Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire

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Below is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire. Since 1735, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Northamptonshire.

• Sir Christopher Hatton 1576–1591
• Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter 1603–1623
• William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter 1623–1640
• John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough 1640–1643
• Interregnum
• Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland 1660–1666
• Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough 1666–1688
• Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough 1689–1694
• ?
• Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu 1697–?
• Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough 1714–1715
• John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu 1715–1735?
• Thomas Fane, 6th Earl of Westmorland 1735–1736
• John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland 1737–1749
• George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax 1749–1771
• Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton 1771–1796
• Charles Compton, 9th Earl of Northampton (Marquess of Northampton from 1812) 1796–1828
• John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland 1828–1841
• Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter 1842–1867
• Charles FitzRoy, 3rd Baron Southampton 1867–1872
• John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer 1872–1908
• Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer October 28, 1908 - 1922^[1]
• William Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter December 15, 1922 –1952^[2]
• Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer March 14, 1952–1967^[3]
• Lt. Col. John Chandos-Pole, OBE 1967–1984
• John Luke Lowther March 5, 1984–1998^[4]
• Juliet Townshend 1998–present

[edit] References

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

1. ^ London Gazette, issue no.28190, October 30, 1908
2. ^ London Gazette, issue no.32777, December 15, 1922
3. ^ London Gazette, issue no.39491, March 14, 1952
4. ^ London Gazette, issue no.49667, March 5, 1984