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.
Name | Date of appointment | End date |
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The 1st Duke of Suffolk | 1545 | 1545 |
The 1st Marquess of Northampton | 1552 | 1553 |
Sir Richard Blount | 1559 | 1561 |
Sir Francis Knollys | 1565 | 1565 |
The 1st Baron Norreys | 17 September 1586 | 27 June 1601 |
Sir Francis Knollys | 12 September 1586 | 19 July 1596 |
The 1st Earl of Banbury | 4 November 1596 | 25 May 1632 |
The 1st Earl of Berkshire | 26 March 1628 | 1642 |
The 1st Viscount Saye and Sele | 1642 | 1642 |
The 4th Viscount Falkland | 17 July 1660 | 2 April 1663 |
The 1st Earl of Clarendon | 19 June 1663 | 11 March 1668 |
The 2nd Viscount Saye and Sele | 11 March 1668 | 15 March 1674 |
The 1st Earl of Abingdon | 1 April 1674 | 21 November 1687 |
The 1st Earl of Lichfield | 5 December 1687 | 3 May 1689 |
The 1st Earl of Abingdon | 3 May 1689 | 15 May 1697 |
The 1st Baron Wharton | 15 May 1697 | 11 June 1702 |
The 2nd Earl of Abingdon | 11 June 1702 | 8 February 1706 |
The 1st Duke of Marlborough | 8 February 1706 | 17 May 1712 |
The 2nd Earl of Abingdon | 17 May 1712 | 14 October 1715 |
The 2nd Earl of Godolphin | 14 October 1715 | 26 January 1739 |
The 3rd Duke of Marlborough | 26 January 1739 | 20 October 1758 |
The 4th Duke of Marlborough | 21 March 1760 | 29 January 1817 |
The 4th Earl of Macclesfield | 10 May 1817 | 20 March 1842 |
The 6th Duke of Marlborough | 22 April 1842 | 1 July 1857 |
The 7th Duke of Marlborough | 25 August 1857 | 4 July 1883 |
Sir Henry Dashwood, 5th Baronet | 17 August 1883 | 23 June 1887 |
The 7th Earl of Jersey | 23 June 1887 | 31 May 1915 |
The 9th Duke of Marlborough | 3 August 1915 | 30 June 1934 |
The 1st Baron Bicester | 15 August 1934 | 26 November 1954 |
The 7th Earl of Macclesfield | 26 November 1954 | 28 May 1963 |
Sir John Thomson | 28 May 1963 | 2 January 1980 |
Sir Ashley Ponsonby, 2nd Baronet | 2 January 1980 | 20 March 1996 [1] |
Sir Hugo Brunner | 20 March 1996 | 31 August 2008 [2] |
Sir Tim Stevenson | 31 August 2008 | 30 September 2021 [3] |
Marjorie Glasgow | 1 October 2021 [4] |
A deputy lieutenant of Oxfordshire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire. 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.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant for the East Riding of Yorkshire. The office was established after the English Restoration in 1660, when a Lord Lieutenant was appointed for each Riding of Yorkshire. Since 1721, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of the East Riding of Yorkshire, and for part of the period also Lieutenants of the Town and County of the Town of Kingston upon Hull. It was abolished on 31 March 1974 with the creation of the county of Humberside, but was re-created upon the abolition of Humberside on 1 April 1996.
The Office of the Lord Lieutenant was created during the reign of Henry VIII (1509–1547), taking over the military duties of the Sheriffs and control of the military forces of the Crown. From 1569 there was provision for the appointment of Deputy Lieutenants, and in 1662 the Lord-Lieutenant was given entire control of the militia. The Regulation of the Forces Act 1871 transferred this function back to the Crown, and in 1921, the office lost its power to call upon men of the county to fight in case of need. Since 1711 all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Devon.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Berkshire.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. Since 1694, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Gloucestershire.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Surrey. Since 1737, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Surrey.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Fife.
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. From 1889 until 1959, the administrative county was named the County of Southampton.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire. The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British monarch's personal representative in the counties of the United Kingdom. Lord Lieutenants are supported by an appointed Vice Lord Lieutenant and Deputy Lieutenants. Since 1715, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Cambridgeshire.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Durham.
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire. After 1723, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Brecknockshire. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974 and replaced with the Lord Lieutenant of Powys, with Deputy Lieutenants for Brecknockshire.
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire. Before the English Civil War, the lieutenancy of Monmouthshire was held by the Lord Lieutenant of Wales, except for the period from 1602 to 1629, when it formed a separate lieutenancy in conjunction with Glamorgan. After the English Restoration in 1660, it was again held by the Lord Lieutenant of Wales from 1672 until 1694, when the twelve central Welsh lieutenancies were divided. After 1715 each office holder was also Custos Rotulorum of Monmouthshire. The combined position was finally abolished on 31 March 1974 and replaced with that of the Lord Lieutenant of Gwent.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire. Before the English Civil War, the lieutenancy of Shropshire was always held by the Lord Lieutenant of Wales, but after the Restoration, its lieutenants were appointed separately. Since 1708, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Shropshire.
The Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire is the British monarch's personal representative in the county of Lincolnshire. Historically, the lord-lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lord-lieutenant's responsibility over the local militia was removed. However, it was not until 1921 that they formally lost the right to call upon able-bodied men to fight when needed. Since 1660, all lord-lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Lincolnshire.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire. Before the English Civil War, the lieutenancy of Herefordshire was always held by the Lord Lieutenant of Wales, but after the Restoration, its lieutenants were appointed separately. Since 1714, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Herefordshire.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire. After 1762, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Carmarthenshire. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974 and replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed.
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex. From 1794 to 1965, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Middlesex. The office was abolished on 1 April 1965, with the creation of Greater London and the post of Lord Lieutenant of Greater London, with small parts of Middlesex coming under the jurisdiction of the Lord Lieutenant of Surrey, the Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire.
This is an incomplete list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire in Wales. After 1733, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Denbighshire. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974, being replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Clwyd.
This is a list of lords lieutenants of County Down.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire:
This is a list of people to have been Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry.