Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant
of Bedfordshire
. Since 1711, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire
.
Lord Lieutenant
The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British monarch's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription, with varying tasks throughout history. Usually a retired local notable, senior military officer, peer or business person is given the post...
of Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
. Since 1711, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire
Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire.* John Mordaunt, 1st Baron Mordaunt bef. 1544 – aft. 1547* Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso bef. 1558 – 1582* John St John, 2nd Baron St John of Bletso bef...
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- William Parr, 1st Marquess of NorthamptonWilliam Parr, 1st Marquess of NorthamptonWilliam Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton, 1st Earl of Essex and 1st Baron Parr, KG was the son of Sir Thomas Parr and his wife, Maud Green, daughter of Sir Thomas Green, of Broughton and Greens Norton...
1549–1551 - Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of BletsoOliver St John, 1st Baron St John of BletsoOliver St John of Bletsoe, 1st Baron St John of Bletso was an English peer.St John was the son of Sir John St John of Bletsoe and Spelsbury and his wife Margaret . His paternal great-great-great-grandfather Sir Oliver St John of Bletsoe, Spelsbury and Lydiard Tregoze Oliver St John of Bletsoe,...
1560–1569 - Henry Grey, 6th Earl of KentHenry Grey, 6th Earl of KentHenry Grey, 6th Earl of Kent , was an English peer.He was a son of Henry Grey and Margaret St. John and grandson of Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent....
12 September 1586– 31 January 1615 - Charles Grey, 7th Earl of KentCharles Grey, 7th Earl of KentCharles Grey was Earl of Kent from 1615 to his death.He was a son of Henry Grey and Margaret St. John. His paternal grandparents were Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent and Anne Blennerhassett....
25 February 1615– 26 September 1623 jointly with - Henry Grey, 8th Earl of KentHenry Grey, 8th Earl of KentHenry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent was Earl of Kent from 1623 to his death.He was born the only son of Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent and his wife Susan Cotton and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge....
27 July 1621 – 31 October 1627 jointly with - Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of ClevelandThomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of ClevelandThomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland was a Cavalier general who fought for Charles I during the English Civil War.He was the eldest son of Henry Wentworth, 3rd Baron Wentworth and Anne Hopton. His paternal grandfather was Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth, the last Englishman to hold Calais...
9 May 1625 – 25 March 1667 jointly with - Henry Grey, 8th Earl of KentHenry Grey, 8th Earl of KentHenry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent was Earl of Kent from 1623 to his death.He was born the only son of Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent and his wife Susan Cotton and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge....
29 January 1629 – 29 November 1639 - Oliver St John, 1st Earl of BolingbrokeOliver St John, 1st Earl of BolingbrokeOliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke , known from 1618 until 1624 as 4th Baron St John of Bletso, was an English nobleman and politician.-Life:...
1639–1646 (Parliamentary) - Robert Bruce, Lord Bruce of WhorltonRobert Bruce, 1st Earl of AilesburyRobert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury and 2nd Earl of Elgin, PC, FRS was the son of Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin....
1646 (Parliamentary; nominated by House of Lords) - Henry Grey, 10th Earl of KentHenry Grey, 10th Earl of KentHenry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent , known as Lord Ruthin from 1639 to 1643, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and succeeded to the title Earl of Kent in 1643....
1646 (Parliamentary; nominated by House of Commons) - Interregnum
- Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of AilesburyRobert Bruce, 1st Earl of AilesburyRobert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury and 2nd Earl of Elgin, PC, FRS was the son of Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin....
26 July 1660 – 20 October 1685 - Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of AilesburyThomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of AilesburyThomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury and 3rd Earl of Elgin was the son of Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin and Lady Diana Grey. His maternal grandparents were Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford and Lady Anne Cecil, daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter...
26 November 1685 – 10 May 1689 - William Russell, 1st Duke of BedfordWilliam Russell, 1st Duke of BedfordWilliam Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford KG PC was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited his Peerage and sat in the House of Lords...
10 May 1689 – 7 September 1700 - Lord Edward Russell 22 November 1700 – 27 November 1701
- Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of BedfordWriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of BedfordWriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford KG was the son of William Russell, Lord Russell and his wife Lady Rachel Wriothesley...
27 November 1701 – 26 May 1711 - Henry Grey, 1st Duke of KentHenry Grey, 1st Duke of KentHenry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent KG PC was a British politician and courtier.-Family:He was a son of Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent and Mary Grey, 1st Baroness Lucas of Crudwell...
14 September 1711 – 5 June 1740 - vacant
- John Russell, 4th Duke of BedfordJohn Russell, 4th Duke of BedfordJohn Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford KG, PC, FRS was an 18th century British statesman. He was the fourth son of Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford, by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of John Howland of Streatham, Surrey...
21 May 1745 – 5 January 1771 - John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper OssoryJohn FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper OssoryJohn FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory , styled Lord Gowran from 1751 to 1758, was an Irish peer and Member of Parliament....
6 February 1771 – 13 February 1818 - Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey 17 March 1818 – 14 November 1859
- Francis Russell, 7th Duke of BedfordFrancis Russell, 7th Duke of BedfordFrancis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford KG, PC , styled Marquess of Tavistock from 1802 to 1839, was a British peer and Whig politician.-Background and education:...
7 December 1859 – 14 May 1861 - Francis Cowper, 7th Earl CowperFrancis Cowper, 7th Earl CowperFrancis Thomas de Grey Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper KG, PC, DL , known as Viscount Fordwich from 1837 to 1856, was a British Liberal politician...
7 June 1861 – 18 July 1905 - Beauchamp Mowbray St John, 17th Baron St John of BletsoBeauchamp Mowbray St John, 17th Baron St John of BletsoBeauchamp Moubray St John, 17th Baron St John of Bletso was an English peer.St John was born at Melchbourne, the second son of St Andrew St John, 15th Baron St John of Bletso and his wife Eleanor Hussey. He served in the Highland Light Infantry until 1867...
30 October 1905 – 10 May 1912 - Samuel Howard WhitbreadSamuel Howard WhitbreadSamuel Howard Whitbread was a British Member of Parliament and a member of the Whitbread brewing family.He was the son of Samuel Whitbread. He was Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire and represented the constituencies of Huntingdon and Luton .- External links :...
16 July 1912 – 8 January 1936 - George Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron LukeGeorge Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron LukeGeorge Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron Luke, KBE , was a British businessman.Luke was the second son of John Lawson Johnston, a beef manufacturer and the founder of Bovril Ltd and Elizabeth, daughter of George Lawson, biscuit manufacturer of Edinburgh...
8 January 1936 – 23 February 1943 - Sir Dealtry Charles PartDealtry Charles PartLieutenant-Colonel Sir Dealtry Charles Part was sheriff and Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire and an owner of race horses....
15 May 1943 – 7 June 1957 - Simon Whitbread 7 June 1957 – 26 April 1978
- Hanmer Cecil Hanbury 26 April 1978 – 5 January 1991
- Sir Samuel Charles Whitbread 28 February 1991 – present