Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire
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This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant
of Cardiganshire
. After 1780, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Cardiganshire
. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974, and replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed
.
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 Cardiganshire
Ceredigion
Ceredigion is a county and former kingdom in mid-west Wales. As Cardiganshire , it was created in 1282, and was reconstituted as a county under that name in 1996, reverting to Ceredigion a day later...
. After 1780, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Cardiganshire
Custos Rotulorum of Cardiganshire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Cardiganshire.* Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford 1543–1558* John Price 1558 – aft. 1579* George Devereux c. 1584* Richard Price bef. 1594 – aft. 1608...
. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974, and replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed
Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant for Dyfed. The office was created on 1 April 1974, replacing the Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.*The Hon...
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Lord Lieutenants of Cardiganshire 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 – 2 October 1715 - John Vaughan, 1st Viscount LisburneJohn Vaughan, 1st Viscount LisburneJohn Vaughan, 1st Viscount Lisburne , of Trawsgoed, Cardiganshire, was a Welshnobleman.The son of Edward Vaughan and grandson of Sir John Vaughan, he was created Baron Fethard and Viscount Lisburne, in the Peerage of Ireland, on 5 June 1695...
2 October 1715–1721 - John Vaughan, 2nd Viscount Lisburne 26 July 1721–1741
- vacant
- Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne 10 May 1744 – 27 July 1762
- Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of LisburneWilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of LisburneWilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne , of Trawsgoed, Cardiganshire, known as Viscount Lisburne from 1766 to 1776, was a Welsh peer and politician.Lisburne was the son of Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne...
27 July 1762–1800 - Thomas Johnes 4 July 1800 – 25 April 1816
- William Edward PowellWilliam Edward PowellWilliam Edward Powell was a British Lord Lieutenant and Member of Parliament.He was the eldest son of Thomas Powell, and was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. Brought up in France by his widowed mother, he finally occupied his father's estate at Nanteos, near Aberystwith at the age of 21 in 1809...
22 November 1817 – 10 April 1854 - Thomas Lloyd 16 September 1854 – 14 September 1857
- Edward Lewis Pryse 14 September 1857 – 29 May 1888
- Herbert Davies-Evans 16 July 1888 – 28 December 1923
- Ernest Vaughan, 7th Earl of Lisburne 28 December 1923 – 9 May 1956
- John Hext Lewes, O.B.E. 9 May 1956 – 31 March 1974