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