Lord Warden of the Stannaries

Sir Walter Raleigh was a Lord Warden of the Stannaries

The Lord Warden of the Stannaries used to exercise judicial and military functions in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom, and is still the official who, upon the commission of the monarch or Duke of Cornwall for the time being, has the function of calling a Stannary Parliament of tinners. The last Stannary Parliament convened by a Lord Warden of the Stannaries sat in 1753.

The first Lord Warden of the Stannaries of Cornwall and Devon was William de Wrotham, who was appointed during the reign of Richard I on 20 November 1197. During the Middle Ages, separate Lords Warden were appointed for Cornwall and Devon at various times and these also acted as Stewards for Duchy estates in those counties. In 1502, Robert, 2nd Lord Willoughby de Broke was appointed as both Lord Steward for Duchy estates in Cornwall and Devon, Lord Warden of the Stannaries in Cornwall and Devon, Master Forester of Dartmoor, and his successors have been granted these offices. The current holder of the post is Nicholas Bacon.[1]

Lord Steward and Lord Warden of the Stannaries in Cornwall and Devon (1197–present)

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Vice-Warden (Deputy Lord Warden) of the Stannaries (Controllers of the Coinage and Masters of Assay) in Cornwall and Devon (1386–1870)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Duchy of Cornwall - management and finances". Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  2. ↑  Lee, Sidney (1887). "Courtenay, Henry (1496?–1538) (DNB00)". In Stephen, Leslie. Dictionary of National Biography. 12. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette, issue 9002, 23 April 1751
  4. ↑ The London Gazette, issue 12494, 18 November 1783
  5. ↑ The London Gazette, issue 15004, 3 April 1798
  6. ↑ The London Gazette, issue 15652, 3 December 1803
  7. ↑ The London Gazette, issue 16332, 11 August 1812

Bibliography

For list of Lords Steward and Lords Warden of the Stannaries in Cornwall and Devon, and Vice-Wardens of the Stannaries (1197–1965):

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