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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 ov ...

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. Since 1742, all the Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Cornwall.

Lord Lieutenants

* John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford 1552–1554 * John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath 1556–? * Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford 1584 – 28 July 1585 *''jointly held:'' 8 August 1586 – 7 December 1587 ** Sir Francis Godolphin ** Sir William Mohun ** Peter Edgcumbe ** Richard Carew *

Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh (; – 29 October 1618) was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer. One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, he played a leading part in English colonisation of North America, suppressed rebellio ...

7 December 1587 – 24 March 1603 * William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke 21 May 1604 – 10 April 1630 * Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke 17 August 1630 – 1642 * John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor 1642 (Parliamentarian) *''Interregnum'' * John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath 1 October 1660 – April 1696 ''jointly with'' ** Charles Granville, 2nd Baron Granville 6 May 1691 – March 1693 *

Charles Robartes, 2nd Earl of Radnor Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning wa ...

24 April 1696 – 1702 * John Granville, 1st Baron Granville 18 June 1702 – 1705 * Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin 16 April 1705 – 1710 * Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester 15 April 1710 – 2 May 1711 * Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Rochester 25 October 1711 – September 1714 *

13 November 1714 – 3 August 1723 *''vacant'' * Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe 29 July 1742 – 22 November 1758 * Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron Edgcumbe 5 March 1759 – 10 May 1761 * George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 22 June 1761 – 4 February 1795 * Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 17 April 1795 – 26 September 1839 * Sir William Salusbury-Trelawny, 8th Baronet 30 December 1839 – 15 November 1856 * Charles Vivian, 2nd Baron Vivian 17 December 1856 – 1877 * William Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 6 November 1877 – 25 September 1917 * John Charles Williams 24 January 1918 – 1936 * Sir Edward Hoblyn Warren Bolitho 17 February 1936 – 1962 * Sir John Gawen Carew Pole, 12th Baronet 29 August 1962 – 1977 * George Boscawen, 9th Viscount Falmouth 1977–1994 * Lady Mary Holborow 10 November 1994 – 19 September 2011 *Colonel Sir Edward Bolitho 19 September 2011 – present

Deputy lieutenants

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

*11 December 1792: John Thomas *11 December 1792: John Lemon *11 December 1792: David Howell *11 December 1792: George Bickford *11 December 1792: Walter Raleigh Gilbert *11 December 1792: Edward Archer *11 December 1792: John Penhallow Peters *11 December 1792: William Clode *15 February 1793: John Trevenen *15 February 1793: Thomas Bennett *15 February 1793: Arthur Kempe

19th-century

*27 May 1840: Carteret John Williams Ellis. Esq *29 March 1848: Edward Archer *1876 William Maskell

References

* * * Politics of Cornwall History of Cornwall

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