Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Since 1703, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Leicestershire.

Lord Lieutenants

• Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset 1549–1551
• Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon 1551–1552
• Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk 1552–1554
• Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon 1554 – 20 June 1561 jointly with
• Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon 1559 – 14 December 1595
• George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon 2 October 1596 – 30 December 1604
• vacant
• Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon 16 May 1607 – 1642 jointly with
• Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon 27 December 1638 – 1642
• Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford 1642–? (Parliamentary)
• Interregnum
• Henry Hastings, 1st Baron Loughborough 14 January 1661 – 10 January 1667
• John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland 14 February 1667 – 7 July 1677
• John Manners, 9th Earl of Rutland 7 July 1677 – 11 August 1687
• Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon 11 August 1687 – 6 April 1689
• John Manners, 9th Earl of Rutland 6 April 1689 – 24 March 1703
• Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh 24 March 1703 – 1 July 1706
• John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland 1 July 1706 – 10 January 1711
• Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh 8 September 1711 – 3 December 1714
• John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland 3 December 1714 – 22 February 1721
• John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland 26 April 1721 – 29 May 1779
• Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland 16 July 1779 – 24 October 1787
• Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort 14 December 1787 – 21 October 1799
• John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland 21 October 1799 – 20 January 1857
• Charles Manners, 6th Duke of Rutland 13 February 1857 – 3 March 1888
• Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe 19 June 1888 – 25 September 1900
• Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland 7 November 1900 – 8 May 1925[1]
• Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, 1st Baron Hazlerigg 27 July 1925 – 25 May 1949
• Robert Godfrey Wolseley Bewicke-Copley, 5th Baron Cromwell 2 August 1949 – 21 October 1966
• Col. Sir Robert Andrew St George Martin, KCVO 5 April 1966 – 24 April 1989
• Sir Timothy Gerald Martin Brooks, KCVO 24 April 1989 – 24 February 2003[2]
• Jennifer, Lady Gretton JP 24 February 2003 – 14 June 2018[3]
• Mike Kapur OBE 14 June 2018 - present[4]

Deputy Lieutenants

Active List as of April 2016 [5]

• Ramanbahai C Barber Esq MBE DL June, 2013
• Gautam Govindlal Bodiwala Esq CBE JP DL 2001
• Richard L Brucciani Esq OBE DL 1999
• Professor Sir Robert Burgess DL 2010
• Baroness Hazel Byford DBE DL 2010
• Robert Bruce Collins Esq MVO DL 2006
• Colonel Raeburn Murray Longair Colville TD DL 1997
• Miss Rosemary Jean N Conley CBE DL 1999
• Gerrard Amaury A March Phillips de Lisle Esq DL 1997
• Richard Anthony Spencer Everard Esq OBE DL 1997
• Andrew James Granger Esq DL 2008
• Brigadier William James Hurrell CBE DL 2008
• Col Richard Sells Hurwood DL 2006
• Mrs Freda Hussain MBE DL 2006
• David John Knowles Esq DL 1999
• Sir Michael Latham DL
• Dr Angela Isabel Agnes Lennox CBE DL 2001
• Mrs Elizabeth Jane Martin DL June, 2013
• Colonel Robert C J Martin OBE DL 2010
• Ian Malcolm McAlpine Esq OBE DL 2001
• Suleman Nagdi Esq MBE DL 2008
• Hugh Michael Pearson Esq DL 2008
• Professor Sir Nilesh J Samani DL 2010
• Resham Singh Sandhu Esq MBE DL 2006
• Wendi Kathleen Stevens DL 2008
• Bridget Ellen Towle CBE DL June, 2013
• Peter John Wheeler Esq JP DL 2001
• David William Wilson Esq CBE DL 2008
• David John Wyrko Esq QPM DL 2010
• Mr Jonathan Agnew 2015
• Mr Dave Andrews 2015
• Mrs Sally Bowie 2015
• Mr Mike Kapur Esq 2015
• Mr David Lindley QPM 2015
• Mr Riaz Ravat BEM 2015
• Mrs Elisabeth Turnbull 2015
• Professor David Wilson 2015

Added 2017: [6]

• Mr Richard Allan Halford BROOKS 2017
• Mr Richard Charles Griffin CLOWES 2017
• Ms Mehmooda DUKE 2017
• Mr Priyesh PATEL MBE 2017
• Professor Surinder Mohan SHARMA 2017

Previous Deputy Lieutenants

• Ernest Clive Atkins
• John Cridlan Barrett
• Edwyn Burnaby
• Thomas Cave
• John Coke
• Edwin de Lisle
• John de Lisle
• Sir William Farrell-Skeffington
• Washington Shirley, 8th Earl Ferrers
• Washington Shirley, 9th Earl Ferrers
• John Frewen-Turner
• John Gretton, 3rd Baron Gretton
• John Dove Harris
• Sir Thomas Kennedy
• Sir Maurice Levy, 1st Baronet
• Sir Edward Packe
• Eben William Robertson
• George Murray Smith the Younger
• Samuel Francis Stone, Esq. March 1901 [7]
• Robert Tilney

References

• J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8).
• J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.

1. "No. 27245". The London Gazette. 9 November 1900. p. 6854.
2. London Gazette, issue no.51716, 27 April 1989
3. https://www.meltontimes.co.uk/news/lady-gretton-to-stand-down-as-lord-lieutenant-of-leicestershire-after-15-years-in-the-role-1-8494913/
4. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/queen-leicestershire-lord-lieutenant-1558270
5. http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/your_council/council_services_contacts/about_leicestershire/leicestershire_lieutenancy_index/leicestershire_lieutenancy_vice_ll.htm
6. "Deputy Lietenant Commissions". London Gazette. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
7. "No. 27299". The London Gazette. 26 March 1901. p. 2122.

External links

• History of the Office of the Lord-Lieutenant