Governor of Chester

The Governor of Chester was a military officer responsible for the garrison at Chester Castle.

Governors

 * 1682-1689: Peter Shakerley
 * 1693-1702: Roger Kirkby
 * 1702-1705: Peter Shakerley (again)
 * 1705-1713: Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley
 * 1713-   : Thomas Ashton
 * 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

 * 1705-   : Thomas Brooks
 * 1712-1713: Thomas Ashton
 * 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