Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire. Since 1660, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Lincolnshire.

List of Lord Lieutenants of Lincolnshire

• Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln 1550/1552–?
• Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland 1551–1563?
• Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland 1582/1585 – 14 April 1587
• William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley November 1587 – 4 August 1598
• Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland 20 September 1603 – 26 June 1612
• Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland 15 July 1612 – 23 January 1629
• Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey (Royalist) 3 January 1629 – 1642
• Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham (Parliamentary)
• Interregnum
• Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey 13 July 1660 – 25 July 1666
• Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey 9 August 1666 – 6 April 1700
• Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven 6 April 1700 – 26 July 1723
• Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven 20 February 1724 – 1 January 1742
• Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven 12 March 1742 – 12 August 1778
• Robert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven 14 January 1779 – 8 July 1779
• Brownlow Bertie, 5th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven 9 August 1779 – 8 February 1809
• John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow 25 February 1809 – 20 August 1852
• Charles Manners, Marquess of Granby 20 August 1852 – 13 February 1857
• Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough 13 February 1857 – 7 January 1862
• Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baron Aveland 21 February 1862 – 6 September 1867
• Adelbert Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow 4 December 1867 – 17 March 1921
• Charles Anderson-Pelham, 4th Earl of Yarborough 16 April 1921 – 12 July 1936
• Peregrine Cust, 6th Baron Brownlow 14 August 1936 – 1 May 1950
• Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster 1 May 1950 – 17 November 1975
• Sir Henry Nevile 17 November 1975 – 31 March 1995^[1]
• Bridget Katharine Cracroft-Eley 31 March 1995 – 29 August 2008^[2]
• Anthony Worth 30 August 2008 – present
• Toby Dennis; designate, from 23 February 2015^[3]

List of Deputy Lieutenants

• Thomas Sherwin Pearson-Gregory 2 January 1901 ^[4]

References

• J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8).
• J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.

1. London Gazette, issue no.46742, 18 November 1975
2. London Gazette, issue no.54000, 5 April 1995
3. "Lord-Lieutenant for Lincolnshire: Toby Dennis". Press release. GOV.UK. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
4. The London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 95. 4 January 1901.