This is a list of people who 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 ...

of Caernarvonshire. Since 1778, all Lord Lieutenants have also been

Custos Rotulorum of Caernarvonshire This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Caernarvonshire. * Sir Richard Bulkeley c. 1544 * John "Wynn" ap Maredudd bef. 1550–1559 * Maurice Wynn bef. 1562 – aft. 1577 * Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester be ...

. The post was abolished on 31 March 1974 and replaced with that of

Lord Lieutenant of Gwynedd This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant for Gwynedd. The office was created on 1 April 1974. * Sir Richard Williams-Bulkeley, 13th Baronet 1 April 1974 – 1980? (formerly Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey) ''with two l ...

Lord Lieutenants of Caernarvonshire to 1974

*''see Lord Lieutenant of Wales'' before 1694'' *

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 ...

31 May 1694 – 10 March 1696 *

Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield (c. 16595 November 1701) was an English peer, soldier and MP. Biography He was born in France, the eldest son of Charles Gerard, Baron Brandon (later 1st Earl of Macclesfield), and Jeanne, the daughter of ...

10 March 1696 – 5 November 1701 *

William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby William Richard George Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby (c. 1655 – 5 November 1702), styled Lord Strange from 1655 to 1672, was an English peer and politician. Derby was the eldest son of Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby, and Dorotha Helena Kirk ...

18 June 1702 – 5 November 1702 *

Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley, PC (1662 – 18 January 1725), styled The Honourable from birth until 1681 and then known as Viscount Cholmondeley to 1706, was an English peer and politician. Cholmondeley was the eldest son of Rob ...

2 December 1702 – 4 September 1713 *

Other Windsor, 2nd Earl of Plymouth Other Windsor, 2nd Earl of Plymouth (27 August 1679 – 26 December 1727) was a British peer, styled Lord Windsor from his father's death in 1684 to 1687. He was a Hanoverian Tory, supportive of the Hanoverian Succession. The son of Other Winds ...

4 September 1713 – 21 October 1714 *

21 October 1714 – 18 January 1725 *

George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley, PC, FRS (1666 – 7 May 1733), styled The Honourable from birth until 1715 and then known as Lord Newborough to 1725, was an English soldier. Cholmondeley was the second son of Robert Cholmondele ...

7 April 1725 – 7 May 1733 *

George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley, (2 January 1703 – 10 June 1770), styled as Viscount Malpas from 1725 to 1733, was a British Whig politician and nobleman who sat in the House of Commons from 1724 to 1733. Life Cholmondeley wa ...

14 June 1733 – 25 October 1760 *

Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough Thomas Wynn, 1st Baron Newborough (1736 – 12 October 1807),Harris & Hradsky, p. 47. known as Sir Thomas Wynn, 3rd Baronet, from 1773 to 1776, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1761 and 1807. Career Wynn was the ...

4 July 1761 – 27 December 1781 *

Thomas Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley Thomas James Bulkeley, 7th Viscount Bulkeley, later Warren-Bulkeley, (12 December 1752 – 3 June 1822) was a Welsh aristocrat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1784 when he was raised to the peerage. Life Thomas Jame ...

27 December 1781 – 3 June 1822 * Thomas Assheton Smith 18 July 1822 – 12 May 1828 *

Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby Peter Robert Drummond-Burrell, 2nd Baron Gwydyr, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby PC (19 March 1782 – 22 February 1865), was a British politician and nobleman. Early life Born Peter Robert Burrell, he was the eldest of three sons born to Peter ...

25 November 1828 – 7 March 1851 *

Sir Richard Williams-Bulkeley, 10th Baronet Sir Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley, 10th Baronet (23 September 1801 – 28 August 1875) was an English Whig and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1831 and 1868. Bulkeley-Williams was born as Willi ...

7 March 1851 – 14 September 1866 *

Edward Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn (20 June 1800 – 31 March 1886), was a Scottish landowner in Wales, and a Conservative Party politician. He played a major part in the development of the Welsh slate industry. Life Born Edwa ...

14 September 1866 – 31 March 1886 *

John Ernest Greaves John Ernest Greaves CBE (30 November 1847 – 27 February 1945) was a wealthy Welsh slate mine owner and Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire. Early life He was born on 30 November 1847 at Tan-yr-allt, Tremadog, the son of John Whitehead Grea ...

17 May 1886 – 5 September 1933 *

Hugh Douglas-Pennant, 4th Baron Penrhyn Hugh Napier Douglas-Pennant, 4th Baron Penrhyn (6 August 1894 – 26 June 1949) was a British nobleman and army officer. Life He was the second of two surviving sons born to Edward Douglas-Pennant, 3rd Baron Penrhyn, and Blanche Georgiana FitzRoy ...

5 September 1933 – 9 April 1941 * Sir William Wynne-Finch 9 April 1941 – 27 January 1960 *

Sir Michael Duff, 3rd Baronet Sir Charles Michael Robert Vivian Duff, 3rd Baronet (3 May 1907 – 3 March 1980) was a British socialite who was Lord Lieutenant first of Caernarvonshire, and then of Gwynedd. Family Duff was the only son of Sir Robert George Vivian Duff, 2nd B ...

27 January 1960 – 31 March 1974

Deputy lieutenants

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

*5 August 1834: William Lloyd Gwyllym Wardle, Esq. *1 June 1846: The Lord Newborough *1 June 1846: The Lord Penrhyn *1 June 1846: Lieutenant General Sir Charles Felix Smith, *1 June 1846: Thomas Assheton Smith, Esq. *1 June 1846: Richard Lloyd Edwards, Esq. *1 June 1846: John Griffith Griffith, Esq. *1 June 1846: Samuel Owen Priestley, Esq. *1 June 1846: George Augustus Huddart, Esq. *1 June 1846: James Hilton Ford, Esq. *1 June 1846: John Rowlands, Esq. *1 June 1846: Frank Jones Walker Jones, Esq. *1 June 1846: John Morgan, Esq. *1 June 1846: David White Griffith, Esq. *1 June 1846: John Wyatt Watling, Esq. *1 June 1846: Hugh Woodhouse Acland, Esq.

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* * {{Lord Lieutenancies 1974 disestablishments in Wales Caernarfonshire Caernarvonshire