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Lord Lieutenant - Encyclopedia.com (374 words) |
 | Lord Lieutenant An English magnate, originally commissioned to muster, administer, and command the militia of a specified district in times of emergency. |
| HENRY VIII was the first to appoint them, and in 1551 during Edward VI's reign there were attempts to establish them on a permanent basis. |
| From 1585 it became usual for every shire to have a lieutenant, and deputy lieutenants, and by the end of the 16th century they assumed additional roles, exercised on behalf of the sovereign, including the appointment of magistrates. |
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