Lord Lieutenant of Avon explained

The Lord Lieutenant of the County of Avon from the creation of the county on 1 April 1974 to its abolition in 1996 was Colonel Sir John Vernon Wills, 4th Baronet. He subsequently became Lord Lieutenant of Somerset.

References

• Web site: Lord-Lieutenants of Counties (England & Wales) 1974-2005 . Sainty . J. C. . John Sainty (civil servant) . https://archive.today/20120907075236/http://www.history.ac.uk/office/lieutenants_engw.html . dead . 2012-09-07 . 2008-06-07 .