Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire
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This is an incomplete list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant
of Denbighshire
. After 1733, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Denbighshire
. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974, being replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Clwyd
.
before 1694
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 Denbighshire
Denbighshire
Denbighshire is a county in north-east Wales. It is named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but has substantially different borders. Denbighshire has the distinction of being the oldest inhabited part of Wales. Pontnewydd Palaeolithic site has remains of Neanderthals from 225,000 years...
. After 1733, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Denbighshire
Custos Rotulorum of Denbighshire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Denbighshire.* Sir John Salusbury bef. 1544 – c. 1548* Sir John Salusbury bef. 1558–aft. 1564* Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester bef. 1573–1588...
. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974, being replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Clwyd
Lord Lieutenant of Clwyd
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant for Clwyd. The office was created on 1 April 1974.*Brigadier Hugh Salusbury Kynaston Mainwaring, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., T.D...
.
Lord Lieutenants of Denbighshire to 1974
See Lord Lieutenant of WalesLord Lieutenant of Wales
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before 1694
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, 31 May 1694 – 10 March 1696 - Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of MacclesfieldCharles Gerard, 2nd Earl of MacclesfieldCharles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield was born in France and was naturalized in England by Act of Parliament in 1677.-Biography:...
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, 21 October 1714 – 18 January 1725 - George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of CholmondeleyGeorge Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of CholmondeleyGeorge Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley, PC, FRS , styled The Honourable from birth until 1715 and then known as Lord Newborough to 1725, was an English soldier....
, 7 April 1725 – 7 May 1733 - Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 3rd Baronet, 21 June 1733 – 27 August 1748
- Richard MyddeltonRichard MyddeltonRichard Myddleton was a politician in Wales. He was Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire and the Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs in 1601.-References:...
, 20 August 1748 – March 1795 - Vacant, March 1795 - 4 April 1796
- Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th BaronetSir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th BaronetSir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1794 to 1840....
, 4 April 1796 – 6 January 1840 - Robert Myddelton Biddulph, 8 February 1840 – 21 March 1872
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- John Charles Wynne-Finch, 21 November 1951 – 15 September 1966
- Sir Owen Williams-Wynn, 10th Baronet, 15 September 1966 – 31 March 1974