Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Oxfordshire.
- Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk 1545
- vacant?
- Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys 17 September 1586 – 27 June 1601 jointly with
- Sir Francis Knollys 12 September 1586 – 19 July 1596 and
- William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury 4 November 1596 – 25 May 1632 jointly with
- Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire 26 March 1628 – 1642
- William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele 1642 (Parliamentary)
- Interregnum
- Henry Cary, 4th Viscount Falkland 17 July 1660 – 2 April 1663
- Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon 19 June 1663 – 11 March 1668
- James Fiennes, 2nd Viscount Saye and Sele 11 March 1668 – 15 March 1674
- James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon 1 April 1674 – 5 December 1687
- Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield 5 December 1687 – 3 May 1689
- James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon 3 May 1689 – 15 May 1697
- Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton 15 May 1697 – 11 June 1702
- Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon 11 June 1702 – 8 February 1706
- John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough 8 February 1706 – 17 May 1712
- Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon 17 May 1712 – 14 October 1715
- Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin 14 October 1715 – 26 January 1739
- Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough 26 January 1739 – 20 October 1758
- vacant
- George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough 21 March 1760 – 29 January 1817
- George Parker, 4th Earl of Macclesfield 10 May 1817 – 20 March 1842
- George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough 22 April 1842 – 1 July 1857
- John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough 25 August 1857 – 4 July 1883
- Sir Henry Dashwood, 5th Baronet 17 August 1883 – 23 June 1887
- Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey 23 June 1887 – 31 May 1915
- Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough 3 August 1915 – 30 June 1934
- Vivian Smith, 1st Baron Bicester 15 August 1934 – 26 November 1954
- George Parker, 7th Earl of Macclesfield 26 November 1954 – 28 May 1963
- Sir John Thomson 28 May 1963 – 2 January 1980
- Sir Ashley Charles Gibbs Ponsonby, 2nd Baronet 2 January 1980 – 20 March 1996[1]
- Hugo Laurence Joseph Brunner 20 March 1996 – present [2]
[edit] References
- J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8).
- J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
- Oxfordshire History
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