Below is a list of those who have held the office of Governor of

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a historic maritime city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Est ...

Governors of Kingston upon Hull

*1536: John Hallam *1546–1552: Sir Michael Stanhope (beheaded, 1552) *?-1639:

Sir John Hotham, 1st Baronet Sir John Hotham, 1st Baronet ( – 3 January 1645) of Scorborough Hall, near Driffield, Yorkshire, was an English Member of Parliament who was Governor of Hull in 1642 shortly before the start of the Civil War. He refused to allow King ...

*1639–1641: Sir

Thomas Glemham Sir Thomas Glemham (c. 1594 – 1649) was an English soldier, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1625. He was a commander in the Royalist army during the English Civil War. Early life and career Glemham was ...

*1642–?:

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, KG, KB, PC (25 December 1676), who after 1665 styled himself as Prince William Cavendish, was an English courtier and supporter of the arts. He was a renowned horse breeder, as well as being ...

(Royalist) *1642–?1645:

(Parliamentary) (beheaded by Parliament, 1645) *1645:

Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (29 March 1584 – 14 March 1648) was an English politician and army officer who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1648. He was a commander in the Parliamentarian army ...

(Parliamentary) *1645: Sir

Thomas Fairfax Sir Thomas Fairfax (17 January 1612 – 12 November 1671) was an English army officer and politician who commanded the New Model Army from 1645 to 1650 during the English Civil War. Because of his dark hair, he was known as "Black Tom" to his l ...

(Parliamentary)

Robert Overton Major-General Robert Overton 1609 to 1678, was a member of the landed gentry from Yorkshire, who fought for Parliament during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and reached the rank of Major General in 1652. A committed republican and religious ...

served as his nominee until 1648; *1648–1654: Robert Overton (arrested for his alleged involvement in the Wildman conspiracy) *1655-1659: Henry Smith *1659: Robert Overton *1660–1661: Charles Fairfax *1661–1673:

John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse (or Bellasis) (24 June 1614 – 10 September 1689) was an English nobleman, Cavalier, Royalist officer and Member of Parliament, notable for his role during and after the English Civil War, Civil War. He suff ...

*1673–1679:

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, (9 April 1649 – 15 July 1685) was an English nobleman and military officer. Originally called James Crofts or James Fitzroy, he was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the eldest ill ...

*1679–1682: John Sheffield, 3rd Earl of Mulgrave *1682–1687:

Thomas Hickman-Windsor, 1st Earl of Plymouth Thomas Hickman-Windsor, 1st Earl of Plymouth, PC ( 1627 – 3 November 1687), was the son of Dixie Hickman and his wife Elizabeth Windsor, sister and heiress of Thomas Windsor, 6th Baron Windsor. He assumed the additional surname of Windsor and ...

*1687–1689:

Marmaduke Langdale, 2nd Baron Langdale ''Marmaduke'' is a newspaper comic strip revolving around the Winslow family and their Great Dane, Marmaduke, drawn by Brad Anderson from November 15, 1954 to 2015. Publication history The strip was created by writer Phil Leeming and artist ...

*1689–1699:

Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, (20 February 1632 – 26 July 1712) was an English Tories (British political party), Tory statesman. During the reign of Charles II of England, he was the leading figure in the English government for ro ...

*1699–1711:

John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (9 January 1662 – 15 July 1711) was an English Peerage of the United Kingdom, peer and politician. Early life Holles was born in Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, the son of the Gilbert Holles, 3rd Earl of Clare ...

*1711–1715: Richard Sutton *1715–1721:

Rich Ingram, 5th Viscount of Irvine Colonel (United Kingdom), Colonel Rich Ingram, 5th Viscount of Irvine (6 January 1688 – 10 April 1721), was an English peer and politician. Early life Ingram was born on 6 January 1688. He was the second of nine sons born to Isabella Machell ...

*1721–1725: Thomas Stanwix *1725–1732:

George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley, PC, FRS (1666 – 7 May 1733), styled The Honourable from birth until 1715 and then known as Lord Newborough to 1725, was an English soldier. Cholmondeley was the second son of Robert Cholmondele ...

*1732–1738: Edward Montagu *1738–1740?:

Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, (22 November 170620 October 1758), styled as The Honourable Charles Spencer between 1706 and 1729 and as the Earl of Sunderland between 1729 and 1733, was a British Army officer, politician and peer wh ...

*1740–1741:

James Dormer James Dormer (1679–1741) was a British Army officer, a lieutenant-general, and colonel of the 1st troop of Horse Grenadier Guards Life The son of Robert Dormer (1628?–1689) of Dorton, Buckinghamshire, and his second wife, Anne, daughter of ...

*1743–1766:

Harry Pulteney General Harry Pulteney (14 February 1686 – 26 October 1767) was an English soldier and Member of Parliament. He was the younger son of Colonel William Pulteney, of Misterton in Leicestershire, and Mary Floyd. His elder brother, William was o ...

*1766–1785: Philip Honywood *1785–1794: James Murray *1794–1795:

George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend Field marshal (United Kingdom), Field Marshal George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, PC (28 February 172414 September 1807), known as The Viscount Townshend from 1764 to 1787, was a Great Britain, ...

*1795–1801:

William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt Field marshal (United Kingdom), Field Marshal William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt, (20 March 1743 – 17 June 1830) was a Kingdom of Great Britain, British nobleman and British Army officer. He served as an ''aide-de-camp'' to George Keppel, 3r ...

*1801–1808:

John de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde General (United Kingdom), General John Thomas de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde, Privy Council of Ireland, PC (Ire) ( ; 22 September 1744 – 27 July 1808), styled The Honourable John Thomas de Burgh until 1797, was a British Army officer and ...

*1808–1813: Sir

William Medows General Sir William Medows KB (31 December 1738 – 14 November 1813) was a British Army officer. He entered the army in 1756 and saw action in North America, the Cape, and India. In 1788 he was appointed Governor of Bombay, transferring to beco ...

*1813–1814:

Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond General Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox, 4th Duke of Aubigny, (9 December 176428 August 1819) was a British peer, soldier, politician and Governor-General of British North America. Background Richmond was born to Gene ...

*1814–1830: Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill *1830–1843:

William Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart General William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart (17 September 175516 June 1843) was a British Army officer and diplomat who served as the British ambassador to Russia from 1805 to 1806. Early life Cathcart born at Petersham, London, on 1 ...

Lieutenant-Governors of Hull

*1645–1648: Robert Overton *1711–1714:

Bernard Granville Bernard R. Granville (July 4, 1888 - October 5, 1936) was an American actor, singer and minstrel show performer who was discovered by Florenz Ziegfeld and was known as "the twentieth century comedian". Biography He was born on July 4, 1888, in We ...

*1749–1782: Lord Robert Manners *1782–1789: William Cashell *1789–1801: Thomas Jones *1801–1816:

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*1816–1854: Sir Charles Wade Thornton

References

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