Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire facts for kids
The Lord Lieutenant is a special person chosen by the King or Queen to represent them in a county. Think of them as the King's personal helper and representative in a specific area, like Berkshire. Since 1689, the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire has also been in charge of keeping important records for the county.
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Who are the Lord Lieutenants of Berkshire?
The Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire is a very old and important role. Here is a list of the people who have held this position over many centuries:
- Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk 1545
- Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset 1551–1552
- William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton 1552
- Sir William FitzWilliam 1559
- Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys 1586–1601 (jointly with others)
- Sir Francis Knollys 1586–1596
- William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury 1596–1632 (jointly with others)
- Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland 1628–1643
- During a period called the Interregnum, there was no King or Queen, so there was no Lord Lieutenant.
- John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace 1660–1670
- Prince Rupert of the Rhine 1670–1682
- Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk 1682–1701
- Montagu Venables-Bertie, 2nd Earl of Abingdon 1701–1702
- William Craven, 2nd Baron Craven 1702–1711
- George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland 1712–1714
- Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans 1714–1726
- Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans 1727–1751
- George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St Albans 1751–1761
- Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere 1761–1771
- George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St Albans 1771–1786
- William Craven, 6th Baron Craven 1786–1791
- Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor 1791–1819
- William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven 1819–1825
- Montagu Bertie, 5th Earl of Abingdon 1826–1854
- Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon 1854–1881
- George Craven, 3rd Earl of Craven 1881–1883
- Ernest Brudenell-Bruce, 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury 1884–1886
- Robert Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage 1886–1901
- James Herbert Benyon 1901–1935
- Arthur Loyd 1935–1944
- Sir Henry Benyon, 1st Baronet 1945–1959
- David John Smith 1959–1976
- John Smith 1976–1978
- Gordon William Nottage Palmer 1978–1989
- John Ronald (Johnny) Henderson 1989–1995
- Sir Philip Wroughton 1995–2008
- Mary Bayliss 2008–2015
- James Puxley 2015–To date
Helping the Lord Lieutenant: Vice and Deputy Lieutenants
The Lord Lieutenant has a team of people who help them with their duties. These helpers are called the Vice Lord Lieutenant and Deputy Lieutenants.
Vice Lord Lieutenants
The Lord Lieutenant chooses one person to be the Vice Lord Lieutenant. This person helps the Lord Lieutenant directly. When the Lord Lieutenant retires, the Vice Lord Lieutenant's appointment also ends.
- Captain Edward Nicholas Canning Beaumont from Ascot, appointed 1989
- Sir William Benyon of Englefield, 1994–2005
- Lady Elizabeth Godsal, retired 2011
- James Puxley of Welford Park, appointed 2011–2015
- Anthony West of Remenham, appointed 2015
- Jeffrey Branch of Maidenhead, appointed 2016, retired 2020
- Graham Eric Barker of Bray, appointed 2020
Current Deputy Lieutenants
Deputy Lieutenants also help the Lord Lieutenant. There can be many Deputy Lieutenants at one time, depending on how many people live in the county. Their job doesn't end when a new Lord Lieutenant takes over. However, they usually retire when they turn 75. As of February 2023, Berkshire has 35 Deputy Lieutenants, in addition to the Lord Lieutenant and Vice Lord Lieutenant.
- Dr Christina Hill-Williams, appointed 2005
- Professor Susanna Rose, appointed 2007
- Paul Dick, appointed 2010
- Harry Merton Henderson, appointed 2010
- Hugo Vickers, appointed 2010
- Sarah Patricia Scrope, appointed 2011
- Zoë Philippa Smith, appointed 2011
- Simon Peter Carter, appointed 2012
- General Sir Charles Redmond Watt, appointed 2012
- Charles David Brims, appointed 2013
- Khan Mohammad Juna, appointed 2013
- Brigadier Stephen Charles Matthews, appointed 2013
- Willie Hartley Russell, appointed 2016
- Kiren Sharma, appointed 2016
- Felicity Rutland, appointed 2016
- Christoper Barrett, appointed 2018
- Richard Bennett, appointed 2018
- The Lord Brownlow of Shurlock Row, appointed 2018
- Dr Peter Durrant, appointed 2018
- Sean Zain Taylor, appointed 2018
- Richard Charles Robert Anderson, appointed 2019
- Lt Col Sir Alexander Fergus Matheson of Matheson, appointed 2019
- Harriet Jane McCalmont, appointed 2019
- Andrew Aden Try, appointed 2019
- Lindsey Beard, appointed 2021
- Carol Jackson-Doerge, appointed 2021
- Geraldine Lejeune, appointed 2021
- Lucy Zeal, appointed 2021
- Stefan Fafinski, appointed 2023
- Tanweer Ikram, appointed 2023
- Chris Juden, appointed 2023
- Susan Roberts, appointed 2023
- Mark Sanderson, appointed 2023
- Rohit Tanna, appointed 2023
- Julian Walker, appointed 2023
