Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire Custos Rotulorum of Berkshire .
Lord-Lieutenants of Berkshire
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk 1545–22 August 1545Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset 10 May 1551 – 22 January 1552William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton 1552–?Sir William FitzWilliam 1559Henry 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 1670Prince Rupert of the Rhine 7 November 1670 – 29 November 1682Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk 16 December 1682 – 2 April 1701Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon 12 May 1701 – 11 June 1702William Craven, 2nd Baron Craven 11 June 1702 – 9 October 1711George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland 15 May 1712 – 12 November 1714Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans 12 November 1714 – 10 May 1726Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans 4 March 1727 – 27 July 1751George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St Albans 30 October 1751 – 18 March 1761Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere 18 March 1761 – 16 July 1771George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St Albans 16 July 1771 – 1 February 1786William Craven, 6th Baron Craven 1786–26 September 1791Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor 1791–9 December 1819William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven 9 December 1819 – 30 July 1825Montagu Bertie, 5th Earl of Abingdon 27 April 1826 – 16 October 1854Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon 13 February 1854 – 7 September 1881George Craven, 3rd Earl of Craven 7 September 1881 – 7 December 1883Ernest Brudenell-Bruce, 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury 16 January 1884 – 18 October 1886Robert 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 1944Sir Henry Benyon, 1st Baronet 28 March 1945 – 15 June 1959David John Smith 30 September 1959 – 1976[ 2] John Smith 5 March 1976 – 16 March 1978Gordon 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 2010Sarah 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]
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]
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