Sir Philip Lavallin Wroughton, KCVO

Royal Victorian Order

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, K.St.J.

Venerable Order of Saint John

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(born 19 April 1933) was the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire

Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire

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:*Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset 1551 – 22 January 1552...

 from 1995 until 2008.

Sir Philip is the son of Michael Lavallin Wroughton (alias Puxley) Esq of Woolley Park at Chaddleworth

Chaddleworth

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 in Berkshire

Berkshire

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 and his wife, Elizabeth Angela Rate. He was educated at Eton College

Eton College

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 and became 2nd Lieutenant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps

King's Royal Rifle Corps

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. Mr Wroughton worked in the City of London

City of London

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, eventually becoming Vice-Chairman of one of the World's largest insurance and investment management businesses, Marsh & McLennan Companies

Marsh & McLennan Companies

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 of New York

New York

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. He inherited his father's Woolley estate in 1972 and, in 1995, was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. In 1977 he was appointed High Sheriff of Berkshire

High Sheriff of Berkshire

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He was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 2008 New Year Honours

New Year Honours 2008

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, and retired as Lord Lieutenant in April 2008.