Lord Lieutenant of Bristol

This is a list of Lord-Lieutenants of the County and City of Bristol.

The position of Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol has existed for hundreds of years. It was usually held by the Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire except for a period from 1660 to 1672, when it was held by the Lord Lieutenant of Somerset. On 31 March 1974 the position was replaced with that of the Lord-Lieutenant of Avon, but was restored on 1 April 1996 as a separate Lord-Lieutenancy.

Lord-Lieutenants of Bristol to 1974

• see Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire before the English Restoration
• Henry Somerset, Lord Herbert 30 July 1660 – 22 December 1660
• James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde 22 December 1660 – 22 August 1672
• Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort 22 August 1672 – 22 March 1689
• see Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire to 1974

Lord-Lieutenants of Bristol from 1996

• Sir James Napier Tidmarsh 1 April 1996 – 2007^[1]
• Mary Prior 17 September 2007 – present^[2]

References

• 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.54363, 4 April 1996
2. London Gazette, issue no.58455, 24 September 2007