Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant
of Oxfordshire
. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Oxfordshire
.
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 Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Oxfordshire
Custos Rotulorum of Oxfordshire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Oxfordshire.* William Fermor bef. 1544–1552* John Williams, 1st Baron Williams of Thame bef. 1558–1559* Sir Francis Knollys bef. 1562 – aft. 1584* William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury bef...
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- Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of SuffolkCharles Brandon, 1st Duke of SuffolkCharles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, 1st Viscount Lisle, KG was the son of Sir William Brandon and Elizabeth Bruyn. Through his third wife Mary Tudor he was brother-in-law to Henry VIII. His father was the standard-bearer of Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond and was slain by Richard III in person at...
1545 - vacant?
- Sir Francis KnollysFrancis Knollys (the elder)Sir Francis Knollys , of Greys Court, in Oxfordshire, KG was an English courtier in the service and favour of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Elizabeth I of England, and was a Member of Parliament for a number of constituencies....
in 1565 - Henry Norris, 1st Baron NorreysHenry Norris, 1st Baron NorreysHenry Norris , Baron Norris belonged to an old Berkshire family, many members of which had held positions at the English court. He was the son of Sir Henry Norreys, who was beheaded for his supposed adultery with Queen Anne Boleyn, and Mary Fiennes Henry Norris (or Norreys), Baron Norris (15257...
17 September 1586 – 27 June 1601 jointly with - Sir Francis KnollysFrancis Knollys (the elder)Sir Francis Knollys , of Greys Court, in Oxfordshire, KG was an English courtier in the service and favour of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Elizabeth I of England, and was a Member of Parliament for a number of constituencies....
12 September 1586 – 19 July 1596 and - William Knollys, 1st Earl of BanburyWilliam Knollys, 1st Earl of BanburySir William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury, KG, PC was an English nobleman at the court of Queen Elizabeth I and King James...
4 November 1596 – 25 May 1632 jointly with - Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of BerkshireThomas Howard, 1st Earl of BerkshireThomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire was the second son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk and Catherine Knyvet....
26 March 1628 – 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
- Henry Cary, 4th Viscount FalklandHenry Cary, 4th Viscount FalklandHenry Cary, 4th Viscount Falkland was a Scottish nobleman and Member of the Parliament of England; the son of Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland.Cary inherited his title after his brother Lucius Cary died in 1649...
17 July 1660 – 2 April 1663 - Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of ClarendonEdward Hyde, 1st Earl of ClarendonEdward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon was an English historian and statesman, and grandfather of two English monarchs, Mary II and Queen Anne.-Early life:...
19 June 1663 – 11 March 1668 - James Fiennes, 2nd Viscount Saye and SeleJames Fiennes, 2nd Viscount Saye and SeleJames Fiennes, 2nd Viscount Saye and Sele was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1660....
11 March 1668 – 15 March 1674 - James Bertie, 1st Earl of AbingdonJames Bertie, 1st Earl of AbingdonJames Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon was an English nobleman.Bertie was the eldest son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey by his second wife Bridget Bertie , 4th Baroness Norreys, suo jure Lady Norreys. He succeeded his mother as 5th Baron Norreys on the latter's death, c. 1657...
1 April 1674 – 5 December 1687 - Edward Lee, 1st Earl of LichfieldEdward Lee, 1st Earl of LichfieldSir Edward Henry Lee, 5th Baronet, of Ditchley and of Quarendon, created 1st Earl of Lichfield was an English peer. He was a staunch tory and followed James II to Rochester, Kent after the king's escape from Whitehall in December 1688...
5 December 1687 – 3 May 1689 - James Bertie, 1st Earl of AbingdonJames Bertie, 1st Earl of AbingdonJames Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon was an English nobleman.Bertie was the eldest son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey by his second wife Bridget Bertie , 4th Baroness Norreys, suo jure Lady Norreys. He succeeded his mother as 5th Baron Norreys on the latter's death, c. 1657...
3 May 1689 – 15 May 1697 - Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of WhartonThomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of WhartonThomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton PC was an English nobleman and politician. He was the son of Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton and his second wife, Jane Goodwin, only daughter of Colonel Arthur Goodwin of Upper Winchendon, Buckinghamshire, and heiress to the extensive Goodwin estates in...
15 May 1697 – 11 June 1702 - Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of AbingdonMontagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of AbingdonMontagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon PC was an English nobleman. The eldest son of James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon and Eleanora Lee, he was styled Lord Norreys until he succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Abingdon on the latter's death on the 22 May 1699...
11 June 1702 – 8 February 1706 - John Churchill, 1st Duke of MarlboroughJohn Churchill, 1st Duke of MarlboroughJohn Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Prince of Mindelheim, KG, PC , was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs through the late 17th and early 18th centuries...
8 February 1706 – 17 May 1712 - Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of AbingdonMontagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of AbingdonMontagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon PC was an English nobleman. The eldest son of James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon and Eleanora Lee, he was styled Lord Norreys until he succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Abingdon on the latter's death on the 22 May 1699...
17 May 1712 – 14 October 1715 - Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of GodolphinFrancis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of GodolphinFrancis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, PC was a British politician, styled Viscount Rialton between 1706 and 1712.-Biography:...
14 October 1715 – 26 January 1739 - Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of MarlboroughCharles Spencer, 3rd Duke of MarlboroughCharles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough KG, PC , known as The Earl of Sunderland between 1729 and 1733, was a British soldier and politician. He briefly served as Lord Privy Seal in 1755...
26 January 1739 – 20 October 1758 - vacant
- George Spencer, 4th Duke of MarlboroughGeorge Spencer, 4th Duke of MarlboroughGeorge Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough KG, PC, FRS , styled Marquess of Blandford until 1758, was a British courtier and politician...
21 March 1760 – 29 January 1817 - George Parker, 4th Earl of MacclesfieldGeorge Parker, 4th Earl of MacclesfieldGeorge Parker, 4th Earl of Macclesfield PC , styled Viscount Parker between 1764 and 1795, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
10 May 1817 – 20 March 1842 - George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of MarlboroughGeorge Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of MarlboroughGeorge Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough DCL , styled Earl of Sunderland until 1817 and Marquess of Blandford between 1817 and 1840, was a British peer...
22 April 1842 – 1 July 1857 - John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of MarlboroughJohn Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of MarlboroughJohn Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough, KG, PC , styled Earl of Sunderland from 1822 to 1840 and Marquess of Blandford from 1840 to 1857, was a British statesman and nobleman...
25 August 1857 – 4 July 1883 - Sir Henry Dashwood, 5th Baronet 17 August 1883 – 23 June 1887
- Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey 23 June 1887 – 31 May 1915
- Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of MarlboroughCharles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of MarlboroughCharles Richard John Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough KG, PC , styled Earl of Sunderland until 1883 and Marquess of Blandford between 1883 and 1892, was a British soldier and Conservative politician...
3 August 1915 – 30 June 1934 - Vivian Smith, 1st Baron BicesterVivian Smith, 1st Baron BicesterVivian Hugh Smith, 1st Baron Bicester was a British merchant banker.Smith was the son of Hugh Colin Smith and Constance Maria Josepha , and grandson of John Abel Smith. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge...
15 August 1934 – 26 November 1954 - George Parker, 7th Earl of MacclesfieldGeorge Parker, 7th Earl of MacclesfieldGeorge Loveden William Henry Parker, 7th Earl of Macclesfield , of Shirburn Castle, Oxfordshire, was a British peer and landowner...
26 November 1954 – 28 May 1963 - Sir John Thomson 28 May 1963 – 2 January 1980
- Sir Ashley Charles Gibbs Ponsonby, 2nd Baronet 2 January 1980 – 20 March 1996
- Sir Hugo Laurence Joseph BrunnerHugo BrunnerSir Hugo Laurence Joseph Brunner KCVO JP , was Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, England, between 1996 and 2008. He was succeeded by Tim Stevenson.Hugo Brunner is the son of Sir Felix John Morgan Brunner, 3rd Bt...
20 March 1996 – 31 August 2008 - Timothy Stevenson 1 September 2008 -