Custos Rotulorum of Herefordshire
Encyclopedia
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum
of Herefordshire
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For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire
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Custos rotulorum
Custos rotulorum is the keeper of an English county's records and, by virtue of that office, the highest civil officer in the county...
of Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
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- John ScudamoreJohn ScudamoreSir John Scudamore was a 15th century English landowner from Herefordshire who acted as constable and steward of a number of Royal castles in South Wales...
bef. 1544 - Richard Warnecombe bef. 1544–1547
- John Scudamore (c.1486–1571) 1547–1571
- Sir James CroftJames CroftSir James Croft PC , Lord Deputy of Ireland and MP for Herefordshire in the Parliament of England.He was born the second but eldest surviving son of Richard Croft of Croft Castle, Herefordshire, inheriting the estate on his father's death in 1562.He was elected seven times as knight of the shire ...
bef. 1573 –1574 - Sir John ScudamoreJohn Scudamore (courtier)Sir John Scudamore, as the eldest son of William Scudamore, but due to his father's early death was a ward of Sir James Croft of Croft Castle, Herefordshire, whose daughter Eleanor he married in 1563....
1574–1616 - Sir James ScudamoreSir James ScudamoreSir James Scudamore was a gentleman usher at the court of Queen Elizabeth I. Born at Holme Lacy, Herefordshire, he was the eldest son of Sir John Scudamore, Custos Rotulorum of Herefordshire and his first wife Eleanor Croft, daughter of former Lord Deputy of Ireland James Croft...
1616–1619 - Sir John Scudamore 1619–1622
- John Scudamore, 1st Viscount ScudamoreJohn Scudamore, 1st Viscount ScudamoreJohn Scudamore, 1st Viscount Scudamore , diplomat and politician, was the eldest son of Sir James Scudamore of Holme Lacy, Herefordshire....
1622–1646, 1660–1671 - Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of BeaufortHenry Somerset, 1st Duke of BeaufortHenry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort, KG, PC was an English peer. He was styled Lord Herbert from 1646 until 3 April 1667, when he succeeded his father as 3rd Marquess of Worcester....
1671–1689 - Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of MacclesfieldCharles Gerard, 1st Earl of MacclesfieldCharles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield PC was an English aristocrat, soldier and courtier.-Life:The eldest son of Sir Charles Gerard, he was a member of an old Lancashire family, his great-grandfather having been Sir Gilbert Gerard of Ince, in that county, one of the most distinguished judges...
1689–1694 - Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl of Coningsby 1696–1721
For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire
Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire. Before the English Civil War, the lieutenancy of Herefordshire was always held by the Lord Lieutenant of Wales, but after the Restoration, its lieutenants were appointed separately...
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