Lord Lieutenant of Devon

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Devon. Since 1711, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Devon.

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• John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford 1552–1555
• John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath 1556–1561
• Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford 1584 – 28 July 1585
• William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath 12 September 1586 – 12 July 1623
• Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford 18 July 1623 – 9 May 1641 jointly with
• William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford 30 March 1637 – 1642
• Interregnum
• George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle 23 July 1660 – 3 January 1670
• John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath 10 February 1670 – 1675
• Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle 2 December 1675 – 1685
• John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath 7 December 1685 – 1696 jointly with
• Charles Granville, 2nd Baron Granville 6 May 1691 – 1693
• Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford 24 April 1696 – 1702
• John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett 21 July 1702 – 1714
• Sir William Courtenay, 2nd Baronet 4 December 1714 – 1716
• John Carteret, 2nd Baron Carteret 13 July 1716 – 1721
• Hugh Fortescue, 14th Baron Clinton 9 August 1721 – 1733
• Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford 9 May 1733 – 31 March 1751
• John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford 23 April 1751 – 5 January 1771
• Vere Poulett, 3rd Earl Poulett 6 February 1771 – 14 April 1788
• Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue 21 May 1788 – 1839
• John White Abbott, briefly, in 1830s^[1]
• Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue 15 November 1839 – 14 September 1861
• Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset 9 November 1861 – 28 November 1885
• Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh 20 January 1886 – 12 January 1887
• Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 20th Baron Clinton 16 February 1887 – 29 March 1904
• Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue 22 April 1904 – 1928
• Francis Bingham Mildmay, 1st Baron Mildmay of Flete 30 June 1928 – 1936
• Hugh Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue 5 May 1936 – 14 June 1958
• Massey Lopes, 2nd Baron Roborough 16 July 1958 – 5 October 1978
• Sir Richard Amyatt Hull 5 October 1978 – 10 May 1982^[2]
• John St Aubyn Parker, 6th Earl of Morley 10 May 1982 – 16 September 1998^[3]
• Sir Eric Dancer KCVO CBE JP 16 September 1998 – 17 April 2015^[4]
• David Fursdon since 17 April 2015^[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. Andrew Wilton & Anne Lyles, The Great Age of British Watercolours, 1750–1880, p. 312, 1993, Prestel, ISBN 3791312545
2. London Gazette, no. 47659, 9 October 1978
3. London Gazette, no. 48980, 13 May 1982
4. London Gazette, no. 55261, 22 September 1998
5. "Lord-Lieutenant for Devon: David Fursdon". www.gov.uk.

External links

• http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/your_council/inside/historic/lord_lieutenant/duties.htm