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

• Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk 1545 - 22 August 1545
• Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset 10 May 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 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] Deceased 30 March 2019
• James Puxley 15 January 2015 - To date[7]

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 DL, Appointed 2015
• Jeffrey Branch DL of Maidenhead, Appointed 2016, retired 4 August 2020
• Graham Eric Barker DL of Bray, Appointed 5 August 2020.[8]

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 (December 2018) has 33 Deputy Lieutenants in addition to the Lord Lieutenant and Vice Lord Lieutenant.

• 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
• 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
• Harry Merton Henderson DL, appointed 8 March 2010
• Ramnik Saund JP DL, appointed 8 March 2010
• Hugo Vickers DL, appointed 8 March 2010
• 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
• Simon Peter Carter DL of Streatley on Thames, 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 [9]
• Christopher Edward Dodson OBE DL DIoD, appointed 29 May 2013 [10]
• Khan Mohammad Juna DL, appointed 29 May 2013 [11]
• Brigadier Stephen Charles Matthews DL FRSA, appointed 29 May 2013 [12]
• Mr Willie Hartley Russell MVO DL, appointed 1 Sep 2016 [13]
• Mr Chris Khoo DL, appointed 1 Sep 2016 [14]
• Mrs Mary Riall DL, appointed 1 Sep 2016 [15]
• Mrs Felicity Rutland DL MA, appointed 1 Sep 2016 [16]
• Mr Kiren Sharma MBE DL, appointed 1 Sep 2016 [17]
• Mr Christoper Barett DL, appointed 12 Jan 2018 [18]
• Mr Richard Bennett DL BA(ECON) FCMA CGMA,appointed 12 Jan 2018 [19]
• Lord David Ellis Brownlow CVO DL, appointed 12 Jan 2018 [20]
• Dr Peter Durrant MBE DL FSA, appointed 12 Jan 2018 [21]
• Mrs Victoria Jane Fishburn DL, appointed 12 Jan 2018 [22]
• Mr Adrian Neil Raeburn McAlpine DL FloD, appointed 12 Jan 2018 [23]
• Mr Sean Zain Taylor DL, appointed 12 Jan 2018 [24]
• Mr Richard Charles Robert Anderson DL, appointed 17 Oct 2019[25]
• Lt Col Sir Alexander Fergus Matheson of Matheson Bt.LVO DL, appointed 17 Oct 2019 [26]
• Mrs Harriet Jane McCalmont DL, appointed 17 Oct 2019 [27]
• Mr Andrew Aden Try DL, appointed 17 Oct 2019 [28]

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 and are held on a Supplementary List and may be called on. Previous Lord-Lieutenants and Vice Lieutenants after their retirement also move onto the Supplementary List. Those who are shown on the latest list issued by the Lieutenancy (Oct 2019) have "Curr" at the end of their name.

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• Charles Edward Keyser, From 21 May 1901[29]
• Ellis Roger Davies DL of Swallowfield - dates not known
• 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 DL of Ashampstead, appointed 21 August 1992 "Curr"
• George Raymond Seymour DL of Bucklebury, appointed 21 August 1992
• William Antony Wiseman DL of Twyford, appointed 21 August 1992
• Thomas Edmund Tomlinson of Wokingham, appointed 21 August 1992 "Curr"
• David Alfred William Gardiner of Newbury, appointed 21 August 1992 "Curr"
• 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
• The Hon. Mrs Baylis CVO JP DL Of Swallowfield [30] Deceased 30 March 2019
• Brigadier Michael Aris CBE DL of Tilehurst, appointed 27 July 2005 "Curr"
• David Gibbons MBE DL of Henley on Thames, appointed 27 July 2005 "Curr"
• John Nike OBE DL, appointed 27 July 2005 Deceased 25 December 2016
• James Puxley DL, appointed 27 July 2005 "Curr"
• Beverley Ruddock DL, appointed 27 July 2005
• Michael Todhunter MBE DL, appointed 27 July 2005 "Curr"
• Malcolm Brian Johnston Kimmins CVO DL of Newbury, appointed 4 December 2007 "Curr"
• Roderick Watson DL of Farnham Common, appointed 4 December 2007 "Curr"
• Sir Robert John Madejski OBE DL of Pangbourne, appointed 8 November 2000 "Curr"
• Anthony West DL of Henley on Thames, appointed 4 December 2007 "Curr"
• Jeffrey Branch JP DL MA, appointed 8 March 2010 "Curr". Vice Lieutenant to 4 August 2020.
• John Hugh Miller DL, appointed 8 March 2010 "Curr"
• HH Judge Richard Charles Elly DL MA Hon LLD FRSA of Cookham Dean, appointed 22 June 2011 "Curr"
• Lady Catherine May Stevenson DL of Ascot, appointed 22 June 2011 "Curr"
• Mrs Jacqueline Doris Sylvia Ryder DL of Bracknell, appointed 9 March 2012 "Curr"
• William Richard Hunter Griffith-Jones DL, appointed 22 June 2011 [31] Deceased June 2018
• Mrs Mary Cameron JP DL of Newbury [32] "Curr"
• Baroness Flather JP DL LLB FRSA of Maidenhead [33] "Curr"
• Lady Elizabeth Godsall MBE DL of Twyford [34] "Curr"
• Mr John Handcock CVO DL LLB of Englefield Green [35] "Curr"
• Mr John Miller DL of Padworth [36] "curr"
• Mr William Palmer CBE DL of Snelsmore Common [37] "Curr"
• Mrs Daphne Priestley OBE DL of Ham - Wilts [38] "Curr"
• Mrs Naomi Robinson JP DL of Sonning Common [39]
• Dr Edmund Tomlinson JP DL of Wokingham [40] "Curr"
• Sir Philip Wroughton KCVOP JP DL of Wantage [41] "Curr"
• Andrew Panter MBE DL, appointed 4 December 2007[42] Deceased 22 June 2020.
• Lt Commander Peter Goodacre RD DL, appointed 22 June 2011 [43] "Curr"
• Mrs Christine Weston JP DL, appointed 4 Dec 2007 [44] "Curr"
• Mr Graham Eric Barker DL, appointed 17 Oct 2019[45] Vice-Lord Lieutenant 5 August 2020.

References

1. "No. 27350". The London Gazette. 30 August 1901. p. 5737.
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
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7. "Lord-Lieutenant for Berkshire: James Puxley". Retrieved 2015-03-22.
8. http://berkshirelieutenancy.org/news
9. "No. 60519". The London Gazette. 29 May 2013. p. 10555.
10. "No. 60519". The London Gazette. 29 May 2013. p. 10555.
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18. "No. 62177". The London Gazette. 18 Jan 2018. p. 982.
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29. "No. 27315". The London Gazette. 21 May 1901. p. 3468.
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