Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk

This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk. Since 1642, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Suffolk.

Lord Lieutenants of Suffolk

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• Sir Anthony Wingfield 1551–1552 jointly with
• ? 1551–?
• Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex 1557–1583
• Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon 3 July 1585 – 23 July 1596
• vacant
• Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk 3 July 1605– 28 May 1626
• Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk 15 June 1626 – 3 June 1640
• James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk 16 June 1640 – 1642 jointly with
• Sir Thomas Jermyn 16 June 1640 – 1642
• Interregnum
• James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk 25 July 1660 – 12 March 1681
• Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington 12 March 1681 – 6 May 1685
• Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton 6 May 1685 – 28 March 1689
• Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis 28 March 1689 – 29 April 1698
• Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis 14 June 1698 – 16 June 1703
• Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart 16 June 1703 – 25 April 1705
• Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton 25 April 1705 – 6 May 1757
• Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton 4 December 1757 – 10 February 1763
• Charles Maynard, 1st Viscount Maynard 10 February 1763 – 1 June 1769
• Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton 1 June 1769 – 3 July 1790
• George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton 3 July 1790 – 19 January 1844
• John Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke 19 January 1844 – 27 January 1886
• Frederick Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol 17 February 1886 – 7 August 1907
• Sir William Brampton Gurdon 21 October 1907 – 1910
• Sir Courtenay Warner, 1st Baronet 8 July 1910 – 15 December 1934
• George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke 4 February 1935 – 20 December 1947
• John Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke 2 April 1948 – 24 April 1978
• Sir Joshua Rowley, 7th Baronet 24 April 1978 – 11 February 1994^[1]
• John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead 11 February 1994 – 30 June 2003^[2]
• Timothy Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache 30 June 2003 – 13 December 2014^[3]
• Clare, Countess of Euston 13 December 2014 - Present^[4]

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.47521, 27 April 1978
2. London Gazette, issue no.53590, 16 February 1994
3. London Gazette, issue no.56991, 7 July 2003
4. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-lieutenant-for-suffolk-clare-countess-of-euston