Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Radnorshire
. After 1715, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Radnorshire
. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974, being replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Powys
, with Deputy Lieutenants for Radnorshire.
Radnorshire
Radnorshire is one of thirteen historic and former administrative counties of Wales. It is represented by the Radnorshire area of Powys, which according to the 2001 census, had a population of 24,805...
. After 1715, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Radnorshire
Custos Rotulorum of Radnorshire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Radnorshire.* Sir Edward Harley 1660–1685* Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester 1685–1689* Sir Rowland Gwynne 1689–1702...
. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974, being replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Powys
Lord Lieutenant of Powys
This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant for Powys. Prior to 1974, the Monarch was represented in the area by the Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire, the Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire and the Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire....
, with Deputy Lieutenants for Radnorshire.
Lord Lieutenants of Radnorshire to 1974
- see Lord Lieutenant of WalesLord Lieutenant of WalesThe Lord Lieutenant of Wales was an office associated with the Lord President of the Council of Wales and the Marches until the abolition of that body in 1689. The Lord Presidents of Wales were also Lord Lieutenants of Wales, except for the years 1602–1629, when the county of Glamorgan formed a...
before 1694 - Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of PembrokeThomas Herbert, 8th Earl of PembrokeThomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke, 5th Earl of Montgomery, KG, PC, FRS was a British politician during the reigns of William III and Anne....
11 May 1694 – 14 October 1715 - Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl ConingsbyThomas Coningsby, 1st Earl ConingsbyThomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby PC was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times from 1679 until 1716 when he was created a peer and sat in the House of Lords-Early life:...
14 October 1715 – 11 September 1721 - James Brydges, 1st Duke of ChandosJames Brydges, 1st Duke of ChandosJames Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, MP, PC was the first of fourteen children by Sir James Brydges, 3rd Baronet of Wilton Castle, Sheriff of Herefordshire, 8th Baron Chandos; and Elizabeth Barnard...
11 September 1721 – 9 August 1744 - vacant
- William Perry 9 December 1746 – 13 January 1756
- Howell Gwynne 13 January 1756 – 12 July 1766
- Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl MortimerEdward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl MortimerEdward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer , styled Lord Harley from 1741 to 1755, was a British peer....
12 July 1766 – 11 October 1790 - Thomas HarleyThomas HarleyThe Honourable Thomas Harley was a British politician.Harley was a younger son of Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. He became an alderman of London, Sheriff of London in 1764 and Lord Mayor of London in 1767...
8 April 1791 – 12 January 1804 - George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney 13 September 1804 – 1842
- John Walsh, 1st Baron OrmathwaiteJohn Walsh, 1st Baron OrmathwaiteJohn Benn Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite , known as Sir John Walsh, Bt, between 1825 and 1868, was a British politician.-Early life:...
22 July 1842 – 21 April 1875 - Arthur Walsh, 2nd Baron OrmathwaiteArthur Walsh, 2nd Baron OrmathwaiteArthur Walsh, 2nd Baron Ormathwaite was a British politician, the son of John Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite.He was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Leominster in 1865, resigning in 1868 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead...
21 April 1875 – 12 September 1895 - Sir Powlett Milbank, 2nd BaronetSir Powlett Milbank, 2nd BaronetSir Powlett Charles John Milbank, 2nd Baronet , was a British Conservative Member of Parliament.Milbank was returned to Parliament for Radnorshire in 1895, a seat he held until 1900. In 1898 he succeeded as second Baronet, of Well and Hart. He died in January 1918, aged 65.-References:*Kidd,...
12 September 1895 – 30 January 1918 - Arthur Walsh, 3rd Baron OrmathwaiteArthur Walsh, 3rd Baron OrmathwaiteArthur Henry John Walsh, 3rd Baron Ormathwaite, GCVO was a British peer and courtier.Walsh was the eldest son of the 2nd Baron Ormathwaite and his wife, Katherine, a daughter of the 7th Duke of Beaufort. He was educated at Eton College...
5 April 1918 – 20 January 1922 - Charles Coltman Coltman-Rogers 20 January 1922 – 19 May 1929
- Sir Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn, 2nd BaronetSir Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn, 2nd BaronetSir Charles Leyshon Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn, 2nd Baronet was a Welsh Conservative Member of Parliament who briefly represented Radnorshire in the House of Commons and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Radnorshire....
20 June 1929 – 10 August 1949 - Sir Michael Dillwyn-Venables-Llewellyn, 3rd Baronet 10 August 1949 – 31 March 1974