Lord Lieutenant of Avon

Lord Lieutenant of Avon

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, TD, FRICS, JP. He subsequently became Lord Lieutenant of Somerset.

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*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


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