This is a list of people who served as
Lord Lieutenant
A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibilit ...
of
Huntingdonshire.
Huntingdonshire became part of
Huntingdon and Peterborough in 1965; see
Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough. From 1672 until 1965, all Lords Lieutenant were also
Custos Rotulorum of Huntingdonshire This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum (Keeper of the Rolls) of Huntingdonshire.
* Sir Richard Cromwell bef. 1544
* William Cooke 1544–1553
* Sir Robert Tyrwhitt bef. 1558 – bef. 1562
* William Lawrence bef. 1562 ...
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William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton, 1549 –
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Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon in 1581
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John St John, 2nd Baron St John of Bletso
John St John, 2nd Baron St John of Bletso (died 1596) was an English peer. The son of Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso, and Agnes Fisher, he succeeded to the barony upon his father's death in 1582. Retrieved on 2 January 2009.
John St ...
8 April 1588 – 23 October 1596
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Oliver St John, 3rd Baron St John of Bletso 1 April 1597 – October 1618
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Oliver St John, 4th Baron St John of Bletso 14 March 1619 – 21 July 1627 ''jointly with''
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Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox 14 March 1619 – 30 July 1624 ''and''
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Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester 18 October 1624 – 1642 ''jointly with''
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Oliver St John, 4th Baron St John of Bletso 5 February 1629 – 25 August 1636
*''Interregnum''
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Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester 26 September 1660 – 7 May 1671 ''jointly with''
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Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich 26 September 1660 – 28 May 1672
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Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester
Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester JP (baptised 25 April 1634 – 14 March 1683) was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1671 when he inherited the peerage as Earl of Manchester.
Early life
Mont ...
7 May 1671 – 10 March 1681
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Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury 10 March 1681 – 20 October 1685 (in the absence of
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Sandwich)
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Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury 10 March 1681 – 8 April 1689 (in the absence of
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Sandwich)
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Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester 8 April 1689 – 20 January 1722
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Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke 14 February 1722 – 3 October 1722
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William Montagu, 2nd Duke of Manchester 25 October 1722 – 21 October 1739
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Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester 6 November 1739 – 10 May 1762
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George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester 8 June 1762 – 4 September 1788
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George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu 7 May 1789 – 23 May 1790
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James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose 3 July 1790 – 14 March 1793
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William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester 14 March 1793 – 25 September 1841
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John Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich
John William Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich PC (8 November 1811 – 3 March 1884), styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke from 1814 to 1818, was a British peer and Conservative politician. He served under Lord Derby as Captain of the Honourable Corps o ...
25 September 1841 – 3 March 1884
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Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford 16 April 1884 – 14 January 1891
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Edward Montagu, 8th Earl of Sandwich
Edward George Henry Montagu, 8th Earl of Sandwich KStJ (13 July 1839 – 26 June 1916), styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke until 1884, was a British peer, Conservative politician and author.
Montagu was the eldest son of John William Montagu, ...
17 February 1891 – 26 June 1916
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Howard Coote 6 September 1916 – 17 July 1922
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George Charles Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich 17 July 1922 – 28 January 1946
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Granville Proby 28 January 1946 – 9 March 1947
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Ailwyn Fellowes, 3rd Baron de Ramsey
Ailwyn Edward Fellowes, 3rd Baron de Ramsey KBE, TD (16 March 1910 – 31 March 1993) was a British peer and Territorial soldier.
Early life
de Ramsey was the son of the Hon. Coulson Churchill Fellowes (1883–1915), son of William Fellow ...
30 July 1947 – 1965
Deputy lieutenants
A deputy lieutenant of Huntingdonshire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire.
Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.
19th Century
*2 July 1803: Sir James Duberley,
References
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Huntingdonshire
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Huntingdonshire-related lists
Local government in Cambridgeshire
1965 disestablishments in England
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