Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire. Since 1689, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Derbyshire.

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• Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon
• George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury 3 July 1585 – 18 November 1590
• Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury 1590/1 – 8 May 1616
• vacant
• William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire 4 May 1619 – 3 March 1626 jointly with
• William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire 4 May 1619 – 20 June 1628
• William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Newcastle 14 July 1628 – 13 November 1638
• William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire 13 November 1638 – 1684
• Robert Leke, 3rd Earl of Scarsdale 15 January 1685 – 1687
• Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon 23 December 1687 – 1688
• William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire 17 May 1689 – 18 August 1707
• William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire 6 November 1707 – 1710
• Nicholas Leke, 4th Earl of Scarsdale 5 September 1711 – 1714
• William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire 15 October 1714 – 4 June 1729
• William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire 31 October 1729 – 5 December 1755
• William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire 21 January 1756 – 1764
• John Manners, Marquess of Granby 23 June 1764 – 1766
• Lord George Cavendish 17 June 1766 – 1782
• William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire 2 July 1782 – 29 July 1811
• William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire 27 August 1811 – 18 January 1858
• William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire 20 February 1858 – 21 December 1891
• Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire 12 February 1892 – 24 March 1908
• Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire 7 July 1908 – 6 May 1938
• Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire 21 June 1938 – 26 November 1950
• Sir Ian Peter Andrew Munro Walker-Okeover, 3rd Baronet 12 June 1951 – 1977
• Sir Peter Hilton 31 January 1978 – 30 June 1994^[1]
• Sir John Knollys Bather 1 July 1994 – 2009^[2]
• William Tucker 2009 - present

References

• J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8).
• J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.

1. London Gazette, issue no. 47453, 2 February 1978
2. London Gazette, issue no. 53727, 6 July 1994