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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 ...
of
Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...
. Since 1735, all Lords Lieutenant have also been
Custos Rotulorum of Northamptonshire This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Northamptonshire. * Sir Edward Montagu bef. 1544–1557 * William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley bef. 1564 – aft. 1584 * Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter bef. 1594–1623 * F ...
. The lieutenancy included the
Soke of Peterborough The Soke of Peterborough is a historic area of England associated with the City and Diocese of Peterborough, but considered part of Northamptonshire. The Soke was also described as the Liberty of Peterborough, or Nassaburgh hundred, and compr ...
until 1965, when the
Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire. Huntingdonshire became part of Huntingdon and Peterborough in 1965; see Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough. From 1672 until 1965, all Lords Lieutenant were also ...
became
Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough This is a list of those people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough in England during that county's short existence from 1965. The office was preceded by that of the Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire, also taking part of ...
. This merged with the lieutenancy of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely in 1974, forming the jurisdiction of the present
Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire. The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British monarch's personal representative in the counties of the United Kingdom. Lord Lieutenants are supported by an appointed ...
.


Lord Lieutenants

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William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton, Earl of Essex, 1st Baron Parr, 1st Baron Hart (14 August 151328 October 1571), was the only brother of Queen Catherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII. He was a "sincere, plain, di ...
, 1549 – *
Sir Christopher Hatton Sir Christopher Hatton KG (1540 – 20 November 1591) was an English politician, Lord Chancellor of England and a favourite of Elizabeth I of England. He was one of the judges who found Mary, Queen of Scots guilty of treason. Early years Sir ...
, 1586 – 20 November 1591. *''vacant'' *
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, KG (5 May 1542 – 8 February 1623), known as Lord Burghley from 1598 to 1605, was an English politician, courtier and soldier. Family Thomas Cecil was the elder son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, b ...
, 8 September 1603 – 8 February 1623. *
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter, (1566 – 6 July 1640), known as the third Lord Burghley from 1605 to 1623, was an English nobleman, politician, and peer. Life Exeter was the son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, and Dorothy Neville, dau ...
, 27 February 1623 – 6 July 1640. *
John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough (died 1642) was an English peer. Life He was the eldest son of Henry Mordaunt, 4th Baron Mordaunt, a Roman Catholic kept for a year in the Tower of London on suspicion of complicity in the Gunpowder Plot, ...
, 16 July 1640 – 18 June 1643. *''Interregnum'' *
John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter (1628 – February 1678), styled Lord Burghley from 1640 to 1643, was an English peer. He inherited the earldom from his father David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter in 1643. He was joint Lord Lieutenant of Northampton ...
, 31 July 1660 – 8 August 1673 ''jointly with'' *
Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland (24 January 1602 – 12 February 1666), styled Lord le Despenser between 1624 and 1628, was an English nobleman, politician and writer. Life One of seven sons of Francis Fane by his wife Mary Mildmay, gr ...
, 31 July 1660 – 12 February 1666 ''and'' *
Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough (15 November 1621 – 19 June 1697) was an English soldier, peer and courtier. Early life Styled Lord Mordaunt from 1628, he was the eldest son of John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough. He was educat ...
, 21 May 1666 – 8 August 1673. *divided into East and West Northamptonshire 8 August 1673 – 20 February 1678: **
John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter (1628 – February 1678), styled Lord Burghley from 1640 to 1643, was an English peer. He inherited the earldom from his father David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter in 1643. He was joint Lord Lieutenant of Northampton ...
, (East Northamptonshire). **
Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough (15 November 1621 – 19 June 1697) was an English soldier, peer and courtier. Early life Styled Lord Mordaunt from 1628, he was the eldest son of John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough. He was educat ...
, (West Northamptonshire). *
Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough (15 November 1621 – 19 June 1697) was an English soldier, peer and courtier. Early life Styled Lord Mordaunt from 1628, he was the eldest son of John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough. He was educat ...
, 20 February 1678 – 30 May 1689. * Charles Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Monmouth, 30 May 1689 – 21 July 1715. *
John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu, (1690 – 5 July 1749), styled Viscount Monthermer until 1705 and Marquess of Monthermer between 1705 and 1709, was a British peer. Life Montagu was an owner of a coal mine. Montagu went on the grand tour wi ...
, 21 July 1715 – 5 July 1749. *
George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, (6 October 1716 – 8 June 1771) was a British statesman of the Georgian era. Due to his success in extending commerce in the Americas, he became known as the "father of the colonies". President of th ...
, 2 October 1749 – 8 June 1771. *
Spencer Compton, 8th Earl of Northampton Spencer may refer to: People *Spencer (surname) **Spencer family, British aristocratic family ** List of people with surname Spencer * Spencer (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia *Spencer, New ...
, 6 July 1771 – 7 April 1796. *
Charles Compton, 1st Marquess of Northampton Charles Compton, 1st Marquess of Northampton (24 March 1760 – 24 May 1828), known as Lord Compton from 1763 to 1796 and as the 9th Earl of Northampton from 1796 to 1812, was a British peer and politician. Early life Northampton was the son of S ...
, 11 June 1796 – 24 May 1828. *
John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland, (1 June 175915 December 1841), styled Lord Burghersh between 1771 and 1774, was a British Tory (political faction), Tory politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, who served in most of the cabine ...
, 5 July 1828 – 15 December 1841. *
Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter (2 July 1795 – 16 January 1867), styled Lord Burghley until 1804, was a British peer, courtier, and Tory politician. He held office under the Earl of Derby as Lord Chamberlain of the Household in 1852 a ...
, 22 January 1842 – 16 January 1867. *
Charles FitzRoy, 3rd Baron Southampton Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was " ...
, 22 February 1867 – 16 July 1872. *
John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, KG, KP, PC (27 October 1835 – 13 August 1910), known as Viscount Althorp from 1845 to 1857 (and also known as the "Red Earl" because of his distinctive long red beard), was a British Liberal Party polit ...
, 12 August 1872 – 27 October 1908. *
Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer Charles Robert Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer, (30 October 1857 – 26 September 1922), styled The Honourable Charles Spencer until 1905 and known as Viscount Althorp between 1905 and 1910, was a British courtier and Liberal politician from the Spen ...
, 27 October 1908 – 26 September 1922. *
William Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter William Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter, (27 October 1876 – 6 August 1956), known as Lord Burghley from 1895 to 1898, was a British peer. Exeter was the son of Brownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter, and his wife, the former Isa ...
, 14 December 1922 – 11 March 1952. *
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer, (23 May 1892 – 9 June 1975), styled The Honourable Albert Spencer until 1910 and Viscount Althorp from 1910 to 1922, and known less formally as Jack Spencer, was a British peer. He was the pate ...
, 11 March 1952 – 31 July 1967. *Lt. Col.
John Chandos-Pole John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...
, OBE, 31 July 1967 – 5 March 1984. *Sir
John Luke Lowther Colonel Sir John Luke Lowther (17 November 1923 – 11 April 2011) was a British soldier and Northamptonshire gentleman. Family Lowther was the son of Col. John George Lowther, who in turn was a younger brother of Sir Charles Lowther, 4th Barone ...
, KCVO, CBE, 5 March 1984 – 18 November 1998. *Lady
Juliet Townsend Lady Juliet Margaret Townsend, DCVO (''née'' Smith; 9 September 1941 – 29 November 2014) was a British writer who served as Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire from 1998 to 2014, the first woman to hold this position. Early life and family Bo ...
, DCVO, 18 November 1998 – 16 June 2014. *
David Eric Laing David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
, 17 June 2014 – *James Saunders Watson, 30 March 2020 – present


Deputy Lieutenants

Deputy Lieutenants traditionally supported the Lord-Lieutenant. There could be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment did not terminate with the changing of the Lord-Lieutenant, but they often retired at age 75.


18th century

* The Right Honorable John, Earl of Westmorland, 18 February 1793. * The Right Honorable William, Earl Fitzwilliam, 18 February 1793. * The Right Honorable John,
Earl of Pomfret Earl of Pomfret (alias Pontefract) was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain created in 1721 for Thomas Fermor, 2nd Baron Leominster. It became extinct upon the death of the fifth earl in 1867. Ancestral titles and achievements The Fermor f ...
, 18 February 1793. * The Right Honorable George John, Earl Spencer, 18 February 1793. * The Right Honorable John Joshua, Earl Carysfort, of the Kingdom of Ireland, 18 February 1793. * The Right Honorable George, Lord Carbery of the Kingdom of Ireland, 18 February 1793. * The Right Honorable Charles Compton, 18 February 1793. * Sir
William Wake William Wake (26 January 165724 January 1737) was a priest in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1716 until his death in 1737. Life Wake was born in Blandford Forum, Dorset, and educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He took ...
, , of
Courteenhall Courteenhall is a village south of the county town of Northampton, in the shire county of Northamptonshire, England, and about north of London. The population of the civil parish was 122 at the 2011 census. The village is located in a cul-de-sa ...
, 18 February 1793. * Sir
Justinian Isham Sir Justinian Isham, 2nd Baronet (1610 – 2 March 1675) was an English scholar and royalist politician. He was also a Member of Parliament and an early member of the Royal Society. Life He was admitted a fellow-commoner at Christ's College, ...
, , of Lamport, 18 February 1793. * Sir
Robert Gunning Robert Gunning may refer to: * Sir Robert Gunning, 1st Baronet (1731–1816), British diplomat * Robert C. Gunning, professor of mathematics at Princeton University * Robert Halliday Gunning (1818–1900), Scottish physician * Robert Gunning, Amer ...
, , of
Horton Horton may refer to: Places Antarctica * Horton Glacier, Adelaide Island, Antarctica * Horton Ledge, Queen Elizabeth Land, Antarctica Australia * Horton, Queensland, a town and locality in the Bundaberg Region * Horton River (Australia), ...
, 18 February 1793. * George Ashby, of
Haselbech Haselbech (Pronounced Hazel-beech) is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 87 people. The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 Census and was inc ...
, 18 February 1793. * George Arnold, of
Ashby St Ledgers Ashby St Ledgers is a village in the West Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, England.OS Explorer Map Map 223 - Northampton & Market Harborough (1:25 000) The post town is Rugby in Warwickshire. The population of the civil parish at ...
, 18 February 1793. * Edward Bouverie the younger, of
Delapré Abbey Delapré Abbey is an English neo-classical mansion in Northamptonshire. The mansion and outbuildings incorporate remains of a former monastery, the Abbey of St Mary de la Pré (the suffix meaning "in or of the Meadow"), near the River Nene s ...
, 18 February 1793. * Leonard Burton, of Ringstead, 18 February 1793. * Samuel Blencowe, of
Marston St. Lawrence Marston St. Lawrence is a village and civil parish about northwest of Brackley in Northamptonshire. A stream flows through the village and another forms the southern boundary of the parish. The two merge as Farthinghoe Stream, a tributary of t ...
, 18 February 1793. * Thomas Beet, of Great Houghton, 18 February 1793. * Richard Booth, of Glendon, 18 February 1793. * William Ralph Cartwright, of Aynhoe, 18 February 1793. * John Clarke, of Welton, 18 February 1793. * John Clarke, of
Bulwick Bulwick is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 152 people, including Blatherwycke and increasing to 171 at the 2011 census. It is about six miles north-east of Co ...
, 18 February 1793. * Francis Dickins, of Wollaston, 18 February 1793. * John Dryden, of
Canons Ashby Canons Ashby is a small village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Preston Capes. Its most notable building is Canons Ashby House, a N ...
, 18 February 1793. *
Peter Denys Peter Denys (1760 – 1816) was a British drawing master, later patron of the arts and landowner. He was the son of the language teacher Peter Denys (sometimes Denyss), who was himself the son of a Swiss emigrant. Denys was High Sheriff of Nor ...
, of
Easton Neston Easton Neston is situated in south Northamptonshire, England. Though the village of Easton Neston which was inhabited until around 1500 is now gone, the parish retains the name. At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish remained le ...
, 18 February 1793. * John Peach Hungerford, of Dingley Hall, 18 February 1793. * Thomas Hunt, of
Oundle Oundle () is a market town on the left bank of the River Nene in North Northamptonshire, England, which had a population of 5,735 at the time of the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census. It is north of London and south-west of Peterborough ...
, 18 February 1793. * Robert Henson, of Bainton, 18 February 1793. * Samuel Isted, of Ecton, 18 February 1793. * Valentine Knightley, of
Fawsley Fawsley is a hamlet and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England.- OS Explorer Map 207: Newport Pagnell & Northampton South (1:25 000) The population at the 2001 census was 32. At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and ...
, 18 February 1793. * Richard Kerby, of Floore, 18 February 1793. * Thomas Langton, of
Teeton Teeton is a village in Hollowell civil parish, part of West Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by ...
, 18 February 1793. * Thomas Mercer, of
Hackleton Hackleton is a village located in West Northamptonshire, just north of Buckinghamshire. It is south of Northampton town centre, and by road to the M1 London to Yorkshire motorway junction 15 and north of junction 14. London is south via jun ...
, 18 February 1793. * Charles Newman, of
Preston Deanery Preston Deanery is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hackleton in West Northamptonshire, West Northamptonshire, England. It is south of Northampton town centre and by road to the M1 motorway, M1 London to Yorkshire motorway junction 15. It lie ...
, 18 February 1793. * John Payne, of Welford, 18 February 1793. * Nicolls Raynsford, of
Brixworth Brixworth is a large village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a parish population of 5,162, increasing to 5,228 at the 2011 census. The village's All Saints' Church is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Locat ...
, 18 February 1793. * Thomas Rokeby, of
Arthingworth Arthingworth is a civil parishes in England, civil parish and village in the West Northamptonshire area of the county of Northamptonshire, England.OS Explorer Map Map 223 - Northampton & Market Harborough (1:25 000) The population of the civil ...
, 18 February 1793. * George Robinson, of Cranford, 18 February 1793. * William Sawbridge, of
East Haddon East Haddon is a small village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. The village is located eight miles from Northampton and is surrounded by the villages of Holdenby, Ravensthorpe and Long Buckby. The location between Nor ...
, 18 February 1793. * Richard Brook Supple, of Great Oakley, 18 February 1793. * Thomas Samwell Watson Samwell, of
Upton Hall Upton Hall is the headquarters of the British Horological Institute (BHI) in Upton, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England. It has been the headquarters since 1972. It also houses the Museum of Timekeeping consisting of a substantial coll ...
, 18 February 1793. * Thomas Tryon, of Balwick, 18 February 1793. * John Freke Willes, of
Astrop King's Sutton is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England in the valley of the River Cherwell. The village is about south-east of Banbury, Oxfordshire. The parish includes the ha ...
, 18 February 1793. * William Walcot the younger, of Oundle, 18 February 1793. * William Zouth Lucas Ward, of
Guilsborough Guilsborough is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 882 people, reducing to 692 at the 2011 Census. It is at the centre of an area of rural villages betwe ...
, 18 February 1793. * Allen Edward Young, of
Orlingbury Orlingbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire. It is between the towns of Kettering and Wellingborough. Administratively it forms part of North Northamptonshire but was in the borough of Wellingborough until ...
, 18 February 1793. * The Honorable Lewis Thomas Watson, of
Rockingham Castle Rockingham Castle is a former royal castle and hunting lodge in Rockingham Forest approximately two miles north from the town centre of Corby, Northamptonshire. History 11th – 14th centuries The site on which the castle stands was used in t ...
, 18 February 1793.


19th century

* Henry, Duke of Buccleugh, 9 May 1803. * Thomas, Lord Lilford, 9 May 1803. * George Henry Fitzroy, Earl of Euston, 9 May 1803. * Charles William Montagu Scot, Earl of Dalkeith, 9 May 1803. * John Fane, Lord Burghersh, 9 May 1803. * Sir Edward Dryden, , 9 May 1803. * Thomas Carter, 9 May 1803. *
Justinian Isham Sir Justinian Isham, 2nd Baronet (1610 – 2 March 1675) was an English scholar and royalist politician. He was also a Member of Parliament and an early member of the Royal Society. Life He was admitted a fellow-commoner at Christ's College, ...
, 9 May 1803. * John English Dolben, 9 May 1803. * Charles Knightley, 9 May 1803. * William Hanbury, jun., 9 May 1803. * Robert Andrew, jun., 9 May 1803. * William Somerset Dolben, 9 May 1803. * John Kipling, 9 May 1803. * John Plomer Clarke, 9 May 1803. * Thomas Grant, 9 May 1803. * John Capell Rose, 1 June 1803. * John Charles Spencer, Viscount Althorp, 5 June 1803. * George Francis Lynn, 25 July 1803. * Matthew Easton Jones, 1 August 1803. * George Biggin, 17 August 1803. * The
Earl of Euston Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...
, 29 May 1846. * The
Marquess of Chandos Chandos may refer to: Titles * Duke of Chandos, and Baron Chandos, three English titles, all extinct * Viscount Chandos, a modern title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Businesses * Chandos Records * Chandos Publishing Other uses * Chand ...
, 29 May 1846. * The Earl of Pomfret, 29 May 1846. * The
Baron Henley Baron Henley is a title that has been created twice: first in the Peerage of Great Britain and then in the Peerage of Ireland. The first creation came in 1760 in favour of Sir Robert Henley, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, when he was ...
, 29 May 1846. * The Honourable Richard Watson, 29 May 1846. * William Bruce Stopford, 29 May 1846. * William Cartwright, 29 May 1846. * Rainald Knightley, 29 May 1846. * John Michael Severne, 29 May 1846. * Richard Aubrey Cartwright, 29 May 1846. * William Willes, 29 May 1846. * George Payne, 29 May 1846. * William Smyth, 29 May 1846. * Henry Neville, 29 May 1846. * George Ashby Ashby, 17 January 1861. * Lieutenant-General
Charles George James Arbuthnot General Charles George James Arbuthnot, DL (180121 October 1870) was a British general. Early life Arbuthnot was born at sea aboard the frigate ''Juno'' and raised at Woodford, Northamptonshire. His father, Charles Arbuthnot, was a prominent T ...
, 21 January 1861.


20th century

* James Griffith Dearden, 28 February 1901. * The Honourable Edward Algernon FitzRoy, , 9 May 1901. * James Hornsby, 27 May 1902. * Sir Charles Valentine Knightley, , 27 May 1902. * The Right Honourable Henry James, Earl of Euston, 22 August 1907. * The Right Honourable Luke,
Baron Annaly Baron Annaly is a title that has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of Ireland and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Annaly is named after the ancient term for the general locale, which in turn was named after the original ...
, 22 August 1907. * Colonel Joseph Hill, , 22 August 1907. * Christopher Smyth, 9 August 1911. * Lieutenant-Colonel John Brown, , 30 December 1918. * Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Willoughby, , 30 December 1918. * Lieutenant-Colonel George Somes Eunson, , 30 December 1918. * Thomas Henry Woolston, , 30 December 1918. * The Right Honourable John Powys, Baron Lilford, 29 July 1922. * The Right Honourable Edward Sholto, Baron Penrhyn, 29 July 1922. * Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Hereward Wake, , 29 July 1922. * Major Sir Charles Vere Gunning, , 29 July 1922. * Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Bingham Lowther, , 29 July 1922. * Sir
William Ryland Dent Adkins Sir William Ryland Dent Adkins (11 May 1862 – 30 January 1925) was an English barrister, judge and Liberal politician. Family and education Ryland Adkins, as he was known at least professionally, was the son of William Adkins JP of Springfiel ...
, , 29 July 1922. * Major Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey, , 29 July 1922. * Colonel Henry Wickham, , 29 July 1922. * Sir Arthur Richard de Capell Brooke, , 18 October 1923. * William Harvey Reeves, , 22 June 1931. * Samuel Smith Campion, 9 April 1935. * Captain John Veasy Collier, 9 April 1935. * Colonel Charles Henry Eyre Coote, 9 April 1935. * Brigadier-General Algernon Francis Holford Ferguson, 9 April 1935. * Major (Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel) James William Fisher, , 9 April 1935. * Colonel Albert Edward John, Earl Spencer, 9 April 1935. * Frederick Bostock, 20 May 1937. * Lieutenant David George Brownlow Cecil, , 20 May 1937. * Leslie Winter Dryland, , 20 May 1937. * Major David Howard Evans, , 20 May 1937. * George Lewis, 20 May 1937. * Colonel William Bingham, Marquess of Northampton, , 20 May 1937. * Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Montague Raynsford, , 20 May 1937. * Brigadier-General William Strong, , 20 May 1937. * Lieutenant-Colonel Josiah Walker, , 20 May 1937. * Major The Right Honourable Frederick, Baron Hesketh of Hesketh, 2 January 1950. * Lieutenant-Colonel Marcus Jelley, , 2 January 1950. * Rear Admiral Sir Wellwood George Courtenay Maxwell, , 2 January 1950. * Lieutenant-Colonel Orfeur Kilvington Parker, , 2 January 1950. * Major-General (Honorary Lieutenant-General) Sir
Bertram Norman Sergison-Brooke Lieutenant General Sir Bertram Norman Sergison-Brooke, (born Brooke; 20 July 1880 – 26 March 1967) was an Anglo-Irish senior British Army officer who served as Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding (G ...
, , 23 June 1952. * Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm Berwick, , 23 June 1952. * Lieutenant-Colonel John Thomas Herbert Pettit, 23 June 1952. * Lieutenant-Colonel Edgar Claude Manning Palmer, , 23 June 1952. * Major (Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel) Sir
Gyles Isham Sir Gyles Isham, 12th Baronet (31 October 1903 – 29 January 1976) was an English aristocrat, actor (who appeared in several films in the 1930s) and historian. Life and career Gyles Isham was born 31 October 1903 in Lamport, Northamptonshire, E ...
, , 23 June 1952. * Honorary Captain Sir Arthur John Edward Craig, 23 June 1952. * Colonel (Honorary Major-General) Evelyn Dalrymple Fanshawe, , 29 May 1961. * Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel (Honorary Colonel) Ronald King McMichael, , 29 May 1961. * Lieutenant-Colonel James Thomas Lewis, , 29 May 1961. * Major (Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel) The Honourable Peter Esme Brassey, 29 May 1961 — 9 May 1967. * Captain The Right Honourable Edward John Spencer, Viscount Althorp, , 29 May 1961. * Major (Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel) George Theodore Herbert Capron, , 30 June 1965. * Lieutenant-Colonel John Chandos-Pole, , 30 June 1965. * Major (Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel) Richard Arthur Collins, , 30 June 1965. * Major (Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel) Dennis Douglas Pilkington Smyly, , 30 June 1965. * Captain (Honorary Major) Thomas Patrick Douglas Spens, , 30 June 1965 — 25 August 1967. * Major (Honorary Colonel) Nigel Victor Stopford-Sackville, , 30 June 1965. * The Hon. Major the Right Honourable Reginald Edward, Viscount Dilhorne, , 17 May 1967. * Dennis Edmund Hutchinson, , 17 May 1967. * Major (Acting Lieutenant-Colonel) Robert Charles Jeffery, , 17 May 1967. * Colonel Percy Fergus Ivo Reid, , 27 March 1969. * Edwin Arthur Steele, 27 March 1969. * Colonel (Honorary Brigadier) Doidge Estcourt Taunton, , 27 March 1969. * Major Sir Hereward Wake, , 27 March 1969. * Major The Right Honourable David Henry, Lord Brassey of Apethorpe, 2 October 1972. * Flight Lieutenant Guy Timothy Geoffrey Conant, 2 October 1972. * Captain (Honorary Major) Sir Edward William Spencer Ford, , 2 October 1972. * Lieutenant-Commander Arnold Derek Arthur Lawson, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 2 October 1972. * Lieutenant-Colonel Charles John Manning Watts, 2 October 1972. * Captain Antony Edward Montague Raynsford, Royal Navy, 11 February 1974. * Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Vere Cyprian Robarts, 11 February 1974. * Major (Honorary Colonel) Sir Derek Wilbraham Pritchard, 11 February 1974. * Major Derek Frank Hooton, , 11 February 1974. * Captain Owen Meurig Jones, , 11 February 1974. * Major Donald Baxter, 17 May 1977. * Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Gray Boardman, , 17 May 1977. * Edmund Crispin Stephen James George Brudenell, 17 May 1977. * Brigadier Hugh Gray Wybrants Hamilton, , 17 May 1977. * Honorary Captain
John Luke Lowther Colonel Sir John Luke Lowther (17 November 1923 – 11 April 2011) was a British soldier and Northamptonshire gentleman. Family Lowther was the son of Col. John George Lowther, who in turn was a younger brother of Sir Charles Lowther, 4th Barone ...
, 17 May 1977. * Captain (Honorary Major) Richard Augustus Palmer, , 17 May 1977. * Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Raymond Pearson, , Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 17 May 1977. * The Right Honourable The Countess of Birkenhead, 3 December 1979. * The Right Honourable Christian Mary, Lady Hesketh, 3 December 1979. * Major Joseph Mark Fearfield, 3 December 1979. * The Most Honourable The Marquess of Northampton, 3 December 1979. * Captain John Macdonald-Buchanan, , 3 December 1979. * Commander Leslie Michael Macdonald Saunders Watson, Royal Navy, 3 December 1979. * Jean Jackson-Stops, , 11 February 1985. * Colonel Richard Antony Gill, , 31 January 1986. * Cyril Humphrey Cripps, , 31 January 1986. * Michael Leslie Dove, 17 June 1989. * William David Morton, , 17 June 1989. * Anita Mary Tasker, , 17 June 1989. * William Richard Frank Chamberlain, 9 February 1991. * Penelope Joan Escombe, 9 February 1991. * Lady Juliet Margaret Townsend, , 9 February 1991. * John Walter Douglas Ewart, 1 February 1993. * James George Kane, 1 February 1993. * Joan Mary Tice, 1 February 1993. * Christopher Guy Vere Davidge, , 14 March 1994. * Anthony Geoffrey Stoughton-Harris, , 14 March 1994. * Richard Paul Seddon, 25 March 1996. * Arthur Jeffrey Greenwell, , 25 September 1996. * Lady Wake, , 25 September 1996. * Ian Robert Keers, 24 November 1997. * Agnes Anne Goodman, 24 November 1997. * Rear Admiral John Patrick Bruce O'Riordan, , 24 November 1997. * John George Church, 24 November 1997.


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High Sheriff of Northamptonshire This is a list of the High Sheriffs of Northamptonshire. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the respon ...


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Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...