Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire

Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire
Coat of arms of Nottinghamshire
Incumbent Professor Veronica Pickering since March 2024
Nottinghamshire County Council
Style	Lord Lieutenants
Status	Lord Lieutenant
Member of	Nottinghamshire Council
Residence	Nottinghamshire
Seat	Nottinghamshire Council
Nominator	Political parties
Appointer	Nottinghamshire County Council
Term length	no set term
Formation	1694 (1694)
Website	www.lordlieutenant.co.uk

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire . Since 1694, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Nottinghamshire.

• Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland 1552–1563?
• Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland 1574–1587?
• John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland 3 December 1587 – 24 February 1588
• George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury 31 December 1588 – 8 November 1590
• vacant
• William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Newcastle 6 July 1626 – 1642
• Interregnum
• William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 30 July 1660 – 25 December 1676
• Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 28 March 1677 – 28 March 1689
• William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull 28 March 1689 – 17 September 1690
• vacant
• William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire 6 May 1692 – 4 June 1694
• John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 4 June 1694 – 15 July 1711
• vacant
• Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 28 October 1714 – 15 January 1763
• Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull 15 January 1763 – 12 September 1765
• Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 12 September 1765 – 17 November 1768
• Henry Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne 28 December 1768 – 22 February 1794
• Thomas Pelham-Clinton, 3rd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne 2 May 1794 – 17 May 1795
• William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland 19 June 1795 – 30 October 1809
• Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne 8 December 1809 – 10 May 1839
• John Lumley-Savile, 8th Earl of Scarbrough 10 May 1839 – 29 October 1856
• Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne 4 December 1857 – 18 October 1864
• Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper 6 December 1864 – 30 June 1880
• William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans 25 August 1880 – 10 May 1898
• William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland 2 June 1898 – 10 October 1939
• William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland 10 October 1939 – 17 May 1962
• Sir Robert Laycock 17 May 1962 – 10 March 1968
• Robert St Vincent Sherbrooke 7 June 1968 – 13 June 1972
• Philip Francklin 6 October 1972 – 9 February 1983
• Sir Gordon Hobday 9 February 1983 – 11 February 1991 ^[1]
• Sir Andrew Buchanan, 5th Baronet 11 February 1991 – July 2012 ^[2]
• Sir John Peace, July 2012 – March 2024 ^[3]
• Professor Veronica Pickering - March 2024 - Present

Deputy lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Nottinghamshire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.

19th Century

• 20 December 1803: Charles Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers ^[4]
• 15 February 1842: Francis Thornhaugh Foljambe ^[5]

References

• J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8): 29.
• J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[ self-published source ][ better source needed ]}

1. London Gazette, issue no.49264, 14 February 1983
2. London Gazette, issue no.52451, 18 February 1991
3. "Peace, John: Brief Biography". Reuters. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
4. "No. 15664". The London Gazette . 7 January 1804. p. 36.
5. "No. 20071". The London Gazette . 15 February 1842. p. 401.

External links

• "Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire".