LORD LIEUTENANT OF DORSET

This is a list of people who have served as 'Lord Lieutenant of Dorset'.

★ John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford 1552–1555

★ John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath 1556–1558

★ James Blount, 6th Baron Mountjoy 1559–?

★ William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester 1580–

★ Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford 1584–1585

★ William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester 1586–1598

★ Thomas Howard, 3rd Viscount Howard of Bindon 1601–1611

★ Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury 1611–1612 ''jointly with''

★ Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk 1611–1626

★ Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk 1626–1640

★ Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington 1640–1641

★ William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury 1641–1642

★ ''Interregnum''

★ Sir John Bankes

★ Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles

★ Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond 1660–?

★ Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury 1667–1674

★ John Poulett, 3rd Baron Poulett 1674–1679

★ John Digby, 3rd Earl of Bristol 1680–1698

★ Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton 1699–1710

★ Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton 1714–1722

★ Charles Paulet, 3rd Duke of Bolton 1722–1733

★ Anthony Ashley Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury 1733–1771

★ Henry Digby, 1st Earl Digby 1771–1793

★ George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers 1793–1803

★ George Damer, 2nd Earl of Dorchester 1803–1808

★ Edward Digby, 2nd Earl Digby 1808–1856

★ Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury 1856–1885

★ Henry Edward Fox-Strangways, 5th Earl of Ilchester 1885–1905

★ John Mount Batten 1905–1916

★ Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury 1916–1952

★ Edward Kenelm Digby, 11th Baron Digby 1952–1964

★ Sir Joseph William Weld 1964–1984

★ Edward Henry Kenelm Digby, 12th Baron Digby 1984–1999

★ Capt. Michael Fulford-Dobson CVO JP RN 1999–2006

★ Mrs Valerie Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers 2006–

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References

★ Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642, J.C. Sainty, , , Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, 1970