Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire explained

This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire.

Huntingdonshire became part of Huntingdon and Peterborough in 1965; see Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough. From 1672 until 1965, all Lords Lieutenant were also Custos Rotulorum of Huntingdonshire.

• William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton, 1549 –
• Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon in 1581
• John St John, 2nd Baron St John of Bletso 8 April 1588 – 23 October 1596
• Oliver St John, 3rd Baron St John of Bletso 1 April 1597 – October 1618
• Oliver St John, 4th Baron St John of Bletso 14 March 1619 – 21 July 1627 jointly with
• Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox 14 March 1619 – 30 July 1624 and
• Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester 18 October 1624 – 1642 jointly with
• Oliver St John, 4th Baron St John of Bletso 5 February 1629 – 25 August 1636
• Interregnum
• Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester 26 September 1660 – 7 May 1671 jointly with
• Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich 26 September 1660 – 28 May 1672
• Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester 7 May 1671 – 10 March 1681
• Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury 10 March 1681 – 20 October 1685 (in the absence of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Sandwich)
• Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury 10 March 1681 – 8 April 1689 (in the absence of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Sandwich)
• Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester 8 April 1689 – 20 January 1722
• Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke 14 February 1722 – 3 October 1722
• William Montagu, 2nd Duke of Manchester 25 October 1722 – 21 October 1739
• Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester 6 November 1739 – 10 May 1762
• George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester 8 June 1762 – 4 September 1788
• George Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu 7 May 1789 – 23 May 1790
• James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose 3 July 1790 – 14 March 1793
• William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester 14 March 1793 – 25 September 1841
• John Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich 25 September 1841 – 3 March 1884
• Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford 16 April 1884 – 14 January 1891
• Edward Montagu, 8th Earl of Sandwich 17 February 1891 – 26 June 1916
• Howard Coote 6 September 1916 – 17 July 1922
• George Charles Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich 17 July 1922 – 28 January 1946
• Granville Proby 28 January 1946 – 9 March 1947
• Ailwyn Fellowes, 3rd Baron de Ramsey 30 July 1947 – 1965

Deputy lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Huntingdonshire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire. 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

• 2 July 1803: Sir James Duberley

Sources

• J.C. Sainty . John Sainty (civil servant) . Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585 - 1642 . Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research . 1970 . Special Supplement No. 8 . 23–24.
• Book: J.C. Sainty . John Sainty (civil servant) . List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974 . Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd . London . 1979.