Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside

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The office of Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside was created on 1 April 1974, taking over some duties from the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire and Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire. As Merseyside (north of the River Mersey) remains part of the Lancashire County Palatine, the Lord Lieutenant is appointed by the monarch in their capacity as Duke of Lancaster. The Lieutenancy area was created on the 1 April 1974, upon the creation of Merseyside itself.[1]

No. Lord Lieutenant From Until
1 Brigadier Sir Douglas Crawford Kt, CB, DSO, TD 1 April 1974
2 Wing Cdr Sir Kenneth Stoddart KCVO, AE, RAF 1979 1989[2]
3 Henry Egerton Cotton[citation needed] 5 June 1989 1992[3]
4 Sir Alan William Waterworth KCVO 22 November 1993 2006[4]
5 Dame Lorna Muirhead DBE 11 October 2006 2017
5 Mr Mark Blundell [5] 13 September 2017 Present

Deputy Lieutenants[]

The county's current deputy lieutenants are:[6][7][8]

Former[]

Former Deputy Lieutenants have included:

  • Brigadier The Lord Selwyn-Lloyd, CH, CBE, TD, QC[9]
  • Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel Alan S. Eccles, MBE, TD, JP[9]
  • Lieutenant-Colonel Charles H. Elston, TD[9]
  • Major Henry B. Chrimes[9]
  • Air Commodore Jack Broughton, OBE[10]
  • Richard A. Foster[10]
  • William D. Fulton, Esq., JP[10]
  • Professor Philip N. Love, CBE[10]
  • Mr Harry Rimmer, CBE[10]
  • Sir James Sharples, QPM[10]
  • Anthony W. Shone, Esq.[10]
  • Mrs Angela A. Jones, OBE[11]
  • Dr John E. Roberts, CBE, QC[11]
  • Mr John N. Rushbrooke, JP[11]
  • Miss Pauline L. Burrows[12]
  • Mr Alan J. Chick, Esq., JP[12]
  • Sir David C. Clarke[12]
  • Frank Field, Baron Field of Birkenhead[12]
  • John R. Flamson[12]
  • Stephen B. L. Yip, MBE[12]
  • Wally Brown, Esq., CBE

References[]

  1. ^ "History of the Lieutenancy". Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ^ The Times - Birthdays, first published 26 May 2007.
  3. ^ London Gazette, issue no.51757, 8 June 1989
  4. ^ London Gazette, issue no.53496, 26 November 1993
  5. ^ - Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside. URL accessed 15 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Deputy Lieutenants A-G". Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Deputy Lieutenants H-P". Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Deputy Lieutenants R-Z". Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "No. 46330". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 June 1974. p. 7136.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "No. 54654". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 January 1997. p. 675.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c "No. 58004". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 June 2006.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "No. 59945". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 October 2011.

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