This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire . After 1762, all Lord Lieutenants were also Custos Rotulorum of Carmarthenshire . The office was abolished on 31 March 1974 and replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed .

Lord Lieutenants of Carmarthenshire to 1974 [ edit ]

• see Lord Lieutenant of Wales before 1694
• Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke 11 May 1694 ? 7 October 1715
• vacant
• George Rice 5 May 1755 ? 2 August 1779
• Thomas Johnes 7 September 1779 ? 28 April 1780
• John Vaughan 28 April 1780 ? 19 January 1804
• George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor 21 April 1804 ? 9 April 1852
• John Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor 4 May 1852 ? 7 November 1860
• John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor 26 April 1861 ? 29 March 1898
• Sir James Williams-Drummond, 4th Baronet 12 July 1898 ? 15 June 1913
• John William Gwynne Hughes 15 September 1913 ? January 1917
• John Hinds 22 March 1917 ? 23 July 1928
• Walter FitzUryan Rice, 7th Baron Dynevor 11 August 1928 ? 17 January 1949
• Sir George Clark Williams, 1st Baronet 17 January 1949 ? 1953
• Sir Grismond Picton Philipps 23 February 1954 ? 8 May 1967
• Charles William Nevill 25 July 1967 ? 2 June 1973
• Sir David Courtenay Mansel Lewis 7 June 1973 ? 31 March 1974

Deputy lieutenants [ edit ]

A deputy lieutenant of Carmarthenshire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment does not terminate with the changing of the lord-lieutenant, but they usually retire at age 75.

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18th Century [ edit ]

• 2 June 1798: The Rev. Edward Picton ^[1]
• 3 July 1798: The Rev. Lewis Lewis ^[2]

19th Century [ edit ]

• 5 March 1813: The Rev. David Protheroe ^[3]

References [ edit ]

Sources [ edit ]

• J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8).
• J.C. Sainty (1979). List of Lieutenants of Counties of England and Wales 1660-1974 . London: Swift Printers (Sales) Ltd.