Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire facts for kids

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
• 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
• John Smith 5 March 1976 – 16 March 1978
• Gordon William Nottage Palmer 16 March 1978 – 1989
• John Ronald (Johnny) Henderson 4 September 1989 – 9 May 1995
• Sir Philip Wroughton 9 May 1995 – 19 April 2008
• Mary Bayliss 19 April 2008 – 14 January 2015
• James Puxley 15 January 2015–To date

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.

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
• Khan Mohammad Juna, appointed 29 May 2013
• Brigadier Stephen Charles Matthews, appointed 29 May 2013
• Willie Hartley Russell, appointed 1 Sep 2016 High Sheriff 2021-22.
• Kiren Sharma, appointed 1 Sep 2016
• Felicity Rutland, appointed 1 Sep 2016.
• Christoper Barrett, appointed 12 Jan 2018
• Richard Bennett, appointed 12 Jan 2018
• The Lord Brownlow of Shurlock Row, appointed 12 Jan 2018
• Dr Peter Durrant, appointed 12 Jan 2018
• Sean Zain Taylor, appointed 12 Jan 2018
• Richard Charles Robert Anderson, appointed 17 Oct 2019
• Lt Col Sir Alexander Fergus Matheson of Matheson, appointed 17 Oct 2019
• Harriet Jane McCalmont, appointed 17 Oct 2019
• Andrew Aden Try, appointed 17 Oct 2019
• Lindsey Beard, appointed 22 June 2021
• Carol Jackson-Doerge, appointed 22 June 2021
• Geraldine Lejeune, appointed 22 June 2021
• Lucy Zeal, appointed 22 June 2021
• 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
• 20 August 1799: James Croft
• 20 August 1799: John Huddleston
• 20 August 1799: Thomas William Ravenshaw
• Ramnik Saund to supplementary list Jan 2022
• Chris Khoo appointed 1 Sep 2016 Deceased 1 November 2022