Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire

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

• Robert Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Sussex 1537–1542
• Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby 1552–1572
• Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby 1572–1593
• vacant
• William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby 1607–1642 jointly with
• James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby 1626–1642
• Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby c. 1665–?
• John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgwater 1670–1676
• William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby 1676–1687
• Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers 1701–1702
• James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby 1706–1710
• James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton 1710–1712
• vacant
• James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby 1714–1736
• ...
• Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby 1741–1762
• James Stanley, Lord Strange 1762–1771
• Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby 1771–1776
• Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby 1776–1834
• Edward Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby 1834–1851
• George Marton (?)
• Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere 1856–1857
• William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire 1857–1858
• William Philip Molyneux, 4th Earl of Sefton 1858–1897
• Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby 1897–1908
• Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, 1st Baron Shuttleworth August 4, 1908–1928^[1]
• Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby 1928–1948
• Arthur Peel, 2nd Earl Peel 1948–1950
• Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby 1951–1968
• Hervey Rhodes, Baron Rhodes 1968–?
• Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe 1971–1976
• Sir Simon Towneley 1976–1996
• Charles Kay-Shuttleworth, 5th Baron Shuttleworth January 13, 1997–present^[2]

[edit] References

• J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8). 
• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.

1. ^ London Gazette, issue no.28164, August 4, 1908
2. ^ London Gazette, issue no. 54654, January 17, 1997