Lord Lieutenant of Durham

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

• Henry Neville, 5th Earl of Westmoreland 1552–?
• Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon 2 August 1586 – 1595
• vacant
• Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset 4 February 1615 – 20 November 1617
• Richard Neile, Bishop of Durham 20 November 1617 – 10 December 1627
• vacant
• John Howson, Bishop of Durham 13 October 1628 – 6 February 1632
• Thomas Morton, Bishop of Durham 30 July 1632 – 1642
• Sir Henry Vane 1642 (Parliamentary)
• Interregnum
• Thomas Belasyse, 2nd Viscount Fauconberg 27 July 1660 – 1661
• John Cosin 13 September 1661 – 15 January 1672
• In commission 18 April 1672 – 19 November 1674
  • Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle
  • William Widdrington, 2nd Baron Widdrington
  • Edward Villiers
  • Sir Christopher Conyers, 2nd Baronet
  • Sir Ralph Cole, 2nd Baronet
  • Sir Gilbert Gerard, 1st Baronet
  • Sir George Vane
  • Sir James Clavering, 1st Baronet
  • Henry Lambton
  • John Tempest
  • William Blakeston
  • Cuthbert Carre
  • Ralph Davison
  • Sir Francis Bowes
• Nathaniel Crew, 3rd Baron Crew, Bishop of Durham 19 November 1674 – 1689
• Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough 27 February 1690 – 1712
• Nathaniel Crew, 3rd Baron Crew, Bishop of Durham 8 May 1712 – 1714
• Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough 16 December 1714 – 17 December 1721
• William Talbot, Bishop of Durham 10 January 1722 – 10 October 1730
• Edward Chandler, Bishop of Durham 11 December 1730 – 20 July 1750
• vacant
• Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington 21 March 1753 – 6 March 1758
• Henry Vane, 2nd Earl of Darlington 11 July 1758 – 8 September 1792
• William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland 26 November 1792 – 29 January 1842
• Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry 7 April 1842 – 6 March 1854
• George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham 31 March 1854 – 27 November 1879
• George Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry 15 January 1880 – 6 November 1884
• John Lambton, 3rd Earl of Durham 2 December 1884 – 18 September 1928
• Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry 14 June 1928 – 1949
• John Lawson, 1st Baron Lawson 28 April 1949 – 1958
• Christopher William Vane, 10th Baron Barnard 20 October 1958 – 19 October 1964
• Sir James Fitzjames Duff 18 February 1964 – 24 April 1970
• Harry John Neville Vane, 11th Baron Barnard 1 October 1970 – 21 April 1988^[1]
• David James Grant 21 April 1988 – 30 January 1997^[2]
• Sir Paul Nicholson 30 January 1997 – present^[3]

[edit] References

• J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8). 
• J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd. 

1. ^ The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973 (S.I. 1973 No.1754)
2. ^ London Gazette, issue no.51313, April 21, 1988
3. ^ London Gazette, issue no. 54670, February 5, 1997

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