Granville 6 May 1691 – 1693 Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford 24 April 1696 – 1702 John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett 21 July 1702 – 1714 Sir William Courtenay, 2nd Baronet 4 December 1714 – 1716, of Powderham, Devon John Carteret, 2nd Baron Carteret 13 July 1716 – 1721 Hugh Fortescue, 14th Baron Clinton 9 August 1721 – 1733, of Castle Hill, Filleigh, Devon Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford 9 May 1733 – 31 March 1751, of Heanton Satchville, Petrockstowe, Devon (which he never visited) and of Houghton Hall, Norfolk John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford 23 April 1751 – 5 January 1771 Vere Poulett, 3rd Earl Poulett 6 February 1771 – 14 April 1788 Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue 21 May 1788 – 1839, of Castle Hill, Filleigh, Devon Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue 15 November 1839 – 14 September 1861, of Castle Hill, Filleigh, Devon Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset 9 November 1861 – 28 November 1885, of Stover, Teigngrace, Devon and of Berry Pomeroy, Devon; Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh 20 January 1886 – 12 January 1887, of Pynes, Upton Pyne, Devon Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 20th Baron Clinton 16 February 1887 – 29 March 1904, of Heanton Satchville, Huish Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue 22 April 1904 – 1928, of Castle Hill, Filleigh, Devon Francis Bingham Mildmay, 1st Baron Mildmay of Flete 30 June 1928 – 1936, of Flete, Holbeton, Devon Hugh Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue 5 May 1936 – 14 June 1958, of Castle Hill, Filleigh, Devon Massey Lopes, 2nd Baron Roborough 16 July 1958 – 5 October 1978, of Maristow, Tamerton Foliot Sir Richard Amyatt Hull 5 October 1978 – 10 May 1982 John St Aubyn Parker, 6th Earl of Morley 10 May 1982 – 16 September 1998 of Saltram, Plympton Sir Eric Dancer KCVO CBE JP 16 September 1998 – 17 April 2015 David Fursdon since 17 April 2015 Deputy lieutenants A deputy lieutenant of Devon is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Devon. 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. 19th Century 25 January 1831: John Quicke, Esq. 25 January 1831: William Nation, Esq. 25 January 1831: John Milford, Esq. 25 January 1831: Samuel White,