Lord Warden of the Stannaries
The Lord Warden of the Stannaries used to exercise judicial and military functions in Cornwall, United Kingdom and is still the official who, upon the commission of the monarch or Duke of Cornwall for the time being, has the function of calling a Stannary Parliament of tinners. The last Stannary Parliament convened by a Lord Warden of the Stannaries sat in 1753.
The first Lord Warden of the Stannaries of Cornwall (and Devon) was William de Wrotham who was appointed during the reign of Richard I on 20 November 1197.
In theory, were the current Duke of Cornwall, Prince Charles, to appoint a Lord Warden of the Stannaries, they could convene a Stannary Parliament which could veto United Kingdom legislation. This is because a Stannator's right to veto Westminster legislation has never been formally withdrawn.
List of the Lord Wardens of the Stannaries
This list is incomplete.
- William de Wrotham
- Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford
- Sir Walter Raleigh
- William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke