This is a list of people who 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 ov ...

Glamorgan Glamorgan (), or sometimes Glamorganshire ( or ), was Historic counties of Wales, one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment in 1974. It is located in the South Wales, south of Wales. Originally an ea ...

. After 1729, all Lords Lieutenant were also Custos Rotulorum of Glamorgan. The post was abolished on 31 March 1974.

Lord Lieutenants of Glamorgan to 1974

Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, KG, KB (19 January 1601) was an English peer and politician. He was the nephew of Katherine Parr and brother-in-law of Lady Jane Grey through his first wife. During Elizabeth's reign, he held administr ...

24 February 1587 – 19 January 1601 ''as Lord Lieutenant of Wales'' * Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester 17 July 1602 – 3 March 1628 ''jointly with'' * Henry Somerset, 5th Earl of Worcester 3 December 1626 – 9 May 1629 * William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton 9 May 1629 – 24 June 1630 ''as Lord Lieutenant of Wales'' *

John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgwater John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater, KB, PC (1579 – 4 December 1649), was an English peer and politician from the Egerton family. The son of Sir Thomas Egerton and Elizabeth Ravenscroft, he matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxfo ...

11 July 1631 – 1642 ''as Lord Lieutenant of Wales'' *''Interregnum'' * Richard Vaughan, 2nd Earl of Carbery 22 December 1660 – 20 July 1672 ''as Lord Lieutenant of Wales'' *

Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort (162921 January 1700) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1667, when he succeeded his father as 3rd Marquess of Worcester. He was styled Lord Herbert ...

20 July 1672 – 22 March 1689 ''as Lord Lieutenant of Wales'' * Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield 22 March 1689 – 7 January 1694 ''as Lord Lieutenant of Wales'' *

Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke ( 165622 January 1733), styled The Honourable Thomas Herbert until 1683, was a British statesman who served as Lord Privy Seal from 1692 to 1699. Background Herbert was the third son of Philip Herbert, 5 ...

11 May 1694 – 2 October 1715 *''vacant'' *

Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton Charles Powlett (sometimes spelled Paulet), 3rd Duke of Bolton (3 September 168526 August 1754), styled Earl of Wiltshire from 1685 until 1699, and Marquess of Winchester from 1699 until 1722, was a British landowner and Whig politician who sat ...

13 January 1729 – 26 August 1754 * Other Windsor, 4th Earl of Plymouth 6 November 1754 – 1771 * John Stuart, 4th Earl of Bute 22 May 1772 – 14 March 1793 * John Stuart, Lord Mount Stuart 14 March 1793 – 22 January 1794 *''vacant''. Deputy Lieutenants acting during vacancy: ** George Aubrey **John Price **John Richards * John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute 24 December 1794 – 16 November 1814 *

John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute, Knight of the Thistle, KT, Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (10 August 1793 – 18 March 1848), styled Lord Mount Stuart between 1794 and 1814, was a wealthy Scottish aristocrat and industrialist in Ge ...

2 June 1815 – 18 March 1848 *

Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot FRS (10 May 1803 – 17 January 1890) was a Welsh landowner, industrialist and Liberal politician. He developed his estate at Margam near Swansea as an extensive ironworks, served by railways and a port, which ...

, 4 May 1848 – 17 January 1890 *

Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth Robert George Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth (27 August 1857 – 6 March 1923), known as the 14th Baron Windsor between 1869 and 1905, was a British nobleman and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. He was the founding Presi ...

26 June 1890 – 6 March 1923 *

Ivor Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth, (4 February 1889 – 1 October 1943), was an English nobleman and Conservative Party politician. Early life Ivor Windsor-Clive was born on 4 February 1889. He was the second, and only surviving, ...

12 April 1923 – 1 October 1943 * Sir Gerard Bruce 3 December 1943 – 16 July 1952 * Sir Cennyd George Traherne, 16 July 1952 – 31 March 1974† † Became Lord Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan,

South Glamorgan South Glamorgan () is a preserved counties of Wales, preserved county of Wales. It was originally formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a county council area. It consisted of the county borough of Cardiff along with the south ...

and

West Glamorgan West Glamorgan () is a former administrative county in South Wales. It is now a preserved county. West Glamorgan was one of the divisions of the ancient county of Glamorgan. It was created on 1 April 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972 fr ...

from 1 April 1974.

Deputy lieutenants

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

*28 February 1846: Richard Bassett *28 February 1846: Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare *28 February 1846: William Meyrick *28 February 1846: Thomas Powell *28 February 1846: Evan Williams

References

* * * The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973 (1973/1754) {{Lord Lieutenancies 1974 disestablishments in Wales

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