Lord Lieutenant of Surrey

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Surrey. Since 1737, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Surrey.

Lord Lieutenants of Surrey

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• William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton 1551–1553?
• William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham 1559–1573
• Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham 3 July 1585 – 14 December 1624 jointly with
• Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Nottingham 27 July 1621 – 1642 jointly with
• John Ramsay, 1st Earl of Holderness 5 June 1624 – February 1626 and
• Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon 5 January 1627 – 16 November 1638 and
• Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel 23 July 1635 – 1642 and
• Henry Howard, Lord Maltravers 2 June 1636 – 1642
• Interregnum
• John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt 16 July 1660 – 5 June 1675
• Prince Rupert of the Rhine 24 June 1675 – 29 November 1682
• Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk 16 December 1682 – 2 April 1701
• Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley 7 June 1702 – 24 September 1710
• George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland 9 October 1710 – 24 December 1714
• Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax 24 December 1714 – 19 May 1715
• John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll 16 July 1715 – 6 July 1716
• Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow 6 July 1716 – 5 December 1717
• Thomas Onslow, 2nd Baron Onslow 9 December 1717 – 5 June 1740
• Richard Onslow, 3rd Baron Onslow 13 November 1740 – 8 October 1776
• George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow 20 November 1776 – 17 May 1814
• George Brodrick, 4th Viscount Midleton 15 June 1814 – 27 September 1830
• Charles George Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden 27 September 1830 – 5 July 1840
• William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace 17 July 1840 – 29 December 1893
• Adm. Hon. Francis Egerton 25 September 1893 – 15 December 1895
• William Brodrick, 8th Viscount Midleton 29 January 1896 – 19 December 1905
• Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe 19 December 1905 – 6 June 1939
• Sir John Malcolm Fraser, 1st Baronet 6 June 1939 – 4 May 1949
• Gen. Sir Robert Haining 2 August 1949 – 6 August 1957
• Geoffrey FitzClarence, 5th Earl of Munster 6 August 1957 – 12 March 1973
• John Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell 12 March 1973 – 2 May 1986
• Sir Richard Thornton 2 May 1986 – 29 October 1997^[1]
• Dame Sarah Jane Frances Goad, DCVO, JP 29 October 1997 – present^[2][3]

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.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• thepeerage.com — Darryl Lundy
• Goldsworth History Timeline

1. London Gazette, issue no.50512, 8 May 1986
2. London Gazette, issue no. 54938, 4 November 1997
3. London Gazette, Issue no. 60009, 31 December 2011 New Year Honours List 2012

External links

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