English counties

Lord-lieutenants

1549 - 1551               Henry Grey, Marquess of Dorset ................ 1517-1554

                          (1st Time)

1551 - 1552               Francis Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon .......... 1514-1561

1552 - 1554               Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk (2nd Time)

       1554 - 20 Jun 1596 Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon

       1559 - 14 Dec 1595 Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon ........ 1535-1595

02 Oct 1596 - 30 Dec 1604 Sir George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon ... 1540-1604

16 May 1607 - 1642        Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon ........ 1586-1643

27 Dec 1638 - 1642        Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon ... 1609-1656

       1642 - 164.        Henry Grey, Earl Stamford ..................... 1599-1673

                          (Parliamentary)

14 Jan 1661 - 10 Jan 1667 Henry Hastings, Baron Loughborough ............ 1610-1667

14 Feb 1667 - 07 Jul 1677 John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland ............. 1604-1679

07 Jul 1677 - 11 Aug 1687 John Manners, 9th Earl of Rutland ............. 1638-1711

                          (1st Time)

11 Aug 1687 - 06 Apr 1689 Theophilus Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon ....... 1650-1701

06 Apr 1689 - 24 Mar 1703 John Manners, 9th Earl of Rutland (2nd Time)

24 Mar 1703 - 01 Jul 1706 Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh ........... 1668-1717

                          (1st Time)

01 Jul 1706 - 10 Jan 1711 John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland (3rd Time)

08 Sep 1711 - 03 Dec 1714 Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh (2nd Time)

03 Dec 1714 - 22 Feb 1721 John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland ............. 1676-1721

26 Apr 1721 - 29 Mar 1779 John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland ............. 1696-1779

16 Jul 1779 - 24 Oct 1787 Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland .......... 1754-1787

14 Dec 1787 - 21 Oct 1799 Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort .............. 1744-1803

21 Oct 1799 - 20 Jan 1857 John Henry Manners, Duke of Rutland ........... 1778-1857

13 Feb 1857 - 03 Mar 1888 Charles Cecil John Manners,

                           Duke of Rutland .............................. 1815-1888

19 Jun 1888 - 25 Sep 1900 Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe,

                           Earl Howe .................................... 1822-1900

07 Nov 1900 - 08 May 1925 Henry John Brinsley Manners,

                           Duke of Rutland .............................. 1852-1925

27 Jul 1925 - 25 May 1949 Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, Baron Hazlerigg ........ 1878-1949

02 Aug 1949 - 21 Oct 1966 Robert Godfrey Wolseley Bewicke-Copley,

                           Baron Cromwell

05 Apr 1967 - 24 Apr 1989 Col. Sir Robert Andrew St. George Martin ...... 1914-1993

24 Apr 1989 - 24 Feb 2003 Sir Timothy Gerald Martin Brooks .............. 1929-2014

24 Feb 2003 - 14 Jun 2018 Jennifer Ann Gretton, Baroness Gretton ........ 1943-

14 Jun 2018 -             Michael Kapur


Lincolnshire

Lord-lieutenants

1550 - 1552               Edward Fiennes de Clinton, Earl of Lincoln .... 1512-1585

1552 - 1563               Henry Manners, Baron de Ros of Helmsley,

                           Earl of Rutland .............................. 1526-1563

       1582 - 14 Apr 1587 Edward Manners, Baron de Ros of Helmsley,

                           Earl of Rutland .............................. 1549-1587

   Nov 1587 - 04 Aug 1598 William Cecil, Baron Burghley ................. 1520-1598

20 Sep 1603 - 26 Jun 1612 Roger Manners, Earl of Rutland ................ 1576-1612

15 Jul 1612 - 23 Jan 1629 Francis Manners, Earl of Rutland .............. 1578-1632

03 Jan 1629 - 1642        Robert Bertie, Earl of Lindsey ................ 1583-1642

13 Jul 1660 - 25 Jul 1666 Baron Montagu Bertie Willoghby de Eresby,

                           Earl of Lindsey .............................. 1608-1666

09 Aug 1666 - 06 Apr 1700 Baron Robert Bertie Willoghby de Eresby,

                           Earl of Lindsey .............................. 1641-1701

06 Apr 1700 - 26 Jul 1723 Robert Bertie, 1st Duke  of Ancaster

                           and Kesteven, Marquess of Lindsey ............ 1660-1723

20 Feb 1724 - 01 Jan 1742 Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster

                           and Kesteven, Marquess of Lindsey ............ 1686-1742

12 Mar 1742 - 12 Aug 1778 Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster

                           and Kesteven, Marquess of Lindsey ............ 1714-1778

14 Jan      - 08 Jul 1779 Robert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster

                           and Kesteven, Marquess of Lindsey ............ 1756-1779

09 Aug 1779 - 08 Feb 1809 Brownlow Bertie, 5th Duke of Ancaster

                           and Kesteven, Marquess of Lindsey ............ 1729-1809

25 Feb 1809 - 20 Aug 1852 John Cust, Earl of Brownlow ................... 1779-1853

20 Aug 1852 - 13 Feb 1857 Charles Manners, Duke of Rutland .............. 1815-1889

13 Feb 1857 - 07 Jan 1862 Charles Anderson Worsley Anderson-Pelham,

                           Earl of Yarborough ........................... 1809-1862

21 Feb 1862 - 06 Sep 1867 Sir Gilbert John Heathcote, Baron Aveland ..... 1795-1867

04 Dec 1867 - 17 Mar 1921 Adelbert Wellington Brownlow-Cust,

                           Earl Brownlow ................................ 1844-1921

16 Apr 1921 - 12 Jul 1936 Charles Alfred Worsley Anderson-Pelham,

                           Earl of Yarborough ........................... 1859-1936

14 Aug 1936 - 01 May 1950 Peregrine Francis Adelbert Cust,

                           Baron Brownlow ............................... 1899-1978

01 May 1950 - 17 Nov 1975 Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby,

                           Earl of Ancaster ............................. 1907-1983

17 Nov 1975 - 31 Mar 1995 Sir Henry Nevile .............................. 1920-1996

31 Mar 1995 - 29 Aug 2008 Bridget Katharine Cracroft-Eley ............... 1933-2008

30 Oct 2008 - 23 Feb 2015 Anthony James Longmore Worth .................. 1940-

23 Feb 2015 -             Toby Edward Drake Dennis ...................... 1954-


Merseyside

01 Apr 1974               Merseyside county created

31 Mar 1986               Abolished as a Council area, retained as a Ceremonial

                           and Metropolitan county

01 Apr 2014 -             Creation of the Liverpool City Region


Lord-lieutenants

01 Apr 1974 - 1979        Brig. Sir Douglas Inglis Crawford ............. 1904-1981

24 Apr 1979 - 1989        Wing Cdr. Sir Kenneth Maxwell Stoddart ........ 1914-2008

05 Jun 1989 - 03 Aug 1993 Henry Egerton Cotton .......................... 1929-1993

22 Nov 1993 - 2006        Sir Alan William Waterworth

11 Oct 2006 - 2017        Dame Lorna Elizabeth Muirhead ................. 1942-

13 Sep 2017 -             Mark Blundell



Leader of the County Council

01 Apr 1974 - 20 May 1981 ...

20 May 1981 - 31 Mar 1986 Keva Coombes

Chairmen of the Liverpool City Combined Authority

01 Apr 2014 - 18 Dec 2015 Philip Davies

18 Dec 2015 - 05 May 2017 Joseph Anderson ............................... 1958-     L

Mayor

05 May 2017 -             Steven Philip Rotheram ........................ 1961-     L


Norfolk

Lord-lieutenants

1557 - 1559               Thomas Radclyffe, Earl of Sussex .............. 1525-1583

1559 - 1572               Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk ................ 1536-1572

03 Jul 1585 - 23 Jul 1596 Henry Carey, Baron Hunsdon .................... 1526-1596

16 Jul 1605 - 15 Jun 1614 Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton ............. 1540-1614

18 Apr 1615 - 1642        Henry Frederick Howard, Earl of Arundel ....... 1585-1646

24 Sep 1660 - 19 Apr 1661 Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton ... 1607-1667

19 Aug 1661 - 06 Mar 1676 Horacio Townsend, Viscount Townshend .......... 1630-1687

06 Mar 1676 - 08 Mar 1683 Sir Robert Paston, Earl of Yarmouth ........... 1631-1683

05 Apr 1683 - 02 Apr 1701 Henry Howard, Duke of Norfolk ................. 1655-1701

26 May 1701 - 30 Apr 1713 Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend ..... 1674-1738

                          (1st Time)

30 Apr 1713 - 30 Oct 1714 James Butler, Duke of Ormonde ................. 1665-1745

                          (Seamus de Buitleir)

30 Oct 1714 - 15 May 1730 Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend

                          (2nd Time)

25 Jun 1730 - 13 Dec 1739 Charles Townshend, 3rd Viscount Townshend ..... 1700-1764

13 Dec 1739 - 22 Sep 1756 John Hobart, Earl of Buckinghamshire .......... 1693-1766

29 Jun 1757 - 05 Dec 1791 George Walpole, Earl of Orford ................ 1730-1791

24 Feb 1792 - 14 Sep 1807 FM. George Townshend, Marquess Townshend ...... 1724-1807

11 Mar 1808 - 01 Aug 1821 Lt-Col. William Assheton, Harbord,

                           Baron Suffield ............................... 1766-1821

01 Nov 1821 - 31 May 1846 John Wodehouse, Baron Wodehouse ............... 1771-1846

28 Jul 1846 - 03 Sep 1906 Thomas William Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester .... 1922-1909

03 Sep 1906 - 01 May 1929 Thomas William Coke, 3rd Earl of Leicester .... 1848-1941

01 Mar 1929 - 14 Mar 1944 Russell James Colman

14 Mar 1944 - 21 Aug 1949 Thomas William Coke, 4th Earl of Leicester .... 1880-1949

30 Sep 1949 - 1978        Lt-Col. Sir Edmond Castell Bacon,

                           14th Baronet of Redgrave and Mildenhall ...... 1903-1982

30 Mar 1978 - 19 Sep 2004 Sir Timothy James Allen Colman ................ 1929-2021

24 Sep 2004 - 05 Aug 2019 Richard Wilson Jewson ......................... 1944-

05 Aug 2019 -             Lady Philippa Dannatt


Northhamptonshire

Lord-lieutenants

       1576 - 20 Nov 1591 Sir Christopher Hatton ........................ 1540-1591

08 Sep 1603 - 08 Feb 1623 Sir Thomas Cecil, Earl of Exeter .............. 1542-1623

27 Feb 1623 - 06 Jul 1640 William Cecil, Earl of Exeter ................. 1566-1640

16 Jul 1640 - 18 Jun 1643 John Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough ........... 15..-1642

01 Aug 1660 - 20 Feb 1678 John Cecil, Earl of Exeter .................... 1628-1678

                          (for East Northamptonshire from 08 Aug 1673)

01 Aug 1660 - 12 Feb 1666 Mildmay Fane, Earl of Westmorland ............. 1602-1666

08 Aug 1673 - 30 May 1689 Henry Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough .......... 1621-1697

                          (for West Northamptonshire to 20 Feb 1678)

30 May 1689 - 21 Jul 1715 Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough,

                           Earl of Monmouth ............................. 1658-1715

21 Jul 1715 - 05 Jul 1749 John Montagu, Duke of Montagu ................. 1690-1749

02 Oct 1749 - 08 Jun 1771 George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of Halifax .......... 1716-1771

06 Jul 1771 - 07 Apr 1796 Spencer Compton, Earl of Northampton .......... 1738-1796

11 Jun 1796 - 24 May 1828 Charles Compton, Marquess of Northampton ...... 1760-1828

05 Jul 1828 - 15 Dec 1841 John Fane, Earl of Westmorland ................ 1759-1841

22 Jan 1842 - 16 Jan 1867 Brownlow Cecil, Marquess of Exeter ............ 1795-1867

22 Feb 1867 - 16 Jul 1872 Charles FitzRoy, Baron Southampton ............ 1804-1872

12 Aug 1872 - 27 Oct 1908 John Poyntz Spencer, Earl Spencer ............. 1835-1910

27 Oct 1908 - 26 Sep 1922 Charles Robert Spencer, Earl Spencer .......... 1857-1922

14 Dec 1922 - 11 Mar 1952 William Thonas Brownlow Cecil,

                           Marquess of Exeter ........................... 1876-1956

11 Mar 1952 - 31 Jul 1967 Albert Edward John Spencer,

                           Earl Spencer ................................. 1892-1975

01 Aug 1967 - 05 Mar 1984 John Walkelyne Chandos-Pole ................... 1913-1994

05 Mar 1984 - 18 Nov 1998 Col. Sir John Luke Lowther .................... 1923-2011

18 Nov 1998 - 16 Jun 2014 Lady Juliet Margaret Townsend ................. 1941-

17 Jun 2014 - 30 Mar 2020 David Eric Laing

30 Mar 2020 -             James Saunders Watson


Northumberland

Lord-Lieutenants

1455 - 1461               Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland ........... 1421-1461

       1470 - 28 Apr 1489 Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland ........... 1449-1489

28 Apr 1489 - 19 May 1527 Henry Algermon Percy, Earl of Northumberland .. 1477-1527

20 Aug 1586 - 14 Dec 1595 Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon ........ s.a

1603 - 1605               Sir George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland ... 1558-1605

27 Oct 1607 - 31 Aug 1639 Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland ...... 1559-1641

13 Nov 1626 - 1642        Algernon Percy, Earl of Northumberland,

                           Baron Percy .................................. 1602-1668

12 Sep 1660 - 31 May 1670 Joyceline Percy, Earl of Northumberland ....... 1644-1670

13 Jul 1670 - 25 Dec 1676 William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle ...... 1592-1676

25 Dec 1676 - 20 Apr 1689 Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle ........ 1630-1691

20 Apr 1689 - 17 Dec 1721 Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough ........ 1650-1721

24 Jan 1722 - 29 Jan 1740 Richard Lumley, 2nd Earl of Scarbrough ........ 1686-1740

06 Mar 1740 - 14 Mar 1753 Charles Bennet, 2nd Earl of Tankerville ....... 1697-1753

23 Mar 1753 - 06 Jun 1786 Sir Hugh Percy, Duke of Northumberland ........ 1714-1786

16 Sep 1786 - 10 Jul 1817 Lt-Gen Hugh Percy, Duke of Northumberland ..... 1742-1817

10 Jul 1817 - 11 Feb 1847 Hugh Percy, Duke of Northumberland ............ 1785-1847

13 Mar 1847 - 31 Dec 1876 Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey .............. 1802-1894

01 Jan 1877 - 02 Jan 1899 Algermon George Percy,

                           Duke of Northumberland ....................... 1810-1899

01 Mar 1899 - 13 Dec 1904 Albert Henry George Grey, 4th Earl Grey ....... 1851-1917

13 Dec 1904 - 14 May 1918 Henry George Percy, Duke of Northumberland .... 1846-1918

14 May 1918 - 23 Aug 1930 Alan Ian Percy, Duke of Northumberland ........ 1880-1930

07 Nov 1930 - 28 Apr 1949 Sir Charles Philips Treyelyan ................. 1870-1958

28 Apr 1949 - 16 Dec 1956 Wentworth Henry Beaumont,

                           2nd Viscount Allendale ....................... 1890-1956

16 May 1957 - 03 Jan 1984 Hugh Algermon Percy,

                           Duke of Northumberland ....................... 1914-1988

03 Jan 1984 - 25 Aug 2000 Matthew Ridley, 4th Viscount Ridley ........... 1925-2012

25 Aug 2000 - 11 May 2009 Sir John Charles Buchanan-Riddell ............. 1934-2010

12 May 2009 -             Isobel Jane Miller Percy,

                           Duchess of Northumberland .................... 1958-


Mayors of the North of the Tyne Combined Authority (Newcastle,Northumberland and North Tyneside)

04 Dec 2018 - 02 May 2019 Dame Norma Redfearn ........................... 1938-

                          (interim)

02 May 2019 - 06 May 2024 Jamie Driscoll ................................ 1985-

North Yorkshire

1660                      North Riding of Yorkshire separated from Yorkshire

01 Apr 1974               North Yorkshire


Lord-lieutenants

27 Jul 1660 - 19 Nov 1687 Thomas Belasyse, Viscount Fauconberg .......... 1627-1700

                          (1st Time)

19 Nov 1687 - 05 Oct 1688 Charles Fairfax, Viscount Fairfax of Emley .... 16..-1711

05 Oct 1688 - 28 Mar 1689 Henry Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne .. 1630-1691

28 Mar 1689 - 04 Apr 1692 Thomas Belasyse, Viscount Fauconberg

                          (2nd Time)

04 Apr 1692 - 23 Sep 1699 Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds ................. 1632-1712

23 Sep 1699 - 21 Jun 1702 Arthur Ingram, Viscount of Irvine ............. 1666-1702

11 Jun 1702 - 16 Apr 1705 John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham

                           and Normanby (1st Time)....................... 1648-1721

16 Apr 1705 - 15 Jul 1711 John Holles, Duke of Newscastle-upon-Tyne ..... 1662-1711

19 Sep 1711 - 27 Dec 1714 John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham

                           and Normanby (2nd Time)

27 Dec 1714 - 20 Jan 1721 Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness .......... 1681-1721

07 Mar 1722 - 31 May 1740 Sir Conyers Darcy ............................. 1685-1758

31 May 1740 - 06 Feb 1778 Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness .......... 1718-1778

06 Feb 1778 - 23 Mar 1802 Henry Belasyse, Earl Fauconberg ............... 1742-1802

10 Apr 1802 - 10 Jul 1838 George William Frederick Osborne,

                           Duke of Leeds ................................ 1775-1838

28 Jul 1838 - 06 May 1873 Thomas Dundas, Earl of Zetland ................ 1795-1973

21 Mar 1873 - 04 May 1906 George Frederick Samuel Robinson,

                           Marquess of Ripon ............................ 1827-1909

04 May 1906 - 29 Jun 1931 Sir Thomas Hugh Bell, Baron Routon Range ...... 1844-1931

21 Sep 1931 - 20 Jun 1935 Geoffrey William Algernon Howard .............. 1877-1935

19 Jul 1935 - 11 Dec 1944 William George Algar Orde-Powlett,

                           Baron Bolton ................................. 1869-1944

28 Feb 1945 - 12 Jun 1951 Lawrence John Lumley Dundas,

                           Marquess of Zetland .......................... 1876-1961

12 Jun 1951 - 15 Jun 1965 Sir William Arthington Worsley,

                           Baron of Hovingham ........................... 1890-1973

15 Jun 1965 - 1987        Oswald Constantine John Philips,

                           Marquess of Normanby ......................... 1912-1994

24 Mar 1987 - 1996        Sir William Marcus John Worsley ............... 1925-2012

1996 - 2001               Thomas Richard John Long Chaloner,

                           Baron Gisborough ............................. 1927-

                           (Lieutenant)

15 Mar 1999 - 12 Sep 2014 Charles James Dugdale, Baron Crathorme ........ 1939-

12 Sep 2014 - 30 May 2018 Barry Dodd .................................... 1947-2018

13 Nov 2018 -             Johanna Ropner


Mayor of York and North Yorkshire

07 May 2024 -             David Robert Skaith ........................... 1985-


Nottinghamshire

Lord-Lieutenants

       1552 - 17 Sep 1563 Henry Manners, Earl of Rutland,

                           Baron de Ros of Helmsley ..................... 1526-1574

       1574 - 14 Apr 1587 Edward Manners, Earl of Rutland,

                           Baron de Ros of Helmsley ..................... 1549-1587

03 Dec 1587 - 24 Feb 1588 John Manners, Earl of Rutland

01 Jan 1589 - 08 Nov 1590 George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury,

                           Earl of Waterford, Baron Talbot .............. 1528-1590

06 Jul 1626 - 1642        William Cavendish, Earl of Newcastle .......... 1559-1588

30 Jul 1660 - 25 Dec 1676 William Cavendish,

                            Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ................. 1592-1675

28 Mar 1677 - 28 Mar 1689 Henry Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne .. 1630-1691

28 Mar 1689 - 17 Sep 1690 William Pierrepont, Earl of Kingston-Upon-Hull  1662-1690

06 May 1692 - 04 Jun 1694 William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire ......... 1640-1707

04 Jun 1694 - 15 Jul 1711 John Holles, Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ...... 1662-1711

28 Oct 1714 - 15 Jan 1763 Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle

                           of-under-Lyne, Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ... 1693-1768

15 Jan 1763 - 12 Sep 1765 Gen. Evelyn Pierrepont,

                           Duke of Kingston-Upon-Hull ................... 1711-1773

12 Sep 1765 - 17 Nov 1768 Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle

                           of-under-Lyne, Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (2nd Time)

28 Dec 1768 - 22 Feb 1794 Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton,

                            Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne ................ 1720-1794

02 May 1794 - 17 May 1795 Maj-Gen. Thomas Pelham-Clinton,

                           Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne ................. 1752-1795

19 Jul 1795 - 30 Oct 1809 William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck,

                           Duke of Portland ............................. 1738-1809

08 Dec 1809 - 10 May 1839 Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton,

                           Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne ................. 1785-1851

10 May 1839 - 29 Oct 1856 John Lumley-Savile, Earl of Scarbrough ........ 1788-1856

04 Dec 1857 - 18 Oct 1864 Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton,

                           Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne ................. 1811-1864

06 Dec 1864 - 30 Jun 1880 Edward Strutt, Baron Belper ................... 1801-1880

25 Aug 1864 - 10 May 1898 William Amelius Auberey de Vere Beauclerk,

                           Duke of St Albans ............................ 1840-1898

02 Jun 1898 - 10 Oct 1939 William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish

                          -Bentinck, Duke of Portland ................... 1857-1943

10 Oct 1939 - 17 May 1962 William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck,

                           Duke of Portland ............................. 1893-1977

17 May 1962 - 10 Mar 1968 Maj-Gen. Sir Robert Laycock ................... 1907-1968

07 Jun 1968 - 13 Jun 1972 Robert St Vincent Sherbrooke .................. 1901-1972

06 Oct 1972 - 09 Feb 1983 Philip Francklin

09 Feb 1983 - 11 Feb 1991 Sir Gordon Ivan Hobday ........................ 1916-2015

11 Feb 1991 - 20 Jul 2012 Sir Andrew Buchanan

21 Jul 2012 -             Sir John Wilfred Peace ........................ 1949-

Oxfordshire

Lord-lieutenants

            - 22 Aug 1545 Charles Barndon, Duke of Suffolk,

                           Viscount Lisle ............................... 1484-1545

1565 - 1586               Sir Francis Knollys ........................... 1514-1596

17 Sep 1586 - 27 Jun 1601 Henry Norris, Baron Norris .................... 1525-1607

04 Nov 1596 - 25 May 1632 Sir William Knollys, Earl of Banbury .......... 1544-1623

26 Mar 1628 - 1642        Thomas Howard, Earl of Berkshire .............. 1587-1669

17 Jul 1660 - 02 Apr 1663 Henry Cary, Viscount Falkland ................. 1634-1663

19 Jun 1663 - 11 Mar 1668 Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon ................ 1609-1674

11 Mar 1668 - 15 Mar 1674 James Fiennes, Viscount Sayle and Sele

01 Apr 1674 - 05 Dec 1687 James Bertie, Earl of Abington ................ 1653-1699

                          (1st Time)

05 Dec 1687 - 03 May 1689 Sir Edward Henry Lee, Earl of Lichfield ....... 1663-1716

03 May 1689 - 15 May 1697 James Bertie, Earl of Abington (2nd Time)

15 May 1697 - 11 Jun 1702 Thomas Wharton, Marquess of Wharton ........... 1648-1715

11 Jun 1702 - 08 Feb 1706 Montagu Venables-Bertie, Earl of Abingdon ..... 1673-1743

                          (1st Time)

08 Feb 1706 - 17 May 1712 John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough,

                           Prince Mindelheim, Prince Mellenburg.......... 1650-1722

17 May 1712 - 14 Oct 1715 Montagu Venables-Bertie, Earl of Abingdon

                          (2nd Time)

14 Oct 1715 - 26 Jan 1739 Francis Godolphin, Earl Godolphin ............. 1678-1766

26 Jan 1739 - 20 Oct 1758 Charles Spencer, Duke of Marlborough .......... 1706-1758

21 Mar 1760 - 29 Jan 1817 George Spencer, Duke of Marlborough ........... 1739-1817

10 May 1817 - 20 Mar 1842 George Parker, Earl of Macclesfield ........... 1755-1842

22 Apr 1842 - 01 Jul 1857 George Spencer-Churchill,

                           Duke of Marlborough .......................... 1793-1857

25 Aug 1857 - 04 Jul 1883 John Winston Spencer-Churchill,

                           Duke of Marlborough .......................... 1822-1883

17 Aug 1883 - 23 Jun 1887 Sir Henry Dashwood

23 Jun 1887 - 31 May 1915 Victor Albert George Child Villiers,

                           Earl of Jersey ............................... 1845-1915

03 Aug 1915 - 30 Jun 1934 Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill,

                           Duke of Marlborough .......................... 1871-1934

15 Aug 1934 - 26 Nov 1954 Vivian Hugh Smith, Baron Bicester ............. 1867-1956

26 Nov 1954 - 28 May 1963 George Loveden Willian Henry Parker,

                           Earl of Macclesfield ......................... 1888-1975

28 May 1963 - 02 Jan 1980 Sir John Thomson .............................. 1927-

02 Jan 1980 - 20 Mar 1996 Sir Ashley Charles Gibbs Ponsonby

20 Mar 1996 - 31 Aug 2008 Sir Hugo Laurence Joseph Brunner .............. 1935-

01 Sep 2008 - 30 Sep 2021 Timothy Edwin Paul Stevenson .................. 1948-

01 Oct 2021 -             Majorie Glasgow


Rutland

01 Apr 1974 - 31 Mar 1997 Part of Leicestershire


Lord-Lieutenants

       1559 - 17 Sep 1563 Henry Manners, Earl of Rutland ................ 1526-1563

       1593 - 14 Dec 1595 Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntindon ............. s.a

02 Oct 1596 - 30 Dec 1604 George Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon ........... 1540-1604

16 May 1607 - 23 Aug 1613 John Haringdon, 1st Baron Exton ............... 1539-1613

08 Oct 1613 - 27 Feb 1614 John Haringdon, 2nd Baron Exton ............... 1592-1614

1614 - 1642               Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon ............ 1586-1643

09 Aug 1660 - 29 Oct 1682 Sir Baptist Noel, Viscount Campden ............ 1611-1682

17 Nov 1682 - 23 Jan 1688 Edward Noel, Earl of Gainsnorough ............. 1641-1689

24 Mar 1685 - 23 Jan 1688 Wriothesley Baptist Noel, Viscount Campden .... 1661-1690

23 Jan 1688 - 28 Aug 1690 Henry Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough .......... 1621-1697

28 Aug 1690 - 28 Aug 1700 Bennet Sherard, Baron Sherard

11 Mar 1700 - 14 Nov 1712 Bennet Sherard, Earl of Harborough ............ 1675-1732

                          (1st Time)

14 Nov 1712 - 12 Sep 1715 John Cecil, Earl of Exeter .................... 1674-1721

12 Sep 1715 - 16 Oct 1732 Bennet Sherard, Earl of Harborough

                          (2nd Time)

17 Jul 1733 - 20 Jul 1750 Philip Sherard, Earl of Harborough ............ 1680-1750

06 Jun 1751 - 12 Apr 1779 Brownlow Cecil, Earl of Exeter ................ 1725-1793

12 Apr 1779 - 02 Aug 1826 George Finch, Earl of Winchilsea .............. 1752-1826

07 Oct 1826 - 16 Jan 1867 Brownlow Cecil, Marquess of Exeter ............ 1795-1867

22 Feb 1867 - 13 Apr 1881 Charles George Noel,

                           Earl of Gainsborough ......................... 1818-1881

03 Nov 1881 - 29 Mar 1906 William John Manners Tollemache,

                           Earl of Dysart ............................... 1859-1935

29 Mar 1906 - 28 Feb 1921 Maj-Gen. John Fielden Brocklehurst,

                           Baron Ranksborough ........................... 1852-1921

06 Jan 1922 - 29 Sep 1951 Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby,

                           Earl of Ancaster ............................. 1867-1951

05 Feb 1952 - 29 Apr 1963 William Melville Codrington

12 Apr 1963 - 31 Mar 1974 Thomas Charles Stanley-Haywood

01 Apr 1997 - 14 Jul 2003 Air Marshal. Sir Thomas Lawrie Kennedy ........ 1928-2013

14 Jul 2003 - 29 Mar 2018 Laurence Howard

03 Apr 2018 -             Dr. Sara Furness


Shropshire (Salop)

Lord-lieutenants

26 Jul 1660 - 11 Aug 1687 Francis Newport, Earl of Bradford ............. 1620-1708

                          (1st Time)

11 Aug 1687 - 18 Apr 1689 George Jeffreys, Baron Jeffreys ............... 1645-1689

11 Jul 1689 - 29 Nov 1704 Francis Newport, Earl of Bradford

                          (2nd Time)

29 Nov 1704 - 10 May 1712 Richard Newport, Earl of Bradford ............. 1644-1723

                          (1st Time)

10 May 1712 - 12 Nov 1714 Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury ............ 1669-1718

12 Nov 1714 - 14 Jun 1723 Richard Newport, Earl of Bradford

                          (2nd Time)

20 May 1724 - 23 Dec 1734 Henry Newport, Earl of Bradford ............... 1683-1734

22 May 1735 - 13 Mar 1761 Henry Arthur Herbert, Earl of Powis ........... 1703-1772

                          (1st Time)

13 Mar 1761 - 07 Jul 1764 William Pulteney, Earl of Bath ................ 1684-1764

16 Aug 1764 - 10 Sep 1772 Henry Arthur Herbert, Earl of Powis

                          (2nd Time)

04 Nov 1772 - 22 Nov 1774 Maj-Gen. Robert Clive, Baron Clive ............ 1725-1774

12 Apr 1775 - 30 Mar 1798 Edward Clive, Baron Clive ..................... 1754-1839

30 Mar 1798 - 16 Jan 1801 George Edward Henry Arthur Herbert,

                           Earl of Powis ................................ 1755-1801

18 May 1804 - 16 May 1839 Edward Clive, Earl of Powis (2nd Time)

13 Jul 1839 - 14 Nov 1845 George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower,

                           Duke of Sutherland ........................... 1786-1861

14 Nov 1845 - 03 Jan 1875 Rowland Hill, Viscount Hill ................... 1900-1875

30 Jan 1875 - 25 Jul 1896 Orlando George Charles Bridgeman,

                           Earl of Bradford ............................. 1819-1898

25 Jul 1896 - 03 Aug 1951 George Charles Herbert, Earl of Powis ......... 1862-1952

03 Aug 1951 - 20 Mar 1970 Maj-Gen. Robert Clive Bridgeman,

                           Viscount Bridgeman ........................... 1896-1982

20 Mar 1970 - 03 Mar 1975 Arthur Heywood-Lonsdale

02 Mar 1975 - 1994        Sir John Dugdale

19 Jun 1994 - 14 Dec 1995 Gustavus Michael George Hamilton-Russell,

                           Viscount Boyne ............................... 1931-1995

11 Mar 1996 - 02 Jan 2019 Sir Algernon Eustace Heber-Percy

02 Jan 2019 -             Anne Turner


Somerset (Somersetshire)

Lord-lieutenants

1551 - 1555               John Russell, Earl of Bedford ................. s.a

12 May 1559 - 17 Mar 1570 William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke ............. s.a

03 Jul 1585 - 19 Jan 1601 Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ........... s.a

24 Apr 1601 - 06 Apr 1621 Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford .............. 1539-1621

14 Apr 1621 - 10 Apr 1630 William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke ......... 1580-1630

                          (1st Time)

12 Aug 1630 - 30 Jul 1640 Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke .......... 1584-1650

30 Jul 1640 - 1642        Lord Philip Herbert ........................... 1621-1669

13 Aug      - 24 Oct 1660 William Herbert, Duke of Somerset ............. 1588-1660

22 Dec 1660 - 22 Aug 1672 James Butler, Duke of Ormonde ................. s.a

22 Aug 1672 - 29 Apr 1675 John Seymour, 4th Duke of Somerset ............ 1646-1675

04 Jun 1675 - 16 Jul 1683 Sir Heneage Finch, Earl of Winchilsea ......... 1628-1689

16 Jul 1683 - 11 Aug 1687 Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset ......... 1662-1748

11 Aug 1687 - 06 Nov 1688 Henry Waldgrave, Baron Waldegrave ............. 1661-1689

06 Nov 1688 - 1689        Ralph Stawell, Baron Starwell ................. 16..-1689

13 Apr 1689 - 13 Jun 1690 Maurice Berkeley, Viscount Fitzhardinge

24 Jun 1690 - 03 Feb 1691 Thomas Osbourn, Marquess of Carmarthen ........ 1632-1712

03 Feb 1691 - 03 Dec 1714 James Butler, Duke of Ormonde ................. 1665-1715

03 Dec 1714 - 01 Oct 1715 Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrey .................. 1674-1731

01 Oct 1715 - 28 Mar 1720 George Dodington .............................. 1662-1720

20 Jun 1720 - 17 Nov 1744 George Bubb Dodington, Baron Melcombe ......... 1691-1762

17 Feb 1744 - 05 Nov 1764 John Poulett, Earl Poulett .................... 1708-1764

27 Nov 1764 - 16 Mar 1774 Percy Wyndham-O'Brien, Earl of Thomond ........ 1713-1774

16 Mar 1774 - 05 Aug 1792 Frederick North, Earl of Guilford ............. 1732-1792

15 Nov 1792 - 14 Jan 1819 John Poulett, 4th Earl Poulett ................ 1756-1819

23 Feb 1819 - 27 Mar 1837 Thomas Thynne, Marquess of Bath ............... 1765-1837

28 Apr 1837 - 01 Jun 1839 Henry Stephen Fox-Strangways,

                           3rd Earl of Ilchester ........................ 1787-1858

01 Jun 1839 - 28 Jun 1864 Edward Berkeley Portman, Viscount Portman ..... 1799-1888

28 Jun 1864 - 22 Jun 1904 Richard Edmund St Lawrence Boyle,

                           Earl of Cork ................................. 1829-1904

       1904 - 09 Jun 1946 Thomas Henry Thynne, Marquess of Bath ......... 1862-1946

       1946 - 19 Mar 1949 Adm. Sir James Fownes Sommerville ............. 1882-1949

10 Aug 1949 - 14 Nov 1967 William George Hervey Jolliffe,

                           Baron Hylton ................................. 1898-1967

17 Apr 1968 - 1978        Cecil Towney Mitford-Slade

03 May 1978 - 10 Nov 1994 Col. Sir Geoffrey Walter Luttrell ............. 1919-2007

10 Nov 1994 - 25 Aug 1998 Sir John Vernon Wills

                           4th Baronet of Blagdon ....................... 1928-1998

12 Feb 1999 - 02 Mar 2015 Elizabeth Periam, Lady Gass ................... 1940-

05 Mar 2015 - 29 Oct 2022 Anne Maw ...................................... 1947-

       2023 -             Mohammed Habedat Saddiq


South Yorkshire

01 Apr 1974               South Yorkshire county

31 Mar 1986               Abolished as a council area,

                          retained as a ceremonial county

01 Apr 2014               Creation of the Sheffield City combined authority


Lord-lieutenants

01 Apr 1974 - 1985        Gerrard Francis Young ......................... 1910-2004

1985 - 1996               Sir Hugh Neill ................................ 1921-2017

30 Mar 1996 - 23 Mar 2004 Richard Aldred Lumley,

                           Earl of Scarborough .......................... 1932-2004

10 May 2004 - 07 Apr 2015 David Moody

07 Apr 2015 - 18 Aug 2021 Andrew Coombe

05 Nov 2021 -             Dame Hilary Anne Chapman ...................... 1963-


Chairman of the Greater Sheffield Combined Authority

01 Apr 2014 -             Sir Stephen Geoffrey Houghton


Mayors

07 May 2018 - 08 May 2022 Daniel Owen Woolger Jarvis .................... 1972-     L

09 May 2022 -             Oliver James Coppard .......................... 1981-     L


Staffordshire

Lord-lieutenants

       1559 - 30 Apr 1563 Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford ............ 1503-1563

03 Jul 1585 - 18 Nov 1590 George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, ........ 1528-1590

                           6th Earl of Waterford, 12th Baron Talbot,

                            11th Baron Furnivall

29 Feb 1612 - 17 Jul 1627 Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1st Time) . 1591-1646

17 Jul 1627 - 03 Feb 1629 Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth ............ 1560-1639

03 Feb 1629 - 1642        Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (2nd Time)

13 Aug 1660 - 17 Feb 1677 Robert Granville, 4th Baron Brooke

24 Mar 1677 - 12 Dec 1679 James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth,

                           Duke of Buccleuch ............................ 1649-1685

12 Dec 1679 - 02 Sep 1681 Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland ........ 1641-1702

02 Sep 1681 - 02 Sep 1687 Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury ........ 1660-1718

02 Sep      - 19 Nov 1687 Sir Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers,

                           Baron Chartley ............................... 1650-1717

19 Nov 1687 - 21 Mar 1689 Walter Aston, 3rd Lord Aston of Forfar ........ 1633-1714

21 Mar 1689 - 26 Feb 1713 William Paget, Baron Paget .................... 1637-1713

01 Mar 1713 - 28 Oct 1715 Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge ............. 1663-1743

28 Oct 1715 - 27 Apr 1725 Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford ........... 1683-1734

27 Apr 1725 - 14 Apr 1729 Washington Shirley, 2nd Earl Ferrers

17 May 1731 - 23 Jul 1742 Henry Shirley, 3rd Earl Ferrers

23 Jul 1742 - 25 Dec 1754 John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower ............ 1694-1754

22 Jan 1755 - 21 Oct 1799 Granville Leveson-Gower,

                           1st Marquess of Stratford .................... 1721-1803

21 Oct 1799 - 06 Jun 1801 George Granville Leveson-Gower,

                           1st Duke of Sutherland, Visount Trentham ..... 1758-1833

06 Jun 1801 - 13 Mar 1812 Lord Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge ........ 1744-1812

13 Apr 1812 - 13 Jan 1849 Charles Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot,

                           2nd Earl Talbot .............................. 1777-1849

03 Feb 1849 - 29 Apr 1854 Henry William Paget,

                           1st Marquess of Angelesey .................... 1768-1854

18 May 1854 - 04 May 1863 Edward John Littleton,

                           1st Baron Hatherton .......................... 1791-1863

19 Jun 1863 - 14 Jul 1871 Thomas George Anson,

                           2nd Earl of Lichfield ........................ 1825-1892

14 Jul 1871 - 18 Mar 1887 Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Baron Wrottesley ....... 1824-1910

18 Mar 1887 - 04 Aug 1891 William Walter Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth ... 1823-1891

19 Oct 1891 - 06 May 1927 William Heneage Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth .. 1851-1936

06 May 1927 - 18 Jan 1948 John Herbert Dudley Ryder, 5th Earl Harrowby .. 1864-1956

18 Jan 1948 - 16 Aug 1968 Harold Wallace-Copeland

16 Aug 1968 - 06 Sep 1993 Sir Arthur Bryan .............................. 1923-2011

06 Sep 1993 - 29 Mar 2012 Sir James Appleton Hawley ..................... 1937-

29 Mar 2012 -             Ian Dudson


Suffolk

Lord-lieutenants

1551 - 1552               Sir Anthony Wingfield

       1557 - 09 Jun 1583 Thomas Radclyth, Earl of Essex ................ 1525-1583

03 Jul 1585 - 23 Jul 1596 Henry Carey, Baron Hunsdon .................... 1526-1596

03 Jul 1605 - 28 May 1626 Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk ................ 1561-1626

15 Jun 1626 - 03 Jun 1640 Theophilus Howard, Earl of Suffolk

16 Jun 1640 - 1642        James Howard, Earl of Suffolk ................. 1606-1688

                          (1st Time)

25 Jul 1660 - 12 Mar 1681 James Howard, Earl of Suffolk (2nd Time)

12 Mar 1681 - 06 May 1685 Henry Bennet, Earl of Arlington ............... 1618-1685

06 May 1685 - 28 Mar 1689 Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Grafton ................ 1663-1690

28 Mar 1689 - 29 Apr 1698 Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis ...... 1655-1698

14 Jun 1698 - 16 Jun 1703 Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis ...... 1675-1722

16 Jun 1703 - 25 Apr 1705 Lionel Tollemache, Earl of Dysart ............. 1649-1727

25 Apr 1705 - 06 May 1757 Charles FitzRoy, Duke Grafton ................. 1683-1757

06 May 1757 - 10 Feb 1763 Augustus Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Grafton ....... 1735-1811

                          (1st Time)

10 Feb 1763 - 01 Jun 1769 Charles Maynard, Viscount Maynard ............. 1699-1775

01 Jul 1769 - 03 Jul 1790 Augustus Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Grafton

                          (2nd Time)

03 Jul 1790 - 19 Jan 1844 George Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton ......... 1760-1844

19 Jan 1844 - 27 Jan 1886 John Edward Cornwallis Rous,

                           Earl of Stradbroke ........................... 1794-1886

17 Feb 1886 - 07 Aug 1907 Frederick William John Hervey,

                           Marquess of Bristol .......................... 1834-1907

21 Oct 1907 - 1910        Sir William Brampton Gurdon ................... 1840-1911

08 Jul 1910 - 15 Dec 1934 Sir Thomas Courtenay Theydon Warner,

                           1st Baronet of Brettenham Park ............... 1857-1934

04 Feb 1935 - 20 Dec 1947 George Edward John Mowbray Rous,

                           Earl of Stradbroke ........................... 1862-1947

02 Apr 1948 - 24 Apr 1978 John Anthony Alexanxder Rous,

                           Earl of Stradbroke ........................... 1903-1983

24 Apr 1978 - 11 Feb 1994 Sir Joshua Frances Rowley,

                           7th Baronet of Tendring Hall ................. 1920-1997

11 Feb 1994 - 30 Jun 2003 John Julian Ganzoni, Baron Belstead ........... 1932-2005

01 Jul 2003 - 13 Dec 2014 Timothy John Edward Tollemache,

                           Baron Tollemache ............................. 1939-

23 Dec 2014 -             Lady Claire Amabel Margaret Euston,

                           Countess Euston .............................. 1951-



Surrey

Lord-lieutenants

1551 - 1553               William Parr, Marquess of Northampton,

                           1st Earl of Essex and 1st Baron Parr ......... 1513-1571

       1553 - 12 Jan 1573 William Howard, Baron Howard of Effingham ..... 1510-1573

03 Jul 1585 - 14 Dec 1624 Charles Howard of Effingham,

                            Earl of Nottingham .......................... 1536-1624

27 Jul 1621 - 03 Oct 1642 Charles Howard, 2nd Earl Howard of Nottingham . 1579-1642

                          (co-Lord-lieutenant)

05 Jun 1624 - 28 Feb 1626 John Ramsay, 1st Earl of Holderness ........... 1580-1626

                          (co-Lord-lieutenant)

05 Jan 1627 - 16 Nov 1638 Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon .......... 1572-1638

                          (co-Lord-lieutenant)

23 Jul 1635 - 1642        Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel,

                           Earl of Surrey ............................... 1585-1646

                         (co-Lord-lieutenant)

02 Jun 1636 - 1642        Henry Frederick Howard,

                           22nd Earl of Arundel, Earl of Sussey ......... 1608-1652

16 Jul 1660 - 05 Jun 1675 John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt .......... 1626-1675

24 Jun 1675 - 29 Nov 1682 Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhein,

                           Duke of Bavaria, Duke of Cumberland

16 Dec 1682 - 02 Apr 1701 Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk ............. 1655-1701

07 Jun 1702 - 24 Sep 1710 Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley,

                           Viscount Dursley ............................. 1649-1710

09 Dec 1710 - 24 Dec 1714 George FitzRoy, Duke Northumberland

24 Dec 1714 - 19 May 1715 Charles Montague, 1st Earl of Halifax ......... 1661-1715

16 Jul 1715 - 06 Jul 1716 John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll,

                           1st Duke of Greenwich ........................ 1678-1743

06 Jul 1716 - 05 Dec 1717 Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow .............. 1654-1717

09 Dec 1717 - 05 Jun 1740 Thomas Onslow, 2nd Baron Onslow ............... 1679-1740

13 Nov 1740 - 08 Oct 1776 Richard Onslow, 3rd Baron Onslow .............. 1713-1776

20 Nov 1776 - 17 May 1814 George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow ............. 1731-1814

15 Jun 1814 - 27 Sep 1830 George Brodrick, 4th Viscount Midelton ........ 1754-1836

27 Sep 1830 - 05 Jul 1840 Charles George Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden ...... 1756-1840

17 Jul 1840 - 26 Dec 1893 William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace ....... 1805-1893

26 Dec 1893 - 19 Dec 1895 Francis Leverson-Gower Egerton ................ 1824-1905

29 Jan 1896 - 19 Dec 1905 William Brodrick, Viscount Midelton ........... 1830-1907

19 Dec 1905 - 06 Jun 1939 Henry Cubitt, Baron Ashcombe .................. 1867-1947

06 Jun 1939 - 04 May 1949 Sir John Malcolm Fraser, Baron of Cromarty .... 1878-1949

02 Aug 1949 - 06 Aug 1957 Sir Robert Hadden Haining ..................... 1882-1959

06 Aug 1957 - 12 Mar 1973 Geoffrey William Richard Hugh FitzClarence, ... 1906-1975

                           5th Earl of Munster

12 Mar 1973 - 02 May 1986 John d'Henin Hamilton, Baron Hamilton ......... 1911-1990

02 May 1986 - 29 Oct 1997 Sir Richard Thornton .......................... 1922-2014

29 Oct 1997 - 23 Aug 2015 Dame Sarah Jane Francis Goad .................. 1940-

24 Aug 2015 - 2017        Michael More-Molyneux ......................... 1952-

22 Jan 2018 -             Calvin Gosling



Tees Valley (Cleveland)


01 Apr 1974               County of Cleveland

31 Mar 1996               County abolished

01 Apr 2016               Creation of the Tees Valley Combined Authority


Lord-lieutenants

01 Apr 1974 - 25 Dec 1978 Maj. Cecil Crosthwaite ........................ 1909-1978

16 Jul 1979 - 1980        Col. John Ashton Pounder

13 Apr 1981 - 31 Mar 1996 Thomas Richard John Long Chaloner,

                           Baron Gisborough ............................. 1927-


Chairwomen of the Tees Valley Combined Authority

01 Apr 2016 - 05 May 2017 Susan Jeffrey

Mayor

05 May 2017 -             Ben Houchen ................................... 1986-    C

Tyne and Wear

01 Apr 1974               Tyne and Wear county

31 Mar 1986               Abolished as a council area

15 Apr 2014               Within the North East regional authority



Lord-lieutenants

01 Apr 1974 - 1984        Sir James Steel ............................... 19..-1994

1984 - 2000               Sir Ralph Carr-Ellison ........................ 1925-

29 Jan 2001 - 2014        Sir Nigel Sherlock ............................ 1940-

12 Jan 2015 - 18 May 2022 Susan Margaret Winfield

18 May 2022 -             Lucy Winskell

Warwickshire

Lord Lieutenants

       1569 - 21 Feb 1590 Ambrose Dudley, Earl of Warwick .............. 1530-1590

29 Oct 1603 - 24 Jun 1630 William Compton, Earl of Northampton ......... 15..-1630

17 Jul 1630 - 1642        Spencer Compton, Earl of Northampton ......... 1601-1643

       1642 - 02 Mar 1643 Robert Grenville, Baron Brooke ............... 1607-1643

                          (Parliamentarian)

       1643               Basil Feilding, Earl of Denbigh .............. 1608-1675

                          (Parliamentarian)

18 Jul 1660 - 15 Dec 1681 James Compton, Earl of Northampton ........... 1622-1681

23 Jan 1682 - 11 Aug 1683 Edward Compton, Earl Compton ................. 1623-1683

05 Sep 1683 - 29 Mar 1686 Robert Spencer, Earl of Sunderland ........... 1691-1702

                          (1st Time)

29 Mar 1686 - 05 Dec 1687 George Compton, Earl of Northampton .......... 1664-1727

                          (1st Time)

05 Dec 1687 - 20 Jun 1689 Robert Spencer, Earl of Sunderland (2nd Time)

20 Jun 1689 - 21 Jul 1715 George Compton, Earl of Northampton (2nd Time)

21 Jul 1715 - 05 Jul 1749 John Montagu, Duke Montagu ................... 1690-1749

03 Oct 1749 - 29 Jun 1757 Francis Greville, Earl of Warwick ............ 1719-1773

29 Jun 1757 - 14 Jun 1794 Francis Seymour-Conway, Marquess of Herford .. 1718-1794

06 Feb 1795 - 02 Mat 1816 George Greville, Earl of Warwick ............. 1746-1816

19 Jul 1816 - 28 Jun 1822 Francis Ingram-Seymour-Conway,

                           Marquess of Hertford ........................ 1743-1822

18 Jul 1822 - 10 Aug 1853 Henry Richard Greville, Earl of Warwick ...... 1779-1853

12 Sep 1853 - 12 Mar 1856 William Craven, Earl Craven .................. 1809-1866

12 Mar 1856 - 21 Oct 1905 William Henry Leigh, Baron Leigh ............. 1824-1905

27 Nov 1905 - 23 Mar 1912 Hugh de Grey Seymour, Marquess of Hertford ... 1843-1912

07 May 1912 - 15 Jun 1913 William George Spencer Scott Compton,

                           Marquess of Northampton ..................... 1851-1913

18 Jul 1913 - 10 Jul 1921 William George Robert Craven,

                           Earl of Craven .............................. 1868-1921

08 Aug 1921 - 16 Mar 1938 Baron Francis Leigh

20 Jun 1938 - 18 Jun 1939 Lord Henry Charles Seymour

28 Aug 1939 - 15 Jan 1968 John Henry Peyto Verney,

                           Baron Willoughby de Broke ................... 1896-1986

15 Jan 1968 - 1989        Sir Charles Mortimer Tollemache Smith-Ryland . 1927-1989

19 Mar 1990 - 17 Jan 1997 Francis Humphrey Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate,

                           Viscount Daventry ........................... 1921-2000

17 Jan 1997 - 02 Apr 2013 Sir Martin Dunne

02 Apr 2013 -             Timothy Cox



West Midlands

Lord-lieutenants

01 Apr 1974 - 1993        Charles Ian Finsh-Knightley,

                           Earl of Aylesford ............................ 1918-2008

16 Dec 1993 - 01 Sep 2007 Sir Robert Richard Taylor ..................... 1932-2008

22 Oct 2007 - 11 Sep 2015 Paul Chandrasekharan Sabapathy ................ 1943-

11 Sep 2015 - 03 Jan 2017 Col.George Marsh

                          (acting vice-lieutenant)

03 Jan 2017 -             John Crabtree


Leaders of the County Council

01 Apr 1974 - 18 May 1977 Sir Stanley Graham Yapp ....................... 1933-2012 L

19 May 1977 - 20 May 1981 John Mark Taylor .............................. 1941-     C

21 May 1981 - 31 Mar 1986 Gordon Morgan ................................. 1918-2008 L

Mayor

05 May 2017 - 07 May 2024 Andrew Street ................................. 1963-     C

07 May 2024 -             Richard Parker ................................ 1963-     L

West Sussex

1189                      County divided into East and West Sussex, official from 1865

1888 - 1974               Ceremonial county

01 Apr 1974 -             Divided into two separate Lieutenancies


Lord-lieutenants

01 Apr 1974 - 31 Jan 1975 Bernhard Fitzalan-Howard, Duke of Norfolk ..... 1908-1972

19 May 1975 - 1990        Lavinia Mary Fitzalan-Howard,

                           Duchess of Norfolk ........................... 1916-1995

23 Mar 1990 - 1994        Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox,

                           Duke of Richmond ............................. 1929-2017

29 Jul 1994 - 1999        Maj-Gen. Sir Philip John Newling Ward ......... 1924-2003

12 Jul 1999 - 2007        Hugh Rowland Wyatt ............................ 1933-

12 Nov 2007 - 23 May 2022 Susan Pyper ................................... 1952-

23 May 2022 -             Lady Emma Barnard


West Yorkshire

1660 - 1974               West Ridding of Yorkshire

01 Apr 1974               West Yorkshire

01 Apr 2014               Creation of the combined authority


Lord-lieutenents

09 Oct 1660 - 05 Aug 1661 Sir Marmaduke Langdale, Baron Langdale ........ 1598-1661

05 Sep 1661 - 14 Mar 1667 George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham ........... 1628-1687

                          (1st Time)

14 Mar      - 22 Nov 1667 Richard Boyle, Earl Burlington, Earl of Cork .. 1612-1698         

22 Nov 1667 - 13 Mar 1674 George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

                          (2nd Time)

13 Mar 1674 - 08 May 1679 Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds ................. 1632-1712

08 May 1679 - 23 Mar 1688 Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington (2nd Time)

23 Mar      - 05 Oct 1688 Lord Thomas Howard

05 Oct 1688 - 10 May 1689 Henry Cavendish,

                           Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne .................. 1630-1691

10 May 1689 - 29 Sep 1699 Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds (2nd Time)

29 Sep 1699 - 29 Feb 1704 Charles Boyle, Earl of Burlington ............. 16..-1704

06 Apr 1704 - 10 Jun 1715 Henry Boyle, Baron Carleton ................... 1669-1725

10 Jun 1715 - 29 Sep 1733 Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington,

                           Earl of Cork ................................. 1694-1753

29 Sep 1733 - 14 Dec 1750 Thomas Watson-Wentworth,

                           Marquess of Rockingham ....................... 1693-1750

18 Jul 1751 - 25 Feb 1763 Charles Watson-Wentworth,

                           Marquess of Rockingham ....................... 1730-1782

25 Feb 1763 - 12 Sep 1765 Francis Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon .......... 1729-1789

12 Sep 1765 - 01 Jul 1782 Charles Watson-Wentworth,

                           Marquess of Rockingham ....................... s.a

23 Oct 1782 - 02 Mar 1798 Charles Howard, Duke of Norfolk ............... 1746-1815

02 Mar 1798 - 18 Nov 1819 William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam,

                           Earl Fitzwilliam ............................. 1748-1833

18 Nov 1819 - 24 Nov 1841 Henry Lascelles, Earl of Harewood ............. 1767-1841

29 Dec 1841 - 19 Dec 1845 Col. James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie,

                           Baron Wharncliffe ............................ 1776-1845

17 Feb 1846 - 22 Feb 1857 Henry Lascelles, Earl of Harewood ............. 1797-1857

01 Apr 1857 - 23 Aug 1892 William Thomas Spencer Wentworth-FitzWilliam,

                           Earl Fitzwilliam ............................. 1815-1902

23 Aug 1892 - 22 Apr 1904 Maj-Gen Aldred Frederick George Beresford Lumley,

                           Earl of Scarbrough ........................... 1857-1945

22 Apr 1904 - 14 Dec 1927 Henry Ulrick Lascelles, Earl of Harewood ...... 1846-1929

14 Dec 1927 - 23 May 1947 Henry George Charles Lascelles,

                           Earl of Harewood ............................. 1892-1947

09 Feb 1948 - 29 Jun 1969 Lawrence Roger Lumley, Earl of Scarbrough ..... 1896-1969

23 Feb 1970 - 04 May 1978 Kenneth Hardgreaves ........................... 1903-1990

05 Apr 1978 - 1985        Sir William Peter Bulmer ...................... 1920-2012

03 Jun 1985 - 1992        John Aked Taylor, Baron Ingrow ................ 1917-2002

25 Sep 1992 - 09 May 2004 John Lyles .................................... 1929-2013

       2003 - 26 Jun 2005 John Richard Whiteley OBE ..................... 1943-2005

                          (Deputy Lieutenant)

09 May 2004 - 01 Sep 2018 Ingrid Mary Roscoe ............................ 1944-

03 Sep 2018 -             Edmund Anderson


Chairman of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority

01 Apr 2014 - 2021        Peter Box

Mayor

10 May 2021 -             Tracy Lynn Brabin ............................. 1961-     L-Co-op

Wiltshire

Lord-lieutenants

       1551 - 17 Mar 1570 William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke ......... s.a

       1570 - 15 Jan 1601 Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ........... s.a

24 Apr 1601 - 06 Apr 1621 Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford .......... s.a

14 Apr 1621 - 10 Apr 1630 William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke ......... s.a

12 Ayg 1630 - 1642        Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke .......... s.a

10 Jul      - 24 Oct 1660 William Seymour, Marquess of Hertford ......... 1588-1660

21 Feb 1661 - 16 May 1667 Thomas Wriothesley,

                           Earl of Southampton .......................... s.a

18 Jun 1667 - 02 Apr 1668 Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon ................ s.a

02 Apr 1668 - 22 Aug 1672 Arthur Capell, Earl of Essex .................. s.a

22 Aug 1672 - 29 Apr 1675 John Seymour, Duke of Somerset ................ 1646-1675

20 May 1675 - 29 Aug 1683 Philip Herbert, 7th Earl of Pembroke .......... 1652-1683

11 Oct 1683 - 22 Jan 1733 Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke

22 Mar 1688 - 16 May 1689 William Paston, Earl of Yarmouth .............. 1654-1732

24 Aug 1733 - 09 Jan 1750 Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke ........... s.a

20 Mar 1750 - 03 Apr 1756 Robert Sawyer Herbert

03 Apr 1756 - 22 Mar 1780 Lt-Gen Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke ... 1693-1749

22 Mar 1780 - 08 Apr 1782 Thomas Brudenell-Bruce,

                           Earl of Ailesbury ............................ 1729-1814

08 Apr 1782 - 26 Jan 1794 Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke .......... 1734-1794

21 Mar 1794 - 26 Oct 1827 Gen. George Augustus Herbert,

                           11th Earl of Pembroke ........................ 1759-1827

23 Nov 1827 - 31 Jan 1863 Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice,

                           Marquess of Lansdowne ........................ 1780-1863

25 Mar 1863 - 06 Jan 1878 George William Frederick Brudenell-Bruce,

                           Marquess of Ailesbury ........................ 1804-1879

18 Mar 1878 - 11 Mar 1889 Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, Earl of Radnor ....... 1815-1889

01 Apr 1889 - 20 Apr 1896 John Alexander Thynne, Marquess of Bath ....... 1831-1896

01 Jun 1896 - 03 Mar 1920 Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice,

                           Marquess of Lansdowne ........................ 1845-1927

03 Mar 1920 - 26 Sep 1924 Walter Hume Long, Viscount Long ............... 1854-1924

22 Dec 1924 - 26 Jun 1930 Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, Earl of Radnor ....... 1868-1930

07 Oct 1930 - 04 Mat 1942 Sir Ernest Salter Wills,

                           3rd Baronet Hazelwood and Clapton-on-Gordano . 1869-1958

04 May 1942 - 26 Apr 1954 Evelyn Francis Edward Seymour,

                           Duke of Somerset ............................. 1882-1954

07 Sep 1954 - 16 Mar 1969 Sidney Herbert, 16th Earl of Pembroke ......... 1906-1969

26 Aug 1969 - 17 Dec 1981 Maj. John Granville Morrison,

                           Baron Margadale .............................. 1906-1996

17 Dec 1981 - 15 Dec 1989 Col. Sir Hugh Trefusis Brassey ................ 1915-1990

15 Dec 1989 - 05 Jul 1996 FM. Sir Roland Christopher Gibbs .............. 1921-2004

05 Jul 1996 - 10 Nov 2004 Lt-Gen Sir Maurice Robert Johnston ............ 1929-

10 Nov 2004 - 01 Feb 2012 John Barnard Bush ............................. 1937-

01 Feb 2012 -             Sarah Rose Troughton .......................... 1953-


Worcestershire

01 Apr 1974 - 31 Mar 1998 Part of Hereford and Worcester


Lord-lieutenants

18 Jul 1660 - 17 Jul 1662 Thomas Hickman-Windsor, Baron Windsor ......... 1627-168

                          (1st Time)

17 Jul 1662 - 09 Mar 1663 Sir Thomas Wriothesley,

                           Earl of Southampton .......................... 1607-1667

09 Mar 1663 - 03 Nov 1687 Thomas Hickman-Windsor, Earl of Plymouth

                          (2nd Time)

19 Nov 1687 - 16 Apr 1689 Francis Smith, Viscount Carrington ............ 1621-1701

16 Apr 1689 - 01 Feb 1718 Charles Talbot, Duke Shrewsbury ............... 1660-1718

16 Dec 1719 - 18 Mar 1751 William Coventry, Earl of Coventry ............ 1676-1751

07 Mar 1751 - 23 Nov 1808 George William Coventry,

                           6th Earl of Coventry ......................... 1722-1809

23 Nov 1808 - 26 Mar 1831 George William Coventry,

                           7th Earl of Coventry ......................... 1758-1831

10 May 1831 - 16 Apr 1833 Thomas Foley, Baron Foley ..................... 1780-1833

10 May 1833 - 30 Apr 1837 William Henry Lyttelton, Baron Lyttelton ...... 1782-1837

19 May 1837 - 07 Nov 1839 Thomas Henry Foley, Baron Foley ............... 1808-1869

07 Nov 1839 - 19 Apr 1876 George William Henry Lyttelton,

                           Baron Lyttelton .............................. 1817-1876

17 May 1876 - 19 Feb 1891 Frederick Lygon, Earl Beauchamp ............... 1830-1891

19 Mar 1891 - 18 Jul 1923 George William Coventry,

                           Earl of Coventry ............................. 1838-1930

18 Jul 1923 - 31 Jul 1949 John Cavendish Lyttelton,

                           Viscount Cobham .............................. 1881-1949

11 Apr 1950 - 26 Jul 1963 Adm. Sir William George Tennant ............... 1890-1963

11 Dec 1963 - 31 Mar 1974 Charles John Lyttelton,

                           Viscount Cobham .............................. 1909-1977

01 Apr 1998 - 27 Sep 2001 Sir Thomas Raymond Dunne ...................... 1933-

27 Sep 2001 - 23 Apr 2012 Michael Ashley Cecil Brinton .................. 1942-2012

28 Dec 2012 - 17 Mar 2023 Lt-Col. Patrick Roy Holcroft .................. 1948-

17 Mar 2023 -             Beatrice Gra


Former Counties

Cumberland

1157                      County of Cumberland

01 Apr 1974               With the Local Government Act of 1972; Carlisle,

                           Cumberland and Westmorland are merged to form Cumbria


Lord-lieutenants

20 Aug 1586 - 14 Dec 1595 Sir Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon ........ 1535-1595

1603 - 1605               George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland ....... 1558-1605

27 Oct 1607 - 20 Jan 1611 George Home, Earl Dunbar ...................... 1556-1611

                          (jointly)

27 Oct 1607 - 31 Aug 1639 Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland ...... 1559-1641

01 Sep 1638 - 1649        Henry Howard, Lord Maltravers ................. 1608-1652

01 Oct 1660 - 24 Feb 1685 Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle .......... 1629-1685

03 Mar 1685 - 1687        Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet ............. 1644-1729

29 Aug 1687 - 1688        Richard Graham, Viscount Preston .............. 1648-1695

08 Apr 1689 - 1694        Sir John Lowther, 2nd Baronet Lowther ......... 1655-1700

28 Jun 1694 - 01 May 1738 Charles Howard, 3rd Earl Lonsdale ............. 1669-1738

01 Jun 1738 - 07 Mar 1751 Henry Lowther, Viscount Lonsdale .............. 1694-1751

23 Apr 1751 - 1759        Charles Wyndham, Earl of Egremont ............. 1710-1763

13 Dec 1759 - 24 May 1802 James Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale ........... 1736-1802

26 Jun 1802 - 19 Mar 1844 William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale ......... 1757-1844

03 May 1844 - 1868        William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale ......... 1787-1872

14 Dec 1868 - 15 Aug 1876 Henry Lother, 3rd Earl of Lonsdale ............ 1818-1876

15 Aug 1876 - 30 Mar 1917 Josslyn Francis Pennington, Baron Muncaster ... 1834-1917

22 May 1917 - 13 Apr 1944 Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale

05 Apr 1944 - 1949        Frescheville Hubert Ballantine-Dykes .......... 1587-1944

19 Apr 1949 - 1958        Sir Robert Christopher Chance ................. 1883-1960

12 Dec 1958 - 1968        Sir Frederick Fergus Graham,

                           5th Baronet Netherby ......................... 1893-1978

27 May 1968 - 31 Mar 1974 John Charles Wade


Chairman of the County Council

       1959 - 31 Mar 1974 James Westoll ................................. 1918-1999

Hereford and Worcester

01 Apr 1974               Herefordshire and Worcestershire joined as one county

01 Apr 1998               Hereford and Worcester restored as separate counties 


Lord-lieutenants

01 Apr 1974 - 12 Jul 1977 Col. Francis Maclean

12 Jul 1977 - 31 Mar 1998 Sir Thomas Raymond Dunne ...................... s.a

Huntingtonshire

01 Apr 1965               Becomes Huntingdon and Peterborough

31 Mar 1974               Part of Cambridgeshire


Lord-lieutenants

1581                      Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon ........ s.a

08 Apr 1588 - 23 Oct 1596 John St John, Baron St John of Bletso ......... 15..-1596

01 Apr 1597 -    Oct 1618 Oliver St John, 3rd Baron St John of Bletso ... 1540-1618

14 Mar 1619 - 21 Jul 1627 Oliver St John, 4th Baron St John of Bletso ... 1580-1646

14 Mar 1619 - 30 Jul 1624 Esmé Stewart, Duke of Lennox .................. 1579-1624

18 Oct 1624 - 1642        Henry Montagu, Earl of Manchester ............. 1563-1642

26 Sep 1660 - 07 May 1671 Edward Montagu, Earl of Manchester ............ 1602-1671

26 Sep 1660 - 28 May 1672 Edward Montagu, Earl of Sandwich .............. 1625-1672

                          (co-Lord-Lieutenant)

07 May 1671 - 10 Mar 1681 Robert Montagu, of Manchester ................. 1634-1683

10 Mar 1681 - 20 Oct 1685 Robert Bruce, Earl of Ailesbury ............... 1626-1685

20 Oct 1685 - 08 Apr 1689 Thomas Bruce, Earl of Ailesbury ............... 1656-1741

08 Apr 1689 - 20 Jan 1722 Charles Montagu, Earl of Manchester ........... 1662-1722

14 Feb      - 03 Oct 1722 Edward Richard Montagu,

                           Viscount Hinchingbrooke ...................... 1692-1722

25 Oct 1722 - 21 Oct 1739 William Montagu, Duke of Manchester ........... 1700-1739

06 Nov 1739 - 10 May 1742 Robert Montagu, Duke of Manchester ............ 1710-1762

08 Jun 1742 - 04 Sep 1788 George Montagu, Duke of Manchester ............ 1737-1788

07 May 1789 - 23 May 1790 George Montagu, Duke of Montagu ............... 1712-1790

03 Jul 1790 - 14 Mar 1793 James Graham, Duke of Montrose ................ 1755-1836

14 Mar 1793 - 25 Sep 1841 Col. William Montagu, Duke of Manchester ...... 1771-1843

25 Sep 1841 - 03 Mar 1884 John William Montagu, Earl of Sandwich ........ 1811-1884

16 Apr 1884 - 14 Jan 1891 Francis Charles Hastings Russell,

                           Duke of Bedford .............................. 1819-1891

17 Feb 1891 - 26 Jun 1916 Edward George Henry Montagu,

                           Earl of Sandwich ............................. 1839-1916

06 Sep 1916 - 17 Jul 1922 Howard Browning Coote

17 Jul 1922 - 28 Jan 1946 George Charles Montagu,

                           Earl of Sandwich ............................. 1874-1962

28 Jan 1946 - 09 Mar 1947 Granville Proby ............................... 1883-1947

30 Jul 1947 - 30 Jul 1968 Ailwyn Edward Fellowes,

                           Baron de Ramsey .............................. 1910-1993

30 Jul 1968 - 31 Mar 1974 Denis George Ruddock Herbert,

                           Baron Hemingford ............................. 1904-1982

Middlesex

31 Mar 1965               Abolished and incorporated into Greater London


Lord-lieutenants

1551 - 15..               William Paget, Baron Paget .................... 1506-1563

15.. - 1569               Sir William Cecil, Baron Burleigh ............. 1520-1598

27 Oct 1590 - 20 Nov 1591 Sir Christopher Hatton ........................ 1540-1591

01 Jun 1622 - 23 Aug 1628 George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham ........... 1592-1628

06 Oct 1628 - 1642        Edward Sackville, Earl of Dorset .............. 1591-1652

06 Oct 1628 - 1642        Henry Rich, Earl of Holland ................... 1590-1649

       1655 - 20 Feb 1660 Philip Skippon ................................ 1600-1660

                          (Major-General, for Middlesex, London and Westminster)

30 Jul 1660 - 16 Jul 1662 Richard Sackville, Earl of Dorset ............. 1622-1677

30 Jul 1660 - 16 Jul 1662 Thomas Howard, Earl of Berkshire .............. 1587-1669

16 Jul 1662 - 03 Jan 1670 George Monck, Duke of Albemarle ............... 1608-1670

22 Jan 1670 - 28 Mar 1689 William Craven, Earl of Craven ................ 1608-1697

28 Mar 1689 - 13 Jan 1692 John Holles, Earl of Clare .................... 1662-1711

13 Jan 1692 - 07 Sep 1700 William Russell, Duke of Bedford .............. 1613-1700

22 Nov 1700 - 27 Nov 1701 Lord Edward Russell ........................... 1642-1714

27 Nov 1701 - 19 Sep 1711 Wriothesley Russell,

                           Duke of Bedford .............................. 1680-1711

19 Sep 1711 - 28 Oct 1714 John Sheffield,

                           Duke of Buckingham and Normanby .............. 1648-1714

28 Oct 1714 - 02 Feb 1763 Thomas Pelham-Holles,

                           Duke of Newcastle ............................ s.a

02 Feb 1763 - 06 Jun 1786 Hugh Percy, Duke of Northumberland ............ 1714-1786

06 Aug 1794 - 29 Dec 1841 William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck,

                           Marquess of Titchfield ....................... 1768-1854

29 Dec 1841 - 12 Apr 1868 James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil,

                           Marquess of Salisbury ........................ 1791-1869

28 May 1868 - 13 Aug 1884 Lt-Gen. Arthur Richard Wellesley,

                           Duke of Wellington ........................... 1807-1884

20 Sep 1884 - 28 Mar 1898 George Henry Charles Byng,

                           Earl of Strafford ............................ 1830-1898

20 Jun 1898 - 26 Apr 1926 Herbrand Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford ........ 1858-1940

26 Apr 1926 - 19 Apr 1929 John Baring, Baron Revelstoke ................. 1863-1929

11 Jun 1929 - 24 Mar 1945 George Kemp, 1st Baron Rochdale ............... 1866-1945

08 Sep 1945 - 01 May 1956 Charles Latham, 1st Baron Latham .............. 1888-1970

08 Aug 1956 - 06 Jan 1961 Sir Frederick Handley Page .................... 1885-1962

06 Jan 1961 - 09 Mar 1963 Gen. Sir John Trednnick Crocker ............... 1896-1963

10 Jul 1963 - 31 Mar 1965 Lt-Gen. Gerard Corfield Bucknall .............. 1894-1980

Sussex

Lord-lieutenants

1551 - 1559               Thomas West, Baron De La Warr ................. 1475-1554

1559 - 1561               Henry FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel ............... 1512-1580

1561 - 1569               John Lumley, Baron Lumley ..................... 1533-1609

1570 - 1585               William West, Baron De La Warr ................ 1520-1595

1570 - 1585               Thomas Sackville, Earl of Dorset .............. 1536-1608

03 Jul 1585 - 26 Aug 1608 Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham ............ 1536-1624

26 Aug 1608 - 27 Feb 1609 Robert Sackville, Earl of Dorset .............. 1561-1609

10 Dec 1612 - 28 Mar 1624 Richard Sackville, Earl of Dorset ............. 1589-1624

13 Jul 1624 - 1642        Edward Sackville, Earl of Dorset .............. 1591-1652

11 Aug 1660 - 13 Oct 1668 Algernon Percy, Earl of Northumberland ........ s.a

09 Nov 1668 - 31 May 1670 Joceline Percy, Earl of Northumberland ........ s.a

15 Jul 1670 - 28 Feb 1688 Charles Sackville, Earl of Dorset ............. 1638-1706

                          (1st Time)

28 Feb 1688 - 17 Apr 1689 Francis Browne, Viscount Montague ............. 1638-1708

17 Apr 1688 - 29 Jan 1706 Charles Sackville, Earl of Dorset

                          (2nd Time)

22 Apr 1706 - 07 Feb 1750 Gen. Algernon Seymour, Duke of Somerset ....... 1684-1750

18 Mar 1754 - 20 Sep 1757 John Ashburnham, Earl of Ashburnham ........... 1724-1812

20 Sep 1757 - 04 Jul 1761 George Nevill, Earl Abergavenny ............... 1727-1785

04 Jul 1761 - 15 Jan 1763 Thomas Pelham-Holles,

                           Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne,

                           Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne ................. 1693-1768

15 Jan      - 21 Aug 1763 Charles Wyndham, Earl of Egremont ............. 1710-1763

23 Nov 1763 - 29 Dec 1806 FM. Charles Lennox,

                           Duke of Richmond, Duke of Lennox ............. 1735-1806

19 Jan 1807 - 16 Dec 1815 Charles Howard, Duke of Norfolk ............... 1746-1817

11 Mar 1816 - 28 Aug 1819 Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond and Lennox ... 1764-1819

18 Nov 1819 - 19 Jun 1835 George O'Brien Wyndham, Earl of Egremont ...... 1751-1837

19 Jun 1835 - 21 Oct 1860 Charles Gordon-Lennox,

                           Duke of Richmond, Duke of Lennox ............. 1791-1860

21 Nov 1860 - 16 Mar 1886 Henry Pelham, Earl of Chichester .............. 1804-1886

06 Apr 1886 - 14 Mar 1892 Henry Bouverie William Brand,

                           Viscount Hampden ............................. 1814-1892

12 Apr 1892 - 19 Dec 1905 William Nevill, Marquess of Abergavenny ....... 1826-1915

19 Dec 1905 - 11 Feb 1917 Henry Fitzalan-Howard, Duke of Norfolk ........ 1847-1917

26 Mar 1917 - 25 Jan 1949 Charles Henry Wyndham, Baron Leconfield ....... 1872-1952

25 Jan 1949 - 31 Mar 1974 Bernhard Fitzalan-Howard, Duke of Norfolk ..... s.a

Tower Hamlets

01 Apr 1889               Incorporated into county of London


Lord-Lieutenants

03 Oct 1660 - 1675        Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet of London ...... 1615-1680

30 Jul 1675 - 1679        James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton ........ 1622-1681


08 Jun 1679 - 01 Feb 1685 Maj-Gen William Alington,

                           3rd Baron Alington ........................... 1641-1685

29 Jun 1685 - 1688        Adm. George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth ........ 1647-1691

08 Apr 1689 - 1702        Robert Lucas, 3rd Baron Lucas ................. 1649-1705

29 Jun 1702 - 1705        Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon . s.a

23 Jun 1706 - 1710        Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex

05 Jun 1710 - 18 Aug 1712 Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers ............... 1654-1712

10 May 1710 - 1715        George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton ....... 1664-1727

26 Jul 1715 - 1717        Hatton Compton

21 Oct 1717 -    Dec 1722 Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle .......... 1669-1738

30 Jan 1723 - 1725        Henry Clinton, 7th Earl Lincoln ............... 1684-1728

19 Jun 1725 - 1726        Lt-Gen Charles Powlett, Duke of Bolton ........ s.a

24 Nov 1726 - 1731        Henry Lowther, Viscount Lonsdale .............. 1694-1751

15 Oct 1731 - 27 Sep 1737 John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester ............ 1680-1737

03 May 1740 - 23 Jun 1762 Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis ....... 1700-1762

26 Jul 1762 - 1770        John Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley of Stratton . 1697-1773

04 Jan 1771 - 1784        Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl Cornwallis ....... 1738-1805

                          (1st Time)

12 Mar      - 1784        Gen. Lord George Henry Lennox ................. 1737-1805

26 Nov 1784 - 05 Oct 1805 Charles Cornwallis, Viscount Cornwallis ....... 1738-1805

                          (2nd Time)

24 Feb 1806 - 28 Nov 1826 Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings,

                           Marquess of Hastings ......................... 1754-1826

29 Jan 1827 - 14 Sep 1852 Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington .......... 1769-1852

20 Jun 1853 - 21 Feb 1865 Fld-Msl Stapleton Cotton,

                           1st Viscount Combermere ...................... 1773-1865

12 Apr 1865 - 07 Oct 1871 Sir John Fox Burgoyne, 1st Baronet ............ 1782-1871

20 Nov 1871 - 06 Oct 1872 Sir George Pollock,

                           1st Baronet of the Khyber Pass ............... 1786-1872

08 Nov 1872 - 15 Mar 1875 Sir William Maynard Gomm ...................... 1784-1875

09 Apr 1875 - 20 Nov 1880 Sir Charles Yorke ............................. 1790-1880

14 May      - 1881        Gen. Sir William Fenwick Williams,

                           1st Baronet of Kars .......................... 1800-1883

08 Jul 1881 - 06 Dec 1886 Sir Richard James Dacres ...................... 1799-1886

06 Jan 1887 - 31 Mar 1889 Robert Cornelis Napier,

                           Baron Napier of Magdala ...................... 1810-1890


Mayors

25 Oct 2010 - 11 Jun 2015 Luftur Rahman ................................. 1965-

12 Jun 2015 -             John Biggs .................................... 1957-

Westmoreland

01 Apr 1974               Incorporated into Cumbria


Lord-Lieutenants

1553 -1559                Henry Clifford, Earl of Cumberland ............ 1517-1570

20 Aug 1586 - 14 Dec 1595 Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon ............ s.a

1603 - 1605               Sir George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland ....... 1558-1603

27 Oct 1607 - 04 Jan 1641 Francis Clifford, Earl of Cumberland .......... 1559-1641

27 Oct 1607 - 20 Jan 1611 George Home, Earl of Dunbar ................... 1556-1611

27 Oct 1627 - 31 Aug 1639 Theophilus Howard, Earl of Suffolk ............ 1584-1640

27 Oct 1607 - 1642        Henry Clifford, Baron Clifford ................ 1591-1643

13 Nov 1626 - 31 Aug 1639 Algernon Percy, Earl of Northumberland ........ 1602-1668

23 Jul 1632 - 31 Aug 1639 Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel ................ 1585-1646

23 Jul 1632 - 31 Aug 1639 Henry Howard, Lord Maltravers ................. 1608-1652

01 Oct 1660 - 24 Feb 1685 Charles Howard, Earl of Carlisle .............. 1629-1685

03 Mar 1685 - 1687        Thomas Tufton, Earl of Thanet,

                           Baron de Clifford ............................ 1644-1729

29 Aug 1687 - 1688        Richard Graham, Viscount Preston .............. 1648-1695

08 Apr 1689 - 1694        Sir John Lowther, Viscount Lonsdale ........... 1655-1700

28 Jun 1694 - 01 May 1738 Charles Howard, Earl of Carlisle .............. 1669-1738

01 Jun 1738 - 07 Mar 1751 Henry Lowther, Viscount Lonsdale .............. 1694-1751

06 Feb 1753 - 15 Apr 1756 Sir William Lowther, 3rd Baronet of Marske .... 1727-1756

29 Apr 1756 - 1758        Sir John Pennington

13 Dec 1759 - 24 May 1802 James Lowther, Earl of Lonsdale ............... 1736-1802

26 Jun 1802 - 19 Mar 1844 William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale ......... 1757-1844

03 May 1844 - 1868        William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale ......... 1787-1872

14 Dec 1868 - 15 Aug 1876 Henry Lowther, 3rd Earl of Lonsdale ........... 1818-1876

03 Oct 1876 - 13 Feb 1881 Sir Richard Cournetay Musgrave ................ 1838-1881

15 Mar 1881 - 29 Oct 1926 Henry James Tufton, Baron Hothfield ........... 1844-1926

08 Dec 1926 - 06 Oct 1931 Lord Henry Cavendish-Bentinck ................. 1863-1931

07 Dec 1931 - 1939        Stanley Hughes le Fleming

01 Dec 1939 - 1945        Anthony Edward Lowther, Viscount Lowther ...... 1896-1949

26 Apr 1945 - 10 Nov 1956 James Winstanley Cropper ...................... 1879-1956

06 May 1957 - 1965        Henry Hornyold-Strickland ..................... 1890-1975

       1965 - 31 Mar 1974 Paul Norman Wilson,

                           Baron Wilson of High Wray .................... 1908-1980


Yorkshire

1472                      Council of the North created in Yorkshire

09 Nov 1569 - 1570        Failed Catholic Northern Rebellion against Elizabeth I

1642                      Council of the North disbanded during the civil war

1660                      Yorkshire divided into East, North, and West Yorkshire


Lord-lieutenants

1586 - 1596               Sir Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon ........ s.a

1599 - 1603               Thomas Cecil, Baron Burghley .................. s.a

1603 - 1619               Edmund Sheffield, Baron Mulgrave .............. 1564-1646

1619 - 1628               Emanuel Scrope, Earl of Sunderland,

                           Baron Bolton ................................. 1584-1630

1628 - 1641               Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Stratford ........... 1593-1641

1641                      Thomas Savile, Viscount Savile ................ 1590-1641

1641 - 1642               Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex ................ s.a

 

Lord Presidents of the Council of the North

1472 - 1483               Richard, Duke of Gloucester

1483 - 1485               John de la Pole, Earl of Lincolne ............. 1462-1487

1530 - 1533               Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham ........... 1474-1559

                          (1st Time)

1533 - 1536               Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland ........... 1502-1537

1536 - 1537               Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk ................ 1473-1554

1537 - 1538               Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham

                          (2nd Time)

1538 - 1540               Robert Holgate, Bishop of Llandaff ............ 1481-1555

       1549 - 25 Sep 1560 Francis Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury,

                           Earl of Waterford, Baron Talbot .............. 1500-1560

       1561 - 17 Sep 1563 Henry Manners, Earl of Rutland,

                           Baron de Ros of Helmsley ..................... 1526-1563

1564                      Ambrose Dudley, Earl of Warwick ............... 1530-1590

       1564 - 26 Jun 1568 Thomas Young, Archbishop of York .............. 1507-1568

1568 - 1572               Thomas Radclyffe, Earl of Sussex .............. 1525-1583

       1572 - 14 Dec 1595 Sir Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon ........ 1535-1595

1596 - 1599               Matthew Hutton, Archbishop oof York ........... 1529-1606

1599 - 1603               Sir Thomas Cecil, Earl of Exeter .............. 1542-1623

1603 - 1619               Edmund Sheffield, Baron Mulgrave .............. s.a

1619 - 1628               Emanuel Scrope, Earl of Sunderland,

                           Baron Scrope of Bolton ....................... 1584-1630

       1628 - 12 May 1641 Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford ........... 1539-1641




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