This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire. The Lord Lieutenant is the King's personal representative in each county of the United Kingdom. Historically the Lord Lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia, but it is today a largely ceremonial position, usually awarded to a retired notable, military officer, nobleman, or businessman in the county.

The current office-holder is Amanda Parker of Browsholme Hall, the first woman to ever have been appointed to the position.

Lords Lieutenant

Lord Lieutenant From Until Robert Radclyffe, 1st Earl of Sussex 1537 1542 Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby 1552 1572 Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby 1572 25 September 1593 vacant William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby jointly with James Stanley, Lord Strange 21 December 1607 12 December 1626 1642 1642 Interregnum 1649–1660 Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby 30 July 1660 21 December 1672 John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater 24 January 1673 11 May 1676 William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby 11 May 1676 13 September 1687 Caryll Molyneux, 3rd Viscount Molyneux 13 September 1687 25 October 1688 William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby 25 October 1688 13 May 1689 Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield 13 May 1689 5 November 1701 Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers 15 January 1702 18 June 1702 William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby 18 June 1702 5 November 1702 James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby 19 December 1702 29 November 1710 James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton 29 November 1710 15 November 1712 vacant 1712–1714 James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby 19 August 1714 1 February 1736 vacant 1733–1742 Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby 13 March 1742 22 July 1757 James Stanley, Lord Strange 22 July 1757 1 June 1771 Edward Stanley, 11th Earl of Derby 22 July 1771 22 February 1776 Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby 14 March 1776 21 October 1834 Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby 15 November 1834 30 June 1851 Charles Molyneux, 3rd Earl of Sefton 3 September 1851 2 August 1855 Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere 15 October 1855 18 February 1857 William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Burlington 28 March 1857 20 February 1858 William Molyneux, 4th Earl of Sefton 20 February 1858 27 June 1897 Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby 30 July 1897 14 June 1908 Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, 1st Baron Shuttleworth 14 July 1908 29 March 1928 Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby 29 March 1928 4 February 1948 Arthur Peel, 2nd Earl Peel 19 April 1948 22 January 1951 Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby 22 January 1951 13 September 1968 Hervey Rhodes, Baron Rhodes 13 September 1968 13 August 1971 Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe 13 August 1971 March 1976 Sir Simon Towneley March 1976 13 January 1997 Charles Kay-Shuttleworth, 5th Baron Shuttleworth 13 January 1997 2 August 2023 Amanda Parker 2 August 2023 present

Deputy lieutenants

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

18th Century 19 November 1791: Thomas Townley Parker 19 November 1791: William Farrington

19th Century 28 November 1826: Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie 28 November 1826: Charles Towneley 28 November 1826: Peregrine Edward Towneley 10 May 1834: John Towneley 19 November 1847: James Heywood 10 April 1888: Sir John Hardy Thursby

20th Century 2 November 1935: Leonard Green

21st Century 27 January 2012 : Bill Beaumont 5 October 2023 : Miranda Carruthers-Watt there are 42 deputy lieutenants of Lancashire, including Bill Beaumont, Edwin J. Booth, John Cater, and Charles Hadcock, Thomas Woodcock: a full list is available on the Lancashire Lieutenancy website. They include

Sources

The Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire, Lancashire County Council

References

External links Lancashire Lieutenancy website