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 ...

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include ...

. Since 1642, all Lord Lieutenants have also been

Custos Rotulorum of Suffolk This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Suffolk. * Sir Humphrey Wingfield bef. 1544–1545 * John Gosnold bef. 1547–1554 * Sir William Cordell bef. 1558 – bef. 1562 * Sir Clement Heigham bef. 1562–1571 ...

Lord Lieutenants of Suffolk

* Sir Anthony Wingfield 1551–1552 ''jointly with'' *? 1551–? *

Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex Thomas Radclyffe (or Ratclyffe), 3rd Earl of Sussex KG (c. 15259 June 1583), was Lord Deputy of Ireland during the Tudor period of English history, and a leading courtier during the reign of Elizabeth I. Family He was the eldest son of Hen ...

1557–1583 * Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth 1561 *

Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon KG PC (4 March 1526 – 23 July 1596), was an English nobleman and courtier. He was the patron of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, William Shakespeare's playing company. The son of Mary Boleyn, he was a cousin of E ...

3 July 1585 – 23 July 1596 *''vacant'' *

Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, (24 August 156128 May 1626) of Audley End House in the parish of Saffron Walden in Essex, and of Suffolk House near Westminster, a member of the House of Howard, was the second son of Thomas Howard, 4th ...

3 July 1605– 28 May 1626 *

Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, (13 August 15843 June 1640) was an English nobleman and politician. Born at the family estate of Saffron Walden, he was the son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, by his second wife, Catherine Kny ...

15 June 1626 – 3 June 1640 *

James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

16 June 1640 – 1642 ''jointly with'' * Sir Thomas Jermyn 16 June 1640 – 1642 *''Interregnum'' *

25 July 1660 – 12 March 1681 *

Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, KG, PC (1618 – 28 July 1685) was an English statesman. Background and early life He was the son of Sir John Bennet of Dawley, Middlesex, by Dorothy, daughter of Sir John Crofts of Little Saxham, Suf ...

12 March 1681 – 6 May 1685 *

Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, (28 September 16639 October 1690) was an illegitimate son of King Charles II of England and his mistress Barbara Villiers. A military commander, Henry FitzRoy was appointed colonel of the Grenadier Guards in ...

6 May 1685 – 28 March 1689 *

Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis PC (28 December 1655 – 29 April 1698) was a British politician who served as First Lord of the Admiralty. He succeeded his father Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis as Baron Cornwallis in 1673 ...

28 March 1689 – 29 April 1698 *

Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis (167520 January 1721/22) was a British politician. Background He was the son of Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis (c. 1655 – 1693) and Elizabeth Fox (c. 1654 – 1680/81). On 29 April ...

14 June 1698 – 16 June 1703 * Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart 16 June 1703 – 25 April 1705 *

Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, (25 October 1683 – 6 May 1757) was an Irish and English politician. Early life He was the only child and heir of Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663–1690) (an illegitimate son of King Charles I ...

25 April 1705 – 6 May 1757 * Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton 4 December 1757 – 10 February 1763 *

Charles Maynard, 1st Viscount Maynard Charles Maynard, 1st Viscount Maynard (c. 1690 – 30 June 1775), styled Charles Maynard between 1699 and 1745 and known as The Lord Maynard between 1745 and 1766, was a British peer. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk between 1763 and 1769. ...

10 February 1763 – 1 June 1769 * Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton 1 June 1769 – 3 July 1790 *

George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton, KG (14 January 1760 – 28 September 1844), styled Earl of Euston until 1811, was a British peer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1782 to 1811 when he succeeded to the Dukedo ...

3 July 1790 – 19 January 1844 *

John Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

19 January 1844 – 27 January 1886 *

Frederick Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol Frederick William John Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol (28 June 1834 – 7 August 1907) was a British peer and Member of Parliament (MP). Hervey was born in 1834 at Bristol House, Putney Heath, the son of Frederick Hervey, Lord Jermyn (later ...

17 February 1886 – 7 August 1907 * Sir William Brampton Gurdon 21 October 1907 – 1910 *

Sir Courtenay Warner, 1st Baronet Colonel Sir Thomas Courtenay Theydon Warner, 1st Baronet (19 July 1857 – 15 December 1934) was a British politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Somerset from 1892 to 1895, and for Lichfield from 1896 to 1923. Warn ...

8 July 1910 – 15 December 1934 *

George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke George Edward John Mowbray Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke, (19 November 1862 – 20 December 1947) was a British nobleman from Suffolk who served as a Territorial Army officer, as a junior government minister, and as the 15th Governor of Victoria ...

4 February 1935 – 20 December 1947 *

John Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke John Anthony Alexander Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke, KStJ (1 April 1903 – 14 July 1983), was a British nobleman, the son of George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke. He was styled Viscount Dunwich from birth until acceding to the earldom in 1947. ...

2 April 1948 – 24 April 1978 *

Sir Joshua Rowley, 7th Baronet Joshua Francis Rowley, M.A., JP, DCL (31 December 1920 – 21 February 1997), was a soldier and landowner, and Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk from 1978 to 1994. Personal life He was the son of Colonel Sir Charles Rowley, 6th Baronet. He was educated ...

24 April 1978 – 11 February 1994 * John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead 11 February 1994 – 30 June 2003 *

Timothy Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache Timothy John Edward Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache (born 13 December 1939) is an English peer and landowner. He is the present owner of Helmingham Hall, the Tollemache principal ancestral seat; he succeeded as 5th Baron Tollemache in 1975. He ...

30 June 2003 – 13 December 2014 * Clare FitzRoy, Dowager Countess of Euston 13 December 2014 – Present

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