Custos Rotulorum of Essex
Encyclopedia
This is a list of people who have served as custos rotulorum
of Essex
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For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Essex
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Custos rotulorum
Custos rotulorum is the keeper of an English county's records and, by virtue of that office, the highest civil officer in the county...
of Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
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- Sir William PetreWilliam PetreSir William Petre was a secretary of state to Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.Educated as a lawyer at Oxford, he became a public servant, probably through the influence of the Boleyns, one of whom, George, he had tutored at Oxford and another of whom, Anne, was married to the king...
bef. 1544–1572 - Sir Anthony CookeAnthony CookeSir Anthony Cooke was an eminent English humanist, scholar and tutor to Edward VI, England's first ruler to be raised as a Protestant.-Background:...
c. 1573–1576 - Sir Thomas MildmayThomas MildmaySir Thomas Mildmay was an English courtier and politician.He was born the eldest son of Thomas Mildmay , educated at Christ's College, Cambridge and entered Lincoln's Inn in 1559....
c. 1577–1608 - Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of SuffolkThomas Howard, 1st Earl of SuffolkAdmiral Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, KG, PC was a son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk by his second wife Margaret Audley, Duchess of Norfolk, the daughter and heiress of the 1st Baron Audley of Walden....
bef. 1621–1624 - Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of SuffolkTheophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of SuffolkTheophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, KG was an English nobleman and politician.Born at the family estate of Saffron Walden, he was the son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, by his second wife Catherine Knyvet of Charlton, and succeeded his father in 1626.Sir Theophilus Howard was named in...
1624–1640 - William Maynard, 1st Baron MaynardWilliam Maynard, 1st Baron MaynardWilliam Maynard, 1st Baron Maynard was an English politician. He was Lord Lieutenant of Essex 6 August 1635 – 17 December 1640, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire 17 June 1640 – 17 December 1640 and Custos Rotulorum of Essex in 1640...
1640 - Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of WarwickRobert Rich, 2nd Earl of WarwickRobert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick was an English colonial administrator, admiral, and puritan.Rich was the eldest son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and his wife Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich, and succeeded to his father's title in 1619...
1640–1642 - James Hay, 2nd Earl of CarlisleJames Hay, 2nd Earl of CarlisleJames Hay, 2nd Earl of Carlisle was the Earl of Carlisle , succeeding James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle. Hay was the second son of the 1st Earl, a Scottish nobleman, and his wife Honoria, heir to Edward Denny, 1st Earl of Norwich.James Hay was Colonel of a Regiment of Foot in Germany, and was...
1642–1646, 1660 - Charles Rich, 4th Earl of WarwickCharles Rich, 4th Earl of WarwickCharles Rich, 4th Earl of Warwick was an English peer and member of the House of Lords. He represented the constituencies of Essex and Sandwich....
1660–1673 - William Maynard, 2nd Baron Maynard 1673–1688
- Thomas Petre, 6th Baron PetreThomas Petre, 6th Baron PetreThomas Petre, 6th Baron Petre was an English Catholic peer, the third son of Robert Petre, 3rd Baron Petre and Mary Brown. Inheriting the title from his elder brother, Petre held the title for 21 years....
1688
For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Essex
Lord Lieutenant of Essex
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Essex. Since 1688, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Essex.*John Petre, 1st Baron Petre*John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford 1558–?...
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