The following is a list of people who have held the title of Lord Lieutenant of

Montgomeryshire , HQ= Montgomery , Government= Montgomeryshire County Council (1889–1974)Montgomeryshire District Council (1974–1996) , Origin= , Status= , Start= , End= ...

. After 1761, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Montgomeryshire. The office was abolished on 31 March 1974 and replaced by the

Lord Lieutenant of Powys This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant for Powys. Prior to 1974, the Monarch was represented in the area by the Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire, the Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire and the Lord Lieutenant of Breck ...

, with Deputy Lieutenants for Montgomeryshire.

Lord Lieutenants of Montgomeryshire to 1974

*''see Lord Lieutenant of Wales'' before 1694'' * Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (appointed by Parliament) 1642 - 14 September 1646 *

Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury Charles Talbot, Duke of Shrewsbury, KG, PC (15 July 16601 February 1718) was an English politician who was part of the Immortal Seven group that invited Prince William III of Orange to depose King James II of England during the Glorious R ...

31 May 1694 – 10 March 1696 *

Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield (c. 16595 November 1701) was an English peer, soldier and MP. Biography He was born in France, the eldest son of Charles Gerard, Baron Brandon (later 1st Earl of Macclesfield), and Jeanne, the daughter of ...

10 March 1696 – 5 November 1701 *

William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby William Richard George Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby (c. 1655 – 5 November 1702), styled Lord Strange from 1655 to 1672, was an English peer and politician. Derby was the eldest son of Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby, and Dorotha Helena Kirk ...

18 June 1702 – 5 November 1702 *

Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley, PC (1662 – 18 January 1725), styled The Honourable from birth until 1681 and then known as Viscount Cholmondeley to 1706, was an English peer and politician. Cholmondeley was the eldest son of Rob ...

2 December 1702 – 4 September 1713 *

Other Windsor, 2nd Earl of Plymouth Other Windsor, 2nd Earl of Plymouth (27 August 1679 – 26 December 1727) was a British peer, styled Lord Windsor from his father's death in 1684 to 1687. He was a Hanoverian Tory, supportive of the Hanoverian Succession. The son of Other Winds ...

4 September 1713 – 21 October 1714 *

21 October 1714 – 18 January 1725 *

George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley, PC, FRS (1666 – 7 May 1733), styled The Honourable from birth until 1715 and then known as Lord Newborough to 1725, was an English soldier. Cholmondeley was the second son of Robert Cholmondele ...

7 April 1725 – 7 May 1733 *

George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley, (2 January 1703 – 10 June 1770), styled as Viscount Malpas from 1725 to 1733, was a British Whig politician and nobleman who sat in the House of Commons from 1724 to 1733. Life Cholmondeley wa ...

14 June 1733 – 25 October 1760 *

Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis Henry Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis PC (before 9 April 1703Baptism date. – 10 September 1772), known as Henry Herbert until 1743 and as The Lord Herbert of Chirbury between 1743 and 1748, was a British peer and politician. Background A me ...

4 July 1761 – 10 September 1772 * Robert Clive 17 June 1773 – 2 November 1774 * Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Earl of Hertford 20 April 1775 – 21 November 1776 *

George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis George Edward Henry Arthur Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis (7 July 1755 – 16 January 1801), styled Viscount Ludlow until 1772, was a British peer. Early life Herbert was born at Finchley, Middlesex, the son of Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis, by ...

21 November 1776 – 16 January 1801 *''vacant'' *

Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis, (7 March 1754 – 16 May 1839), known as the Lord Clive between 1774 and 1804, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1794 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Clive. Earl ...

18 May 1804 – 20 November 1830 *

Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis, KG (22 March 1785 – 17 January 1848), styled Viscount Clive between 1804 and 1839, was a British peer and Tory politician. He was the grandson of Clive of India. Early life Edward was born on 22 March 1 ...

20 November 1830 – 17 January 1848 * Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley 26 February 1848 – 10 February 1858 *

Thomas Hanbury-Tracy, 2nd Baron Sudeley Thomas Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 2nd Baron Sudeley (5 February 1801 – 19 February 1863), known as Thomas Leigh between 1806 and 1838 and styled The Honourable Thomas Leigh between 1838 and 1839 and The Honourable Thomas Hanbury-Tracy between 1839 a ...

4 March 1858 – 19 February 1863 * Sudeley Hanbury-Tracy, 3rd Baron Sudeley 21 April 1863 – 28 April 1877 *

Edward James Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis Edward James Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis (5 November 1818 – 7 May 1891), styled Viscount Clive between 1839 and 1848, was a British peer and politician. Background Powis was born at The Angel Hotel, Pershore, Worcestershire, the eldest son o ...

25 May 1877 – 7 May 1891 *

Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet Sir Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet, (1860–1944) was a Welsh politician and Yeomanry officer. Early life Williams-Wynn was born on 6 June 1860, the second (and eldest surviving) son of Colonel Herbert Watkin Williams-Wynn, MP ...

10 June 1891 – 24 May 1944 * Sir George Frederick Hamer 26 June 1950 – 4 April 1960 *Col.

John Lyon Corbett-Winder 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 ...

, O.B.E., M.C.† 4 April 1960 – 31 March 1974 † Became the first

on 1 April 1974.

References

* * * The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973 (1973/1754) * {{Lord Lieutenancies 1974 disestablishments in Wales

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