Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland

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The Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland was the British monarch’s chief representative in the historic county of Cumberland, responsible for local militia, ceremonial duties, and the organization of royal visits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lord Lieutenant ⓘ
ceremonial county office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Cumberland ⓘ
appointedBy monarch of England ⓘ
monarch of Great Britain ⓘ
monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
associatedWith Cumberland Yeomanry ⓘ
Cumberland militia regiments ⓘ
linked to: Cumberland militia
ceremonialFunction presentation of awards and honours ⓘ
representing the Crown at local events ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
duty ceremonial duties ⓘ
command of local militia ⓘ
maintenance of order in times of unrest ⓘ
organization of royal visits ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Cumberland militia ⓘ
historicalCounty Cumberland ⓘ
historicalFunction raising local forces in time of war ⓘ
supervision of Justices of the Peace ⓘ
lastOfficeHolder Sir Robert Christopher Chance ⓘ
officeAbolished 1974 ⓘ
officeCreated 16th century ⓘ
officeHolder Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle ⓘ
Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle ⓘ
F. W. C. Cavendish-Bentinck ⓘ
Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle ⓘ
George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle ⓘ
Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland ⓘ
Henry Lowther, 3rd Earl of Lonsdale ⓘ
Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale ⓘ
Sir Robert Christopher Chance ⓘ
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk ⓘ
William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale ⓘ
officeScope defence and militia organization in Cumberland ⓘ
officeType Crown appointment ⓘ
partOf Lieutenancies of England ⓘ
replacedBy Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria ⓘ
residenceLocation Cumberland ⓘ
role British monarch’s chief representative in Cumberland ⓘ
subordinateOffice Deputy Lieutenant of Cumberland ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ
Georgian era ⓘ
Stuart period ⓘ
Tudor period ⓘ
Victorian era ⓘ

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John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland ⓘ
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland ⓘ
Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland ⓘ
Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland ⓘ
Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland ⓘ
George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland → heldTitle → Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland ⓘ
Viscount Lowther → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland ⓘ
Viscount Lowther → governedTerritory → Cumberland (as Lord Lieutenant) ⓘ
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland
Cumberland County → historicLieutenancy → Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland ⓘ