Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Oxfordshire.
| Name | Date of appointment | End date |
|---|---|---|
| The 1st Duke of Suffolk | 1545 | 1545 |
| The 1st Marquess of Northampton | 1552 | 1553 |
| Sir Richard Blount | 1559 | 1561 |
| Sir Francis Knollys | 1565 | 1565 |
| The 1st Baron Norreys | 17 September 1586 | 27 June 1601 |
| Sir Francis Knollys | 12 September 1586 | 19 July 1596 |
| The 1st Earl of Banbury | 4 November 1596 | 25 May 1632 |
| The 1st Earl of Berkshire | 26 March 1628 | 1642 |
| The 1st Viscount Saye and Sele | 1642 | 1642 |
| The 4th Viscount Falkland | 17 July 1660 | 2 April 1663 |
| The 1st Earl of Clarendon | 19 June 1663 | 11 March 1668 |
| The 2nd Viscount Saye and Sele | 11 March 1668 | 15 March 1674 |
| The 1st Earl of Abingdon | 1 April 1674 | 21 November 1687 |
| The 1st Earl of Lichfield | 5 December 1687 | 3 May 1689 |
| The 1st Earl of Abingdon | 3 May 1689 | 15 May 1697 |
| The 1st Baron Wharton | 15 May 1697 | 11 June 1702 |
| The 2nd Earl of Abingdon | 11 June 1702 | 8 February 1706 |
| The 1st Duke of Marlborough | 8 February 1706 | 17 May 1712 |
| The 2nd Earl of Abingdon | 17 May 1712 | 14 October 1715 |
| The 2nd Earl of Godolphin | 14 October 1715 | 26 January 1739 |
| The 3rd Duke of Marlborough | 26 January 1739 | 20 October 1758 |
| The 4th Duke of Marlborough | 21 March 1760 | 29 January 1817 |
| The 4th Earl of Macclesfield | 10 May 1817 | 20 March 1842 |
| The 6th Duke of Marlborough | 22 April 1842 | 1 July 1857 |
| The 7th Duke of Marlborough | 25 August 1857 | 4 July 1883 |
| Sir Henry Dashwood, 5th Baronet | 17 August 1883 | 23 June 1887 |
| The 7th Earl of Jersey | 23 June 1887 | 31 May 1915 |
| The 9th Duke of Marlborough | 3 August 1915 | 30 June 1934 |
| The 1st Baron Bicester | 15 August 1934 | 26 November 1954 |
| The 7th Earl of Macclesfield | 26 November 1954 | 28 May 1963 |
| Sir John Thomson | 28 May 1963 | 2 January 1980 |
| Sir Ashley Ponsonby, 2nd Baronet | 2 January 1980 | 20 March 1996[1] |
| Sir Hugo Brunner | 20 March 1996 | 31 August 2008[2] |
| Sir Tim Stevenson | 31 August 2008 | 30 September 2021[3] |
| Marjorie Glasgow | 1 October 2021[4] |
Deputy lieutenants
[edit]A deputy lieutenant of Oxfordshire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire. 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.
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19th century
[edit]- 28 February 1831: Colonel John Fane[5]
- 6 April 1831: J. W. Henley[5]
- 4 August 1852: Lord Alan Spencer-Churchill[6]
- 4 August 1852: Thomas Stonor, 3rd Baron Camoys[6]
- 4 August 1852: Percy Barrington, 8th Viscount Barrington[6]
- 4 August 1852: General Sir William Knollys[6]
- 4 August 1852: Major George Hall[6]
- 4 August 1852: Joseph Phillimore[6]
- 4 August 1852: Hugh Hamersley[6]
- 4 August 1852: George Henry Earnett[6]
- 4 August 1852: Henry Barnett[6]
- 4 August 1852: Richard Aubrey Cartwright[6]
- 4 August 1852: James Patrick Muirhead[6]
- 4 August 1852: William Barrington Reade[6]
- 4 August 1852: William Henry Stone[6]
- 4 August 1852: Frederick Whitaker[6]
- 4 August 1852: Henry Norris[6]
- 4 August 1852: Joseph John Henley[6]
- 4 August 1852: Clement Cottrell Dormer[6]
- 4 August 1852: Henry Hall[6]
- 4 August 1852: Arthur Henry Clerke Brown[6]
- 4 August 1852: William Elias Taunton[6]
- 4 August 1852: William Earle Tyndale[6]
- 4 August 1852: Archer Robert Tawney[6]
- 4 August 1852: William Weinyss Methven Dewar[6]
References
[edit]- J. C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8): 29–30.
- J. C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
- Oxfordshire History
- ^ "No. 48057". The London Gazette. 4 January 1980. p. 165.
- ^ "No. 54356". The London Gazette. 27 March 1996. p. 4489.
- ^ WhatDoTheyKnow.com: List of Deputy Lord Lieutenants of Oxfordshire
- ^ "Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire: 7 June 2021".
- ^ a b "No. 18793". The London Gazette. 15 April 1831. p. 716.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "No. 21347". The London Gazette. 10 August 1852. p. 2184.