Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire. From 1750, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Wiltshire.

Lord Lieutenants of Wiltshire

*William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke 1551 – 17 March 1570
*Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke 1570 – 15 January 1601
*Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford 24 April 1601 – 6 April 1621
*William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke 14 April 1621 – 10 April 1630
*Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke 12 August 1630 – 1642
*"Interregnum"
*William Seymour, 1st Marquess of Hertford 10 July 1660 – 24 October 1660
*Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton 21 February 1661 – 16 May 1667
*Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon 18 June 1667 – 2 April 1668
*Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex 2 April 1668 – 22 August 1672
*John Seymour, 4th Duke of Somerset 22 August 1672 – 29 April 1675
*Philip Herbert, 7th Earl of Pembroke 20 May 1675 – 29 August 1683
*Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke 11 October 1683 – 22 January 1733 "jointly with"
*William Paston, 2nd Earl of Yarmouth 22 March 1688 – 16 May 1689
*Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke 24 August 1733 – 9 January 1750
*Hon. Robert Sawyer Herbert 20 March 1750 – 3 April 1756
*Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke 3 April 1756 – 22 March 1780
*Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury 22 March 1780 – 8 April 1782
*Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke 8 April 1782 – 26 January 1794
*George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke 21 March 1794 – 26 October 1827
*Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne 23 November 1827 – 31 January 1863
*George Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury 25 March 1863 – 6 January 1878
*Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 4th Earl of Radnor 18 March 1878 – 11 March 1889
*John Thynne, 4th Marquess of Bath 1 April 1889 – 20 April 1896
*Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne 1 June 1896 – 3 March 1920
*Walter Long, 1st Viscount Long 3 March 1920 – 26 September 1924
*Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 6th Earl of Radnor 22 December 1924 – 26 June 1930
*Sir Ernest Wills, 3rd Baronet 7 October 1930 – 4 May 1942
*Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset 4 May 1942 – 26 April 1954
*Sidney Herbert, 16th Earl of Pembroke 7 September 1954 – 16 March 1969
*John Morrison, 1st Baron Margadale 26 August 1969 – 17 December 1981
*Sir Hugh Trefusis Brassey 17 December 1981 – 15 December 1989 ["London Gazette", issue no.48831, December 22, 1981]
*Sir Roland Gibbs 15 December 1989 – 5 July 1996 ["London Gazette", issue no. 51973, December 21, 1989]
*Lt-Gen. Sir Maurice Johnston 5 July 1996 – 10 November 2004 ["London Gazette", issue no. 54463, July 11, 1996]
*John Bush 10 November 2004 – present ["London Gazette", issue no. 57490, December 9, 2004]

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=1979
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