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 ...

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

. Since 1742, all the Lords Lieutenant have also been

Custos Rotulorum of Cornwall This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Cornwall. * Sir John Chamond ?–1544 * Sir Richard Grenville 1544–1550 * Sir John Arundell bef. 1558 – aft. 1558 * Sir William Godolphin bef. 1562–1570 * P ...

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John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford (c. 1485 – 14 March 1555) was an English royal minister in the Tudor dynasty, Tudor era. He served variously as Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, Lord High Admiral and Lord Privy Seal. Among the land ...

1552–1554 *

John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath, (1499 in Devon – 10 February 1560/61) was an Earl in the peerage of England. He also succeeded to the titles of 12th Baron FitzWarin, Baron Daubeney and 4th Count of Eu. Origins He was the son of John Bourc ...

1556–? *

Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, KG ( – 28 July 1585) of Chenies in Buckinghamshire and of Bedford House in Exeter, Devon, was an English nobleman, soldier, and politician. He was a godfather to the Devon-born sailor Sir Francis Drake ...

1584 – 28 July 1585 *''jointly held:'' 8 August 1586 – 7 December 1587 ** Sir Francis Godolphin ** Sir William Mohun ** Peter Edgcumbe ** Richard Carew *

Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh (; – 29 October 1618) was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer. One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, he played a leading part in English colonisation of North America, suppressed rebellion ...

7 December 1587 – 24 March 1603 * William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke 21 May 1604 – 10 April 1630 * Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke 17 August 1630 – 1642 *

John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor and Viscount Bodmin (160617 July 1685), known as The Lord Robartes (or John, Lord Roberts) between 1634 and 1679, was a Cornish politician, who fought for the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War. ...

1642 (Parliamentarian) *''Interregnum'' *

John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath PC, 29 August 1628 – 22 August 1701, was an English landowner who served in the Royalist army during the First English Civil War and was rewarded for his services after the 1660 Stuart Restoration with a title ...

1 October 1660 – April 1696 ''jointly with'' ** Charles Granville, 2nd Baron Granville 6 May 1691 – March 1693 * Charles Robartes, 2nd Earl of Radnor 24 April 1696 – 1702 *

John Granville, 1st Baron Granville Colonel John Granville, 1st Baron Granville of Potheridge PC (12 April 1665 – 3 December 1707), styled The Honourable John Granville until 1703, was an English soldier, landowner and politician. Background and education Granville was the secon ...

18 June 1702 – 1705 * Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin 16 April 1705 – 1710 *

Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, (March 1642 – 2 May 1711) was an English statesman and writer. He was originally a supporter of James II but later supported the Glorious Revolution in 1688. He held high office under Queen Anne, daugh ...

15 April 1710 – 2 May 1711 * Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Rochester 25 October 1711 – September 1714 * Charles Robartes, 2nd Earl of Radnor 13 November 1714 – 3 August 1723 *''vacant'' *

Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe, (23 April 168022 November 1758) of Mount Edgcumbe in Cornwall, was an English Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1701 until 1742 when he was raised to the peerage ...

29 July 1742 – 22 November 1758 *

Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron Edgcumbe Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Baron Edgcumbe Privy Council of Great Britain, PC (2 August 1716 – 10 May 1761) was a British nobleman and politician. The eldest surviving son of Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe and his wife Matilda Furnese, he was ...

5 March 1759 – 10 May 1761 *

George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe Admiral George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, PC (3 March 1720 – 4 February 1795) was a British peer, naval officer and politician. Early life Edgcumbe was the second surviving son of Richard Edgcumbe, 1st Baron Edgcumbe and his wif ...

22 June 1761 – 4 February 1795 *

Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

17 April 1795 – 26 September 1839 *

Sir William Salusbury-Trelawny, 8th Baronet Sir William Lewis Salusbury-Trelawny, 8th Baronet (4 July 1781 – 15 November 1856), was a British politician. Born William Trelawny, he assumed in 1802 the additional surname of Salusbury. He served as High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1811Cornwal ...

30 December 1839 – 15 November 1856 * Charles Vivian, 2nd Baron Vivian 17 December 1856 – 1877 *

William Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe William Henry Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, GCVO, PC, DL (5 November 1833 – 25 September 1917), styled Viscount Valletort between 1839 and 1861, was a British courtier, Conservative politician, and Volunteer officer. Background Ed ...

6 November 1877 – 25 September 1917 *

John Charles Williams John Charles Williams (30 April 1861 – 29 March 1939) was an English Liberal Unionist politician and a noted gardener at Caerhays Castle, Cornwall, where he grew and bred rhododendrons and other plants. An important group of camellia cultivars, ...

24 January 1918 – 1936 * Sir Edward Hoblyn Warren Bolitho 17 February 1936 – 1962 * Sir John Gawen Carew Pole, 12th Baronet 29 August 1962 – 1977 *

George Boscawen, 9th Viscount Falmouth George Hugh Boscawen, 9th Viscount Falmouth, (31 October 1919 – 7 March 2022), was a British peerage of Great Britain, peer and landed gentry, landowner. His subsidiary titles were 9th Baron Boscawen-Rose and 16th Baron le Despencer (created ...

1977–1994 * Lady Mary Holborow 10 November 1994 – 19 September 2011 *Colonel Edward Bolitho 19 September 2011 – present

Deputy lieutenants

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

*11 December 1792: John Thomas, Esq. *11 December 1792:

John Lemon John Lemon (6 November 1754 – 5 April 1814) was a British Whig Member of Parliament. He was born in Truro, the second son of William Lemon by his marriage to Anne, the daughter of John Willyams of Carnanton House, and was the grandson of Wi ...

, Esq. *11 December 1792: David Howell, Esq. *11 December 1792: George Bickford, Esq. *11 December 1792: Walter Raleigh Gilbert, Esq. *11 December 1792: Edward Archer, Esq. *11 December 1792: John Penhallow Peters, Esq. *11 December 1792: William Clode, Esq. *15 February 1793: John Trevenen, Esq. *15 February 1793: Thomas Bennett, Esq. *15 February 1793: Arthur Kempe, Esq.

19th Century

*29 March 1848: Edward Archer, Esq.

References

* * * Politics of Cornwall History of Cornwall

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