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Lord Lieutenant Of West Yorkshire
The office of Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire was created on 1 April 1974. *Kenneth Hargreaves: 1 April 1974 – 1978 (previously West Riding Lieutenant since 1970) *Sir William Bulmer: 1978–1985 *John Taylor, Baron Ingrow: 1985–1992 *John Lyles: 25 September 1992 – 2004 *Dame Ingrid Roscoe Dame Ingrid Mary Roscoe, (27 May 1944 – 28 June 2020) was a writer on English art and Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire from 2004 to 2018. Biography Ingrid Roscoe was born at Rugby School, Warwickshire in 1944 to Arthur Allen and Else, who ..., : 2004–1 September 2018 *Edmund Anderson: 3 September 2018–present External linksLieutenancy web page References {{Lord Lieutenancies Yorkshire, West 1974 establishments in England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Lieutenant
A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibility over the local militia was removed. However, it was not until 1921 that they formally lost the right to call upon able-bodied men to fight when needed. Lord-lieutenant is now an honorary titular position usually awarded to a retired notable person in the county. Origins England and Wales Lieutenants were first appointed to a number of English counties by King Henry VIII in the 1540s, when the military functions of the sheriffs were handed over to them. Each lieutenant raised and was responsible for the efficiency of the local militia units of his county, and afterwards of the yeomanry and volunteers. He was commander of these forces, whose officers he appointed. These commissions were originally of temporary duration, and only when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the reorganisation of the Local Government Act 1972 which saw it formed from a large part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The county had a recorded population of 2.3 million in the 2011 Census making it the fourth-largest by population in England. The largest towns are Huddersfield, Castleford, Batley, Bingley, Pontefract, Halifax, Brighouse, Keighley, Pudsey, Morley and Dewsbury. The three cities of West Yorkshire are Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield. West Yorkshire consists of five metropolitan boroughs (City of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, City of Leeds and City of Wakefield); it is bordered by the counties of Derbyshire to the south, Greater Manchester to the south-west, Lancash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Hargreaves
Brigadier Kenneth Hargreaves (23 February 1903 – 27 March 1990) was a British soldier and industrialist who held several local offices in Yorkshire. He was commissioned into the Leeds Rifles, a Territorial Army battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment, in 1922 but later transferred to the Royal Artillery when the Leeds Rifles became 66th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1956. He married Else Markenstam (d. 1968) in 1958, and adopted his stepchildren by that marriage, Ingrid Mary and Peter Hargreaves-Allen. He subsequently married Hon. Margaret Lane-Fox, the daughter of George Lane-Fox, 1st Baron Bingley, on 15 February 1969. Hargreaves served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1962, Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1970 until 1974, when, as a result of the reorganization of county governments, he became Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire until 1978. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Lieutenant Of The West Riding Of Yorkshire
This is a list of those who have held the position of Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire from its creation in 1660 to its abolition on 31 March 1974. From 1699 until 1974, all Lords Lieutenant were also Custos Rotulorum of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The incumbent Lord Lieutenant became in 1974 Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, covering a smaller area. Lord Lieutenants of the West Riding of Yorkshire to 1974 * Marmaduke Langdale, 1st Baron Langdale 9 October 1660 – 5 August 1661 *George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham 5 September 1661 – 14 March 1667 *Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington 14 March 1667 – 22 November 1667 *George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham 22 November 1667 – 13 March 1674 *Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds 13 March 1674 – 8 May 1679 *Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington 8 May 1679 – 23 March 1688 *Lord Thomas Howard 23 March 1688 – 5 October 1688 *Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 5 October 1688 – 10 May 1689 *T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bulmer (businessman)
Sir William Peter Bulmer (20 May 1920 – 28 November 2012) was Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire from 1978 to 1985. Having escaped from a POW camp during World War II he went on to become managing director of the family business, Bulmer & Lumb, between 1963 and 1985. He has been described as 'a leading figure in the textile industry'. Early life Bulmer was born on in Cullingworth near Bradford, the son of William and Florence Buller. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School, a private school in Frizinghall, Bradford, and Wrekin College, a public school in Wellington, Shropshire. While at Wrekin College, he reached the rank of Cadet Company Quartermaster Sergeant in the school's Officer Training Corps. He then attended Bradford Technical College on a two-year course in textile subjects. Military service On 10 June 1939, Bulmer was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Royal Regiment of Artillery's supplementary reserve of officers. He transferred to the Regular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Taylor, Baron Ingrow
John Aked Taylor, Baron Ingrow (15 August 1917 – 7 February 2002) was a British soldier, brewer and Conservative politician. Born to Percy and Gladys Taylor, he was educated at Shrewsbury School. During World War II Taylor served in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment and subsequently with the Royal Signals with whom he carried out decoding work in Norway, the Middle East, north Africa, Italy, north-west Europe, and Burma and was decorated with the Territorial Decoration (TD) in 1951. Taylor was for 40 years chairman and managing director of Timothy Taylor & Co, the family brewery in Keighley, West Yorkshire founded by his grandfather Timothy Taylor in 1858. Taylor was a member of Keighley Town Council for 21 years from 1946, serving as mayor in 1956. For nearly 20 years (1964–83) Taylor was a member of the Executive Committee of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations; for five years (1971–76) he served as its chairman. In 1960, Taylor was made an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrid Roscoe
Dame Ingrid Mary Roscoe, (27 May 1944 – 28 June 2020) was a writer on English art and Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire from 2004 to 2018. Biography Ingrid Roscoe was born at Rugby School, Warwickshire in 1944 to Arthur Allen and Else, who had married after only meeting three times. Her father died during Ingrid's childhood. Her mother subsequently married Brigadier Kenneth Hargreaves who would become the last Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1970 and then the first Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire from 1974 to 1978. She had eight grandchildren and was the patron of numerous groups. Academic career Roscoe abandoned an English degree at the University of Nottingham to marry Marshall Roscoe at the age of 19 and had three children. She subsequently studied at the University of Leeds, completing a BA in Fine Art and Cultural Studies in 1985 and a PhD in 1990. Her doctoral thesis on Peter Scheemakers was published by the Walpole Society. Roscoe remained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lord Lieutenants Of The United Kingdom
Lord-lieutenants are appointed in England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Lord-lieutenants See also *Lord Lieutenant * Deputy Lieutenant *Ceremonial counties of England *Lieutenancy areas of Scotland *Preserved counties of Wales *Lists of Lord Lieutenancies A lord-lieutenant is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. Lord-lieutenant is now an honorary titular posit ... * List of French prefects Notes External linksList of Lord Lieutenants provided by the Ministry of Justice response to a Freedom of Information Act request {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Lord Lieutenants Of The United Kingdom *01 Lord Lieutenants * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Lieutenancies Of England
A lord-lieutenant is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. Lord-lieutenant is now an honorary titular position usually awarded to a retired notable person in the county. England * Avon (from 1974 until 1996) *Bedfordshire * Berkshire *Berwick-upon-Tweed (until 1974) – held jointly with Northumberland 1882–1974 *Bristol (until 1974 and from 1996) – held jointly with Gloucestershire 1882–1974 * Buckinghamshire *Cambridgeshire *Canterbury (until 1974) – held jointly with Kent 1872–1974 * Cheshire * Chester (until 1974) – held jointly with Cheshire 1882–1974 * Cinque Ports (until 1889) *City of London – held in Commission, headed by the Lord Mayor *Cleveland (from 1974 until 1996) *Cornwall * Cumberland (until 1974) *Cumbria (from 1974) *Derbyshire *Devon *Dorset *Durham *East Riding of Yorkshire (Restoration until 1974 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
