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The position of commanding officer of a yeomanry regiment differed from that of a regular cavalry regiment. The post was more of a Colonel Commandant in that they were more like Colonels of the regiment. The day to day running of the yeomanry was done by the adjutant who was an ex-officer of a regular cavalry regiment. The aristocracy of the county regarded it as almost obligatory to be an officer in the county regiment so the list of COs reads like a page from Burke's Peerage. The following list is incomplete, having been gleaned from various sources. The name of William Beckett is included because he took over temporarily from Lord Grantham while Grantham took on the duties of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1841 to 1843. Beckett was a leading light of the regiment from 1817 to 1859 and many members of the Beckett family served as officers in the Yorkshire Hussars over the years. |
Earl Fitzwilliam 1794-1802 |
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Colonel Robert Harvey 1802-1819 |
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Lord Grantham, Earl de Grey 1819-1859 |
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William Beckett 1841-1843 |
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William Harrison-Broadley 1890-1893 |
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Henry Lascelles, 5th Earl of Harwood 1893-1898 |
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Lord Bolton 1898-1903 |
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R F T Gascoigne DSO 1903-1908 |
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C W E Duncombe 1908-1912 |
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Sir Robert Bateson, Lord Deramore 1912-1914 |
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Lieut-Col Stanyforth 1914-1920 |
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Col Lane Fox, Lord Bingley 1920-1924 |
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Lieut-Col E York 1924-1928 |
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Lieut-Col W G Charlesworth 1928-1932 |
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Lieut-Col T Preston 1932-1936 |
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Lieut-Col Lord Grimthorpe TD 1936-1940 |
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Lieut-Col J H Goodhart MC 1940-1941 |
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Lieut-Col J P Stanton 1941-1942 |
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Lieut-Col H W Lloyd 1942-1943 |
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Lieut-Col J B Whitehead MC TD 1943-1945 |
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Lieut-Col F Lane Fox 1945 |
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