Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant
of Derbyshire
. Since 1689, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Derbyshire
.
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 Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
. Since 1689, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Derbyshire
Custos Rotulorum of Derbyshire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Derbyshire.* Sir John Vernon bef. 1544 – aft. 1544* Sir Francis Leke bef. 1547 – bef. 1580* Sir John Manners 1580–1611 * Sir George Manners bef...
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- Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of HuntingdonFrancis Hastings, 2nd Earl of HuntingdonFrancis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KG was the eldest son of George Hastings, 1st Earl of Huntingdon and Anne Stafford, Countess of Huntingdon, the ex-mistress of Henry VIII....
- George Talbot, 6th Earl of ShrewsburyGeorge Talbot, 6th Earl of ShrewsburyGeorge Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, 6th Earl of Waterford, 12th Baron Talbot, KG, Earl Marshal was a 16th century English statesman.-Life:...
3 July 1585 – 18 November 1590 - Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of ShrewsburyGilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of ShrewsburyGilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, 7th Earl of Waterford, KG was was a peer in the peerage of England.He was the eldest surviving son of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, by the latter's first marriage to Gertrude Manners, daughter of the first Earl of Rutland.In 1568, Gilbert was...
1590/1 – 8 May 1616 - vacant
- William Cavendish, 1st Earl of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 1st Earl of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire was an English politician and courtier.-Life:The second son of Sir William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick, he was educated with the children of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, whom his mother married after his father's death. She made him a rich...
4 May 1619 – 3 March 1626 jointly with - William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 2nd Earl of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1614 until 1626 when he succeeded to the peerage and sat in the House of Lords.-Life:...
4 May 1619 – 20 June 1628 - William Cavendish, 1st Earl of NewcastleWilliam Cavendish, 1st Duke of NewcastleWilliam Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne KG KB PC was an English polymath and aristocrat, having been a poet, equestrian, playwright, swordsman, politician, architect, diplomat and soldier...
14 July 1628 – 13 November 1638 - William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 3rd Earl of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire was the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire....
13 November 1638 – 1684 - Robert Leke, 3rd Earl of ScarsdaleRobert Leke, 3rd Earl of ScarsdaleRobert Leke, 3rd Earl of Scarsdale was an English politician and courtier, styled Lord Deincourt from 1655 to 1681....
15 January 1685 – 1687 - Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of HuntingdonTheophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of HuntingdonTheophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon PC was an English politician. He was the son of Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon, born in the 27th year of his parents' marriage, and became Earl of Huntingdon on 13 February 1656 on his father's death...
23 December 1687 – 1688 - William Cavendish, 1st Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 1st Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire KG PC was a soldier and Whig statesman, the son of William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire and Lady Elizabeth Cecil.-Life:...
17 May 1689 – 18 August 1707 - William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 2nd Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire KG, PC was a British nobleman and politician, the eldest son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire and Lady Mary Butler. A prominent Whig, he was sworn of the Privy Council in 1707, and served as Lord President of the Council from 1716 to 1717 and...
6 November 1707 – 1710 - Nicholas Leke, 4th Earl of ScarsdaleNicholas Leke, 4th Earl of ScarsdaleNicholas Leke, 4rd Earl of Scarsdale was an English politician and courtier.- Biography :Leke was the nephew of Robert Leke, 3rd Earl of Scarsdale, succeeding him when Robert died childless in 1707....
5 September 1711 – 1714 - William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 2nd Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire KG, PC was a British nobleman and politician, the eldest son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire and Lady Mary Butler. A prominent Whig, he was sworn of the Privy Council in 1707, and served as Lord President of the Council from 1716 to 1717 and...
15 October 1714 – 4 June 1729 - William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 3rd Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC was a British nobleman and Whig politician, the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire and Hon. Rachel Russell....
31 October 1729 – 5 December 1755 - William Cavendish, 4th Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 4th Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC , styled Lord Cavendish before 1729 and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman who was briefly nominal Prime Minister of Great Britain...
21 January 1756 – 1764 - John Manners, Marquess of GranbyJohn Manners, Marquess of GranbyGeneral John Manners, Marquess of Granby PC, , British soldier, was the eldest son of the 3rd Duke of Rutland. As he did not outlive his father, he was known by his father's subsidiary title, Marquess of Granby...
23 June 1764 – 1766 - Lord George Cavendish 17 June 1766 – 1782
- William Cavendish, 5th Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 5th Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, KG was a British aristocrat and politician. He was the eldest son of the William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire by his wife the heiress Lady Charlotte Boyle, suo jure Baroness Clifford of Lanesborough, who brought in considerable money and estates to...
2 July 1782 – 29 July 1811 - William Cavendish, 6th Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 6th Duke of DevonshireWilliam George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire KG, PC , styled Marquess of Hartington until 1811, was a British peer, courtier and Whig politician...
27 August 1811 – 18 January 1858 - William Cavendish, 7th Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 7th Duke of DevonshireWilliam Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire KG, PC , styled as Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1831 and 1834 and known as The Earl of Burlington between 1834 and 1858, was a British landowner, benefactor and politician.-Background and education:Cavendish was the son of William Cavendish, eldest...
20 February 1858 – 21 December 1891 - Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of DevonshireSpencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of DevonshireSpencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire KG, GCVO, PC, PC , styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1834 and 1858 and Marquess of Hartington between 1858 and 1891, was a British statesman...
12 February 1892 – 24 March 1908 - Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of DevonshireVictor Cavendish, 9th Duke of DevonshireVictor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire , known as Victor Cavendish until 1908, was a British politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 11th since Canadian Confederation....
7 July 1908 – 6 May 1938 - Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of DevonshireEdward Cavendish, 10th Duke of DevonshireEdward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire, KG, MBE, TD , known as Marquess of Hartington , was the head of the Devonshire branch of the Cavendish family...
21 June 1938 – 26 November 1950 - Sir Ian Peter Andrew Munro Walker-Okeover, 3rd Baronet 12 June 1951 – 1977
- Sir Peter Hilton 31 January 1978 – 30 June 1994
- John Knollys Bather 1 July 1994 – 2009
- William Tucker 2009 - present