This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Surrey. Since 1737, all Lords Lieutenant have also been

Custos Rotulorum of Surrey This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Surrey. * Sir Thomas Pope bef. 1544–1559 * William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham bef. 1562–1573 * Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln 1573–1585 * Charles Ho ...

Lord Lieutenants of Surrey

William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton, Earl of Essex, 1st Baron Parr, 1st Baron Hart (14 August 151328 October 1571), was the only brother of Queen Catherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII. He was a "sincere, plain, di ...

1551–1553? *

William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham (c. 151012 January 1573) was an English diplomat and military leader. He served four monarchs, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, in various official capacities, most notably on diplo ...

1559–1573 * Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham 3 July 1585 – 14 December 1624 ''jointly with'' * Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Nottingham 27 July 1621 – 1642 ''jointly with'' *

John Ramsay, 1st Earl of Holderness John Ramsay, 1st Earl of Holderness (c. 1580 – January 1626), known as Sir John Ramsay between 1600 and 1606, and as the Viscount of Haddington between 1606 and 1621, was an important Scottish aristocrat of the Jacobean era, best known in ...

5 June 1624 – February 1626 ''and'' *

Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon (29 February 1572 – 16 November 1638) was an English military commander and a politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1624. Life Cecil was the third son of Thomas Ceci ...

5 January 1627 – 16 November 1638 ''and'' *

Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel KG, (7 July 1585 – 4 October 1646) was a prominent English courtier during the reigns of King James I and King Charles I, but he made his name as a Grand Tourist and art collector rather than as a politi ...

23 July 1635 – 1642 ''and'' * Henry Howard, Lord Maltravers 2 June 1636 – 1642 *''Interregnum'' * John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt 16 July 1660 – 5 June 1675 * Prince Rupert of the Rhine 24 June 1675 – 29 November 1682 *

Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk, (11 January 1655 – 2 April 1701) was an English nobleman, politician, and soldier. He was the son of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk, and Lady Anne Somerset, daughter of Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of ...

16 December 1682 – 2 April 1701 *

Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley, KB, PC, FRS (8 April 1649 – 24 September 1710) was a British nobleman and diplomat, known as Sir Charles Berkeley from 1661 to 1679 and styled Viscount Dursley from 1679 to 1698. Life The son of George ...

7 June 1702 – 24 September 1710 *

George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland Lieutenant-General George FitzRoy, Duke of Northumberland, KG, PC (28 December 1665 – 28 June 1716) was the third and youngest illegitimate son of King Charles II of England ('Charles the Black') by Barbara Villiers, Countess of Cast ...

9 October 1710 – 24 December 1714 *

Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, (16 April 1661 – 19 May 1715), was an English statesman and poet. He was the grandson of the 1st Earl of Manchester and was eventually ennobled himself, first as Baron Halifax in 1700 and later as Earl ...

24 December 1714 – 19 May 1715 * John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll 16 July 1715 – 6 July 1716 * Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow 6 July 1716 – 5 December 1717 *

Thomas Onslow, 2nd Baron Onslow Thomas Onslow, 2nd Baron Onslow (27 November 1679 – 5 June 1740), of West Clandon, Surrey, was a British landowner and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1702 and 1717. He commissioned the building of ...

9 December 1717 – 5 June 1740 * Richard Onslow, 3rd Baron Onslow 13 November 1740 – 8 October 1776 *

George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, PC (13 September 1731 – 17 May 1814), known as Lord Onslow from 1776 until 1801, was a British peer and politician. Background He was the only son of Arthur Onslow, ...

20 November 1776 – 17 May 1814 *

George Brodrick, 4th Viscount Midleton George Brodrick, 4th Viscount Midleton (1 November 1754 – 12 August 1836) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1796, when he was raised to the peerage of Great Britain as Baron Brodrick. Origins Brodrick was ...

15 June 1814 – 27 September 1830 * Charles George Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden 27 September 1830 – 5 July 1840 * William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace 17 July 1840 – 29 December 1893 *Adm. Hon. Francis Egerton 25 September 1893 – 15 December 1895 * William Brodrick, 8th Viscount Midleton 29 January 1896 – 19 December 1905 *

Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe Henry Edward Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe (14 March 1867 – 27 October 1947), was a British politician and peer, the son of George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe, and his wife Laura Joyce. He is also the great-grandfather of Queen Camilla. Educatio ...

19 December 1905 – 6 June 1939 * Sir John Malcolm Fraser, 1st Baronet 6 June 1939 – 4 May 1949 *Gen. Sir Robert Haining 2 August 1949 – 6 August 1957 *

Geoffrey FitzClarence, 5th Earl of Munster Geoffrey William Richard Hugh FitzClarence, 5th Earl of Munster, KBE, PC (17 February 1906 – 26 August 1975) was a British peer and Conservative politician. Background Munster was the son of Major the Honourable Harold Edward FitzClarence ( ...

6 August 1957 – 12 March 1973 * John Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell 12 March 1973 – 2 May 1986 * Sir Richard Thornton 2 May 1986 – 29 October 1997 * Dame Sarah Jane Frances Goad, DCVO, JP 29 October 1997 – 23 August 2015 * Michael More-Molyneux DL 24 August 2015 – Present

Deputy lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Surrey is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Surrey. 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

*18 July 1848:

James William Freshfield James William Freshfield (8 April 1774 – 27 June 1864) was an English lawyer and founder of the international law firm of Freshfields. He was also a Conservative politician and Member of Parliament, representing the seats of Penryn and Boston. ...

, Esq. *August 1852: Henry Gosse, Esq.

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