Lord Lieutenant of Bristol
- Lord Lieutenant of Bristol
This is a list of Lord Lieutenants of the City of Bristol.
The position of Lord Lieutenant of Bristol has existed for hundreds of years. It was usually held by the Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire except for a period from 1660 to 1672, when it was held by the Lord Lieutenant of Somerset. On 31 March 1974 the position was replaced with that of the Lord Lieutenant of Avon, but was restored on 1 April 1996 as a separate Lord Lieutenancy.
Lord Lieutenants of Bristol to 1974
*"see Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire before the English Restoration"
*Henry Somerset, Lord Herbert 30 July 1660 – 22 December 1660
*James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde 22 December 1660 – 22 August 1672
*Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort 22 August 1672 – 22 March 1689
*"see Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire to 1974
Lord Lieutenants of Bristol from 1996
*Sir James Napier Tidmarsh 1 April 1996 – 2007 [London Gazette, issue no.54363, April 4, 1996]
*Mary Prior 17 September 2007 – present ["London Gazette", issue no.58455, September 24, 2007]
References
*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=1979
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