Governor of Chester

The Governor of Chester was a military officer responsible for the garrison at Chester Castle. The equivalent or related role from the 11th to 14th centuries was Constable of Chester.

Governors

1399: John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
1643: (11 November–) John Byron, 1st Baron Byron
1644 (19 May–): William Legge
1644: John Marrow (shot by Parliamentary forces)
1644: Sir Nicholas Byron (captured during siege)
1644: John Byron, 1st Baron Byron
1646–?: Michael Jones (Parliamentarian)
1647- Col. William Massey of Audlem arrested by mutineers 30 June 1647- (Dore)
1650: Robert Dukenfield
1650s: Thomas Croxton
1659: Richard Dutton
?–1660: Robert Venables
1660–1663: Sir Evan Lloyd, 1st Baronet
1663–1682: Sir Geoffrey Shakerley
1682–1689: Peter Shakerley
1689–1693: Sir John Morgan, 2nd Baronet
1693–1702: Roger Kirkby
1702–1705: Peter Shakerley (again)
1705–1713: Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley
1713–1714: Thomas Ashton
1714–1725: Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley (again)
1725–1733: George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley
1725–1770: George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley
1770–1775: James Cholmondeley
1775–1796: Charles Rainsford
1796–1844: Edward Morrison

Lieutenant-governors

1644: Sir Francis Gamell
1705– : Thomas Brooke
1712–1713: Thomas Ashton
1715–1730: William Newton
1731–1770: James Cholmondeley
1770–1779: David Home
1779–1786: Thomas Fraser
1786–1802: William Gunn
1802–1817: William Grey
1817–1828: Edmund Coghlan
1828–1843: Sir John Fraser

References

↑ Warburton 1849, p. 329.
↑ Firth 1892, pp. 414–415.
↑ Warburton 1849, pp. 425–426.
1 2 Eveline Cruickshanks and Richard Harrison, SHAKERLEY, Peter (c.1650-1726), of Hulme and Somerford, Cheshire and Chapel Street, Westminster in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715, 2002. Accessed 20 March 2013.
↑ D. W. Hayton, MORGAN, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (c.1650-93), of Kinnersley Castle, Herefs. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715, 2002. Accessed 10 May 2014.
↑ Eveline Cruickshanks and Richard Harrison, KIRKBY, Roger (c.1649-1709), of Kirkby Ireleth, Lancs. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715, 2002. Accessed 20 March 2013.
1 2 Charles Dalton, English Army Lists and Commission Registers 1661-1714, volume V (1902) page 158.
1 2 Dalton, English Army Lists, volume VI (1904) page 184.
↑ Eveline Cruickshanks and Richard Harrison, CHOLMONDELEY, Hon. George (1666-1733), of Cholmondeley, Cheshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715, 2002. Accessed 10 April 2012.
↑ Eveline Cruickshanks, CHOLMONDELEY, Hon. George (1703-70). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, 1970. Accessed 10 April 2012.
1 2 Romney R. Sedgwick, CHOLMONDELEY, Hon. James (1708-75). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, 1970. Accessed 10 April 2012.
1 2 "No. 11071". The London Gazette. 28 August 1770. p. 2.
↑ "No. 11617". The London Gazette. 28 November 1775. p. 2.
↑ "No. 13948". The London Gazette. 5 November 1796. p. 1062.
↑ Warburton 1849, p. 432.
↑ Dalton, English Army Lists, volume VI, page 183.
↑ "No. 12021". The London Gazette. 12 October 1779. p. 4.
↑ "No. 12804". The London Gazette. 18 November 1796. p. 552.
↑ "No. 15487". The London Gazette. 12 June 1802. p. 597.
↑ "No. 17279". The London Gazette. 23 August 1817. p. 1807.
↑ "No. 18526". The London Gazette. 25 November 1828. p. 2172.

Sources

Firth, Charles Harding (1892), "Legge, William (1609?-1672)", Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith, Elder & Co, pp. 141–146
Warburton, Eliot (1849), Memoirs of Prince Rupert and the Cavaliers, vol. 2, London: R. Bentley

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[FOOTNOTEWarburton1849329-1] Warburton 1849, p. 329.

[FOOTNOTEFirth1892414–415-2] Firth 1892, pp. 414–415.

[FOOTNOTEWarburton1849425–426-3] Warburton 1849, pp. 425–426.

[shakerley-4] 1 2 Eveline Cruickshanks and Richard Harrison, SHAKERLEY, Peter (c.1650-1726), of Hulme and Somerford, Cheshire and Chapel Street, Westminster in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715, 2002. Accessed 20 March 2013.

[5] D. W. Hayton, MORGAN, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (c.1650-93), of Kinnersley Castle, Herefs. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715, 2002. Accessed 10 May 2014.

[6] Eveline Cruickshanks and Richard Harrison, KIRKBY, Roger (c.1649-1709), of Kirkby Ireleth, Lancs. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715, 2002. Accessed 20 March 2013.

[dalton1-7] 1 2 Charles Dalton, English Army Lists and Commission Registers 1661-1714, volume V (1902) page 158.

[dalton2-8] 1 2 Dalton, English Army Lists, volume VI (1904) page 184.

[9] Eveline Cruickshanks and Richard Harrison, CHOLMONDELEY, Hon. George (1666-1733), of Cholmondeley, Cheshire in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715, 2002. Accessed 10 April 2012.

[10] Eveline Cruickshanks, CHOLMONDELEY, Hon. George (1703-70). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, 1970. Accessed 10 April 2012.

[hop-11] 1 2 Romney R. Sedgwick, CHOLMONDELEY, Hon. James (1708-75). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, 1970. Accessed 10 April 2012.

[lg1770-12] 1 2 "No. 11071". The London Gazette. 28 August 1770. p. 2.

[13] "No. 11617". The London Gazette. 28 November 1775. p. 2.

[14] "No. 13948". The London Gazette. 5 November 1796. p. 1062.

[FOOTNOTEWarburton1849432-15] Warburton 1849, p. 432.

[16] Dalton, English Army Lists, volume VI, page 183.

[17] "No. 12021". The London Gazette. 12 October 1779. p. 4.

[18] "No. 12804". The London Gazette. 18 November 1796. p. 552.

[19] "No. 15487". The London Gazette. 12 June 1802. p. 597.

[20] "No. 17279". The London Gazette. 23 August 1817. p. 1807.

[21] "No. 18526". The London Gazette. 25 November 1828. p. 2172.

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