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Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire

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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant for the East Riding of Yorkshire. The office was established after the English Restoration in 1660, when a Lord Lieutenant was appointed for each Riding of Yorkshire. Since 1721, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of the East Riding of Yorkshire, and for part of the period also Lieutenants of the Town and County of the Town of Kingston upon Hull. It was abolished on 31 March 1974 with the creation of the county of Humberside, but was re-created upon the abolition of Humberside on 1 April 1996.

Lord Lieutenants of the East Riding of Yorkshire to 1974

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The position was abolished on 31 March 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 and re-established in 1996.

‡His Majesty's Lieutenant of and in the East Riding of the County of York and the Town and County of the Town of Kingston-upon-Hull

† Became Lord Lieutenant of Humberside on 1 April 1974.

Lord Lieutenants of the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1996

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Deputy Lieutenants

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A deputy lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire. 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

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  • 19 February 1831: Charles Langdale[5]
  • 19 February 1831: Sir Thomas Aston Clifford-Constable[5]
  • 19 February 1831: Rev. William Blow[5]
  • 19 February 1831: Thomas Clark[5]
  • 19 February 1831: Robert Denison[5]
  • 19 February 1831: William Constable Maxwell[5]
  • 19 February 1831: Rev. William Parker[5]
  • 19 February 1831: William Scholfield[5]
  • 24 February 1831: William Hall[5]
  • 24 February 1831: Joseph Robinson Pease[5]
  • 24 February 1831: Rev. Christopher Sykes[5]
  • 24 February 1831: Avison Terry[5]
  • 24 February 1831: Joseph Sykes[5]
  • 24 February 1831: Robert Thoroton[5]
  • 24 February 1831: Charles Whitaker[5]
  • 9 March 1831: Rev. Danson Richardson Currer[5]
  • 9 March 1831: Rev. Daniel Ferguson[5]
  • 9 March 1831: Mark Foulis[5]
  • 9 March 1831: Rev. Henry Ramsden[5]
  • 9 March 1831: Sir George Strickland, 7th Baronet[5]
  • 9 March 1831: Edward Taylor[5]
  • 9 March 1831: Henry Willoughby[5]
  • 9 March 1831: Joseph Smyth Windham[5]
  • 10 March 1831: Sir Edmund Beckett, 4th Baronet[5]

References

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  • J. C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660–1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
  1. ^ The Historical Register. Vol. v. 21. 1736. p. 41.
  2. ^ "No. 54363". The London Gazette. 4 April 1996. p. 4925.
  3. ^ "No. 57850". The London Gazette. 28 December 2005. p. 16656.
  4. ^ a b "Lieutenancy of the East Riding of Yorkshire: Find out more about the Lord-Lieutenant". Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "No. 18793". The London Gazette. 15 April 1831. p. 716.