Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Oxfordshire.

NameDate of appointmentEnd date
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk15451545
William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton15521553
Sir Richard Blount15591561
Sir Francis Knollys15651565
Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys17 September 158627 June 1601
Sir Francis Knollys12 September 158619 July 1596
William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury4 November 159625 May 1632
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire26 March 16281642
William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele16421642
Henry Cary, 4th Viscount Falkland17 July 16602 April 1663
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon19 June 166311 March 1668
James Fiennes, 2nd Viscount Saye and Sele11 March 166815 March 1674
James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon1 April 167421 November 1687
Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield5 December 16873 May 1689
James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon3 May 168915 May 1697
Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton15 May 169711 June 1702
Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon11 June 17028 February 1706
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough8 February 170617 May 1712
Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon17 May 171214 October 1715
Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin14 October 171526 January 1739
Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough26 January 173920 October 1758
George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough21 March 176029 January 1817
George Parker, 4th Earl of Macclesfield10 May 181720 March 1842
George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough22 April 18421 July 1857
John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough25 August 18574 July 1883
Sir Henry Dashwood, 5th Baronet17 August 188323 June 1887
Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey23 June 188731 May 1915
Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough3 August 191530 June 1934
Vivian Smith, 1st Baron Bicester15 August 193426 November 1954
George Parker, 7th Earl of Macclesfield26 November 195428 May 1963
Sir John Thomson28 May 19632 January 1980
Sir Ashley Ponsonby, 2nd Baronet2 January 198020 March 1996[1]
Sir Hugo Brunner20 March 199631 August 2008[2]
Sir Tim Stevenson31 August 200830 September 2021[3]
Marjorie Glasgow1 October 2021[4]

Deputy lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Oxfordshire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.

19th century

References

  • J. C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8): 29–30.
  • J. C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
  • Oxfordshire History
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