This is a list of people who have 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 ...

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

. Since 1746, all Lords Lieutenant have also been

Custos Rotulorum of Kent This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Kent. * Sir John Baker bef. 1544–1558 * Thomas Wotton bef. 1562–1587 * Sir Henry Cobham 1587–1592 * Sir Edward Hoby bef. 1594–1617 * Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duk ...

Lords Lieutenant of Kent

* Sir Thomas Cheney 1551–? *

William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham Sir William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham, KG (1 November 1527 – 6 March 1597), lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, and a member of parliament for Hythe. Although he was viewed by some as a religious radical ...

3 July 1585 – 6 March 1597 * Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham 29 October 1597 – 24 March 1603 *

Edward Wotton, 1st Baron Wotton Edward Wotton, 1st Baron Wotton (1548–1626) was an English diplomat and administrator. From 1612 to 1613, he served as a Lord of the Treasury. Wotton was Treasurer of the Household from 1616 to 1618, and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Kent ...

28 January 1604 – 31 May 1620 * George Villiers, 1st Marquess of Buckingham 31 May 1620 – 8 June 1620 *

Ludovic Stuart, 2nd Duke of Lennox Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Richmond (29 September 157416 February 1624), lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was a Scottish nobleman who through their paternal lines was a second cousin of King James VI of Scotland ...

8 June 1620 – 16 February 1624 *

Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery, (10 October 158423 January 1650) was an English courtier, nobleman, and politician active during the reigns of James I and Charles I. Philip and his older brother William we ...

20 March 1624 – 1642 *''Interregnum'' *

Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea Sir Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea (1628 – 28 September 1689) of Eastwell, Kent, was the 3rd Earl of Winchilsea. Early life Finch was the only surviving son of Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea and the former Cecille Wentworth of ...

10 July 1660 – 16 January 1688 ''jointly with'' *

Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, KG ( ; 10 March 1607 – 16 May 1667), styled Lord Wriothesley before 1624, was an English statesman, a staunch supporter of King Charles II who after the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660 r ...

16 July 1662 – 16 May 1667 ''and'' *

Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox KG (7 March 1639December 1672) of Cobham Hall in Kent and of Richmond House in Whitehall, London, 11th Seigneur d'Aubigny in France, was an English nobleman of Franco-Scottish ancestry ...

13 May 1668 – 12 December 1672 *

Christopher Roper, 5th Baron Teynham Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει ...

16 January 1688 – 25 October 1688 * Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham 25 October 1688 – 17 May 1689 *

17 May 1689 – 3 October 1689 *

Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney Henry Sidney, 1st Earl of Romney (also spelt Sydney; March 1641 – 8 April 1704) was an English Whig politician, soldier and administrator. He is now best remembered as one of the Immortal Seven who drafted the Invitation to William of Oran ...

3 October 1689 – 8 April 1704 ''jointly with'' *

Vere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland Vere Fane, 4th Earl of Westmorland (13 February 1645 – 29 December 1693), styled The Honourable Vere Fane from 1644 to 1661 and Sir Vere Fane from 1661 to 1691, was a British peer and Member of Parliament for Peterborough and twice for Kent ...

18 April 1692 – 29 December 1693 *

Charles Finch, 4th Earl of Winchilsea Charles Finch, 4th Earl of Winchilsea PC (26 September 1672 – 16 August 1712) was a British peer and Member of Parliament, styled Viscount Maidstone until 1689. He was the son of William Finch, Lord Maidstone (son of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl ...

2 May 1704 – 6 April 1705 *

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6 April 1705 – 19 March 1724 *

John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester KB (14 February 168027 September 1737) was an English soldier, peer, landowner, and courtier, and from 1705 to 1737 was Earl of Leicester, with a seat in the House of Lords. Life Leicester was born at his fami ...

3 June 1724 – 27 September 1737 * Lewis Watson, 2nd Earl of Rockingham 17 November 1737 – 4 November 1745 *

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January 1746 – 26 February 1746 *

Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset (18 January 168810 October 1765) was an English political leader and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Life He was the son of the 6th Earl of Dorset and 1st Earl of Middlesex, and the former Lady Mar ...

8 July 1746 – 10 October 1765 *

Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset PC (6 February 17115 January 1769), styled as Lord Buckhurst from 1711 to 1720 and the Earl of Middlesex from 1720 to 1765, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1734 and 1765. He ...

17 December 1765 – 5 January 1769 * John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset 27 January 1769 – 30 June 1797 *

Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney (28 September 1744 – 1 March 1811), known as The Lord Romney between 1793 and 1801, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1790, inherited his peerage in 1793 and was created ...

30 June 1797 – 9 June 1808 *

John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden, (11 February 17598 October 1840), styled Viscount Bayham from 1786 to 1794 and known as The 2nd Earl Camden from 1794 to 1812, was a British politician. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the r ...

9 June 1808 – 8 October 1840 *

Henry Tufton, 11th Earl of Thanet Henry James Tufton, 11th Earl of Thanet (2 January 1775 – 12 June 1849) was a peer in the peerage of England and a noted English cricketer of the 1790s. Biography Henry Tufton belonged to an aristocratic family that was prominent in cricket ...

16 November 1840 – 19 October 1846 *

George Cowper, 6th Earl Cowper George Augustus Frederick Cowper, 6th Earl Cowper (26 June 1806 – 15 April 1856), styled Viscount Fordwich until 1837, was a British Whig politician. He served briefly as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under his uncle Lord Melbo ...

19 October 1846 – 15 April 1856 * John Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney 10 June 1856 – 14 February 1890 *

Arthur Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope Arthur Philip Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope (13 September 1838 – 19 April 1905), was a British Conservative Party politician. From 1855 to 1875 he was styled Viscount Mahon. Career He was a son of Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope by his wife ...

18 March 1890 – 19 April 1905 *

John Pratt, 4th Marquess Camden John Charles Pratt, 4th Marquess Camden (9 February 1872 – 15 December 1943), briefly styled Earl of Brecknock in 1872, was a British peer. Background and education Camden was born at Eaton Square, London, the third but only surviving son of ...

5 June 1905 – 14 December 1943 *

Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis Colonel Wykeham Stanley Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis (4 March 1892 – 4 January 1982), was a British peer, cavalry officer and amateur cricketer. He served during the First World War and was later prominent in public life in the county of ...

1 September 1944 – 1972 *

Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever (1 June 1918 – 28 June 1984), was an English soldier, publisher, peer, and member of the Astor family. Biography Astor was the eldest son of John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886–1971), a ...

2 August 1972 – 2 August 1982 * Robert Leigh-Pemberton, Esquire 2 August 1982 – 23 January 2002 *

Allan Willett Allan Robert Willett, (24 August 1936 – 18 July 2015) was an English soldier and businessman. He was also Lord Lieutenant of Kent from 2002 to 2011. Life Born in India in 1936, his family subsequently returned to Kent where Willett's fa ...

23 January 2002 – 24 August 2011 *

Philip Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L’Isle Philip John Algernon Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle, (born 21 April 1945) is a British peer and former soldier. Life and career Lord De L'Isle is the only son of William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle and his wife Jacqueline (née Vereker), a d ...

1 September 2011 - 21 April 2020 *Annabel Rose Campbell, Baroness Colgrain 22 April 2020 -

Deputy Lieutenants

Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley Ivo Francis Walter Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley (13 March 1859 – 10 April 1927), styled The Honourable Ivo Bligh until 1900, lord of the manor, lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was a British nobility, British nobleman, parliamentarian and cri ...

March 1901 * Sir John Furley March 1901 * Bill Cockcroft * Kelvin Holford *

Jools Holland Julian Miles Holland, (born 24 January 1958) is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer and television presenter. He was an original member of the band Squeeze and has worked with many artists including Jayne County, Sting, Eric C ...

* Sir

Keith Speed Sir Herbert Keith Speed (11 March 1934 – 12 January 2018) was a British Conservative politician and former Member of Parliament. He was a descendant of cartographer and historian John Speed. Life Speed was born on 11 March 1934 in Evesham an ...

John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever John Jacob "Johnny" Astor VIII, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, (born 16 June 1946) is an English businessman and politician from the Astor family. He sat in the House of Lords as an Conservative hereditary peer from 1986 to his retirement in 2022. ...

* Patrick Tootal * Colonel Michael Howard Seys-Phillips, April 1971 * Honorary Colonel Frederick Kenneth Theobald, April 1971 * Brigadier John Charles Holman CBE, April 1996 * Brigadier David John Ralls CBE DFC DL

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