Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire. Since 1711, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire.

*William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton 1549–1551
*Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso 1560–1569
*Henry Grey, 6th Earl of Kent 12 September 1586– 31 January 1615
*Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent 25 February 1615– 26 September 1623 "jointly with"
*Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent 27 July 1621 – 31 October 1627 "jointly with"
*Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland 9 May 1625 – 25 March 1667 "jointly with"
*Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent 29 January 1629 – 29 November 1639
*Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke 1639–1646 (Parliamentary)
*Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent 1646–1651 (Parliamentary)
*"Interregnum"
*Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury 26 July 1660 – 20 October 1685
*Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury 26 November 1685 – 10 May 1689
*William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford 10 May 1689 – September 7 1700
*Lord Edward Russell 22 November 1700 – 27 November 1701
*Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford 27 November 1701 – 26 May 1711
*Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent 14 September 1711 – 5 June 1740
*"vacant"
*John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford 21 May 1745 – 5 January 1771 [The London Gazette, issue 8435, 25 May 1745]
*John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory 6 February 1771 – 13 February 1818
*Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey 17 March 1818 – 14 November 1859 [The London Gazette, issue 17334, 21 February 1818]
*Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford 7 December 1859 – May 14 1861 [The London Gazette, issue 22332, 2 December 1859]
*Francis Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper 7 June 1861 – 18 July 1905 [The London Gazette, issue 22569, 26 November 1861]
*Beauchamp Mowbray St John, 17th Baron St John of Bletso 30 October 1905 – 10 May 1912
*Samuel Howard Whitbread 16 July 1912 – 8 January 1936
*George Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron Luke 8 January 1936 – 23 February 1943
*Sir Dealtry Charles Part 15 May 1943 – 7 June 1957
*Simon Whitbread 7 June 1957 – 26 April 1978
*Hanmer Cecil Hanbury 26 April 1978 – 5 January 1991 ["London Gazette", issue no.47522, 28 April 1978]
*Samuel Charles Whitbread February 28, 1991 – present ["London Gazette", issue no.52466, March 5 1991]

References

*cite journal | author=J.C. Sainty | authorlink=John Sainty | title=Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642 | journal=Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research | year=1970 | volume= | issue=Special Supplement No. 8 | pages= | url=
*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
*cite web | title=Lord-Lieutenants of Counties (England & Wales) 1974-2005 | last=Sainty | first=J. C. | authorlink=John Sainty | url=http://www.history.ac.uk/office/lieutenants_engw.html | accessdate=2008-06-07
* [http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/YourRepresentatives/Lord-Lieutenant/PreviousHMLieutenantsForBedfordshire.aspx Previous Lord Lieutenants]