Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall

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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall. Since 1742, all the Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Cornwall.

  • John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford 1552–1554
  • John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath 1556–?
  • Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford 1584 – 28 July 1585
  • jointly held: 8 August 1586 – 7 December 1587
  • Sir Walter Raleigh 7 December 1587 – 24 March 1603
  • William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke 21 May 1604 – 10 April 1630
  • Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke 17 August 1630 – 1642
  • John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor 1642 (Parliamentarian)
  • Interregnum
  • John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath 1 October 1660 – April 1696 jointly with
  • Charles Robartes, 2nd Earl of Radnor 24 April 1696 – 1702
  • John Granville, 1st Baron Granville 18 June 1702 – 1705
  • Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin 16 April 1705 – 1710
  • Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester 15 April 1710 – 2 May 1711
  • Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Rochester 25 October 1711 – September 1714
  • Charles Robartes, 2nd Earl of Radnor 13 November 1714 – 3 August 1723
  • vacant
  • Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe 29 July 1742 – 22 November 1758
  • Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron Edgcumbe 5 March 1759 – 10 May 1761
  • George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 22 June 1761 – 4 February 1795
  • Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 17 April 1795 – 26 September 1839
  • Sir William Salusbury-Trelawny, 8th Baronet 30 December 1839 – 15 November 1856
  • Charles Vivian, 2nd Baron Vivian 17 December 1856 – 1877
  • William Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 6 November 1877 – 25 September 1917
  • John Charles Williams 24 January 1918 – 1936
  • Sir Edward Hoblyn Warren Bolitho 17 February 1936 – 1962
  • Sir John Gawen Carew Pole, 12th Baronet 29 August 1962 – 1977
  • George Boscawen, 9th Viscount Falmouth 1977–1994
  • Lady Mary Holborow 10 November 1994 – 19 September 2011[1]
  • Colonel Edward Bolitho 19 September 2011 – present[2]


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.
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
  1. ^ London Gazette, issue no.53849, 15 November 1994
  2. ^ "Lord-Lieutenant for Cornwall". Number10.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2018.


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