The Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire () is the British monarch's personal representative in the county of

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire ...

. Historically, the lord-lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's

militia A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...

. In 1871, the lord-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. Since 1660, all lord-lieutenants have also been

Custos Rotulorum of Lincolnshire This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Lincolnshire. At the inception of the office (bef. 1544), a custos rotulorum was appointed for each of the three Parts of Lincolnshire. By 1554 these were Richard Ogle for Holland, Si ...

. The lord-lieutenancy is now an honorary titular position, usually awarded to a retired notable person in the county. Until 1975, this had been awarded to a peer connected to the county.

List of Lord-Lieutenants of Lincolnshire

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 ...

List of Vice Lord-Lieutenants of Lincolnshire

The lord-lieutenant selects from their deputy lieutenants one to act as the vice lord-lieutenant during their tenure. This office is not automatically renewed on the appoint of a new lord-lieutenant. The current Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire is Mr Andrew Clark.

List of Deputy Lieutenants

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

18th Century

*12 December 1798: Henry Hutton, Esq. *4 September 1799: James Conington, Esq. *5 September 1799: Joseph Livesey, Esq.

19th Century

*4 May 1813: Henry Smith, Esq. The current Deputy Lieutenants for Lincolnshire are: * Mrs J M Ashton * A E Baxter Esq * Lady Benton Jones * N D S Brown Esq * J B Burke Esq * Mrs C E Carlbom Flinn * D C Chambers Esq * A S Clark Esq * Mrs A C Coltman * R J Douglas Esq * H C Drake Esq * F J F M Dymoke Esq *

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D K Harris * Mrs J G A M Hughes } * Mrs P G Keeling * Ms U F R Lidbetter } * J W Lockwood Esq * B Marsh Esq * N E McCorquodale Esq * Mrs R M Parker *

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Sir Stuart Peach * Mrs V M Pettifer * C A Pinchbeck Esq * Mrs S A L Price * Mrs H M L Reeve *

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M A Robinson * Mrs S E Robinson * C G Rowles Nicholson Esq * Sir Reginald Sheffield * Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt * Mrs A L Ward * W S Webb Esq * C W H Welby Esq

References

* * History of Lincolnshire

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