Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire facts for kids
A Lord-Lieutenant was a special person chosen by the King or Queen to represent them in a county. Think of them like the monarch's local helper!
In a place called Radnorshire (which is now part of Powys in Wales), there used to be a Lord-Lieutenant. After the year 1715, this person also had another important job called the Custos Rotulorum. This fancy name just means they were in charge of keeping the county's records and making sure justice was handled well.
The job of Lord-Lieutenant for Radnorshire ended on March 31, 1974. After that, a new role was created for the whole area of Powys, called the Lord Lieutenant of Powys. However, there are still special helpers called Deputy Lieutenants for Radnorshire.
Who Were the Lord-Lieutenants of Radnorshire?
Before 1694, the Lord-Lieutenant for Radnorshire was usually the same person as the Lord Lieutenant of Wales. But after that, Radnorshire got its own special representatives. Here is a list of the people who held this important role:
- Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke served from May 11, 1694, to October 14, 1715.
- Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby served from October 14, 1715, to September 11, 1721.
- James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos served from September 11, 1721, to August 9, 1744.
- There was a time when the position was empty.
- William Perry served from December 9, 1746, to January 13, 1756.
- Howell Gwynne served from January 13, 1756, to July 12, 1766.
- Edward Harley, 4th Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer served from July 12, 1766, to October 11, 1790.
- Thomas Harley served from April 8, 1791, to January 12, 1804.
- George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney served from September 13, 1804, to 1842.
- John Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite served from July 22, 1842, to April 21, 1875.
- Arthur Walsh, 2nd Baron Ormathwaite served from April 21, 1875, to September 12, 1895.
- Sir Powlett Milbank, 2nd Baronet served from September 12, 1895, to January 30, 1918.
- Arthur Walsh, 3rd Baron Ormathwaite served from April 5, 1918, to January 20, 1922.
- Charles Coltman-Rogers served from January 20, 1922, to May 19, 1929.
- Sir Charles Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn, 2nd Baronet served from June 20, 1929, to August 10, 1949.
- Sir Michael Dillwyn-Venables-Llewelyn, 3rd Baronet served from August 10, 1949, until the role ended on March 31, 1974.
