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 responsibilit ...

of the Tower Hamlets. The Lord Lieutenancy was created in 1660 at the Restoration. It was generally held by the

Constable of the Tower of London The Constable of the Tower is the most senior appointment at the Tower of London. In the Middle Ages a constable was the person in charge of a castle when the owner—the king or a nobleman—was not in residence. The Constable of the Tower had a ...

. Lieutenants were appointed until 1889, when the lieutenancy's functions were absorbed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of London. * Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet 3 October 1660 – 1675 *

James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton FRS (19 August 1622 – 15 December 1681), was an English peer, politician and author, who fought for the Royalists during the First English Civil War. He succeeded his father Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl o ...

30 July 1675 – 1679 *

William Alington, 3rd Baron Alington Major General William Alington, 3rd Baron Alington LL (bef. 1641 – 1 February 1685) was an Irish peer. Alington was the son of William Alington, 1st Baron Alington and Elizabeth Tollemache. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron Alington of ...

8 June 1679 – 1 February 1685 *

George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth PC (c. 1647 – 1691) was an English Royal Navy officer, who was appointed Admiral of the Fleet by James II in September 1688. However, he failed to intercept the invasion force under William III that landed ...

29 June 1685 – 1688 * Robert Lucas, 3rd Baron Lucas of Shenfield 8 April 1689 – June 1702 *

Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon PC (4 February 1673 – 16 June 1743), styled Hon. Montagu Bertie until 1682 and Lord Norreys from 1682 to 1699, was an English nobleman. Career Montagu was the eldest son of James Bertie, 1st Earl ...

29 June 1702 – 1705 *

Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex PC (28 December 1670 – 10 January 1710, Watford) of Cassiobury House, Watford, Hertfordshire, was an English nobleman, a soldier and courtier. Origins He was the son of Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex ...

23 May 1706 – 1710 * Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers 5 February 1710 – 18 August 1712 *

George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton, PC (18 October 1664 – 15 April 1727), styled Lord Compton from 1664 to 1681, was a British peer and politician. Northampton was the son of James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton, and his wife Mary (née ...

10 May 1712 – 1715 *

Hatton Compton Hatton Compton (died Wright 1963 p. 3) was an English army officer who served as Lieutenant of the Tower of London from 1713 to 1741Williamson and Fox 191p. 21/ref> and Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets from 1715 to 1717. Family and personal l ...

26 July 1715 – 1717 * Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle 21 October 1717 – December 1722 * Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln 30 January 1723 – 1725 * Charles Paulet, 3rd Duke of Bolton 19 June 1725 – 1726 * Henry Lowther, 3rd Viscount Lonsdale 24 November 1726 – 1731 * John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester 15 October 1731 – 27 September 1737 *''vacant'' * Charles Cornwallis, 1st Earl Cornwallis 30 May 1740 – 23 June 1762 *

John Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley of Stratton John Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley of Stratton (16 May 1697 – 18 April 1773), styled The Honourable John Berkeley until 1741, was a British politician, the last of the Bruton branch of the Berkeley family. Background and education Berkeley w ...

26 July 1762 – 1770 * Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl Cornwallis 4 January 1771 – 1784 *

Lord George Lennox General Lord George Henry Lennox (29 November 1737 – 25 March 1805) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1761 to 1790. Early life He was the second son of Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond, and ...

12 March 1784 – 1784 * Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis 26 November 1784 – 5 October 1805 *

Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, (9 December 175428 November 1826), styled The Honourable Francis Rawdon from birth until 1762, Lord Rawdon between 1762 and 1783, The Lord Rawdon from 1783 to 1793 and The Earl of Moira b ...

24 February 1806 – 28 November 1826 *

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister of ...

29 January 1827 – 14 September 1852 * Stapleton Stapleton-Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere 20 October 1852 – 21 February 1865 * Sir John Fox Burgoyne, 1st Baronet 12 April 1865 – 7 October 1871 *

Sir George Pollock Field Marshal Sir George Pollock, 1st Baronet (4 June 1786 – 6 October 1872) was a British Indian Army officer. He first saw action at the Battle of Deeg and at the Siege of Bhurtpore during the Second Anglo-Maratha War before taking part ...

20 November 1871 – 6 October 1872 * Sir William Maynard Gomm 8 November 1872 – 15 March 1875 * Sir Charles Yorke 9 April 1875 – 20 November 1880 * Sir William Fenwick Williams, 1st Baronet 14 May 1881 – 1881 * Sir Richard James Dacres 8 July 1881 – 6 December 1886 * Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala 6 January 1887 – 1889

Deputy lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets. 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

*28 June 1831: Charles Bradshaw Stutfield, Esq. *14 March 1846: Frederick Hodgson, Esq.

References

* {{Lord Lieutenancies Tower Hamlets History of local government in London 1660 establishments in England 1889 disestablishments in England