This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire. Since 1728, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Warwickshire.

[edit] Lord Lieutenants of Warwickshire

• Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick 1569–1570
• unknown
• Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick bef. 1587 – 21 February 1589
• vacant
• William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton 29 October 1603 – 24 June 1630
• Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton 17 July 1630 – 1642
• Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke 1642 (Parliamentarian)
• Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl of Denbigh 1643 (Parliamentarian)
• Interregnum
• James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton 18 July 1660 – 15 December 1681
• Edward Conway, 1st Earl of Conway 23 January 1682 – 11 August 1683
• Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland 5 September 1683 – 29 March 1686
• George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton 29 March 1686 – 5 December 1687
• Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland 5 December 1687 – 20 June 1689
• George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton 20 June 1689 – 21 July 1715
• John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu 21 July 1715 – 5 July 1749
• Francis Greville, 1st Earl Brooke 3 October 1749 – 29 June 1757
• Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford 29 June 1757 – 14 June 1794
• George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick 6 February 1795 – 2 May 1816
• Francis Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford 19 July 1816 – 28 June 1822
• Henry Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick 18 July 1822 – 10 August 1853
• William Craven, 2nd Earl of Craven 12 September 1853 – 12 March 1856
• William Leigh, 2nd Baron Leigh 12 March 1856 – 21 October 1905
• Hugh Seymour, 6th Marquess of Hertford 27 November 1905 – 23 March 1912
• William Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton 7 May 1912 – 15 June 1913
• William Craven, 4th Earl of Craven 18 July 1913 – 10 July 1921
• Francis Leigh, 3rd Baron Leigh 8 August 1921 – 16 May 1938
• Lord Henry Charles Seymour 20 June 1938 – 18 June 1939
• John Verney, 20th Baron Willoughby de Broke 28 August 1939 – 15 January 1968
• Charles Smith-Ryland 15 January 1968 – 1989
• Francis FitzRoy Newdegate, 3rd Viscount Daventry 19 March 1990 – 17 January 1997^[1]
• Martin Dunne 17 January 1997 – 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. 

1. ^ London Gazette, issue no.52083, 22 March 1990
2. ^ London Gazette, issue no. 54659, 23 January 1997

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