Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire
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This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant
of Warwickshire
. Since 1728, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Warwickshire
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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 Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
. Since 1728, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Warwickshire
Custos Rotulorum of Warwickshire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Warwickshire.* Sir George Throckmorton bef. 1544–1552* Sir Ambrose Cave bef. 1558–1568* Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester bef. 1573–1588...
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Lord Lieutenants of Warwickshire
- Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of WarwickAmbrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of WarwickAmbrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick, KG was an English nobleman and general, and an elder brother of Queen Elizabeth I's favourite, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester...
1569–1570 - vacant
- Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of WarwickAmbrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of WarwickAmbrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick, KG was an English nobleman and general, and an elder brother of Queen Elizabeth I's favourite, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester...
bef. 1587 – 21 February 1590 - vacant
- 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...
29 October 1603 – 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 - Robert Greville, 2nd Baron BrookeRobert Greville, 2nd Baron BrookeRobert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke was an English Civil War Roundhead General.Greville was the cousin and adopted son of Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, and thus became 2nd Lord Brooke, and owner of Warwick Castle. He was born in 1607, and entered parliament for Warwickshire in 1628...
1642 (Parliamentarian) - Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of DenbighBasil Feilding, 2nd Earl of DenbighBasil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh was the eldest son of William Feilding, 1st Earl of Denbigh.Like his father, the son was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He was summoned to the House of Lords as Baron Feilding in March 1629...
1643 (Parliamentarian) - Interregnum
- James Compton, 3rd Earl of NorthamptonJames Compton, 3rd Earl of NorthamptonJames Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton , known as Lord Compton from 1630 to 1643, was an English peer, soldier and politician....
18 July 1660 – 15 December 1681 - Edward Conway, 1st Earl of ConwayEdward Conway, 1st Earl of ConwayEdward Conway, 1st Earl of Conway PC, FRS was an English peer and politician who served as Secretary of State for the Northern Department between 1681 and 1683.-Life:...
23 January 1682 – 11 August 1683 - Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of SunderlandRobert Spencer, 2nd Earl of SunderlandRobert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland KG, PC was an English statesman and nobleman.-Life:Born in Paris, son of Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland, Spencer inherited his father's peerage dignities at the age of three, becoming Baron Spencer of Wormleighton and Earl of Sunderland...
5 September 1683 – 29 March 1686 - George Compton, 4th Earl of NorthamptonGeorge Compton, 4th Earl of NorthamptonGeorge Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton, PC , styled Lord Compton from 1664 to 1681, was a British peer....
29 March 1686 – 5 December 1687 - Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of SunderlandRobert Spencer, 2nd Earl of SunderlandRobert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland KG, PC was an English statesman and nobleman.-Life:Born in Paris, son of Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland, Spencer inherited his father's peerage dignities at the age of three, becoming Baron Spencer of Wormleighton and Earl of Sunderland...
5 December 1687 – 20 June 1689 - George Compton, 4th Earl of NorthamptonGeorge Compton, 4th Earl of NorthamptonGeorge Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton, PC , styled Lord Compton from 1664 to 1681, was a British peer....
20 June 1689 – 21 July 1715 - John Montagu, 2nd Duke of MontaguJohn Montagu, 2nd Duke of MontaguJohn Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu, KG, KB, PC , styled Viscount Monthermer until 1705 and Marquess of Monthermer between 1705 and 1709, was a British peer...
21 July 1715 – 5 July 1749 - Francis Greville, 1st Earl BrookeFrancis Greville, 1st Earl of WarwickFrancis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick KT , known as Lord Brooke from 1727 to 1746 and Earl Brooke from 1746 to 1759, was a British nobleman....
3 October 1749 – 29 June 1757 - Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of HertfordFrancis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of HertfordFrancis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford KG, PC, PC was a British courtier and politician.He was born in Chelsea, London the son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Lord Conway and Charlotte Shorter and died in Surrey, England...
29 June 1757 – 14 June 1794 - George Greville, 2nd Earl of WarwickGeorge Greville, 2nd Earl of WarwickGeorge Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick, FRS, FSA , styled Lord Greville until 1773, was a British nobleman and politician....
6 February 1795 – 2 May 1816 - Francis Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of HertfordFrancis Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of HertfordFrancis Ingram-Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford KG, PC , styled The Honourable Francis Seymour-Conway until 1750, Viscount Beauchamp between 1750 and 1793 and Earl of Yarmouth between 1793 and 1794, was a British peer and politician.-Background and education:A member of the Seymour family...
19 July 1816 – 28 June 1822 - Henry Greville, 3rd Earl of WarwickHenry Greville, 3rd Earl of WarwickHenry Richard Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick, 3rd Earl Brooke KT , styled Lord Brooke from 1786 to 1816, was a British Tory politician....
18 July 1822 – 10 August 1853 - William Craven, 2nd Earl of CravenWilliam Craven, 2nd Earl of CravenWilliam Craven, 2nd Earl of Craven , styled Viscount Uffington until 1825, was a British peer.He inherited the earldom in 1825 from his father, William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven...
12 September 1853 – 12 March 1856 - William Leigh, 2nd Baron Leigh 12 March 1856 – 21 October 1905
- Hugh Seymour, 6th Marquess of HertfordHugh Seymour, 6th Marquess of HertfordCaptain Hugh de Grey Seymour, 6th Marquess of Hertford CB, TD, PC, JP , styled Earl of Yarmouth from 1870 to 1884, was a British soldier, courtier and Conservative politician...
27 November 1905 – 23 March 1912 - William Compton, 5th Marquess of NorthamptonWilliam Compton, 5th Marquess of NorthamptonWilliam George Spencer Scott Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton, KG , known as Lord William Compton from 1877 to 1887 and as Earl Compton from 1887 to 1897, was a British peer and Liberal politician....
7 May 1912 – 15 June 1913 - William Craven, 4th Earl of CravenWilliam Craven, 4th Earl of CravenWilliam George Robert Craven, 4th Earl of Craven OBE , styled as Viscount Uffington from 1868 to 1883, was a British peer and Liberal politician....
18 July 1913 – 10 July 1921 - Francis Leigh, 3rd Baron Leigh 8 August 1921 – 16 May 1938
- Lord Henry Charles Seymour 20 June 1938 – 18 June 1939
- John Verney, 20th Baron Willoughby de BrokeJohn Verney, 20th Baron Willoughby de BrokeJohn Henry Peyto Verney, 20th Baron Willoughby de Broke, MC, AFC was the son of Richard Greville Verney and Marie Frances Lisette Hanbury. He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst...
28 August 1939 – 15 January 1968 - Charles Smith-RylandCharles Smith-RylandSir Charles Mortimer Tollemache Smith-Ryland KCVO was Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire from 1968 to 1989.The son of Captain Charles Ivor Phipson Smith-Ryland, he was educated at Eton College and married Jeryl Marcia Sarah Gurdon, daughter of the Honorable Robert Brampton Gurdon and sister of the...
15 January 1968 – 1989 - Francis FitzRoy Newdegate, 3rd Viscount DaventryFrancis FitzRoy Newdegate, 3rd Viscount DaventryFrancis Humphrey Maurice FitzRoy Newdegate, 3rd Viscount Daventry succeeded to the title as 3rd Viscount Daventry on the death of his uncle, the 2nd Viscount Daventry in 1986....
19 March 1990 – 17 January 1997 - Martin Dunne 17 January 1997 – present