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 ...

Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Gl ...

. Since 1694, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been

Custos Rotulorum of Gloucestershire This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Gloucestershire. *Sir Edmund Tame bef. 1544–1544 *Sir Anthony Kingston 1544?–1556 *Sir Nicholas Arnold bef. 1558–1580 *Sir Thomas Throckmorton bef. 1584 – 16 ...

. * Edmund Brydges, 2nd Baron Chandos 1559–? *

Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron Chandos Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron Chandos of Sudeley (c. 1548 – 21 February 1594) was an English courtier in the reign of Elizabeth I. Life He was born at Sudeley Manor, Gloucestershire, the son of Edmund Brydges, 2nd Baron Chandos and his wife Hon ...

17 November 1586 – 1 February 1594 *

William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos (ca. 1552 – 1602) was an English peer and politician. He was the younger son and heir of Edmund Brydges, 2nd Baron Chandos and Dorothy, the youngest daughter and child of Sir Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Br ...

9 September 1595 – 18 November 1602 *

Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley, KB (26 November 1534 – 26 November 1613) was an English peer and politician. He was Lord Lieutenant and Vice-Admiral of Gloucestershire. He was the grandfather of George Berkeley, 8th Baron Berkeley. Fam ...

13 August 1603 – 20 November 1613 *

Grey Brydges, 5th Baron Chandos Grey Brydges, 5th Baron Chandos (10 August 1621) of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, was an English nobleman and courtier. Early life He was the only son of William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos, who died on 18 November 1602, and Mary Hopton, ...

23 December 1613 – 10 August 1621 *

William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton, KG (died 24 June 1630), known as 2nd Baron Compton from 1589 to 1618, was an English nobleman, peer, and politician. Northampton was the son of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton, and Frances Hastings. ...

16 March 1622 – 24 June 1630 *

Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton (May 160119 March 1643), styled Lord Compton from 1618 to 1630, was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622. He became a peer by writ of acceleration in 1626 ...

17 July 1630 – 1642 ''jointly with'' *

George Brydges, 6th Baron Chandos George Brydges, 6th Baron Chandos (1620–1654), was the son of Grey Brydges, 5th Baron Chandos (c. 1580 – 10 August 1621) and Lady Anne Stanley, a descendant of King Henry VIII's sister, Princess Mary Tudor. George's stepfather was Mervy ...

3 August 1641 – 1642 *

William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele (28 June 158214 April 1662) was an English nobleman and politician, known also for his involvement in several companies for setting up overseas colonies. Early life He was born at the family home of B ...

1642 (

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) *''Interregnum'' * The Duke of Beaufort 30 July 1660 – 1689 * The Earl of Macclesfield 22 March 1689 – 7 January 1694 * The Earl of Berkeley 25 May 1694 – 24 September 1710 * The Earl of Berkeley 30 November 1710 – 1712 * The Duke of Beaufort 6 March 1712 – 24 May 1714 * The Earl of Berkeley 21 October 1714 – 17 August 1736 * The Earl of Berkeley 21 April 1737 – 9 January 1755 * The Lord Ducie 19 February 1755 – 1758 * The Lord Chedworth 13 November 1758 – 9 May 1762 * The Lord Botetourt 4 June 1762 – 1766 * The Earl of Berkeley 5 July 1766 – 8 August 1810 * The Duke of Beaufort 15 September 1810 – 2 December 1835 * The Lord Segrave 18 December 1835 – 10 October 1857 (created Earl FitzHardinge in 1841) * The Earl of Ducie 13 November 1857 – 1911† * The Earl Beauchamp 17 July 1911 – 1931† * The Duke of Beaufort 6 November 1931 – 5 February 1984† * Martin Gibbs 1984–1992 * Sir Henry Elwes 17 February 1992 – 24 October 2010 * Dame Janet Trotter 25 October 2010 – 29 October 2018 *Edward Gillespie 29 October 2018 – † Lord Lieutenant of the County of Gloucester, and of the City and County of the City of Gloucester, and of the City and County of the City of Bristol.

Deputy lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Gloucestershire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. 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

*10 March 1831: The Rev. Maurice Fitzgerald Stephens *12 March 1831: Robert Canning, Esq. *24 March 1831: John Lewsley Codrington, Esq. *5 April 1831: John Dela Field Phelps, Esq.

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External links

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Politics of Gloucestershire

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