, Kt. Nottinghamshire 1983-91.
Holborow, Lady Mary Christina Cornwall 1994-
Holland-Martin, Sir Deric Lindsay Eric, Kt. Hereford and Worcester 1976-7.
Howard, Laurence Rutland 2003-
Hull, Sir Richard Amyatt, Kt. Devon 1978-82.
Imbert, Peter Michael Baron Greater London 1998-
Ingrow, John Aked Baron West Yorkshire 1985-92.
Jewson, Richard Wilson Norfolk 2004-
Johnston, Sir Maurice Robert, Kt. Wiltshire 1996-2004.
Jones, Trefor Clwyd 2001-
Kennedy, Sir Thomas Lawrie, Kt. Rutland 1997-2003.
Kingsdown, Baron see Leigh-Pemberton, Robert
Legge-Bourke, Hon. Elizabeth Shan (Josephine) Powys 1998-
Leigh-Pemberton, Robert (Baron Kingsdown 1993) Kent 1982-2002.
Leverhulme, Philip William Bryce 3rd Viscount Cheshire 1974-90.
Lewis, Sir Andrew Mackenzie, Kt. Essex 1978-92.
Lewis see also Mansel Lewis
Llewellyn, Sir Michael Rowland Godfrey, 2nd Bt. West Glamorgan 1987-94.
Lloyd-Edwards, Norman South Glamorgan 1990-
Lonsdale see Heywood-Lonsdale
Lowther, John Luke (Kt. 1997) Northamptonshire 1984-98.
Luttrell, Geoffrey Walter Fownes (Kt. 1993) Somerset 1978-94.
Lyles, John West Yorkshire 1992-2004.
Lyon see Bowes Lyon
McLaggan, Murray Adams Mid Glamorgan 1990-2002
Maclean, John Francis Hereford and Worcester 1974-6.
Mainwaring, Hugh Salusbury Kynaston Clwyd 1974-6.
Malmesbury, William James 6th Earl of Hampshire 1974-82.
Mansel Lewis, David Courtenay (Kt. 1995) Dyfed 1979-2002.
Margadale, John Granville 1st Baron Wiltshire 1974-81.
Marriott, Richard East Riding of Yorkshire 1996-
Martin, Robert Andrew St. George Leicestershire 1974-89.
Martin see also Holland-Martin
Mitford-Slade, Cecil Townley Somerset 1974-8.
Mobbs, Sir Gerald Nigel, Kt. Buckinghamshire 1997-
Moody, David Barker South Yorkshire 2004-
Morley, John St. Aubyn 6th Earl of Devon 1982-98.
Morris of Aberavon, John Baron Dyfed 2002-
Mottistone, David Peter 4th Baron Isle of Wight 1986-95.
Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas 1st Earl Isle of Wight 1974-9.
Neill, James Hugh South Yorkshire 1985-96.
Nevile, Henry Nicholas Lincolnshire 1975-95.
Nicholson, Sir John Norris, 2nd Bt. Isle of Wight 1980-86.
Nicholson, Sir Paul Douglas, Kt. Durham 1997-
Norfolk, Bernard Marmaduke 16th Duke of West Sussex 1974-5.
Norfolk, Lavinia Duchess of West Sussex 1975-90.
Normanby, Oswald Constantine John 4th Marquess of North Yorkshire 1974-87.
Northumberland, Hugh Algernon 10th Duke of Northumberland 1974-84
Okeover see Walker-Okeover
Palmer, Hon. Gordon William Nottage Berkshire 1978-89.
Pemberton see Leigh-Pemberton
Percy see Heber-Percy
Petre, John Patrick Lionel 18th Baron Essex 2002-
Philipps, Hon. Richard Hanning Dyfed 1974-9.
Phillips, Norah Mary Baroness Greater London 1975-85.
Pole see Carew Pole and Chandos Pole
Ponsonby, Sir Ashley Charles Gibbs, 2nd Bt. Oxfordshire 1980-96.
Pounder, John Ashton Cleveland 1979-80.
Proby, Sir Peter, 2nd Bt. Cambridgeshire 1981-5.
Rees, Richard Eric Meuric Gwynedd 1990-99.
Richmond, Charles Henry 10th Duke of West Sussex 1990-94.
Riddell, Sir John Charles Buchanan, 13th Bt. Northumberland 2000-
Ridley, Matthew White 4th Viscount Northumberland 1984-2000.
Roberts see Stewart-Roberts
Roborough, Massey Henry Edgcumbe 2nd Baron Devon 1974-8.
Roscoe, Ingrid Mary West Yorkshire 2004-
Rowley, Sir Joshua Francis, 7th Bt. Suffolk 1978-94.
Ruggles-Brise, Sir John Archibald, 2nd Bt. Essex 1974-8.
Ryland see Smith-Ryland
Scarbrough, Richard Aldred 12th Earl of South Yorkshire 1996-2004.
Scott, Sir James Walter, 2nd Bt. Hampshire 1982-93.
Sherlock, Nigel Tyne and Wear 2001-
Shuttelworth, Charles Geoffrey Nicholas 5th Baron Lancashire 1997-
Slade see Mitford-Slade
Smith, Hon. David John Berkshire 1974-5.
Smith, John Lindsay Eric Berkshire 1976-8.
Smith see also Alec-Smith
Smith-Ryland, Charles Mortimer Tollemache (Kt. 1989) Warwickshire 1974-89.
Steel, Sir James, Kt. Tyne and Wear 1974-84.
Stewart-Roberts, Phyllida Kathrine East Sussex 2000-
Stoddart, Kenneth Maxwell Merseyside 1979-89.
Stradbroke, John Anthony Alexander 4th Earl of Suffolk 1974-8.
Sunderland, Eric Gwynedd 2000-
Taylor, Robert Richard West Midlands 1993-
Tenison see Hanbury-Tenison
Thomas, Kathrin Elizabeth Mid Glamorgan 2003-
Thomson, Sir John, Kt. Oxfordshire 1974-9.
Thornton, Richard Eustace Surrey 1986-97.
Tidmarsh, James Napier Bristol 1996-
Timmins, John Bradford (Kt. 2002) Greater Manchester 1988-
Tollemache, Timothy John Edward 5th Baron Suffolk 2003-
Towneley, Simon Peter Edmund Cosmo William (Kt. 1994) Lancashire 1976-96.
Townsend, Lady Juliet Margaret Nothamptonshire 1998-
Traherne, Sir Cennydd George, Kt. Mid, South & West Glamorgan 1974-85.
Wade, John Charles Cumbria 1974-83.
Walker-Okeover, Sir Ian Peter Andrew Monro, 3rd Bt. Derbyshire 1974-7.
Ward, Sir Philip John Newling, Kt. West Sussex 1994-9.
Waterworth, Alan William Merseyside 1993-
Weld, Sir Joseph William, Kt. Dorset 1974-84.
Whitbread, Simon Bedfordshire 1974-8.
Whitbread, Samuel Charles Bedfordshire 1991-
Willett, Allan Robert Kent 2002-
Williams, James Vaughan West Glamorgan 1985-7.
Williams, Susan Eva South Glamorgan 1985-90.
Williams Bulkeley, Sir Richard Harry David, 13th Bt. Gwynedd 1974-83.
Williams-Wynn, Sir Owen Watkin, 10th Bt. Clwyd 1976-9.
Wills, Sir John Vernon, 4th Bt. Avon 1974-96; Somerset 1994-8.
Winder see Corbett-Winder
Worsley, Sir William Marcus John, 5th Bt. North Yorkshire 1987-99.
Wroughton, Philip Lavallin Berkshire 1995-
Wyatt, Hugh Rowland West Sussex 1999-
Wynn see Williams-Wynn
Young, Gerard Francis South Yorkshire 1974-85.
Young, John Darling Buckinghamshire 1974-84.

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