Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire
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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.
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- 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 1554–1561 jointly with
- Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon 1559–1595
- George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon 1596–1604
- Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon 1607–1642
- Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon 1638–1642
- Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford 1642–? (Parliamentary)
- Interregnum
- Henry Hastings, 1st Baron Loughborough 1661–1666
- John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland 1667–1677
- John Manners, 9th Earl of Rutland 1677–1687
- Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon 1687–1688
- John Manners, 9th Earl of Rutland 1689–1703
- Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh 1703–1706
- John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland 1706–1711
- Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh 1711–1714
- John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland 1714–1721
- John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland 1721–1779
- Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland 1779–1787
- Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort 1787–1799
- John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland 1799–1857
- Charles Cecil John Manners, 6th Duke of Rutland 1857–1888
- Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe 1888–1900
- Henry John Brinsley Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland 1900–1925
- Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, 1st Baron Hazlerigg 1925–1949
- Robert Godfrey Wolseley Bewicke-Copley, 5th Baron Cromwell 1949–1966
- Col. Sir Andrew Martin, KCVO 1966–1989
- Sir Timothy Gerald Martin Brooks, KCVO 1989–2003 (appointed April 24, 1989)[1]
- Jennifer Gretton, Lady Gretton 2003–present
[edit] References
- J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8).
- ^ London Gazette, issue no.51716, April 27, 1989
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