Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant
of Gloucestershire
. Since 1694, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Gloucestershire
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† Lord Lieutenant of the County of Gloucester, and of the City and County of the City of Gloucester, and of the City and County of the City of Bristol.
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 Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. Since 1694, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Gloucestershire
Custos Rotulorum of Gloucestershire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Gloucestershire.*Sir Edmund Tame bef. 1544–1544*Sir Anthony Kingston 1544?–1556*Sir Nicholas Arnold bef. 1558–1580*Sir Thomas Throckmorton bef. 1584 – aft. 1596...
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- Edmund Brydges, 2nd Baron ChandosEdmund Brydges, 2nd Baron ChandosEdmund Brydges, 2nd Baron Chandos was an English peer and politician. He was a Knight of the Garter, Baron Chandos, Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire and Vice-Admiral of Gloucestershire.-Life:...
1559–? - Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron ChandosGiles Brydges, 3rd Baron ChandosGiles Brydges, 3rd Baron Chandos of Sudeley was an English courtier in the reign of Elizabeth I.He was born at Sudeley Manor, Gloucestershire, the son of Edmund Brydges, 2nd Baron Chandos and his wife Dorothy Bray...
17 November 1586 – 1 February 1594 - William Brydges, 4th Baron ChandosWilliam Brydges, 4th Baron ChandosWilliam Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos was an English peer and politician.He was Baron Chandos, Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire and Member of Parliament for Cricklade....
9 September 1595 – 18 November 1602 - Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron BerkeleyHenry Berkeley, 7th Baron BerkeleyHenry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley was an English peer and politician. He was the Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire and Vice-Admiral of Gloucestershire as well as Baron Berkeley....
13 August 1603 – 20 November 1613 - Grey Brydges, 5th Baron ChandosGrey Brydges, 5th Baron ChandosGrey Brydges, 5th Baron Chandos was an English nobleman and courtier.-Early life:He was the only son of William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos, who died on 18 November 1602, and Mary Hopton, who was daughter of Sir Owen Hopton. He was M.P. for Cricklade, in 1597.Brydges and his family were friendly...
23 December 1613 – 10 August 1621 - William Compton, 1st Earl of NorthamptonWilliam Compton, 1st Earl of NorthamptonWilliam Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton, KG , known as 2nd Baron Compton from 1589 to 1618, was an English peer.Northampton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton, and Frances Hastings. His maternal grandparents were Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon and Catherine Pole...
16 March 1622 – 24 June 1630 - Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of NorthamptonSpencer Compton, 2nd Earl of NorthamptonSpencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton , styled Lord Compton from 1618 to 1630, was an English peer, soldier and politician....
17 July 1630 – 1642 jointly with - George Brydges, 6th Baron ChandosGeorge Brydges, 6th Baron ChandosGeorge Brydges, 6th Baron Chandos was a supporter of Charles I of England during his struggle with Parliament, and distinguished himself at the first Battle of Newbury in 1643....
3 August 1641 – 1642 - William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and SeleWilliam Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and SeleWilliam Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele was born at the family home of Broughton Castle near Banbury, in Oxfordshire. He was the only son of Richard Fiennes, seventh Baron Saye and Sele...
1642 (Parliamentary) - Interregnum
- The Duke of BeaufortHenry Somerset, 1st Duke of BeaufortHenry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort, KG, PC was an English peer. He was styled Lord Herbert from 1646 until 3 April 1667, when he succeeded his father as 3rd Marquess of Worcester....
30 July 1660 – 1689 - The Earl of MacclesfieldCharles Gerard, 1st Earl of MacclesfieldCharles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield PC was an English aristocrat, soldier and courtier.-Life:The eldest son of Sir Charles Gerard, he was a member of an old Lancashire family, his great-grandfather having been Sir Gilbert Gerard of Ince, in that county, one of the most distinguished judges...
22 March 1689 – 7 January 1694 - The Earl of BerkeleyCharles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of BerkeleyCharles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley PC KB FRS , was a British nobleman and diplomat, known as Sir Charles Berkeley from 1661 to 1679 and styled Viscount Dursley from 1679 to 1698....
25 May 1694 – 24 September 1710 - The Earl of BerkeleyJames Berkeley, 3rd Earl of BerkeleyVice-Admiral James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley KG, PC was the son of Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley and the Hon. Elizabeth Noel. He was known by the courtesy title of Viscount Dursley prior to succeeding as Earl of Berkeley in 1710...
30 November 1710 – 1712 - The Duke of BeaufortHenry Somerset, 2nd Duke of BeaufortHenry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, KG PC was the only son of Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester, and Rebecca Child...
6 March 1712 – 24 May 1714 - The Earl of BerkeleyJames Berkeley, 3rd Earl of BerkeleyVice-Admiral James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley KG, PC was the son of Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley and the Hon. Elizabeth Noel. He was known by the courtesy title of Viscount Dursley prior to succeeding as Earl of Berkeley in 1710...
21 October 1714 – 17 August 1736 - The Earl of BerkeleyAugustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of BerkeleyLt.-Col. Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley KT was the son of Vice-Admiral James Berkeley, 3rd Earl of Berkeley and Lady Louisa Lennox....
21 April 1737 – 9 January 1755 - The Lord Ducie 19 February 1755 – 1758
- The Lord Chedworth 13 November 1758 – 9 May 1762
- The Lord BotetourtNorborne Berkeley, 4th Baron BotetourtNorborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt , was a courtier, member of parliament, and royal governor of the colony of Virginia from 1768 until his death in 1770.-Life:...
4 June 1762 – 1766 - The Earl of Berkeley 5 July 1766 – 8 August 1810
- The Duke of Beaufort 15 September 1810 – 2 December 1835
- The Lord SegraveWilliam Berkeley, 1st Earl FitzHardingeWilliam FitzHardinge Berkeley, 1st Earl FitzHardinge , known as The Lord Segrave between 1831 and 1841, was a British landowner and politician.-Background:...
18 December 1835 – 10 October 1857 (created Earl FitzHardinge in 1841) - The Earl of DucieHenry Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Earl of DucieHenry John Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Earl of Ducie GCVO, PC, FRS, JP , styled Lord Moreton between 1840 and 1853, was a British courtier and Liberal Party politician. He notably served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1859 to 1866...
13 November 1857 – 1911† - The Earl BeauchampWilliam Lygon, 7th Earl BeauchampWilliam Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp KG, KCMG, PC , styled Viscount Elmley until 1891, was a British Liberal politician. He was Governor of New South Wales between 1899 and 1901, a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H...
17 July 1911 – 1931† - The Duke of BeaufortHenry Somerset, 10th Duke of BeaufortHenry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort KG GCVO KStJ PC was a British peer, the son of Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort....
6 November 1931 – 5 February 1984† - Martin Gibbs 1984–1992
- Sir Henry Elwes 17 February 1992 – 24 October 2010
- Dame Janet TrotterJanet TrotterDame Janet Olive Trotter, DBE is a senior administrator in higher education who helped found the University of Gloucestershire in 2001 and became its first Vice-Chancellor in the same year.-Career:...
25 October 2010 -
† Lord Lieutenant of the County of Gloucester, and of the City and County of the City of Gloucester, and of the City and County of the City of Bristol.