The Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire () is the British monarch's personal representative in the county of

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (), abbreviated ''Lincs'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to th ...

. Historically, the lord-lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's

militia A militia ( ) is a military or paramilitary force that comprises civilian members, as opposed to a professional standing army of regular, full-time military personnel. Militias may be raised in times of need to support regular troops or se ...

. In 1871, the lord-lieutenant's responsibility over the local militia was removed. However, it was not until 1921 that they formally lost the right to call upon able-bodied men to fight when needed. Since 1660, all lord-lieutenants have also been

Custos Rotulorum of Lincolnshire This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Lincolnshire. At the inception of the office (bef. 1544), a custos rotulorum was appointed for each of the three Parts of Lincolnshire. By 1554 these were Richard Ogle for Holland, S ...

. The lord-lieutenancy is now an honorary titular position, usually awarded to a retired notable person in the county. Until 1975, this had been awarded to a peer connected to the county.

List of Lord-Lieutenants of Lincolnshire

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 responsibility o ...

List of Vice Lord-Lieutenants of Lincolnshire

The lord-lieutenant selects from their deputy lieutenants one to act as the vice lord-lieutenant during their tenure. This office is not automatically renewed on the appoint of a new lord-lieutenant. The current Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire is Andrew Clark.

List of Deputy Lieutenants

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

18th Century

*12 December 1798: Henry Hutton *4 September 1799: James Conington *5 September 1799: Joseph Livesey

19th Century

*4 May 1813: Henry Smith The current Deputy Lieutenants for Lincolnshire are: * J M Ashton * A E Baxter * Lady Benton Jones * N D S Brown * J B Burke * C E Carlbom Flinn * D C Chambers * A S Clark * A C Coltman * R J Douglas * H C Drake * F J F M Dymoke *

Colonel Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...

D K Harris * J G A M Hughes} * P G Keeling * U F R Lidbetter * J W Lockwood * B Marsh * N E McCorquodale * R M Parker *

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Sir Stuart Peach * V M Pettifer * C A Pinchbeck * S A L Price * H M L Reeve *

Professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other tertiary education, post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin ...

M A Robinson * S E Robinson * C G Rowles Nicholson * Sir Reginald Sheffield * Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt * A L Ward * W S Webb * C W H Welby

References

* * History of Lincolnshire

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