Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire facts for kids
A Lord Lieutenant is a special person chosen by the King or Queen to represent them in a county. Think of them as the King's or Queen's personal representative in that area. They help with important events and support local communities. This list shows the people who have been the Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire. Shropshire is a county in England.
Before a big war called the English Civil War, the Lord Lieutenant for Shropshire was always the same person as the Lord Lieutenant for all of Wales. But after the King came back to power (this was called the Restoration), Shropshire got its own separate Lord Lieutenant. Since 1708, all Lord Lieutenants have also been in charge of keeping important county records, a role called the Custos Rotulorum of Shropshire.
Lord Lieutenants of Shropshire
These are the people who have served as the Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire:
- For Lord Lieutenants before the English Civil War, please see Lord Lieutenant of Wales.
- Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (appointed by Parliament) 1642 – 14 September 1646
- Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford 26 July 1660 – 11 August 1687
- George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys 11 August 1687 – 18 April 1689
- Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford 11 June 1689 – 29 November 1704
- Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford 29 November 1704 – 10 May 1712
- Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury 10 May 1712 – 12 November 1714
- Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford 12 November 1714 – 14 June 1723
- Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford 20 May 1724 – 23 December 1734
- Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis 22 May 1735 – 13 March 1761
- William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath 13 March 1761 – 7 July 1764
- Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis 16 August 1764 – 10 September 1772
- Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive 4 November 1772 – 22 November 1774
- Edward Clive, 2nd Baron Clive 12 April 1775 – 30 March 1798
- George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis 30 March 1798 – 16 January 1801
- vacant
- Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis 18 May 1804 – 16 May 1839
- George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland 13 July 1839 – 14 November 1845
- Rowland Hill, 2nd Viscount Hill 14 November 1845 – 3 January 1875
- Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford 30 January 1875 – 25 July 1896
- George Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis 25 July 1896 – 3 August 1951
- Robert Bridgeman, 2nd Viscount Bridgeman 3 August 1951 – 20 March 1970
- Lt.-Col. Arthur Heywood-Lonsdale 20 March 1970 – 3 March 1975
- Sir John Dugdale 3 March 1975 – 1994
- Gustavus Hamilton-Russell, 10th Viscount Boyne 19 June 1994 – 14 December 1995
- Sir Algernon Heber-Percy 11 March 1996 – 2 January 2019
- Anna Turner 3 January 2019 – Present
Deputy Lieutenants
A deputy lieutenant of Shropshire is a person chosen by the Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire. Deputy lieutenants help the Lord Lieutenant with their duties. There can be many deputy lieutenants at one time. The number depends on how many people live in the county. Their job does not end when a new Lord Lieutenant is appointed. However, they usually retire when they turn 75 years old.
