Lord Lieutenant of Dorset

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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Dorset.

• John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford 1552–1555
• John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath 1556–1558
• James Blount, 6th Baron Mountjoy 1559–?
• William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester 1580–
• Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford 1584–1585
• William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester 1586–1598
• Thomas Howard, 3rd Viscount Howard of Bindon 1601–1611
• Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury 1611–1612 jointly with
• Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk 1611–1626
• Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk 1626–1640
• Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington 1640–1641
• William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury 1641–1642
• Interregnum
• Sir John Bankes
• Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles
• Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond 1660–?
• Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury 1667–1674
• John Poulett, 3rd Baron Poulett 1674–1679
• John Digby, 3rd Earl of Bristol 1680–1698
• Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton 1699–1710
• Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton 1714–1722
• Charles Paulet, 3rd Duke of Bolton 1722–1733
• Anthony Ashley Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury 1733–1771
• Henry Digby, 1st Earl Digby 1771–1793
• George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers 1793–1803
• George Damer, 2nd Earl of Dorchester 1803–1808
• Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby 1808–1856
• Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury 1856–1885
• Henry Edward Fox-Strangways, 5th Earl of Ilchester 1885–1905
• John Mount Batten 1905–1916
• Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury 1916–1952
• Edward Kenelm Digby, 11th Baron Digby 1952–1964
• Sir Joseph William Weld 1964–1984
• Edward Henry Kenelm Digby, 12th Baron Digby 1984–1999
• Capt. Michael Fulford-Dobson CVO JP RN 1999–2006
• Mrs Valerie Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers 2006–

[edit] References

• J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8).