Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
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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.
- Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys 1586–1601 jointly with
- Sir Francis Knollys 1586–1596 and
- William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury 1596–1632 jointly with
- Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland 1628–1642
- Interregnum
- John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace 1667–1670
- 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 1712–1716
- Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans 1716–1726
- Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St Albans 1727–1751
- George Beauclerk, 3rd Duke of St Albans 1751–1760
- Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere of Hanworth 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, 7th Baron Craven 1819–1825
- Montagu Bertie, 5th Earl of Abingdon 1826–1854
- Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon 1854–1881
- George Grimston Craven, 3rd Earl of Craven 1881–1883
- Ernest Augustus Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury 1884–1886
- Robert James Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage of Lockinge 1886–1901
- James Herbert Benyon 1901–1935
- Arthur Thomas Loyd 1935–1944
- Sir Henry Benyon, 1st Baronet Benyon 1945 –1959
- Hon. David John Smith 1959 –1975[1]
- John Lindsay Eric Smith 1975 – 1978
- Hon. Gordon William Nottage Palmer 1978 – 1989
- John Ronald (Johnny) Henderson 1989–1995(appointed September 4, 1989)[2]
- Philip Lavallin Wroughton 1995–present (appointed May 9, 1995)[3]
[edit] References
- J.C. Sainty (1970). "Lieutenancies of Counties, 1585–1642". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (Special Supplement No. 8).
- ^ The Lord-Lieutenants Order 1973 (S.I. 1973 No.1754)
- ^ London Gazette, issue no.51866, September 8, 1989
- ^ London Gazette, issue no.54033, May 12, 1995
