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.

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NameDate of appointmentEnd date
The 1st Duke of Suffolk 15451545
The 1st Marquess of Northampton 15521553
Sir Richard Blount 15591561
Sir Francis Knollys 15651565
The 1st Baron Norreys 17 September 158627 June 1601
Sir Francis Knollys 12 September 158619 July 1596
The 1st Earl of Banbury 4 November 159625 May 1632
The 1st Earl of Berkshire 26 March 16281642
The 1st Viscount Saye and Sele 16421642
The 4th Viscount Falkland 17 July 16602 April 1663
The 1st Earl of Clarendon 19 June 166311 March 1668
The 2nd Viscount Saye and Sele 11 March 166815 March 1674
The 1st Earl of Abingdon 1 April 167421 November 1687
The 1st Earl of Lichfield 5 December 16873 May 1689
The 1st Earl of Abingdon 3 May 168915 May 1697
The 1st Baron Wharton 15 May 169711 June 1702
The 2nd Earl of Abingdon 11 June 17028 February 1706
The 1st Duke of Marlborough 8 February 170617 May 1712
The 2nd Earl of Abingdon 17 May 171214 October 1715
The 2nd Earl of Godolphin 14 October 171526 January 1739
The 3rd Duke of Marlborough 26 January 173920 October 1758
The 4th Duke of Marlborough 21 March 176029 January 1817
The 4th Earl of Macclesfield 10 May 181720 March 1842
The 6th Duke of Marlborough 22 April 18421 July 1857
The 7th Duke of Marlborough 25 August 18574 July 1883
Sir Henry Dashwood, 5th Baronet 17 August 188323 June 1887
The 7th Earl of Jersey 23 June 188731 May 1915
The 9th Duke of Marlborough 3 August 191530 June 1934
The 1st Baron Bicester 15 August 193426 November 1954
The 7th Earl of Macclesfield 26 November 195428 May 1963
Sir John Thomson 28 May 19632 January 1980
Sir Ashley Ponsonby, 2nd Baronet 2 January 198020 March 1996 [1]
Sir Hugo Brunner 20 March 199631 August 2008 [2]
Sir Tim Stevenson 31 August 200830 September 2021 [3]
Marjorie Glasgow1 October 2021 [4]

Deputy lieutenants

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.

19th century

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References

  1. ↑ "No. 48057". The London Gazette . 4 January 1980. p. 165.
  2. ↑ "No. 54356". The London Gazette . 27 March 1996. p. 4489.
  3. ↑ WhatDoTheyKnow.com: List of Deputy Lord Lieutenants of Oxfordshire
  4. ↑ "Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire: 7 June 2021".
  5. 1 2 "No. 18793". The London Gazette . 15 April 1831. p. 716.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "No. 21347". The London Gazette . 10 August 1852. p. 2184.
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