Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire

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.


 * William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton 1549–1551
 * Oliver St John, 1st Baron St John of Bletso 1560–1569
 * Henry Grey, 6th Earl of Kent 12 September 1586– 31 January 1615
 * Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent 25 February 1615– 28 September 1623 jointly with
 * Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent 27 July 1621 – 31 October 1627 jointly with
 * Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Cleveland 9 May 1625 – 25 March 1667 jointly with
 * Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent 29 January 1629 – 21 November 1639
 * Oliver St John, 1st Earl of Bolingbroke 1639–1646 (Parliamentary)
 * Robert Bruce, Lord Bruce of Whorlton 1646 (Parliamentary; nominated by House of Lords)
 * Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent 1646 (Parliamentary; nominated by House of Commons)
 * Interregnum
 * Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury 26 July 1660 – 20 October 1685
 * Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury 26 November 1685 – 10 May 1689
 * William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford 10 May 1689 – 7 September 1700
 * Lord Edward Russell 22 November 1700 – 27 November 1701
 * Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford 27 November 1701 – 26 May 1711
 * Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent 14 September 1711 – 5 June 1740
 * vacant
 * John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford 21 May 1745 – 5 January 1771
 * John FitzPatrick, 2nd Earl of Upper Ossory 6 February 1771 – 13 February 1818
 * Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey 17 March 1818 – 14 November 1859
 * Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford 7 December 1859 – 14 May 1861
 * Francis Cowper, 7th Earl Cowper 7 June 1861 – 18 July 1905
 * Beauchamp Mowbray St John, 17th Baron St John of Bletso 30 October 1905 – 10 May 1912
 * Samuel Howard Whitbread 16 July 1912 – 8 January 1936
 * George Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron Luke 8 January 1936 – 23 February 1943
 * Sir Dealtry Charles Part 15 May 1943 – 7 June 1957
 * Simon Whitbread 7 June 1957 – 26 April 1978
 * Hanmer Cecil Hanbury 26 April 1978 – 5 January 1991
 * Sir Samuel Whitbread 28 February 1991 – 22 February 2012
 * Helen Nellis 22 February 2012 – 2022
 * Susan Lousada 7 September 2022 - present