This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of

Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the ...

. The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British monarch's personal representative in the counties of the

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. Lord Lieutenants are supported by an appointed Vice Lord Lieutenant and Deputy Lieutenants. Since 1715, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Cambridgeshire. The current Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire is Mrs Julie Spence OBE QPM as of 4 April 2017.

Lord Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire to 1965

Incorporating the

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Isle of Ely The Isle of Ely () is a historic region around the city of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England. Between 1889 and 1965, it formed an administrative county. Etymology Its name has been said to mean "island of eels", a reference to the creatures th ...

, a county palatine from 1107 to 1535/6, declared a division of Cambridgeshire in 1837 when the secular powers of the Bishop of Ely ended. For the

Soke of Peterborough The Soke of Peterborough is a historic area of England associated with the City and Diocese of Peterborough, but considered part of Northamptonshire. The Soke was also described as the Liberty of Peterborough, or Nassaburgh hundred, and comp ...

to 1965, see

Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire Below is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire. Since 1735, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Northamptonshire. The lieutenancy included the Soke of Peterborough until 1965, when the Lord L ...

and for

Huntingdonshire Huntingdonshire (; abbreviated Hunts) is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire and a historic county of England. The district council is based in Huntingdon. Other towns include St Ives, Godmanchester, St Neots and Ramsey. The popu ...

during this period, Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire. * The Marquess of Northampton 1547–? * The 1st Lord North 1557–1564 * The 2nd Lord North 20 November 1569 – ? *''unknown'' * The 2nd Lord North 8 April 1588 – 3 December 1600 *''vacant'' * The 1st Earl of Suffolk 17 July 1602– 28 May 1626 * The 2nd Earl of Suffolk 15 June 1626 – 3 June 1640 * The Lord Maynard 17 June 1640 – 17 December 1640 ''jointly with'' * The Lord North 22 October 1640 – 1642 *''Interregnum'' * The 3rd Earl of Suffolk 25 July 1660 – 9 March 1681 * The Lord Alington 9 March 1681 – 1 February 1685 *''

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'' 1685 (did not serve; exercised in his absence by:) ** The Earl of Ailesbury 4 March 1685 – 20 October 1685 *''vacant'' * The Lord Dover 26 November 1686 – 10 May 1689 * The 1st Duke of Bedford 10 May 1689 – 7 September 1700 * Lord Edward Russell 22 November 1700 – 27 November 1701 * The 2nd Duke of Bedford 27 November 1701 – 26 May 1711 * The 6th Lord North 6 December 1711 – 28 October 1715 * The Earl of Orford 28 October 1715 – 26 November 1727 * The Earl of Lincoln 28 March 1728 – 7 September 1728 * The Lord Montfort 13 June 1729 – 24 July 1742 * The Duke of Newcastle 24 July 1742 – 25 August 1757 * The 2nd Earl of Hardwicke 25 August 1757 – 16 May 1790 * The 3rd Earl of Hardwicke 3 July 1790 – 18 November 1834 * The 4th Earl of Hardwicke 20 January 1834– 17 September 1873 * Charles Watson Townley 20 January 1874 – 17 October 1893 * Alexander Peckover, 1st Baron Peckover 11 December 1893 – 12 December 1906 * The Viscount Clifden 12 December 1906 – 1915 * Charles Adeane CB 25 October 1915 – 11 February 1943 * Richard George Briscoe 15 May 1943 – 16 June 1958 * Robert Henry Parker 16 June 1958 – 14 April 1965

Lord Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely

The Lieutenancy became that of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely on 1 April 1965, when that

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was formed. For Huntingdon and Peterborough, see the separate

Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough This is a list of those people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough in England during that county's short existence from 1965. The office was preceded by that of the Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire, also taking part of t ...

. * Geoffrey Taylor Hurrell 14 April 1965 – 31 March 1974

Lord Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire from 1974

On 1 April 1974, the new

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of Cambridgeshire was formed from Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and Peterborough. On 1 April 1998, the city of

Peterborough Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...

ceded from Cambridgeshire as a

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, but it continues to form part of that county for ceremonial purposes. * Geoffrey Taylor Hurrell 1 April 1974 – 26 March 1975 (former Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely), ''with'' **

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1 April 1974 – ?, styled ''Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire'' * Hon. Peter Esmé Brassey 26 March 1975 – 9 March 1981 * Sir Peter Proby, Bt 9 March 1981 – 1985 * Michael Guy Molesworth Bevan 1985 – 2 March 1992 *

James Crowden James Gee Pascoe Crowden CVO (14 November 1927 – 24 September 2016) was an English former oarsman who competed for Great Britain in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire. Crowden was born in Tilney All Saints, ne ...

CVO 3 July 1992 – 2002 * Sir Hugh Duberly CBE CVO 20 August 2003 – 4 April 2017 * Julie Spence OBE QPM 4 April 2017 present

Deputy Lieutenants

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

*25 January 1831: William Henry Cheere, Esq. *25 January 1831: George Newton, Esq. *16 February 1831: John Bendyshe, Esq. *16 February 1831: Henry Hawkins, Esq. *16 February 1831: Richard Huddleston, Esq. *16 February 1831: Wedd William Nash, Esq. *16 February 1831: John Phillips, Esq. *16 February 1831: James Wortham, Esq. *25 February 1831: Ebenezer Foster, Esq. *25 February 1831: Robert Francis Pate, Esq. *25 February 1831: John Wing, Esq.

References

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External links

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