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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Since 1703, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Leicestershire.

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Lord Lieutenants

  • Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset 1549–1551
  • Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon 1551–1552
  • Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk 1552–1554
  • Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon 1554 – 20 June 1561 jointly with
  • Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon 1559 – 14 December 1595
  • George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon 2 October 1596 – 30 December 1604
  • vacant
  • Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon 16 May 1607 – 1642 jointly with
  • Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon 27 December 1638 – 1642
  • Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford 1642–? (Parliamentary)
  • Interregnum
  • Henry Hastings, 1st Baron Loughborough 14 January 1661 – 10 January 1667
  • John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland 14 February 1667 – 7 July 1677
  • John Manners, 9th Earl of Rutland 7 July 1677 – 11 August 1687
  • Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon 11 August 1687 – 6 April 1689
  • John Manners, 9th Earl of Rutland 6 April 1689 – 24 March 1703
  • Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh 24 March 1703 – 1 July 1706
  • John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland 1 July 1706 – 10 January 1711
  • Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh 8 September 1711 – 3 December 1714
  • John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland 3 December 1714 – 22 February 1721
  • John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland 26 April 1721 – 29 May 1779
  • Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland 16 July 1779 – 24 October 1787
  • Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort 14 December 1787 – 21 October 1799
  • John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland 21 October 1799 – 20 January 1857
  • Charles Manners, 6th Duke of Rutland 13 February 1857 – 3 March 1888
  • Richard William Penn Curzon-Howe, 3rd Earl Howe 19 June 1888 – 25 September 1900
  • Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland 7 November 1900 – 8 May 1925
  • Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, 1st Baron Hazlerigg 27 July 1925 – 25 May 1949
  • Robert Godfrey Wolseley Bewicke-Copley, 5th Baron Cromwell 2 August 1949 – 21 October 1966
  • Col. Sir Robert Andrew St George Martin, KCVO 5 April 1966 – 24 April 1989
  • Sir Timothy Gerald Martin Brooks, KCVO 24 April 1989 – 24 February 2003
  • Jennifer, Lady Gretton JP 24 February 2003 – present

    • Deputy Lieutenants

    Active List as of April 2016

  • R C Barber Esq MBE DL
  • G G Bodiwala Esq CBE JP DL
  • R L Brucciani Esq OBE DL
  • Professor Sir Robert Burgess DL
  • Baroness Byford DBE DL
  • R B Collins Esq MVO DL
  • Miss R J N Conley CBE DL
  • G A A M P de Lisle Esq DL
  • R A S Everard Esq OBE DL
  • A J Granger Esq DL
  • Brigadier W J Hurrell CBE DL
  • Col R S Hurwood DL
  • Mrs F Hussain MBE DL
  • D J Knowles Esq DL
  • Sir Michael Latham DL
  • Dr A I A Lennox CBE DL
  • Mrs E J Martin DL
  • Colonel R C J Martin OBE DL
  • I M McAlpine Esq OBE DL
  • S Nagdi Esq MBE DL
  • H M Pearson Esq DL
  • Professor Sir N J Samani DL
  • R Singh Sandhu Esq MBE DL
  • W K Stevens DL
  • Towle CBE DL
  • P J Wheeler Esq JP DL
  • D W Wilson Esq CBE DL
  • D J Wyrko Esq QPM DL
  • Mr Jonathan Agnew
  • Mr Dave Andrews
  • Mrs Sally Bowie
  • Mr Mike Kapur Esq
  • Mr David Lindley QPM
  • Mr Riaz Ravat BEM
  • Mrs Elisabeth Turnbull
  • Professor David Wilson

    • Previous Deputy Lieutenants

  • Samuel Francis Stone, Esq. March 1901

    • References

    Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire Wikipedia
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