This is a list of those who have held the position of Lord Lieutenant of

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. C ...

was formed on 1 April 1974 by combining Cumberland and

Westmorland Westmorland (, formerly also spelt ''Westmoreland'';R. Wilkinson The British Isles, Sheet The British IslesVision of Britain/ref> is a historic county in North West England spanning the southern Lake District and the northern Dales. It had an ...

and the area of

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...

North of the Sands part of the Lonsdale Hundred.

History

The position of High Sheriff of

has existed since the creation of the non-metropolitan and ceremonial county of Cumbria in 1974 which saw the abolition of the former lieutenancies of Cumberland and

. As well as Cumberland and Westmorland Cumbria also includes former parts of

and the

West Riding of Yorkshire The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county County of York, West Riding (the area under the control of West Riding County Council), abbreviated County ...

. The non-metropolitan county of Cumbria is to be abolished in April 2023 and replaced with two unitary authorities to be known as Cumberland and

Westmorland and Furness Westmorland and Furness is a future unitary authority area in north-west England, which will come into being on 1 April 2023 on the abolition of Cumbria County Council, together with Cumberland. The council will cover the areas currently served ...

. The two new unitary authorities will continue to constitute a ceremonial county named "Cumbria" for the purpose of lieutenancy and shrievalties, being presided over by a Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria and a

High Sheriff of Cumbria The high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the high sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred e ...

List of Lord Lieutenants of Cumbria

* John Charles Wade (formerly Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland) 1 April 1974 – ''with a lieutenant:'' **Lieutenant-Commander Paul Norman Wilson 1 April 1974 – 1980 (formerly Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland) * Sir Charles Graham, 6th Baronet 1983–1994 * Sir James Anthony Cropper 18 July 1994–2012 *Claire Hensman Dec 2012–present

References

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Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria

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History

List of Lord Lieutenants of Cumbria

See also

References

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