Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire

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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. Since 1694, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Gloucestershire.


† Lord Lieutenant of the County of Gloucester, and of the City and County of the City of Gloucester, and of the City and County of the City of Bristol.

Deputy lieutenants[edit]

A deputy lieutenant of Gloucestershire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. 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[edit]

  • 10 March 1831: Maurice Fitzgerald Stephens[5]
  • 12 March 1831: Robert Canning.[5]
  • 24 March 1831: John Lewsley Codrington[5]
  • 5 April 1831: John Dela Field Phelps[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The London Gazette, issue 9450, 11 February 1755
  2. ^ The London Gazette, issue 9843, 11 November 1758
  3. ^ London Gazette, issue no.52841, 20 February 1992
  4. ^ "Edward-Gillespie to succeed Dame Janet Trotter". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d "No. 18793". The London Gazette. 15 April 1831. p. 717.
  • J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8): 21–22.
  • J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.

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