Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. Since 1694, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Nottinghamshire.

• Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland 1552–1563?
• Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland 1574–1587?
• John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland 3 December 1587 – 24 February 1588
• George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury 31 December 1588 – 8 November 1590
• vacant
• William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Newcastle 6 July 1626 – 1642
• Interregnum
• William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 30 July 1660 – 25 December 1676
• Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 28 March 1677 – 28 March 1689
• William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull 28 March 1689 – 17 September 1690
• vacant
• William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire 6 May 1692 – 4 June 1694
• John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 4 June 1694 – 15 July 1711
• vacant
• Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 28 October 1714 – 15 January 1763
• Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull 15 January 1763 – 12 September 1765
• Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 12 September 1765 – 17 November 1768
• Henry Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne 28 December 1768 – 22 February 1794
• Thomas Pelham-Clinton, 3rd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne 2 May 1794 – 17 May 1795
• William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland 19 June 1795 – 30 October 1809
• Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne 8 December 1809 – 10 May 1839
• John Lumley-Savile, 8th Earl of Scarbrough 10 May 1839 – 29 October 1856
• Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne 4 December 1857 – 18 October 1864
• Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper 6 December 1864 – 30 June 1880
• William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans 25 August 1880 – 10 May 1898
• William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland 2 June 1898 – 10 October 1939
• William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland 10 October 1939 – 17 May 1962
• Sir Robert Laycock 17 May 1962 – 10 March 1968
• Robert St Vincent Sherbrooke 7 June 1968 – 13 June 1972
• Philip Francklin 6 October 1972 – 9 February 1983
• Sir Gordon Hobday 9 February 1983 – 11 February 1991^[1]
• Sir Andrew Buchanan, Bt 11 February 1991 – July 2012^[2]
• Sir John Peace, July 2012 - present^[3]

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.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

1. London Gazette, issue no.49264, 14 February 1983
2. London Gazette, issue no.52451, 18 February 1991
3. "Peace, John: Brief Biography". Reuters. Retrieved 30 October 2012.

External links

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