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

Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...

. Before the

English Civil War The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians (" Roundheads") and Royalists led by Charles I ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of re ...

, the lieutenancy of Shropshire was always held by the Lord Lieutenant of Wales, but after the Restoration, its lieutenants were appointed separately. Since 1708, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Shropshire.

Lord Lieutenants of Shropshire

*''see Lord Lieutenant of Wales for pre-English Civil War lieutenants'' * Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (appointed by Parliament) 1642 - 14 September 1646 *

Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford PC (23 February 1620 – 19 September 1708), styled The Honourable between 1642 and 1651, was an English soldier, courtier and Whig politician. Background Born at Wroxeter, he was the eldest son of Richard ...

26 July 1660 – 11 August 1687 * George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys 11 August 1687 – 18 April 1689 *

11 June 1689 – 29 November 1704 * Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford 29 November 1704 – 10 May 1712 *

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 ...

10 May 1712 – 12 November 1714 * Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford 12 November 1714 – 14 June 1723 *

Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford (8 August 1683 – 25 December 1734) was an English peer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1706 and 1722. Newport was the eldest son of Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford and his ...

20 May 1724 – 23 December 1734 * Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis 22 May 1735 – 13 March 1761 *

William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, (22 March 16847 July 1764) was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1707 to 1742, when he was created the first Earl of Bath by King George II. Bath is sometimes stated to have be ...

13 March 1761 – 7 July 1764 * Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis 16 August 1764 – 10 September 1772 *

Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency. Clive has been widely credited for laying the foundation of the British ...

4 November 1772 – 22 November 1774 * Edward Clive, 2nd Baron Clive 12 April 1775 – 30 March 1798 *

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 ...

30 March 1798 – 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 – 16 May 1839 *

George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland, KG (8 August 178627 February 1861), styled Viscount Trentham until 1803, Earl Gower between 1803 and 1833 and Marquess of Stafford in 1833, was a British Whig MP and peer fro ...

13 July 1839 – 14 November 1845 * Rowland Hill, 2nd Viscount Hill 14 November 1845 – 3 January 1875 *

Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford Orlando George Charles Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford, PC, DL (24 April 1819 – 12 March 1898), styled Viscount Newport between 1825 and 1865, was a British courtier and Conservative politician. In a ministerial career spanning over thirty ...

30 January 1875 – 25 July 1896 *

George Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis George Charles Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis GCStJ DL JP (24 June 1862 – 9 November 1952), known as George Herbert until 1891, was a British peer. Early life Herbert was born at Number 26, Bruton Street, Mayfair, London, and baptised at St G ...

25 July 1896 – 3 August 1951 *

Robert Bridgeman, 2nd Viscount Bridgeman Major-General Robert Clive Bridgeman, 2nd Viscount Bridgeman (1 April 1896 – 17 November 1982), styled The Honourable Robert Bridgeman between 1929 and 1935, was a British Army officer and peer. Background Born in London and baptised at St P ...

3 August 1951 – 20 March 1970 *Lt.-Col. Arthur Heywood-Lonsdale 20 March 1970 – 3 March 1975 * Sir John Dugdale 3 March 1975 – 1994 * Gustavus Hamilton-Russell, 10th Viscount Boyne 19 June 1994 – 14 December 1995 *Sir Algernon Heber-Percy 11 March 1996 – 2 January 2019 * Anna Turner 3 January 2019 – Present

Deputy lieutenants

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

*2 April 1839: George Austin Moultri, Esq. *10 March 1846: Henry Pinson Tozer Aubrey, Esq. *10 March 1846: John Charles Burton Borough, Esq. *10 March 1846: Peter Broughton, Esq. *10 March 1846: George Brooke, Esq. *10 March 1846: Robert Burton, Esq. *10 March 1846: Robert Henry Cliency, Esq. *10 March 1846: Saint John Chiverton Charlton, Esq. *10 March 1846: Edward Corbett, Esq. *10 March 1846: The Earl of Powis *10 March 1846: John Whitehall Dod, Esq. *10 March 1846:

Thomas Campbell Eyton Thomas Campbell Eyton JP, DL (10 September 1809 – 25 October 1880) was an English naturalist whose fields were cattle, fishes and birds. He was a friend and correspondent of Charles Darwin though he opposed his theories. Eyton was born at ...

, Esq. *10 March 1846: The Earl Granville, *10 March 1846: The Baron Harlech *10 March 1846: Robert Gardner, Esq. *10 March 1846: Richard Frederick Hill, Esq. *10 March 1846: The Hon. Gustavus Frederick Hamilton *10 March 1846: Richard Henry Kinchant, Esq. *10 March 1846: Sir Baldwin Leighton, *10 March 1846: Ralph Merrick Leeke, Esq. *10 March 1846: Joseph Venables Lovett, Esq. *10 March 1846: Thomas Lovett, Esq. *10 March 1846: Charles Kynaston Mainwaring, Esq. *10 March 1846: Edward William Smythe Owen, Esq. *10 March 1846: John Owen, Esq. *10 March 1846: William Oakeley, Esq. *10 March 1846: William Halsted Poole, Esq. *10 March 1846: John Rocke, Esq. *10 March 1846:

Robert Aglionby Slaney Robert Aglionby Slaney (9 June 1791 – 19 May 1862) was a British barrister and Whig politician from Shropshire. He sat in the House of Commons as a Member of Parliament for the borough of Shrewsbury for most of the period from 1826 until his ...

, Esq. *10 March 1846: Henry Cavendish Taylor, Esq. *10 March 1846: Thomas Twemlow, Esq.

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