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
• David John Smith 30 September 1959 – 1976^[2]
• John Smith 5 March 1976 – 16 March 1978
• 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 2015–23 October 2023^[7]
• Andrew Try 23 October 2023–To date^[8][9]

Vice Lord Lieutenants

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

• Captain Edward Nicholas Canning Beaumont 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
• Jeffrey Branch of Maidenhead, Appointed 2016, retired 4 August 2020
• Graham Eric Barker of Bray, Appointed 5 August 2020.^[10]

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 (February 2023) has 35 Deputy Lieutenants in addition to the Lord-Lieutenant and Vice Lord-Lieutenant.

• Dr Christina Hill-Williams, appointed 27 July 2005
• Professor Susanna Rose, appointed 4 December 2007
• Paul Dick , appointed 8 March 2010
• Harry Merton Henderson, appointed 8 March 2010
• Hugo Vickers, appointed 8 March 2010
• Sarah Patricia Scrope, appointed 22 June 2011
• Zoë Philippa Smith, appointed 22 June 2011
• Simon Peter Carter, appointed 9 March 2012
• General Sir Charles Redmond Watt, appointed 9 March 2012
• Charles David Brims, appointed 29 May 2013 ^[11]
• Khan Mohammad Juna, appointed 29 May 2013 ^[11]
• Brigadier Stephen Charles Matthews, appointed 29 May 2013 ^[11]
• Willie Hartley Russell, appointed 1 Sep 2016 ^[12] High Sheriff 2021-22.
• Kiren Sharma, appointed 1 Sep 2016 ^[12]
• Felicity Rutland, appointed 1 Sep 2016.^[13]
• Christoper Barrett, appointed 12 Jan 2018 ^[14]
• Richard Bennett, appointed 12 Jan 2018 ^[14]
• The Lord Brownlow of Shurlock Row, appointed 12 Jan 2018 ^[14]
• Dr Peter Durrant, appointed 12 Jan 2018 ^[14]
• Sean Zain Taylor, appointed 12 Jan 2018 ^[14]
• Richard Charles Robert Anderson, appointed 17 Oct 2019^[15]
• Lt Col Sir Alexander Fergus Matheson of Matheson, appointed 17 Oct 2019 ^[15]
• Harriet Jane McCalmont, appointed 17 Oct 2019 ^[15]
• Andrew Aden Try, appointed 17 Oct 2019 ^[15]
• Lindsey Beard, appointed 22 June 2021 ^[16]
• Carol Jackson-Doerge, appointed 22 June 2021 ^[16]
• Geraldine Lejeune, appointed 22 June 2021 ^[16]
• Lucy Zeal, appointed 22 June 2021 ^[16]
• Stefan Fafinski, appointed 17 February 2023
• Tanweer Ikram, appointed 17 February 2023
• Chris Juden, appointed 17 February 2023
• Susan Roberts, appointed 17 February 2023
• Mark Sanderson, appointed 17 February 2023
• Rohit Tanna, appointed 17 February 2023
• Julian Walker, appointed 17 February 2023

Previous Deputy Lieutenants

A deputy lieutenant of Berkshire is commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. Deputy lieutenants support the work of the lord-lieutenant. There can be 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.

18th Century

• 20 August 1799: John Willes^[17]
• 20 August 1799: James Croft^[17]
• 20 August 1799: John Huddleston^[17]
• 20 August 1799: Thomas William Ravenshaw^[17]
• Ramnik Saund to supplementary list Jan 2022
• Chris Khoo appointed 1 Sep 2016 ^[12] Deceased 1 November 2022

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
6. . Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
7. "Lord-Lieutenant for Berkshire: James Puxley". Retrieved 22 March 2015.
8. "Appointment of the Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Berkshire: 1 August 2023". GOV.UK.
9. "No. 64215". The London Gazette. 31 October 2023. p. 21858.
10. http://berkshirelieutenancy.org/news ^{[dead link]}
11. "No. 60519". The London Gazette. 29 May 2013. p. 10555.
12. "No. 61693". The London Gazette. 1 September 2016. p. 18748.
13. "No. 61693". The London Gazette. 1 September 2016. p. 18748.
14. "No. 62177". The London Gazette. 18 January 2018. p. 982.
15. "No. 62800". The London Gazette. 17 October 2019. p. 18716.
16. "Lieutenancy of Berkshire | Deputy Lieutenant Commissions | the Gazette".
17. "No. 15181". The London Gazette. 10 September 1799. p. 925.

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