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.
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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 – 23 October 2023
Andrew Try 23 October 2023–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 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 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 Henderson, appointed 8 March 2010
Hugo Vickers, appointed 8 March 2010
Sarah Scrope, appointed 22 June 2011
Zoë Smith, appointed 22 June 2011
Simon Carter, appointed 9 March 2012
General Sir Charles Watt, appointed 9 March 2012
Charles Brims, appointed 29 May 2013
Khan Juna, appointed 29 May 2013
Brigadier Stephen Matthews, appointed 29 May 2013
Willie Russell, appointed 1 Sep 2016 High Sheriff 2021-22.
Kiren Sharma, appointed 1 Sep 2016
Felicity Rutland, appointed 1 Sep 2016.
Christopher Barrett, appointed 12 Jan 2018
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