Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Since 1703, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Leicestershire.

Lord Lieutenants

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• Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset 1549–1551
• Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon 1551–1552
• Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk 1552–1554
• Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon 1554 – 20 June 1561 jointly with
• Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon 1559 – 14 December 1595
• George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon 2 October 1596 – 30 December 1604
• vacant
• Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon 16 May 1607 – 1642 jointly with
• Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon 27 December 1638 – 1642
• Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford 1642–? (Parliamentary)
• Interregnum
• Henry Hastings, 1st Baron Loughborough 14 January 1661 – 10 January 1667
• John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland 14 February 1667 – 7 July 1677
• John Manners, 9th Earl of Rutland 7 July 1677 – 11 August 1687
• Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon 11 August 1687 – 6 April 1689
• John Manners, 9th Earl of Rutland 6 April 1689 – 24 March 1703
• Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh 24 March 1703 – 1 July 1706
• John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland 1 July 1706 – 10 January 1711
• Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh 8 September 1711 – 3 December 1714
• John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland 3 December 1714 – 22 February 1721
• John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland 26 April 1721 – 29 May 1779
• Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland 16 July 1779 – 24 October 1787
• Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort 14 December 1787 – 21 October 1799
• John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland 21 October 1799 – 20 January 1857
• Charles Manners, 6th Duke of Rutland 13 February 1857 – 3 March 1888
• Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe 19 June 1888 – 25 September 1900
• Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland 7 November 1900 – 8 May 1925^[1]
• Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, 1st Baron Hazlerigg 27 July 1925 – 25 May 1949
• Robert Godfrey Wolseley Bewicke-Copley, 5th Baron Cromwell 2 August 1949 – 21 October 1966
• Col. Sir Robert Andrew St George Martin, KCVO 5 April 1966 – 24 April 1989
• Sir Timothy Gerald Martin Brooks, KCVO 24 April 1989 – 24 February 2003^[2]
• Jennifer, Lady Gretton JP 24 February 2003 – present^[3]

Deputy Lieutenants

Active List as of April 2016^[4]

• R C Barber Esq MBE DL
• G G Bodiwala Esq CBE JP DL
• R L Brucciani Esq OBE DL
• Professor Sir Robert Burgess DL
• Baroness Byford DBE DL
• R B Collins Esq MVO DL
• Miss R J N Conley CBE DL
• G A A M P de Lisle Esq DL
• R A S Everard Esq OBE DL
• A J Granger Esq DL
• Brigadier W J Hurrell CBE DL
• Col R S Hurwood DL
• Mrs F Hussain MBE DL
• D J Knowles Esq DL
• Sir Michael Latham DL
• Dr A I A Lennox CBE DL
• Mrs E J Martin DL
• Colonel R C J Martin OBE DL
• I M McAlpine Esq OBE DL
• S Nagdi Esq MBE DL
• H M Pearson Esq DL
• Professor Sir N J Samani DL
• R Singh Sandhu Esq MBE DL
• W K Stevens DL
• Towle CBE DL
• P J Wheeler Esq JP DL
• D W Wilson Esq CBE DL
• D J Wyrko Esq QPM DL
• Mr Jonathan Agnew
• Mr Dave Andrews
• Mrs Sally Bowie
• Mr Mike Kapur Esq
• Mr David Lindley QPM
• Mr Riaz Ravat BEM
• Mrs Elisabeth Turnbull
• Professor David Wilson

Previous Deputy Lieutenants

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• Samuel Francis Stone, Esq. March 1901 ^[5]

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. The London Gazette: no. 27245. p. 6854. 9 November 1900.
2. London Gazette, issue no.51716, 27 April 1989
3. London Gazette, issue no.56860, 28 February 2003
4. http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/your_council/council_services_contacts/about_leicestershire/leicestershire_lieutenancy_index/leicestershire_lieutenancy_vice_ll.htm
5. The London Gazette: no. 27299. p. 2122. 26 March 1901.

External links

• History of the Office of the Lord-Lieutenant