Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire
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Below is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant
of Northamptonshire
. Since 1735, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Northamptonshire
. The lieutenancy included the Soke of Peterborough
until 1965, when the Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire
became Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough
. This merged with the lieutenancy of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely in 1974, forming the jurisdiction of the present Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
.
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 Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
. Since 1735, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Northamptonshire
Custos Rotulorum of Northamptonshire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Northamptonshire.* Sir Edward Montagu bef. 1544–1557* William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley bef. 1564 – aft. 1584* Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter bef...
. The lieutenancy included the Soke of Peterborough
Soke of Peterborough
The Soke of Peterborough is an historic area of England that is traditionally associated with the City and Diocese of Peterborough, but considered part of Northamptonshire...
until 1965, when the Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire
Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire. Huntingdonshire became part of Huntingdon and Peterborough in 1965; see Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough...
became Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough
Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough
This is a list of those people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough during that county's short existence from 1965. The office was preceded by that of the Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire, also taking part of the jurisdiction of the Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire,...
. This merged with the lieutenancy of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely in 1974, forming the jurisdiction of the present Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
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. The Lord Lieutenant is supported by a Vice Lord Lieutenant and Deputy Lieutenants which he or...
.
- Sir Christopher HattonChristopher HattonSir Christopher Hatton was an English politician, Lord Chancellor of England and a favourite of Elizabeth I of England.-Early days:...
1576 – 20 November 1591 - vacant
- Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of ExeterThomas Cecil, 1st Earl of ExeterThomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, KG , known as Lord Burghley from 1598 to 1605, was an English politician and soldier.-Life:...
8 September 1603 – 8 February 1623 - William Cecil, 2nd Earl of ExeterWilliam Cecil, 2nd Earl of ExeterWilliam Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter PC KG , known as Lord Burghley from 1605 to 1623, was an English peer.-Life:...
27 February 1623 – 6 July 1640 - John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of PeterboroughJohn Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough-Life:He was the eldest son of Henry Mordaunt, 4th Baron Mordaunt, a Roman Catholic kept for a year in the Tower of London on suspicion of complicity in the Gunpowder Plot, who died in 1608. The widow, Lady Margaret, daughter of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton, also a Catholic, was deprived by...
16 July 1640 – 18 June 1643 - Interregnum
- John Cecil, 4th Earl of ExeterJohn Cecil, 4th Earl of ExeterJohn Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter was an English peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Lord Burghley from 1640 to 1643.He inherited the earldom from his father David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter in 1643....
31 July 1660 – 8 August 1673 jointly with - Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of WestmorlandMildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of WestmorlandMildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland was an English nobleman, politician, and writer.-Life:One of seven sons of Francis Fane by his wife Mary, granddaughter of Sir Walter Mildmay, Mildmay Fane was born in Kent and educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge . He became MP for Peterborough in 1620...
31 July 1660 – 12 February 1666 and - Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of PeterboroughHenry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of PeterboroughHenry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough, KG, PC, FRS was an English soldier, peer and courtier.-Early life:Styled Lord Mordaunt from 1628, he was the eldest son of John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough...
21 May 1666 – 8 August 1673 - divided into East and West Northamptonshire 8 August 1673 – 20 February 1678:
- John Cecil, 4th Earl of ExeterJohn Cecil, 4th Earl of ExeterJohn Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter was an English peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Lord Burghley from 1640 to 1643.He inherited the earldom from his father David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter in 1643....
(East Northamptonshire) - Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of PeterboroughHenry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of PeterboroughHenry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough, KG, PC, FRS was an English soldier, peer and courtier.-Early life:Styled Lord Mordaunt from 1628, he was the eldest son of John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough...
(West Northamptonshire)
- John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter
- Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of PeterboroughHenry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of PeterboroughHenry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough, KG, PC, FRS was an English soldier, peer and courtier.-Early life:Styled Lord Mordaunt from 1628, he was the eldest son of John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough...
20 February 1678 – 30 May 1689 - Charles Mordaunt, 1st Earl of MonmouthCharles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of PeterboroughCharles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough and 1st Earl of Monmouth, KG, PC was an English nobleman and military leader. He was the son of John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt, and his wife Elizabeth, the daughter and sole heiress of Thomas Carey, the second son of Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth...
30 May 1689 – 21 July 1715 - John Montagu, 2nd Duke of MontaguJohn Montagu, 2nd Duke of MontaguJohn Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu, KG, KB, PC , styled Viscount Monthermer until 1705 and Marquess of Monthermer between 1705 and 1709, was a British peer...
21 July 1715 – 5 July 1749 - George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of HalifaxGeorge Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of HalifaxGeorge Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, KG, PC was a British statesman of the Georgian era.-Early life:...
2 October 1749 – 8 June 1771 - Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of NorthamptonSpencer Compton, 8th Earl of NorthamptonSpencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton was a British peer and Member of Parliament.Northampton was the younger son of the Hon. Charles Compton, third son of George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton. His mother was Mary Lucy...
6 July 1771 – 7 April 1796 - Charles Compton, 1st Marquess of NorthamptonCharles Compton, 1st Marquess of NorthamptonCharles Compton, 1st Marquess of Northampton , known as Lord Compton from 1763 to 1796 and as the 9th Earl of Northampton from 1796 to 1812, was a British peer and politician....
11 June 1796 – 24 May 1828 - John Fane, 10th Earl of WestmorlandJohn Fane, 10th Earl of WestmorlandJohn Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland KG, PC , styled Lord Burghersh between 1771 and 1774, was a British Tory politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, who served in most of the cabinets of the period, primarily as Lord Privy Seal.-Background:Westmorland was the son of John Fane, 9th...
5 July 1828 – 15 December 1841 - Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of ExeterBrownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of ExeterBrownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter KG, PC , styled Lord Burghley until 1804, was a British peer, courtier and Tory politician...
22 January 1842 – 16 January 1867 - Charles FitzRoy, 3rd Baron SouthamptonCharles FitzRoy, 3rd Baron SouthamptonCharles FitzRoy, 3rd Baron Southampton was a British peer.The son of George FitzRoy, 2nd Baron Southampton, he succeeded his father in 1810. On 23 February 1826, he married Harriet Stanhope, granddaughter of William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington; they had no children...
22 February 1867 – 16 July 1872 - John Spencer, 5th Earl SpencerJohn Spencer, 5th Earl SpencerJohn Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer KG, PC , known as Viscount Althorp from 1845 to 1857 , was a British Liberal Party politician under and close friend of British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone...
12 August 1872 – 27 October 1908 - Charles Spencer, 6th Earl SpencerCharles Spencer, 6th Earl SpencerCharles Robert Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer KG, GCVO, PC, VRD , styled The Honourable Charles Spencer until 1905 and known as The Viscount Althorp between 1905 and 1910, was a British courtier and Liberal politician. An MP from 1880 to 1895 and again from 1900 to 1905, he served as Vice-Chamberlain of...
27 October 1908 – 26 September 1922 - William Cecil, 5th Marquess of ExeterWilliam Cecil, 5th Marquess of ExeterWilliam Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter KG CMG TD , known as Lord Burghley from 1895 to 1898, was a British peer....
14 December 1922 – 11 March 1952 - Albert Spencer, 7th Earl SpencerAlbert Spencer, 7th Earl SpencerAlbert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer , styled The Honourable Albert Spencer until 1910 and as Viscount Althorp from 1910 to 1922, and known less formally as "Jack" Spencer, was a British peer...
11 March 1952 – 31 July 1967 - Lt. Col. John Walkelyne Chandos-Pole, OBE 31 July 1967 – 5 March 1984
- Sir John Luke LowtherJohn Luke LowtherColonel Sir John Luke Lowther KCVO CBE was a British soldier and Northamptonshire gentleman.Lowther was the son of Col. John George Lowther, who in turn was a younger brother of Sir Charles Lowther, 4th Baronet...
, KCVO, CBE 5 March 1984 – 18 November 1998 - Lady Juliet Townsend, LVO 18 November 1998 – present