List of stewards of Kingston upon Hull
High Steward of Kingston upon Hull is a ceremonial title conferred by Hull City Council as a civic honour on prominent people associated with Kingston upon Hull. Hull has had a high steward since at least 1583. The position was abolished in 1974 and revived in 2013. Before 1974 the steward usually served for life; since 2013 the term of office is 10 years.[1] The incumbent is Peter Mandelson.[citation needed]
History
A town's steward mirrored at local level the
The Local Government Act 1888 redesignated the borough of Hull a county borough which retained its civic officers. The Local Government Act 1972 abolished the county borough and officers from April 1974.
In 2012, Hull City Council issued a "
List
The list of stewards whose names are known is as follows.[2] Unless noted, those appointed up to 1974 held office for life.
- 1583 Sir Francis Walsingham
- 1590 Sir Thomas Heneage
- 1596 Sir Robert Cecil, afterwards Earl of Salisbury
- 1612 Thomas, Lord Ellesmere, afterwards Viscount Brackley
- 1626 George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1633 Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry of Aylesborough
- 1639 Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
- 1661 George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
- 1670 Test Act[10]
- 1673 James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
- 1682 Thomas Hickman-Windsor, 1st Earl of Plymouth also Governor and Recorder[11]
- 1688 Henry Jermyn, 1st Baron Dover resigned after the Glorious Revolution[12]
- 1689 William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull
- 1691 Thomas Osborne, Marquis of Carmarthen, afterwards Duke of Leeds. The office was vacant from his death in 1712.
- 1766 Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
- 1786 Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds (as Marquess of Carmarthen until 1789)
- 1799 William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam
- 1835 John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
- 1840 Constantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby
- 1863 George Robinson, Earl de Grey and Ripon, later Marquess of Ripon
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- 1911 Thomas Ferens[13]
- 1956 Herbert Morrison[6]
- 1974–2012 position abolished
- 2013 Peter Mandelson, Baron Mandelson[14]
See also
References
Sources
- Allison, K. J. (1969). "Hull in the 16th and 17th centuries". The City of Kingston Upon Hull. A History of the County of York East Riding. Vol. 1. London: Victoria County History. pp. 90–171. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- Sheahan, James Joseph (1864). General and concise history and description of the town and port of Kingston-upon-Hull. London: Simpkin, Marshall & co. pp. 242–3. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- Tickell, John (1798). The History of the Town and County of Kingston Upon Hull: From Its Foundation in the Reign of Edward the First to the Present Time, with a Description of Part of the Adjacent Country, Embelished with Engraved Views of Public Buildings, an Ancient and Modern Plan of the Town, and Several Antiquities,. T. Lee. pp. 672–684. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
Citations
- ^ a b "East Yorkshire city brings back ancient roles". BBC. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d Sheahan 1864, p. 242.
- ^ a b Allison 1969, pp. 113–6.
- ^ Allison 1969, pp. 126–7.
- ^ a b Allison 1969, pp. 117–18.
- ^ a b c d e f "Lord Mandelson appointed to High Steward of Hull post". BBC News. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ Sheahan 1864, p. 86.
- ^ Sheahan 1864, p. 163.
- ^ "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II grants reinstatement of Hulls historic civic offices". Press releases. Hull City Council. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Sheahan 1864, p. 138.
- ^ Sheahan 1864, p. 139.
- ^ Sheahan 1864, p. 143.
- ^ "Thomas Ferens". Hull History Centre. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Peter Mandelson appointed high steward of Hull". The Guardian. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2021.