- Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire
Below is a list of people who have served as
Lord Lieutenant ofNorthamptonshire . Since 1735, all Lords Lieutenant have also beenCustos Rotulorum of Northamptonshire . The lieutenancy included theSoke of Peterborough until 1965, when theLord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire becameLord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough . This merged with the lieutenancy of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely in 1974, forming the jurisdiction of the presentLord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire .*Sir Christopher Hatton 1576 –
20 November 1591
*"vacant"
*Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter 8 September 1603 –8 February 1623
*William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter 27 February 1623 –6 July 1640
*John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough 16 July 1640 –18 June 1643
*"Interregnum"
*John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter 31 July 1660 –8 August 1673 "jointly with"
*Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland 31 July 1660 –12 February 1666 "and"
*Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough 21 May 1666 –8 August 1673
*divided into East and West Northamptonshire8 August 1673 –20 February 1678 :
**John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter (East Northamptonshire)
**Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough (West Northamptonshire)
*Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough 20 February 1678 –30 May 1689
*Charles Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Monmouth30 May 1689 –21 July 1715
*John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu 21 July 1715 –5 July 1749
*George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax 2 October 1749 –8 June 1771
*Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton 6 July 1771 –7 April 1796
*Charles Compton, 1st Marquess of Northampton 11 June 1796 –24 May 1828
*John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland 5 July 1828 –15 December 1841
*Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter 22 January 1842 –16 January 1867
*Charles FitzRoy, 3rd Baron Southampton 22 February 1867 –16 July 1872
*John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer 12 August 1872 –27 October 1908
*Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer 27 October 1908 –26 September 1922
*William Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter 14 December 1922 –11 March 1952
*Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer 11 March 1952 –31 July 1967
*Lt. Col.John Walkelyne Chandos-Pole , OBE31 July 1967 –5 March 1984
*John Luke Lowther 5 March 1984 –18 November 1998 ["London Gazette", issue no.49667,March 5 1984 ]
*Juliet Townsend 18 November 1998 – present ["London Gazette", issue no.55318,23 November 1998 ]References
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*cite book | author=J.C. Sainty | authorlink=John Sainty | title=List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974 | publisher=Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd | location=London | year=1979ee also
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High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
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