Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire
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The post of Lord Lieutenant
of the North Riding of Yorkshire
was created in 1660, at the Restoration
, and was abolished on 31 March 1974. From 1782 until 1974, all Lords Lieutenant were also Custos Rotulorum of the North Riding of Yorkshire
.
†Became Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire
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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 the North Riding of Yorkshire
North Riding of Yorkshire
The North Riding of Yorkshire was one of the three historic subdivisions of the English county of Yorkshire, alongside the East and West Ridings. From the Restoration it was used as a Lieutenancy area. The three ridings were treated as three counties for many purposes, such as having separate...
was created in 1660, at the Restoration
English Restoration
The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...
, and was abolished on 31 March 1974. From 1782 until 1974, all Lords Lieutenant were also Custos Rotulorum of the North Riding of Yorkshire
Custos Rotulorum of the North Riding of Yorkshire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of the North Riding of Yorkshire.* Sir Leonard Beckwith bef. 1544 – aft. 1547* Sir Henry Gates bef...
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Lord Lieutenants of the North Riding of Yorkshire to 1974
- Thomas Belasyse, 2nd Viscount FauconbergThomas Belasyse, 1st Earl FauconbergThomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg PC was an English peer. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War drawing close to Oliver Cromwell and married Cromwell's third daughter Mary...
27 July 1660 – 19 November 1687 - Charles Fairfax, 5th Viscount Fairfax of Emley 19 November 1687 – 5 October 1688
- Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 5 October 1688 – 28 March 1689
- Thomas Belasyse, 1st Earl FauconbergThomas Belasyse, 1st Earl FauconbergThomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg PC was an English peer. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War drawing close to Oliver Cromwell and married Cromwell's third daughter Mary...
28 March 1689 – 4 April 1692 - Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of LeedsThomas Osborne, 1st Duke of LeedsThomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, KG , English statesman , served in a variety of offices under Kings Charles II and William III of England.-Early life, 1632–1674:The son of Sir Edward Osborne, Bart., of Kiveton, Yorkshire, Thomas Osborne...
4 April 1692 – 23 September 1699 - Arthur Ingram, 3rd Viscount of IrvineArthur Ingram, 3rd Viscount of IrvineArthur Ingram, 3rd Viscount of Irvine was an English Member of Parliament and peer. He was the Vice-Admiral of Yorkshire and Member of Parliament for Yorkshire and Scarborough....
23 September 1699 – 21 June 1702 - John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and NormanbyJohn Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and NormanbyJohn Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, KG, PC , was a poet and notable Tory politician of the late Stuart period, who served as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council.-Career:...
11 June 1702 – 16 April 1705 - John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 16 April 1705 – 15 July 1711
- John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and NormanbyJohn Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and NormanbyJohn Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, KG, PC , was a poet and notable Tory politician of the late Stuart period, who served as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council.-Career:...
19 September 1711 – 27 December 1714 - Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of HoldernessRobert Darcy, 3rd Earl of HoldernessRobert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness, PC was a British peer and politician.Darcy was the second son of John Darcy, Lord Conyers, himself the eldest son of Conyers Darcy, 2nd Earl of Holderness. He was styled Lord Conyers when his father died in 1688 and later inherited his grandfather's earldom...
27 December 1714 – 20 January 1721 - Sir Conyers Darcy 7 March 1722 – 31 May 1740
- Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of HoldernessRobert Darcy, 4th Earl of HoldernessRobert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness PC , known before 1721 as Lord Darcy and Conyers, was a British diplomat and politician. From 1744 to 1746 he was ambassador at Venice and from 1749 to 1751 he represented his country at The Hague...
31 May 1740 – 6 February 1778 - Henry Belasyse, 2nd Earl Fauconberg 6 February 1778 – 23 March 1802
- George Osborne, 6th Duke of LeedsGeorge Osborne, 6th Duke of LeedsGeorge William Frederick Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds KG, PC , styled Earl of Danby until 1789 and Marquess of Carmarthen from 1789 to 1799, was a British peer and politician...
10 April 1802 – 10 July 1838 - Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of ZetlandThomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of ZetlandThomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland, KG KT was a British nobleman and politician.Born in Marylebone, London, he was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1818 he was elected Whig Member of Parliament for his father and grandfather's old seat of Richmond, becoming representative for...
28 July 1838 – 6 May 1873 - George Robinson, 1st Marquess of RiponGeorge Robinson, 1st Marquess of RiponGeorge Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon KG, GCSI, CIE, PC , known as Viscount Goderich from 1833 to 1859 and as the Earl de Grey and Ripon from 1859 to 1871, was a British politician who served in every Liberal cabinet from 1861 until his death forty-eight years later.-Background...
21 March 1873 – 4 May 1906 - Sir Thomas Bell, 2nd BaronetSir Thomas Bell, 2nd BaronetSir Hugh Bell, 2nd Baronet CB JP FSA was mayor of Middlesbrough three times - in 1874, 1883 and 1911 - High Sheriff of Durham 1895, Justice of the Peace, Deputy Lieutenant of County Durham, Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire.His friendship with the architect Philip Webb, led to...
4 May 1906 – 29 June 1931 - Geoffrey William Algernon Howard 21 September 1931 – 20 June 1935
- William Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron BoltonWilliam Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron BoltonWilliam George Algar Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron Bolton was a British peer.He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He served with the Yorkshire Regiment during the First World War and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. From 1910 to 1818 he was MP for Richmond...
19 July 1935 – 11 December 1944 - Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of ZetlandLawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of ZetlandLaurence John Lumley Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC, DL, JP , styled Lord Dundas until 1892 and Earl of Ronaldshay between 1892 and 1929, was a British Conservative politician...
28 February 1945 – 12 June 1951 - Sir William Worsley, 4th BaronetWilliam WorsleyCol. Sir William Arthington Worsley of Hovingham, 4th Baronet was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who captained Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1928 and 1929, his only seasons of first-class cricket...
12 June 1951 – 15 June 1965 - Oswald Phipps, 4th Marquess of NormanbyOswald Phipps, 4th Marquess of NormanbyOswald Constantine John Phipps, 4th Marquess of Normanby, KG, CBE was a British peer and philanthropist for blind people.-Early life:...
15 June 1965 – 31 March 1974†
†Became Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire
Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire
The position of Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire was created on 1 April 1974.Since 1996 the position has included the areas south of the River Tees in the former county of Cleveland...
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