Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Berkshire.

Lord Lieutenants of Berkshire

• Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset 1551 – 22 January 1552
• William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton 1552–?
• Sir William FitzWilliam 1559
• Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys 17 September 1586 – 27 June 1601 jointly with
• Sir Francis Knollys 12 September 1586 – 19 July 1596 and
• William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury 4 November 1596 – 25 May 1632 jointly with
• Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland 28 March 1628 – 23 August 1643 (Parliamentary from 1642)
• Interregnum
• John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace 28 August 1660 – 25 November 1670
• Prince Rupert of the Rhine 7 November 1670 – 29 November 1682
• Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk 16 December 1682 – 2 April 1701
• Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon 12 May 1701 – 11 June 1702
• William Craven, 2nd Baron Craven 11 June 1702 – 9 October 1711
• George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland 15 May 1712 – 12 November 1714
• Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans 12 November 1714 – 10 May 1726
• Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans 4 March 1727 – 27 July 1751
• George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St Albans 30 October 1751 – 18 March 1761
• Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere 18 March 1761 – 16 July 1771
• George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St Albans 16 July 1771 – 1 February 1786
• William Craven, 6th Baron Craven 1786 – 26 September 1791
• Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor 1791 – 9 December 1819
• William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven 9 December 1819 – 30 July 1825
• Montagu Bertie, 5th Earl of Abingdon 27 April 1826 – 16 October 1854
• Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon 13 February 1854 – 7 September 1881
• George Craven, 3rd Earl of Craven 7 September 1881 – 7 December 1883
• Ernest Brudenell-Bruce, 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury 16 January 1884 – 18 October 1886
• Robert Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage 12 November 1886 – 10 June 1901 (deceased)
• James Herbert Benyon 26 August 1901 – 14 February 1935^[1]
• Arthur Loyd 22 March 1935 – 8 November 1944
• Sir Henry Benyon, 1st Baronet 28 March 1945 – 15 June 1959
• Hon. David John Smith 30 September 1959 – 1976^[2]
• John Lindsay Eric Smith 5 March 1976 – 16 March 1978
• Hon. Gordon William Nottage Palmer 16 March 1978 – 1989^[3]
• John Ronald (Johnny) Henderson 4 September 1989 – 9 May 1995^[4]
• Sir Philip Wroughton 9 May 1995 – 19 April 2008^[5]
• Mary Bayliss 19 April 2008 - 14 January 2015^[6]
• James Puxley 15 January 2015 - To date^[7]

Vice Lord Lieutenants

Vice Lord Lieutenants The Lord Lieutenant appoints one Vice Lord Lieutenant for the county. This appointment ceases when the Lord Lieutenant retires.

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• Captain The Honourable Edward Nicholas Canning BEAUMONT MVO from Ascot, Appointed 9 November 1989
• Sir William Benyon of Englefield, 1994 - 2005
• Lady Elizabeth Godsal, - Retired 04 Jan 2011
• James Puxley of Welford Park, Appointed 04 Jan 2011 - 2015
• Anthony West of Remenham, Appointed 2015

Current Deputy Lieutenants

Deputy Lieutenants traditionally support the Lord-Lieutenant. There are 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. Berkshire currently has 30 Deputy Lieutenants in addition to the Lord Lieutenant and Vice Lord Lieutenant.

• Sir Robert John Madejski OBE DL of Pangbourne, appointed 8 November 2000
• Dr Christina Hill-Williams DL MA FRGS FRSA, appointed 27 July 2005
• Mr Gordon Storey DL, appointed 27 July 2005
• Professor Susanna Rose JP DL, appointed 4 December 2007
• Andrew Panter DL, appointed 4 December 2007
• Anthony West DL of Henley on Thames, appointed 4 December 2007
• Mrs Christine Weston DL, appointed 4 December 2007
• The Rt Hon Baron Iliffe of Yattendon DL, appointed 4 December 2007
• Paul Dick OBE JP DL, appointed 8 March 2010
• Dr Carolyn Jane Boulter JP DL MA, appointed 8 March 2010
• Jeffrey Branch JP DL MA, appointed 8 March 2010
• Harry Merton Henderson DL, appointed 8 March 2010
• John Hugh Miller DL, appointed 8 March 2010
• Ramnik Saund JP DL, appointed 8 March 2010
• Hugo Vickers DL, appointed 8 March 2010
• HH Judge Richard Charles Elly DL MA Hon LLD FRSA, appointed 22 June 2011
• Lt Commander Peter Eliot Goodacre RD DL, appointed 22 June 2011
• William Richard Hunter Griffith-Jones DL, appointed 22 June 2011
• Richard Gareth Griffiths DL, appointed 22 June 2011
• Mrs Sarah Patricia Scrope DL, appointed 22 June 2011
• HH Judge Zoë Philippa Smith DL, appointed 22 June 2011
• Lady Catherine May Stevenson DL, appointed 22 June 2011
• Simon Peter Carter DL of Streatley on Thames, appointed 9 March 2012
• Mrs Jacqueline Doris Sylvia Ryder DL of Bracknell, appointed 9 March 2012
• General Sir Charles Redmond Watt KCB KCVO CBE DL, appointed 9 March 2012
• Charles David Brims DL, appointed 29 May 2013 ^[8]
• Christopher Edward Dodson OBE DL DIoD, appointed 29 May 2013 ^[9]
• Khan Mohammad Juna DL, appointed 29 May 2013 ^[10]
• Brigadier Stephen Charles Matthews DL FRSA, appointed 29 May 2013 ^[11]

Previous Deputy Lieutenants

Deputy Lieutenants traditionally supported the Lord-Lieutenant. There could be several deputy lieutenants at any time, depending on the population of the county. Their appointment did not terminate with the changing of the Lord-Lieutenant, but they usually retired at age 75.

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• Charles Edward Keyser, From 21 May 1901^[12]
• Frederick Gareth Robert Gimblett of Charvil, appointed 23 August 1988
• Ian Ernest Morgan of Marlow, appointed 23 August 1988
• Stella Winifred Oates of Caversham, appointed 23 August 1988
• Richard Ell Shaw of Windsor, appointed 23 August 1988
• The Honourable Lady Palmer of Mortimer, appointed 9 November 1989
• William Alexander Palmer of Snelsmore Common, appointed 21 August 1992
• David John Simonds of Ashampstead, appointed 21 August 1992
• George Raymond Seymour of Bucklebury, appointed 21 August 1992
• William Antony Wiseman of Twyford, appointed 21 August 1992
• Thomas Edmund Tomlinson of Wokingham, appointed 21 August 1992
• David Alfred William Gardiner of Newbury, appointed 21 August 1992
• Gerald John Ward of Hungerford, appointed 8 November 2000 - Retired 23 September 2008
• Mary Patricia Coldwells of Slough, appointed 8 November 2000
• Stuart Grant Errington of Ascot, appointed 8 November 2000
• Peter Haydn Philips of Cookham, appointed 8 November 2000
• Rosemary Edith Robertson Thomson of Maidenhead, appointed 8 November 2000
• John Roy Trustram Eve of Waltham St. Lawrence, appointed 8 November 2000 - Retired 25 May 2009
• Brigadier Michael Aris CBE, appointed 27 July 2005
• Christina Hill, appointed 27 July 2005
• David Gibbons MBE, appointed 27 July 2005
• John Nike OBE, appointed 27 July 2005
• James Puxley, appointed 27 July 2005
• Beverley Ruddock, appointed 27 July 2005
• Gordon Storey, appointed 27 July 2005
• Michael Todhunter, appointed 27 July 2005
• Malcolm Brian Johnston Kimmins of Newbury, appointed 4 December 2007
• Roderick Watson, appointed 4 December 2007

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 27350. p. 5737. 30 August 1901.
2. The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973 (S.I. 1973 No.1754)
3. London Gazette, issue no.47496, 21 March 1978
4. London Gazette, issue no.51866, 8 September 1989
5. London Gazette, issue no.54033, 12 May 1995
6. [http://www.number- 10.gov.uk/output/Page15229.asp "Lord-Lieutenant for the Royal County of Berkshire"] Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 2008-04-10. line feed character in |url= at position 19 (help)
7. "Lord-Lieutenant for Berkshire: James Puxley". Retrieved 2015-03-22.
8. The London Gazette: no. 60519. p. 10555. 29 May 2013.
9. The London Gazette: no. 60519. p. 10555. 29 May 2013.
10. The London Gazette: no. 60519. p. 10555. 29 May 2013.
11. The London Gazette: no. 60519. p. 10555. 29 May 2013.
12. The London Gazette: no. 27315. p. 3468. 21 May 1901.

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