Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant
of Hampshire
. Since 1688, all the Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire
.
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 Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
. Since 1688, all the Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire
Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire.*William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester bef. 1544 – aft. 1558*John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester bef. 1562–1576*Sir Francis Walsingham bef. 1577–1590...
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- William Paulet, 1st Marquess of WinchesterWilliam Paulet, 1st Marquess of WinchesterSir William Paulet was an English Secretary of State and statesman who attained several peerages throughout his lifetime: Baron St John , Earl of Wiltshire , and Marquess of Winchester .-Family origins and early career in Hampshire:William Paulet was eldest son of Sir John Paulet of...
1551–? - William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of WinchesterWilliam Paulet, 3rd Marquess of WinchesterWilliam Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester was the son of John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester and Elizabeth Willoughby. He married Agnes Howard, daughter of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham and his first wife, Katherine Broughton.- Children :# Lord William Paulet, 4th Marquess of...
bef. 1585 – 24 November 1598 jointly with - Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of SussexHenry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of SussexHenry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Sussex, KG was an English peer.-Life:He was born in England to Henry Radclyffe, 2nd Earl of Sussex and Elizabeth Howard...
3 July 1585 – 14 December 1593 - Charles Blount, 1st Earl of DevonshireCharles Blount, 1st Earl of DevonshireCharles Blount , 8th Baron Mountjoy and 1st Earl of Devonshire was an English nobleman and soldier who served as Lord Deputy of Ireland under Queen Elizabeth I, then as Lord Lieutenant under King James I.-Early life:...
4 August 1595 – 3 April 1606 jointly with - George Carey, 2nd Baron HunsdonGeorge Carey, 2nd Baron HunsdonGeorge Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon KG was the eldest son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and Anne Morgan. His father was first cousin to Elizabeth I of England....
29 October 1597 – 8 September 1603 and - Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of SouthamptonHenry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of SouthamptonHenry Wriothesley , 3rd Earl of Southampton , was the second son of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, and his wife Mary Browne, Countess of Southampton, daughter of the 1st Viscount Montagu...
10 April 1604 – 10 November 1624 - Edward Conway, 1st Viscount ConwayEdward Conway, 1st Viscount ConwayEdward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway PC was an English soldier and statesman.-Life:He was the son and heir of Sir John Conway of Arrow, and his wife Ellen or Eleanor, daughter of Sir Fulke Greville of Beauchamp's Court, Warwickshire....
9 May 1625 – 3 January 1631 - Richard Weston, 1st Earl of PortlandRichard Weston, 1st Earl of PortlandRichard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland, KG , was Chancellor of the Exchequer and later Lord Treasurer of England under James I and Charles I, being one of the most influential figures in the early years of Charles I's Personal Rule and the architect of many of the policies that enabled him to rule...
8 February 1631 – 13 March 1635 - James Stewart, 1st Duke of RichmondJames Stewart, 1st Duke of RichmondJames Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox was a Scottish nobleman. He was the eldest son of Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox and his wife Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton....
29 May 1635 – 1642 jointly with - Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of PortlandJerome Weston, 2nd Earl of PortlandJerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland was an English diplomat.-Life:He was the second but eldest surviving son of the 1st Earl of Portland, by his second wife Frances Walgrave. He was born at Neyland, Essex....
29 May 1635 – 1642 and - Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of SouthamptonThomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of SouthamptonSir Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, KG , styled Lord Wriothesley before 1624, was a 17th century English statesman, a staunch supporter of Charles II who would rise to the position of Lord High Treasurer after the English Restoration...
3 June 1641 – 1642 - Interregnum
- Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of SouthamptonThomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of SouthamptonSir Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, KG , styled Lord Wriothesley before 1624, was a 17th century English statesman, a staunch supporter of Charles II who would rise to the position of Lord High Treasurer after the English Restoration...
24 September 1660 – 16 May 1667 - Charles Paulet, Lord St JohnCharles Paulet, 1st Duke of BoltonCharles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, PC , son of John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester. He became the sixth Marquess of Winchester on his father's death in 1675, was Member of Parliament for Winchester and then for Hampshire from 1660 to 1675...
20 December 1667 – 1675 - Edward Noel, 1st Earl of GainsboroughEdward Noel, 1st Earl of GainsboroughEdward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough was a British peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Hon. Edward Noel from 1660 to 1681....
20 March 1676 – 24 December 1687 jointly with - Wriothesley Noel, Viscount CampdenWriothesley Noel, 2nd Earl of GainsboroughWriothesley Baptist Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough was an English peer and Member of Parliament, styled Viscount Campden from 1683 to 1689....
9 April 1684 – 24 December 1687 - James FitzJames, 1st Duke of BerwickJames FitzJames, 1st Duke of BerwickJames FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, 1st Duke of Fitz-James, 1st Duke of Liria and Jérica was an Anglo-French military leader, illegitimate son of King James II of England by Arabella Churchill, sister of the 1st Duke of Marlborough...
24 December 1687 – 4 April 1689 - Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of BoltonCharles Paulet, 1st Duke of BoltonCharles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, PC , son of John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester. He became the sixth Marquess of Winchester on his father's death in 1675, was Member of Parliament for Winchester and then for Hampshire from 1660 to 1675...
4 April 1689 – 27 February 1699 - Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of BoltonCharles Paulet, 2nd Duke of BoltonCharles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton KG PC was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Member of Parliament for Hampshire and a supporter of William III of Orange....
11 June 1699 – 15 September 1710 - Henry Somerset, 2nd 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...
15 September 1710 – 24 May 1714 - Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of BoltonCharles Paulet, 2nd Duke of BoltonCharles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton KG PC was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Member of Parliament for Hampshire and a supporter of William III of Orange....
5 August 1714 – 21 January 1722 - Charles Paulet, 3rd Duke of Bolton 8 February 1722 – 3 September 1733
- John Wallop, 1st Earl of PortsmouthJohn Wallop, 1st Earl of PortsmouthJohn Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth , known as John Wallop, 1st Viscount Lymington from 1720 to 1743, was a British peer and Member of Parliament....
3 September 1733 – 19 July 1742 - Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of BoltonCharles Powlett, 3rd Duke of BoltonLieutenant-General Charles Powlett , 3rd Duke of Bolton KG PC was a British nobleman and politician....
19 July 1742 – 26 August 1754 - Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of BoltonHarry Powlett, 4th Duke of BoltonHarry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton PC , known until 1754 as Lord Harry Powlett, was a British nobleman and Whig politician, the second son of Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton and Frances Ramsden...
13 November 1754 – 25 October 1758 - Charles Powlett, 5th Duke of BoltonCharles Powlett, 5th Duke of BoltonCharles Powlett, 5th Duke of Bolton, KCB, PC , styled Marquess of Winchester from 1754 to 1759, was a British soldier, nobleman and Whig politician. He was the eldest son of Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton and Catherine Parry.Educated at Winchester, he joined the British Army and became a...
25 October 1758 – 15 June 1763 - James Brydges, Marquess of CarnarvonJames Brydges, 3rd Duke of ChandosJames Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos PC , styled Marquess of Carnarvon from 1744 to 1771, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
15 June 1763 – 20 August 1764 - Robert Henley, 1st Earl of NorthingtonRobert Henley, 1st Earl of NorthingtonRobert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington PC , was the Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. He was a member of the Whig Party in the parliament and was known for his wit and writing.-Family:...
20 August 1764 – 6 February 1771 - James Brydges, 3rd Duke of ChandosJames Brydges, 3rd Duke of ChandosJames Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos PC , styled Marquess of Carnarvon from 1744 to 1771, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
6 February 1771 – 10 May 1780 - George Pitt, 1st Baron RiversGeorge Pitt, 1st Baron RiversGeorge Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers was a British diplomat and politician.-Background and education:He born in Geneva, the eldest son of George Pitt of Stratfieldsaye, Hampshire and his wife Mary Louise Bernier from Strasbourg. General Sir William Augustus Pitt was his younger brother...
10 May 1780 – 15 April 1782 - Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of BoltonHarry Powlett, 6th Duke of BoltonAdmiral Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton PC was a British nobleman and naval officer.He was the second son of Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton and Catherine Parry. Educated at Winchester , he joined the Royal Navy, becoming a lieutenant aboard Shrewsbury on 4 March 1740...
15 April 1782 – 5 April 1793 - In commission: 1793–1798
- George Paulet, 12th Marquess of WinchesterGeorge Paulet, 12th Marquess of WinchesterGeorge Paulet, 12th Marquess of Winchester , known as George Paulet or Powlett until 1794, was an English courtier and nobleman.George was the eighth and youngest son of Norton Paulet, or Powlett , of Amport...
- Sir William Heathcote, 3rd Baronet
- William John Chute
- George Paulet, 12th Marquess of Winchester
- Charles Paulet, Earl of WiltshireCharles Paulet, 13th Marquess of WinchesterCharles Ingoldsby Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester PC was a British peer and courtier, styled Earl of Wiltshire from 1794 until 1800....
3 March 1798 – 1 March 1800 - Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron BoltonThomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron BoltonThomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton PC was born Thomas Orde, son of John Orde of Morpeth, Northumberland. He was educated at Eton and at King's College, Cambridge, graduating Master of Arts in 1773....
1 March 1800 – 30 July 1807 - James Harris, 1st Earl of MalmesburyJames Harris, 1st Earl of MalmesburyJames Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury GCB was an English diplomatist.-Early life :...
22 August 1807 – 21 November 1820 - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonField Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS , was an Irish-born British soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century...
27 December 1820 – 1 September 1852 - John Paulet, 14th Marquess of Winchester 27 October 1852 – 4 July 1887
- Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of CarnarvonHenry Herbert, 4th Earl of CarnarvonHenry Howard Molyneux Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, PC, DL, FSA, FRS , known as Lord Porchester from 1833 to 1849, was a British politician and a leading member of the Conservative Party...
6 August 1887 – 29 June 1890 - Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of NorthbrookThomas Baring, 1st Earl of NorthbrookThomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook PC, GCSI, FRS , was a British Liberal politician and statesman...
7 November 1890 – 15 November 1904 - Henry Paulet, 16th Marquess of Winchester 21 December 1904 – 24 January 1918
- John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone 24 January 1918 – 7 November 1947
- Wyndham Portal, 1st Viscount PortalWyndham Portal, 1st Viscount PortalWyndham Raymond Portal, 1st Viscount Portal PC GCMG DSO MVO was a British politician.The eldest son of Sir William Wyndam Portal, 2nd Baronet, and Florence Elizabeth Mary Glyn CBE, daughter of Hon...
12 December 1947 – 6 May 1949 - Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of WellingtonGerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of WellingtonGerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington, KG , styled Lord Gerald Wellesley between 1900 and 1943, was a British diplomat, soldier, and architect....
9 September 1949 – 19 September 1960 - Alexander Francis St Vincent Baring, 6th Baron Ashburton 19 September 1960 – 1973
- William James Harris, 6th Earl of Malmesbury 16 April 1973 – 1982
- Lt. Col. Sir James Walter Scott, 2nd Baronet 17 December 1982 – 2 November 1993
- Dame Mary Fagan 28 March 1994 – present