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This is a list of people who have served as
Lord Lieutenant of
Bedfordshire. Since 1711, all Lords Lieutenant have also been
Custos Rotulorum of Bedfordshire.
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William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton 1549–1551
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Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso 1560–1569
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Henry Grey, 6th Earl of Kent 12 September 1586– 31 January 1615
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Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent 25 February 1615– 28 September 1623 jointly with
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Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent 27 July 1621 – 31 October 1627 jointly with
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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland 9 May 1625 – 25 March 1667 jointly with
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Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent 29 January 1629 – 21 November 1639
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Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke 1639–1646 (Parliamentary)
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Robert Bruce, Lord Bruce of Whorlton 1646 (Parliamentary; nominated by House of Lords)
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Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent 1646 (Parliamentary; nominated by House of Commons)
- Interregnum
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Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury 26 July 1660 – 20 October 1685
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Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury 26 November 1685 – 10 May 1689
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William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford 10 May 1689 – 7 September 1700
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Lord Edward Russell 22 November 1700 – 27 November 1701
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Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford 27 November 1701 – 26 May 1711
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Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent 14 September 1711 – 5 June 1740
- vacant
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John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford 21 May 1745 – 5 January 1771
[1]
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John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory 6 February 1771 – 13 February 1818
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Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey 17 March 1818 – 14 November 1859
[2]
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Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford 7 December 1859 – 14 May 1861
[3]
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Francis Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper 7 June 1861 – 18 July 1905
[4]
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Beauchamp Mowbray St John, 17th Baron St John of Bletso 30 October 1905 – 10 May 1912
[5]
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Samuel Howard Whitbread 16 July 1912 – 8 January 1936
[6]
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George Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron Luke 8 January 1936 – 23 February 1943
[7]
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Sir Dealtry Charles Part 15 May 1943 – 7 June 1957
[8]
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Simon Whitbread 7 June 1957 – 26 April 1978
[9]
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Hanmer Cecil Hanbury 26 April 1978 – 5 January 1991
[10]
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Sir Samuel Whitbread 28 February 1991 – 22 February 2012
[11]
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Helen Nellis 22 February 2012 – 2022
[12]
- Susan Lousada 7 September 2022 - present
References
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^ The London Gazette,
issue 8435, 25 May 1745
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^ The London Gazette,
issue 17334, 21 February 1818
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^ The London Gazette,
issue 22332, 2 December 1859
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^ The London Gazette,
issue 22569, 26 November 1861
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^ The London Gazette,
issue 27849, 31 October 1905
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^ The London Gazette,
issue 28629, 23 July 1912
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^ London Gazette,
issue no.34241, 10 January 1936
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^ London Gazette,
issue no.36039, 1 June 1943
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^ London Gazette,
issue no.41095, 7 June 1957
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^ London Gazette,
issue no.47522, 28 April 1978
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^ London Gazette,
issue no.52466, 5 March 1991
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