This is a list of people who have served as

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 ...

for the

East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to t ...

. The office was established after the

English Restoration The Restoration of the Stuart monarchy in the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland took place in 1660 when King Charles II returned from exile in continental Europe. The preceding period of the Protectorate and the civil wars came to be ...

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 This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of the East Riding of Yorkshire. * Sir William Babthorpe bef. 1544–1555 * Christopher Estoft bef. 1558–1566 * John Vaughan bef. 1573–1577 * Ralph Rokeby 1577 &ndash ...

, and for part of the period also Lieutenants of the Town and County of the Town of

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south-east ...

. It was abolished on 31 March 1974 with the creation of the county of

Humberside Humberside () was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in Northern England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber Estuary, created from portions of the East Riding of Yorkshire, West ...

, but was re-created upon the abolition of Humberside on 1 April 1996.

Lord Lieutenants of the East Riding of Yorkshire to 1974

John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse (or Bellasis) (24 June 1614 – 10 September 1689) was an English nobleman, Royalist officer and Member of Parliament, notable for his role during and after the Civil War. He suffered a long spell of imprison ...

26 July 1660 – 12 April 1673 *

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, KG, PC (9 April 1649 – 15 July 1685) was a Dutch-born English nobleman and military officer. Originally called James Crofts or James Fitzroy, he was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlan ...

12 April 1673 – 20 December 1679 * John Sheffield, 3rd Earl of Mulgrave 20 December 1679 – 17 November 1682 *

Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset (13 August 16622 December 1748), known by the epithet "The Proud Duke", was an English peer. He rebuilt Petworth House in Sussex, the ancient Percy seat inherited from his wife, in the palatial form which s ...

17 November 1682 – 13 October 1687 * John Sheffield, 3rd Earl of Mulgrave 13 October 1687 – 5 October 1688 *

Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, KG, PC (24 June 1630 – 26 July 1691), styled Lord Cavendish until 1676, and Viscount Mansfield from 1676, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1676, and then ...

5 October 1688 – 26 March 1689 * William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull 26 March 1689 – 17 September 1690 *

Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, (20 February 1632 – 26 July 1712), was a prominent English politician. Under King Charles II (and known at the time as Lord Danby), he was the leading figure in the government for around five years i ...

21 March 1691 – 11 August 1699 *

John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne John Holles, Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Order of the Garter, KG, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, PC (9 January 1662 – 15 July 1711) was an English Peerage of the United Kingdom, peer. Early life Holles was born in Edwinstowe, Nottingha ...

11 August 1699 – 15 July 1711 *''vacant'' *

Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds Admiral Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds (1659 – 25 June 1729), styled Viscount Osborne between 1673 and 1689, Earl of Danby between 1689 and 1694 and Marquess of Carmarthen between 1694 and 1712, was an English Tory politician. Backg ...

29 March 1713 – 16 December 1714 *

Rich Ingram, 5th Viscount of Irvine Colonel Rich Ingram, 5th Viscount of Irvine (6 January 1688 – 10 April 1721), was an English peer and politician. Early life Ingram was born on 6 January 1688. He was the second of nine sons born to Isabella Machell (1670–1764) and Arthur In ...

16 December 1714 – 10 April 1721 *

William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, (22 March 16847 July 1764) was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1707 to 1742, when he was created the first Earl of Bath by King George II. Bath is sometimes stated to have b ...

7 December 1721 – 15 July 1728 *

Arthur Ingram, 6th Viscount of Irvine Arthur Ingram, 6th Viscount of Irvine (21 December 1689 – 30 May 1736), styled the Honourable Arthur Ingram until 1721, was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 until 1721 when he succeeded to the peerage ...

15 July 1728 – 30 May 1736 * Sir Conyers Darcy July 1736 – 22 February 1738 *

Henry Ingram, 7th Viscount of Irvine Henry Ingram, 7th Viscount of Irvine (30 April 1691 – 4 April 1761), styled The Honourable Henry Ingram until 1736, was an English landowner and politician. Irvine was the fourth son of Arthur Ingram, 3rd Viscount of Irvine, by Isabella Mache ...

22 February 1738 – 4 April 1761 *''vacant'' * Francis Osborne, Marquess of Carmarthen 1 August 1778 – 22 March 1780 *

Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle (28 May 1748 – 4 September 1825) was a British peer, statesman, diplomat, and author. Life He was the son of Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle and his second wife Isabella Byron. His mother was a ...

22 March 1780 – 8 April 1782 *

Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds Francis Godolphin Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds, (29 January 1751 – 31 January 1799), styled Marquess of Carmarthen until 1789, was a British politician. He notably served as Foreign Secretary under William Pitt the Younger from 1783 to 1791. H ...

8 April 1782 – 31 January 1799 *

1 March 1799 – 29 September 1807 *

Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave General Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave, (14 February 17557 April 1831), styled The Honourable Henry Phipps until 1792 and known as The Lord Mulgrave from 1792 to 1812, was a British soldier and politician. He notably served as Foreign Secr ...

29 September 1807 – 10 September 1824 *

George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle of Castle Howard, (17 September 17737 October 1848), styled Viscount Morpeth until 1825, was a British statesman. He served as Lord Privy Seal between 1827 and 1828 and in 1834 and was a member of Lord Grey ...

10 September 1824 – 31 January 1840 *

Paul Thompson, 1st Baron Wenlock Paul Beilby Lawley Thompson, 1st Baron Wenlock (1 July 1784 – 9 May 1852), born Paul Beilby Lawley, was an English nobleman and Whig politician. Life Thompson was born Paul Beilby Lawley, the youngest son of Sir Robert Lawley, 5th Baron ...

31 January 1840 – 18 June 1847 *

George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle, (18 April 1802– 5 December 1864), styled Viscount Morpeth from 1825 to 1848, was a British statesman, orator, and writer. Life Carlisle was born in Westminster, London, the eldest son o ...

18 June 1847 – 5 December 1864 * Beilby Lawley, 2nd Baron Wenlock 6 December 1864 – 6 November 1880 *

Marmaduke Constable-Maxwell, 11th Lord Herries of Terregles Marmaduke Constable-Maxwell, 11th Lord Herries of Terregles, (4 October 1837 – 5 October 1908) was Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1880 and Lord-Lieutenant of Kirkcudbrightshire from 1885 until his death. He was educated a ...

21 December 1880 – 6 October 1908‡ * Charles Wilson, 2nd Baron Nunburnholme 14 November 1908 – 15 August 1924‡ *

Robert Wilfrid de Yarburgh-Bateson, 3rd Baron Deramore Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Wilfrid de Yarburgh-Bateson, 3rd Baron Deramore (5 August 1865 – 1 April 1936) was a British peer and an officer in the Yorkshire Hussars. He served as Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1924 until his ...

30 December 1924 – 1 April 1936‡ *

Michael Willoughby, 11th Baron Middleton Colonel Michael Guy Percival Willoughby, 11th Baron Middleton (21 October 1887 – 16 November 1970), was a British peer and soldier. Biography Willoughby was the second son of Godfrey Willoughby, 10th Baron Middleton, and was educated at We ...

8 June 1936 – 17 April 1968‡ *

Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax Charles Ingram Courtenay Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, (3 October 1912 – 19 March 1980), 4th Viscount Halifax of Monk Bretton, 6th Baronet Wood of Barnsley in the County of York, and 2nd Baron Irwin of Kirby Underdale in the County of York, was a ...

17 April 1968 – 31 March 1974 † The position was abolished on 31 March 1974 by the

Local Government Act 1972 The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...

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 The Lord Lieutenants of Humberside. The office was created on 1 April 1974, and abolished on 31 March 1996. In 1996 the Lord Lieutenancy of the East Riding of Yorkshire was restored, covering what was northern Humberside. The southern part was ...

on 1 April 1974.

Lord Lieutenants of the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1996

Richard Marriott Richard Marriott (born 1951) is an American composer and performer. He has composed for film, television, dance, theater, opera, installations and video games. He is the founder and artistic director of the Club Foot Orchestra, an important mod ...

, CVO, TD, FSA, 1 April 1996 – 19 December 2005 *Hon. Dame Susan Cunliffe-Lister, DCVO, 19 December 2005 – 2 November 2019 * James Dick, OBE, 2 November 2019 – present

Deputy Lieutenants

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

*19 February 1831: The Hon.

Charles Langdale Charles Langdale (formerly Stourton); 19 September 1787 – 1 December 1868) was a British politician, Roman Catholic layman, and biographer. He served as Whig Member of Parliament, wrote the memoirs of Maria Fitzherbert, and was a leading Roman ...

*19 February 1831: Sir Thomas Aston Clifford-Constable, *19 February 1831: The Rev. William Blow *19 February 1831: Thomas Clark, Esq. *19 February 1831: Robert Denison, Esq. *19 February 1831: William Constable Maxwell, Esq. *19 February 1831: The Rev. William Parker *19 February 1831: William Scholfield, Esq. *24 February 1831: William Hall, Esq. *24 February 1831: Joseph Robinson Pease, Esq. *24 February 1831: The Rev. Christopher Sykes *24 February 1831: Avison Terry, Esq. *24 February 1831: Joseph Sykes, Esq. *24 February 1831: Robert Thoroton, Esq. *24 February 1831: Charles Whitaker, Esq. *9 March 1831: The Rev. Danson Richardson Currer *9 March 1831: The Rev. Daniel Ferguson *9 March 1831: Mark Foulis, Esq. *9 March 1831: The Rev. Henry Ramsden *9 March 1831:

Sir George Strickland ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English language, English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist i ...

, *9 March 1831: Edward Taylor, Esq. *9 March 1831: Henry Willoughby, Esq. *9 March 1831: Joseph Smyth Windham, Esq. *10 March 1831: Sir Edmund Beckett,

References

* {{East Yorkshire, state=collapsed History of the East Riding of Yorkshire Local government in the East Riding of Yorkshire 1660 establishments in England