Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lord Lieutenant
ceremonial county office
appliesToJurisdiction Huntingdonshire
appointedBy British monarch
associatedWith lieutenancy areas of England
belongsTo Lieutenancies of England
category Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lord-Lieutenants of Huntingdonshire
combinedWithOffice Custos Rotulorum of Huntingdonshire
constitutionalRole non-political representative of the monarch
country Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
duty ceremonial representation of the Crown
command of the local militia
liaison between the Crown and local authorities
organization of local defence in time of war or rebellion
participation in civic and ceremonial events
governmentalFunction ceremonial county leadership
local military leadership (historical)
hasGenderRequirement historically male office holders
hasJurisdictionOver ceremonial functions in Huntingdonshire
militia organization in Huntingdonshire (historical)
hasStyle Lady Lieutenant
surface form: Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant
historicalCounty Huntingdonshire
jurisdictionType historic county
languageOfName English
legalStatus statutory office
militaryResponsibility Huntingdonshire Militia
officeAbolishedInContextOf local government reorganization in England
officeCreatedFor administration of local militia in Huntingdonshire
officeHolderTitle Lord Lieutenant
officeLocation Huntingdonshire
officeMergedInto Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
surface form: Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely and of Huntingdon and Peterborough
officeSucceededBy Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
surface form: Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
officeType Crown appointment
relatedOffice Custos Rotulorum of Huntingdonshire
represents British Crown in Huntingdonshire
role British monarch’s personal representative in Huntingdonshire
scope county-level
seeAlso Huntingdonshire
Lord Lieutenant
Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
surface form: Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
subordinateTo British monarch
Home Office
symbolizes presence of the Crown in Huntingdonshire
termOfOffice served at the monarch’s pleasure

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John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire
4th Earl of Manchester positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire
subject surface form: Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester
John Montagu positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire
subject surface form: John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire
William Montagu, 2nd Duke of Manchester positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire
John Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire
Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire
Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire category Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lord-Lieutenants of Huntingdonshire