Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Chester. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Cheshire.

Lord Lieutenants of Cheshire
Lord LieutenantFromUntil
Edward, Earl of Derby15691572
Henry, Earl of Derby157225 September 1593
vacant
William, Earl of Derby
jointly with James, Earl of Derby		21 December 1607
12 December 1626		1642
1642
William, Viscount Saye and Sele1642 (Parliamentarian)
Interregnum 1649–1660
Charles, Earl of Derby
jointly with William, Lord Brereton		30 July 1660
19 July 1662		21 December 1672
April 1664
John, Earl of Bridgewater24 January 16731676
William, Earl of Derby11 May 16768 August 1687
William, Marquess of Powis28 February 16881688
William, Earl of Derby17 October 168823 December 1688
Henry, Earl of Warrington12 April 16892 January 1694
vacant 1694–1695
Richard, Earl Rivers11 May 16951703
Hugh, Earl of Cholmondeley16 June 1703April 1713
Other, Earl of Plymouth4 September 17131714
Hugh, Earl of Cholmondeley21 October 171418 January 1725
George, Earl of Cholmondeley7 April 17257 May 1733
George, Earl of Cholmondeley14 June 173310 June 1770
George, Earl of Cholmondeley19 July 1770May 1783
George, Earl of Stamford29 May 178323 May 1819
George, Earl of Stamford24 June 181926 April 1845
Richard, Marquess of Westminster20 May 18451867
William, Lord Egerton29 January 186821 February 1883
Hugh, Duke of Westminster31 March 188322 December 1899
Wilbraham, Earl Egerton19 March 1900[1]1905
Hugh, Duke of Westminster19 December 19051920
Sir William Bromley-Davenport15 April 19201949
Philip, Viscount Leverhulme6 September 19491990
William Arthur Bromley-Davenport2 August 19907 March 2010[2]
Thomas David Briggs7 March 201025 August 2021
Alexis (Lady) Redmond25 August 2021Present[3]

Vice Lieutenants

Deputy Lieutenants

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. 27175". The London Gazette. 20 March 1900. p. 1876.
  2. London Gazette, issue no.52237, 8 August 1990.
  3. "Her Majesty's Lord- Lieutenant of Cheshire". The Cheshire Lieutenancy. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. "No. 27398". The London Gazette. 17 January 1902. p. 392.
  5. "No. 32166". The London Gazette. 17 December 1920. p. 12394.
  6. "No. 27290". The London Gazette. 1 March 1901. p. 1500.
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