Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire
Encyclopedia
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant
of Brecknockshire
. After 1723, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Brecknockshire
. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974 and replaced with the Lord Lieutenant of Powys
, with Deputy Lieutenants for Brecknockshire.
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 Brecknockshire
Brecknockshire
Brecknockshire , also known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, and a former administrative county.-Geography:...
. After 1723, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Brecknockshire
Custos Rotulorum of Brecknockshire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Brecknockshire.* Sir William Vaughan c. 1544* Sir Roger Vaughan bef. 1558–1571* Richard Price bef. 1573–1586/1587* Sir Robert Knollys bef. 1594 – aft...
. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974 and replaced with the Lord Lieutenant of Powys
Lord Lieutenant of Powys
This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant for Powys. Prior to 1974, the Monarch was represented in the area by the Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire, the Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire and the Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire....
, with Deputy Lieutenants for Brecknockshire.
Lords Lieutenant of Brecknockshire to 1974
- see Lord Lieutenant of WalesLord Lieutenant of WalesThe Lord Lieutenant of Wales was an office associated with the Lord President of the Council of Wales and the Marches until the abolition of that body in 1689. The Lord Presidents of Wales were also Lord Lieutenants of Wales, except for the years 1602–1629, when the county of Glamorgan formed a...
before 1694 - Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of PembrokeThomas Herbert, 8th Earl of PembrokeThomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke, 5th Earl of Montgomery, KG, PC, FRS was a British politician during the reigns of William III and Anne....
11 May 1694 – 7 October 1715 - John MorganJohn Morgan (of Rhiwpera)John Morgan was a Welsh politician of the early 18th century.Morgan was the youngest son of William Morgan and his wife Blanche. When his elder brother Thomas Morgan died without surviving children in 1700, he inherited the family estates, the two middle brothers having predeceased him...
7 October 1715 – 7 March 1720 - Sir William MorganWilliam Morgan (of Tredegar, elder)Sir William Morgan, KB was a Welsh Whig politician of the early 18th century.Morgan was the eldest son of John Morgan, a Whig of great political influence in Brecknockshire and Monmouthshire...
21 June 1720 – 24 April 1731 - Thomas MorganThomas Morgan (judge advocate)Thomas Morgan was a Welsh politician and lawyer of the 18th century.He was the younger son of John Morgan and his wife Martha. Thomas received the estate of Rhiwpera upon his father's death in 1720. He entered the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Brecon in 1723, which he represented...
18 June 1731 – 12 April 1769 - Thomas MorganThomas Morgan (of Rhiwpera)Thomas Morgan was a Welsh politician, of the family of Morgan of Tredegar. He was the eldest son of Thomas Morgan and his wife Jane Colchester.Morgan represented Brecon in the House of Commons from 1754 until 1763...
27 January 1770 – 15 May 1771 - Charles Morgan 23 December 1771 – 24 May 1787
- Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of BeaufortHenry Somerset, 5th Duke of BeaufortHenry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort KG was the only son of Charles Noel Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort and his wife, Elizabeth Berkeley. Styled Marquess of Worcester from 1746, on his father's death on 28 October 1756, he succeeded him as Duke of Beaufort.He succeeded to the title of 13th Lord...
8 June 1787 – 11 October 1803 - Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort 4 November 1803 – 2 December 1835
- Penry Williams 24 December 1836 – 16 January 1847
- Lloyd Vaughan Watkins 17 February 1847 – 28 September 1865
- George Pratt, 2nd Marquess CamdenGeorge Pratt, 2nd Marquess CamdenGeorge Charles Pratt, 2nd Marquess Camden, KG was a British peer and Tory politician, styled Viscount Bayham from 1794 to 1812 and Earl of Brecknock from 1812 to 1840....
4 November 1865 – 8 August 1866 - Charles Morgan, 1st Baron TredegarCharles Morgan, 1st Baron TredegarCharles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar was an English peer and member of the House of Lords. He represented the constituency of Brecon....
27 September 1866 – 16 April 1875 - Joseph Russell Bailey, 1st Baron GlanuskJoseph Russell Bailey, 1st Baron GlanuskJoseph Russell Bailey, 1st Baron Glanusk , known as Sir Joseph Russell Bailey, 2nd Baronet, from 1858 to 1899, was a Welsh Conservative Member of Parliament....
11 June 1875 – 19 December 1905 - Joseph Russell Bailey, 2nd Baron GlanuskJoseph Russell Bailey, 2nd Baron GlanuskJoseph Henry Russell Bailey, 2nd Baron Glanusk CB CBE DSO , was a British peer.Glanusk was the eldest son of Joseph Russell Bailey, 1st Baron Glanusk, and succeeded his father in the barony in 1906. He had already succeeded his father as Lord Lieutenant of Breconshire in 1905, a post he held until...
19 December 1905 – 11 January 1928 - Wilfred Russell Bailey, 3rd Baron Glanusk 26 April 1928 – 12 January 1948
- Sir Geoffrey RaikesGeoffrey RaikesMajor-General Sir Geoffrey Taunton Raikes CB DSO was a British Army General who achieved high office in the 1930s.-Military career:Raikes was commissioned into the South Wales Borderers in 1903...
14 April 1948 – 17 April 1959 - Sir William Parker, 3rd Baronet 17 April 1959 – 20 January 1964
- Captain Nevill Glennie Garnons Williams, M.B.E., R. N. (Retd.) 20 January 1964 – 31 March 1974