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 ov ...

for

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation ''Staffs''.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, ...

. Since 1828, all lord lieutenants have also been custos rotulorum of Staffordshire.

Lord Lieutenants of Staffordshire

Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (18 September 1501 – 30 April 1563) was an English nobleman. After the execution for treason in 1521 and posthumous attainder of his father Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, with the forfeiture of al ...

1559 * George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury 3 July 1585 – 18 November 1590 *''vacant'' *

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, KB, PC (; 11 January 1591 – 14 September 1646) was an English Parliamentarian and soldier during the first half of the 17th century. With the start of the Civil War in 1642, he became the first Captai ...

29 February 1612 – 17 July 1627 *

Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth (ca. 1560 – 12 April 1639) (or "Cary") was an English nobleman and courtier. He was the youngest son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, Chamberlain (office), chamberlain and first cousin of Queen Elizabeth I, ...

17 July 1627 – 3 February 1629 *

3 February 1629 – 1642 *''Interregnum'' * Robert Greville, 4th Baron Brooke 13 August 1660 – 17 February 1677 *

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 ...

24 March 1677 – 12 December 1679 *

Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, (5 September 164128 September 1702) was an English nobleman and politician of the Spencer family. An able and gifted statesman, his caustic temper and belief in absolute monarchy nevertheless made him n ...

12 December 1679 – 2 September 1681 * Charles Talbot, 12th Earl of Shrewsbury 2 September 1681 – 2 September 1687 *

Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers PC (20 October 1650 – 25 December 1717)—known as Sir Robert Shirley, 7th Baronet, from 1669 to 1677 and Robert Shirley, 14th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, from 1677 to 1711—was an English peer and courtier. ...

2 September 1687 – 19 November 1687 * Walter Aston, 3rd Lord Aston of Forfar 19 November 1687 – 21 March 1689 * William Paget, 6th Baron Paget 21 March 1689 – 26 February 1713 * Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge March 1713 – 28 October 1715 * Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford 28 October 1715 – 27 April 1725 * Washington Shirley, 2nd Earl Ferrers 27 April 1725 – 14 April 1729 *''vacant'' * Henry Shirley, 3rd Earl Ferrers May 1731 – 16 July 1742 *

John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower, PC (10 August 1694 – 25 December 1754) was a British Tory politician who served as Lord Privy Seal from 1742 to 1743 and again from 1744 to 1754. Leveson-Gower also served in the Parliament of Great Brita ...

23 July 1742 – 25 December 1754 *

Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, KG PC (4 August 172126 October 1803), known as Viscount Trentham from 1746 to 1754 and as The Earl Gower from 1754 to 1786, was a British politician from the Leveson-Gower family. Sitting in ...

22 January 1755 – 21 October 1799 * George Leveson-Gower, Earl Gower 21 October 1799 – 6 June 1801 * Henry Bayly Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge 6 June 1801 – 13 March 1812 * Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot 13 April 1812 – 13 January 1849 *

Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (17 May 1768 – 29 April 1854), styled Lord Paget between 1784 and 1812 and known as the Earl of Uxbridge between 1812 and 1815, was a British Army officer and politician. After serving as a member ...

3 February 1849 – 29 April 1854 *

Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Hatherton Edward John Littleton, 1st Baron Hatherton Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, PC, Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (18 March 17914 May 1863), was a British politician from the extended Lyttelton family, Littleton/Lyttelton family, of ...

18 May 1854 – 4 May 1863 * Thomas Anson, 2nd Earl of Lichfield 19 June 1863 – 14 July 1871 *

Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Baron Wrottesley Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Baron Wrottesley (17 June 1824 – 28 December 1910), was a British peer and Liberal politician. Early life and education Wrottesley was born in London, the son of John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley, President of the ...

14 July 1871 – 18 March 1887 * William Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth 18 March 1887 – 4 August 1891 * William Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth 19 October 1891 – 6 May 1927 * John Ryder, 5th Earl of Harrowby 6 May 1927 – 18 January 1948 * Harold Wallace-Copeland 18 January 1948 – 16 August 1968 * Sir Arthur Bryan 16 August 1968 – 6 September 1993 * Sir James Appleton Hawley 6 September 1993 – 29 March 2012 * Ian Dudson 29 March 2012 – present

Deputy lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Staffordshire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire. 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 July 1834: James Bateman

21st century

*2023: Joan Walley

References

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