Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire

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.^[1]

Lords Lieutenant

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^[4]
19 November 1791: William Farrington^[4]

19th Century

28 November 1826: Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie^[5]
28 November 1826: Charles Towneley^[5]
28 November 1826: Peregrine Edward Towneley^[5]
10 May 1834: John Towneley^[6]
19 November 1847: James Heywood^[7]
10 April 1888: Sir John Hardy Thursby^[8]

20th Century

2 November 1935: Leonard Green^[9]

21st Century

27 January 2012 : Bill Beaumont^[10]
5 October 2023 : Miranda Carruthers-Watt^[11]

Sources

J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8): 13–14.
J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974. London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source]} ^{[better source needed]}
The Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire, Lancashire County Council [1]

References

^ "Lancashire's first female lord-lieutenant appointed after 500 years". BBC News. BBC. 4 April 2023.
^ "FRIDAY, I?TH JANUARY 1997". London Gazette (54654): 675. 17 January 1997.
^ "Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. 4 April 2023.
^ a b "No. 13364". The London Gazette. 22 November 1791. p. 649.
^ a b c "No. 18344". The London Gazette. 16 March 1827. p. 630.
^ "No. 19200". The London Gazette. 10 October 1834. p. 1806.
^ "No. 20799". The London Gazette. 26 November 1847. p. 4339.
^ "No. 25806". The London Gazette. 10 April 1888. p. 2074.
^ "No. 34217". The London Gazette. 8 November 1935. p. 7050.
^ Deputy Lieutenant Commissions : Notice L-60043-1520485, The London Gazette, 27 January 2012
^ Deputy Lieutenant Commissions: Notice 4457176, The London Gazette, 5 October 2023