Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire. Since 1711, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire.
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- William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton 1549–1551
- Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso 1560–1569
- Henry Grey, 6th Earl of Kent 1586–1615
- Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent 1615–1623 jointly with
- Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent 1621–1627 jointly with
- Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland 1625–1646, 1660–1667 jointly with
- Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent 1629–1639
- Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke 1639–1646 (Parliamentary)
- Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent 1646–1651 (Parliamentary)
- Robert Bruce, 2nd Earl of Elgin 1660–1685
- Thomas Bruce, 3rd Earl of Elgin 1668–1688
- William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford 1689–1700
- Lord Edward Russell 1700–1701
- Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford 1701–1711
- Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent 1711–1740
- John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford 1745–1771
- John Fitzpatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory 1771–1818
- Thomas Philip de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey 1818–1859
- Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford 1859–1861
- Francis Thomas de Grey Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper 1861–1905
- Beauchamp Mowbray St John, 16th Baron St John of Bletso 1905–1912
- Samuel Howard Whitbread 1912 –1936
- George Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron Luke 1936 –1943
- Sir Dealtry Charles Part 1943 –1957
- Simon Whitbread 1957 –1978
- Hanmer Cecil Hanbury 1978 –1991
- Samuel Charles Whitbread February 28, 1991–current[1]
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[edit] References
- J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8).
- Previous Lord Lieutenants
- ^ London Gazette, issue no.52466, March 5, 1991
