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Lord Lieutenant Of Haverfordwest
This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Haverfordwest. The county corporate of Haverfordwest was usually under the jurisdiction of the Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire, but it had its own Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum from 1761 until 1931. Lord Lieutenants of Haverfordwest to 1931 *Sir John Philipps, 6th Baronet 14 May 1761 – 23 June 1764 *''vacant'' *Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford (first creation) (Baron Milford from 1776) 28 April 1770 – 28 November 1823 *Richard Philipps, 1st Baron Milford (second creation) Richard Bulkeley Philipps Philipps, 1st Baron Milford (7 June 1801 – 3 January 1857), known as Richard Grant until 1823 and as Sir Richard Philipps, Bt, from 1828 to 1847, was a Welsh landowner and Whig politician. Background Born Richard B ... (Sir Richard Philipps, from 1828 and Baron Milford from 1847) 19 February 1824 – 3 January 1857 * Sir John Philipps-Scourfield 1 July 1857 – 3 June 1876 *Sir Charles Philipps, 1st Bar ... [...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] |
