Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
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. He or she is the Deputy to the Lord Chamberlain of the Household. The Vice-Chamberlain's main role is to compile a daily private report to the Queen on proceedings in the House of Commons. As a member of the Royal Household his or her duties are largely nominal, though ceremonial duties include accompanying the Queen and Royal Household at events such as the annual garden party at Buckingham Palace. The role also requires the holder to be held "captive" at Buckingham Palace when the Queen drives in procession to Westminster for the State opening of Parliament.
Notable holders of the office include Sir George Carteret
George Carteret
Vice Admiral Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet , son of Elias de Carteret, was a royalist statesman in Jersey and England, who served in the Clarendon Ministry as Treasurer of the Navy...
, Lord Hervey, the Earl of Harrington
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington
William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, PC was a British statesman and diplomat.He was a younger son of John Stanhope of Elvaston, Derbyshire, and a brother of Charles Stanhope , an active politician during the reign of George I. His ancestor, Sir John Stanhope , was a half-brother of Philip...
, the Earl Spencer
Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer
Charles Robert Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer KG, GCVO, PC, VRD , styled The Honourable Charles Spencer until 1905 and known as The Viscount Althorp between 1905 and 1910, was a British courtier and Liberal politician. An MP from 1880 to 1895 and again from 1900 to 1905, he served as Vice-Chamberlain of...
, Michael Stewart
Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham
Robert Michael Maitland Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham, CH, PC was a British Labour politician and Fabian Socialist who served twice as Foreign Secretary in the first cabinet of Harold Wilson.- Early life :...
and Bernard Weatherill
Bernard Weatherill
Bruce Bernard Weatherill, Baron Weatherill, PC, DL, KStJ was a British Conservative Party politician who became Speaker of the House of Commons.-Tailor:...
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List of Vice-Chamberlains of the Household
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Notes | Reference |
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| Sir Charles Somerset Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester was the legitimised son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset and Joan Hill.-Biography:He was born around 1460 to Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset and Joan Hill... |
1501 | Unknown | Lord Chamberlain from 1509; created The Lord Herbert in 1504 and The Earl of Worcester in 1514 | |
| Sir Robert Wingfield Robert Wingfield (diplomat) -Early life:Born about 1464, he was the seventh son of Sir John Wingfield of Letheringham, Suffolk. Humphrey Wingfield and Richard Wingfield were his brothers... |
1521 | Unknown | ||
| The Lord Sandys William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys of the Vyne William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys of the Vyne was an English Tudor diplomat, Lord Chamberlain and favourite of King Henry VIII.... |
Unknown | 1526 | Became Lord Chamberlain | |
| Sir John Gage | 1526 | 1533 | Lord Chamberlain from 1553 | |
| Sir William Kingston William Kingston Sir William Kingston was an English courtier, soldier and administrator. He was the Constable of the Tower of London during much of the reign of Henry VIII. Among the notable prisoners he was responsible for were Queen Anne Boleyn, and the men accused of adultery with her.-Life:He was of a... |
1536 | 1539 | ||
| Sir Anthony Wingfield Anthony Wingfield Sir Anthony Wingfield MP KG PC of Letheringham, Suffolk, was an English soldier, politician, courtier and member of parliament... |
1539 | 1550 | ||
| Sir Thomas D'Arcy Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Chiche Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Chiche KG was an English courtier during the reign of Edward VI. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household and Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard between 1550 and 1551 before his appointment as Lord Chamberlain of the Household... |
1550 | 1551 | Became Lord Chamberlain; created The Lord Darcy of Chiche in 1551 | |
| Sir John Gates John Gates (courtier) Sir John Gates KB was an English courtier and soldier, holding influential household positions in the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI. One of the Chief Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber under Edward VI, he became a follower of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland and was a principal participant... |
1551 | Unknown | ||
| Sir Henry Jerningham Henry Jerningham Henry Jerningham KB was an English courtier during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household and Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard.-Biography:... |
1553 | 1557 | ||
| Sir Henry Bedingfeld Henry Bedingfeld Sir Henry Bedingfeld , of Oxburgh Hall, King's Lynn, Norfolk,was the eldest son of Edmund Bedingfeld and his wife, Grace , the daughter of Henry, first Baron Marney.-Marriage:... |
1557 | 1558 | ||
| Sir Edward Rogers Edward Rogers (comptroller) Sir Edward Rogers was an English gentleman who served as an Officer of State in various capacities during the Tudor period. He rose to become Comptroller and Vice-Chamberlain of the Household to Elizabeth I of England from 1560 to 1568.-Life:... |
1558 | 1559 | ||
| Sir Francis Knollys Francis Knollys (the elder) Sir Francis Knollys , of Greys Court, in Oxfordshire, KG was an English courtier in the service and favour of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Elizabeth I of England, and was a Member of Parliament for a number of constituencies.... |
1559 | Unknown | ||
| Sir Christopher Hatton Christopher Hatton Sir Christopher Hatton was an English politician, Lord Chancellor of England and a favourite of Elizabeth I of England.-Early days:... |
1577 | 1587 | ||
| Sir Thomas Heneage Thomas Heneage Sir Thomas Heneage PC was an English politician and a courtier at the court of Elizabeth I.-Early and personal life:... |
1587 | 1595 | ||
| Sir John Stanhope John Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope John Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope of Harrington was an English courtier, politician and peer.-Life:He was the third son of Sir Michael Stanhope, born in Yorkshire, but brought up in Nottinghamshire after his father's attainder for treason in 1552... , from 1605 The Lord Stanhope |
1601 | 1616 | ||
| Sir John Digby John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol John Digby, 1st Earl of Bristol , was an English diplomat and a moderate royalist during the English Civil War.- Early career :... , from 1618 The Lord Digby and from 1622 The Earl of Bristol |
1616 | 1625 | ||
| Sir Dudley Carleton Dudley Carleton, 1st Viscount Dorchester Dudley Carleton, 1st Viscount Dorchester was an English art collector, diplomat and Secretary of State.-Early life:He was the second son of Antony Carleton of Brightwell Baldwin, Oxfordshire, and of Jocosa, daughter of John Goodwin of Winchendon, Buckinghamshire... |
1625 | 1626 | Created The Lord Carleton in 1626 and The Viscount Dorchester in 1628 | |
| Sir Humphrey May Humphrey May Sir Humphrey May was an English politician. He was born the fourth son of Richard May, Merchant Taylor of London. He matriculated from St John's College, Oxford on 25th October 1588, graduated B.A. on 3rd March 1592 and became student of the Middle Temple in 1592... |
1626 | 1630 | ||
| Sir Thomas Jermyn | (Charles I) | |||
| The Lord Goring George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich was an English soldier.He was the son of George Goring of Hurstpierpoint and Ovingdean, Sussex, and of Anne Denny, sister of Edward Denny, 1st Earl of Norwich. He matriculated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1600, and may subsequently have spent some... |
1639 | 1644 | Created The Earl of Norwich in 1644 | |
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| Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet | 1660 | 1680 | Notionally held the office from 1647 | |
| Henry Savile | 1680 | 1687 | ||
| James Porter James Porter (Jacobite) James Porter was a British politician and supporter of James II who followed him into exile. He was the Vice-Chamberlain of the Household and a Member of Parliament for Fethard in the 1689 Patriot Parliament.-References:... |
1687 | 1689 | ||
| Sir John Lowther, Bt John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale, PC, FRS , known as Sir John Lowther, 2nd Baronet, from 1675 to 1696, was an English politician.... |
1689 | 1694 | Created The Viscount Lonsdale in 1679 | |
| Hon. Peregrine Bertie Peregrine Bertie (junior) Peregrine Bertie DL was a British politician, the second son of Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey.Educated at the Middle Temple in 1679, Bertie first entered the House of Commons in 1685 in Boston, alongside his brother, Lord Willoughby de Eresby, and generally inclined towards the Tories... |
1694 | 1706 | ||
| Thomas Coke Thomas Coke (privy counsellor) Thomas Coke was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1698 and 1715.Coke was the son of John Coke and his wife Mary Leventhorpe, daughter of Sir Thomas Leventhorpe, 4th Baronet. He was born at Melbourne, Derbyshire where he was baptised on 19 February 1675.... |
1706 | 1727 | ||
| William Stanhope William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, PC was a British statesman and diplomat.He was a younger son of John Stanhope of Elvaston, Derbyshire, and a brother of Charles Stanhope , an active politician during the reign of George I. His ancestor, Sir John Stanhope , was a half-brother of Philip... |
1727 | 1730 | Created The Lord Harrington in 1730 and The Earl of Harrington in 1742 | |
| The Lord Hervey | 1730 | 1740 | Became Lord Privy Seal Lord Privy Seal The Lord Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain. The office is one of the traditional sinecure offices of state... |
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| Lord Sidney Beauclerk Lord Sidney Beauclerk Lord Sidney Beauclerk PC was a British politician and infamous fortune-hunter, and was the grandson of King Charles II.... |
1740 | 1742 | ||
| Hon. William Finch | 1742 | 1765 | ||
| Viscount Villiers George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey George Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey PC was a member of the British and Irish peerage and a courtier in the court of George III.-Parliament:... |
1765 | 1770 | Succeeded as The Earl of Jersey in 1769 | |
| Thomas Robinson Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham PC was a British politician and statesman. He notably served as Foreign Secretary between 1782 and 1783.-Background and education:... , from 1770 The Lord Grantham |
1770 | 1771 | ||
| Viscount Hinchingbrooke John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich PC , styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke until in 1792, was a British peer and Tory politician.-Background and education:... |
1771 | 1782 | Succeeded as The Earl of Sandwich in 1792 | |
| Viscount Chewton George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave George Waldegrave, 4th Earl Waldegrave, PC, ADC was a British statesman.The eldest son of the 3rd Earl of Waldegrave, he was educated at Eton and was commissioned into the 3rd Foot Guards in 1768. He purchased a Lieutenantcy in 1773. In 1778 he transferred to the Coldstream Guards as a... |
1782 | 1784 | Succeeded as The Earl Waldegrave in 1784 | |
| Lord Herbert George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke General George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke and 8th Earl of Montgomery, KG, PC was a British peer, army officer and politician.-Early life:... |
1784 | 1794 | Succeeded as The Earl of Pembroke in 1794 | |
| Hon. Charles Francis Greville Charles Francis Greville Charles Francis Greville PC, FRS , was a British antiquarian, collector and politician.-Background:Greville was the second son of Francis Greville, 1st Earl of Warwick, by Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of Lord Archibald Hamilton... |
1794 | 1804 or 1809 | ||
| Lord John Thynne John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret PC , known as Lord John Thynne between 1789 and 1838, was a British peer and politician.-Background and education:... |
1804 or 1809 | 1812 | Succeeded as The Lord Carteret in 1838 | |
| Earl of Yarmouth Francis Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford Francis Charles Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford KG, GCH PC , styled Viscount Beauchamp between 1793 and 1794 and Earl of Yarmouth between 1794 and 1822, was a British Tory politician and art collector.... |
1812 | 1812 | Succeeded as The Marquess of Hertford in 1822 | |
| Viscount Jocelyn Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden Robert Jocelyn, 3rd Earl of Roden KP, PC PC , styled Viscount Jocelyn between 1797 and 1820, was an Irish Tory politician and supporter of Protestant causes.-Background:... , from 1820 The Earl of Roden |
1812 | 1821 | ||
| Marquess of Graham James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose KT, PC , styled Marquess of Graham until 1836, was a British Conservative politician.-Background and education:... |
1821 | 1827 | Succeeded as The Duke of Montrose in 1836 | |
| Sir Samuel Hulse Samuel Hulse Field Marshal Sir Samuel Hulse, GCH was a British Army officer.-Military career:Born the second son of Sir Edward Hulse, 2nd Baronet, Samuel Hulse was commissioned into the 1st Regiment of Footguards. He was appointed Commanding Officer of the Regiment in 1793 and served in that capacity in Flanders... |
1827 | 1830 | ||
| Earl of Belfast George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall George Hamilton Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall KP, GCH, PC , styled Viscount Chichester until 1799 and Earl of Belfast between 1799 and 1844, was an Anglo-Irish landowner, courtier and politician... |
1830 | 1834 | First period in office; succeeded as The Marquess of Donegall in 1844 | |
| Viscount Castlereagh Frederick Stewart, 4th Marquess of Londonderry Frederick William Robert Stewart, 4th Marquess of Londonderry KP, PC , styled Viscount Castlereagh between 1822 and 1854, was an Anglo-Irish nobleman and Tory politician... |
1834 | 1835 | Succeeded as The Marquess of Londonderry in 1854 | |
| Lord Charles FitzRoy Lord Charles FitzRoy (politician) Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Charles FitzRoy PC , was a British soldier and Whig politician. He fought at the Battle of Waterloo at an early age and later held political office as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1835 and 1838.-Background:Fitzroy was the second son of George FitzRoy, 4th Duke... |
1835 | 1838 | ||
| Earl of Belfast George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall George Hamilton Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall KP, GCH, PC , styled Viscount Chichester until 1799 and Earl of Belfast between 1799 and 1844, was an Anglo-Irish landowner, courtier and politician... |
1838 | 1841 | Second period in office; succeeded as The Marquess of Donegall in 1844 | |
| Lord Ernest Bruce Ernest Brudenell-Bruce, 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury Ernest Augustus Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury PC , styled Lord Ernest Bruce from 1821 until 1878, was a British courtier and politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1841 and 1846 and again between 1852 and 1858... |
1841 | 1846 | First period in office; succeeded as The Marquess of Ailesbury in 1878 | |
| Lord Edward Howard Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Glossop Edward George Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Glossop PC , styled Lord Edward Howard between 1842 and 1869, was a British Liberal politician... |
1846 | 1852 | Created The Lord Howard of Glossop in 1869 | |
| Viscount Newport Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford Orlando George Charles Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford PC DL , styled Viscount Newport between 1825 and 1865, was a British courtier and Conservative politician... |
1852 | 1852 | First period in office; Lord Chamberlain from 1866; succeeded as The Earl of Bradford in 1865 | |
| Lord Ernest Brudenell-Bruce Ernest Brudenell-Bruce, 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury Ernest Augustus Charles Brudenell-Bruce, 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury PC , styled Lord Ernest Bruce from 1821 until 1878, was a British courtier and politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1841 and 1846 and again between 1852 and 1858... |
1852 | 1858 | Second period in office; succeeded as The Marquess of Ailesbury in 1878 | |
| Viscount Newport Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford Orlando George Charles Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford PC DL , styled Viscount Newport between 1825 and 1865, was a British courtier and Conservative politician... |
1858 | 1859 | Second period in office; Lord Chamberlain from 1866; succeeded as The Earl of Bradford in 1865 | |
| Viscount Castlerosse Valentine Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare Valentine Augustus Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare KP, PC , styled Viscount Castlerosse from 1853 to 1871, was a British courtier and Liberal politician... |
1859 | 1866 | First period in office; succeeded as The Earl of Kenmare in 1871 | |
| Lord Claud Hamilton | 1866 | 1868 | ||
| Viscount Castlerosse Valentine Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare Valentine Augustus Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare KP, PC , styled Viscount Castlerosse from 1853 to 1871, was a British courtier and Liberal politician... , from 1871 The Earl of Kenmare |
1868 | 1872 | Second period in office; Lord Chamberlain from 1880 | |
| Lord Richard Grosvenor Richard Grosvenor, 1st Baron Stalbridge Richard de Aquila Grosvenor, 1st Baron Stalbridge PC , styled Lord Richard Grosvenor between 1845 and 1886, was a British politician and businessman. Initially a Liberal, he served under William Ewart Gladstone as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1872 and 1874 and as Parliamentary... |
1872 | 1874 | Created The Lord Stalbridge in 1886 | |
| The Viscount Barrington George Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington George William Barrington, 7th Viscount Barrington PC was a British Conservative politician. He held office under Lord Salisbury as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard between 1885 and 1886 and as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms in 1886.-Background and education:Barrington was... |
1874 | 1880 | ||
| Lord Charles Bruce | 1880 | 1885 | ||
| Viscount Lewisham William Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth William Heneage Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth GCVO, KCB, PC, VD, TD, JP , styled Viscount Lewisham between 1853 and 1891, was a British peer and Conservative politician... |
1885 | 1886 | First period in office; succeeded as The Earl of Dartmouth in 1881 | |
| Viscount Kilcoursie Frederick Lambart, 9th Earl of Cavan Frederick Edward Gould Lambart, 9th Earl of Cavan KP, PC, DL, JP styled Viscount Kilcoursie until 1887, was an Irish soldier and Liberal politician... |
1886 | 1886 | Succeeded as The Earl of Cavan in 1887 | |
| Viscount Lewisham William Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth William Heneage Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth GCVO, KCB, PC, VD, TD, JP , styled Viscount Lewisham between 1853 and 1891, was a British peer and Conservative politician... , from 1891 The Earl of Dartmouth |
1886 | 1891 | Second period in office | |
| Lord Burghley Brownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter Brownlow Henry George Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter PC, DL , styled Lord Burghley between 1867 and 1895, was a British peer and Conservative politician... |
1891 | 1892 | Succeeded as The Marquess of Exeter in 1895 | |
| Hon. Charles Spencer Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer Charles Robert Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer KG, GCVO, PC, VRD , styled The Honourable Charles Spencer until 1905 and known as The Viscount Althorp between 1905 and 1910, was a British courtier and Liberal politician. An MP from 1880 to 1895 and again from 1900 to 1905, he served as Vice-Chamberlain of... |
1892 | 1895 | ||
| Hon. Ailwyn Fellowes Ailwyn Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn Ailwyn Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn KCVO, KBE, PC , was a British businessman, farmer and Conservative politician... |
1895 | 1900 | Created The Lord Ailwyn in 1921 | |
| Sir Alexander Acland-Hood, Bt Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries PC , known as Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, Bt, until 1911, was a British Conservative Party politician... |
1900 | 1902 | Created The Lord St Audries in 1911 | |
| The Lord Wolverton Frederick Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton Frederick Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton , was a British banker and Conservative politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household under Arthur Balfour from 1902 to 1905.-Background:... |
1902 | 1905 | ||
| Wentworth Beaumont Wentworth Beaumont, 1st Viscount Allendale Wentworth Canning Blackett Beaumont, 1st Viscount Allendale PC, JP, DL , styled The Honourable Wentworth Beaumont between 1906 and 1907, was a British Liberal politician.-Background and education:... , from 1907 The Lord Allendale |
1905 | 1907 | Created The Viscount Allendale in 1911 | |
| John Fuller Sir John Fuller, 1st Baronet Sir John Michael Fleetwood Fuller, 1st Baronet KCMG , was a British Liberal Party politician and colonial administrator.... , from 1910 Sir John, 1st Baronet |
1907 | 1911 | ||
| Hon. Geoffrey Howard Geoffrey Howard (Liberal politician) The Honourable Geoffrey William Algernon Howard JP was a British Liberal politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household under H. H... |
1911 | 1915 | ||
| Cecil Beck Cecil Beck Sir Arthur Cecil Tyrrell Beck was a British Liberal Party politician.Beck was educated at Haileybury and the University of Cambridge.... |
1915 | 1917 | ||
| William Dudley Ward William Dudley Ward William Dudley Ward PC , was a British sportsman and Liberal politician.-Early life:Dudley Ward was born in London, the son of William Humble Dudley Ward and the great-grandson of William Humble Ward, 10th Baron Ward His mother was the Honourable Eugenie Violet Adele Brett,... |
1917 | 1922 | ||
| Douglas Hacking Douglas Hacking, 1st Baron Hacking Douglas Hewitt Hacking, 1st Baron Hacking OBE, JP, PC was a British Conservative politician.Educated at Giggleswick School and Manchester University, he was commissioned in the East Lancashire Regiment in August 1914; served two years in France... |
1922 | 1924 | First period in office; created The Lord Hacking in 1945 | |
| John Davison John Davison (politician) John Emanuel Davison was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as a Member of Parliament from 1918 to 1926.... |
1924 | 1924 | ||
| Douglas Hacking Douglas Hacking, 1st Baron Hacking Douglas Hewitt Hacking, 1st Baron Hacking OBE, JP, PC was a British Conservative politician.Educated at Giggleswick School and Manchester University, he was commissioned in the East Lancashire Regiment in August 1914; served two years in France... |
1924 | 1925 | Second period in office; created The Lord Hacking in 1945 | |
| George Hennessy George Hennessy, 1st Baron Windlesham George Richard James Hennessy, 1st Baron Windlesham OBE , was a British soldier and Conservative politician.Hennessy, an Anglo-Irish aristocrat, served in the First World War as a Major in the King's Royal Rifle Corps and on the Staff of the 8th Division... , from 1927 Sir George, 1st Baronet |
1925 | 1928 | Became Treasurer of the Household Treasurer of the Household The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Steward's Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the government's Deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons... ; created The Lord Windlesham in 1937 |
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| Frederick Thomson, from 1929 Sir Frederick, 1st Baronet | 1928 | 1929 | First period in office | |
| John Hayes | 1929 | 1931 | ||
| Sir Frederick Thomson, Bt | 1931 | 1931 | Second period in office | |
| Sir George Penny | 1931 | 1932 | Became Comptroller of the Household Comptroller of the Household The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local... ; created The Viscount Marchwood in 1945 |
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| Sir Victor Warrender, Bt Victor Warrender, 1st Baron Bruntisfield Victor Alexander George Anthony Warrender, 1st Baron Bruntisfield MC , known as Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, between 1917 and 1942, was a British Conservative politician... |
1932 | 1935 | Became Comptroller of the Household Comptroller of the Household The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local... ; created The Lord Bruntisfield in 1942 |
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| Sir Lambert Ward, 1st Baronet Sir Lambert Ward, 1st Baronet Sir Lambert Ward, 1st Baronet CVO DSO TD was a volunteer soldier in the Territorial Army and a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.... |
1935 | 1935 | Became Comptroller of the Household Comptroller of the Household The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local... |
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| George Davies George Davies (politician) Major Sir George Frederick Davies, CVO was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as a Member of Parliament for Yeovil from 1923 to 1945.... , from 1936 Sir George |
1935 | 1936 | Became Comptroller of the Household Comptroller of the Household The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local... |
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| Hon. Arthur Hope Arthur Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour Arthur Oswald James Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour GCIE MC was a British politician, soldier and administrator. He was a Conservative and served as Member of Parliament for Nuneaton from 1924 to 1929 and for Birmingham Aston from 1931 to 1939, after which he was Governor of the Madras Presidency of... |
1937 | 1937 | Became Treasurer of the Household Treasurer of the Household The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Steward's Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the government's Deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons... ; succeeded as The Lord Rankeillour in 1949 |
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| Ronald Cross | 1937 | 1938 | ||
| Robert Grimston Robert Grimston, 1st Baron Grimston of Westbury Robert Villiers Grimston, 1st Baron Grimston of Westbury was a British Conservative politician.The eldest son of the Rev. and Hon... |
1938 | 1939 | Became Treasurer of the Household Treasurer of the Household The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Steward's Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the government's Deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons... ; created The Lord Grimston of Westbury in 1952 |
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| James Edmondson | 1939 | 1942 | Became Treasurer of the Household Treasurer of the Household The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Steward's Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the government's Deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons... |
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| William Boulton Sir William Boulton, 1st Baronet Sir William Whytehead Boulton, 1st Baronet DL was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician.-Background:... , from 1944 Sir William, 1st Baronet |
1942 | 1944 | ||
| Arthur Young | 1944 | 1945 | ||
| Julian Snow Julian Snow, Baron Burntwood Julian Ward Snow, Baron Burntwood was a British Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Lichfield and Tamworth from 1950 until stepping down at the 1970 general election, when his seat was won for the Conservatives by James d'Avigdor-Goldsmid... |
1945 | 1946 | Created The Lord Burntwood in 1970 | |
| Michael Stewart Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham Robert Michael Maitland Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham, CH, PC was a British Labour politician and Fabian Socialist who served twice as Foreign Secretary in the first cabinet of Harold Wilson.- Early life :... |
1946 | 1947 | Created The Lord Stewart of Fulham in 1979 | |
| Ernest Popplewell Ernest Popplewell Ernest Popplewell, Baron Popplewell, CBE was a British Labour Party politician.In the Labour landslide at the 1945 general election, Popplewell was elected as Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne West... |
1947 | 1951 | Created The Lord Popplewell in 1966 | |
| Henry Studholme Sir Henry Studholme, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Gray Studholme, 1st Baronet , was a British Conservative politician.Studholme was Member of Parliament for Tavistock from a 1942 by-election until his retirement in 1966, when he was succeeded by Michael Heseltine... |
1951 | 1956 | ||
| Richard Thompson Sir Richard Thompson, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Hilton Marler Thompson, 1st Baronet was a British Conservative politician.Thompson was educated at Malvern College and in India, Burma and Sri Lanka and worked in Calcutta and the Far East in business. In World War II, he served in the Royal Navy as an ordinary seaman and became... |
1956 | 1957 | ||
| Hon. Peter Legh Peter Legh, 4th Baron Newton Peter Richard Legh, 4th Baron Newton , was a British Conservative politician who held junior ministerial positions during the 1950s and 1960s.... |
1957 | 1959 | Became Treasurer of the Household Treasurer of the Household The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Steward's Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the government's Deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons... ; succeeded as The Lord Newton in 1960 |
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| Edward Wakefield Edward Wakefield Sir Edward Birkbeck Wakefield, 1st Baronet CIE was a British civil servant and Conservative Party politician.... |
1959 | 1960 | Became Treasurer of the Household Treasurer of the Household The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Steward's Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the government's Deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons... |
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| Richard Brooman-White Richard Brooman-White Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Charles Brooman-White was a British journalist, intelligence agent and politician for the Conservative Party.-Education:... |
1960 | 1960 | ||
| Graeme Finlay | 1960 | 1964 | ||
| William Whitlock William Whitlock (politician) William Charles "Bill" Whitlock was a British Labour Party politician.Whitlock was educated at Itchen Grammar School and the University of Southampton. He volunteered for the British Army upon graduation, and soon joined the Hampshires... |
1964 | 1966 | ||
| Jack McCann Jack McCann John "Jack" McCann was a British politician, who served as the Labour Member of Parliament for Rochdale.... |
1966 | 1967 | ||
| Charles Morris Charles Morris (politician) Charles Richard Morris is a retired British Labour politician.Morris was educated at Brookdale Park School, Manchester. He was a postal and telegraph officer and a national executive member of the Union of Post Office Workers 1959–63... |
1967 | 1969 | Became Treasurer of the Household Treasurer of the Household The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Steward's Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the government's Deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons... |
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| Alan Fitch Alan Fitch Alan Fitch was a British Labour Party politician.Fitch was educated at Kingswood School, Bath , and was a mineworker... |
1969 | 1970 | ||
| Jasper More Jasper More Sir Jasper More was a British Conservative Party politician, the son of Sir Thomas Jasper Mytten More , a Shropshire landowner, and Lady Norah Browne, daughter of Henry Browne, 5th Marquess of Sligo.... |
1970 | 1971 | ||
| Bernard Weatherill Bernard Weatherill Bruce Bernard Weatherill, Baron Weatherill, PC, DL, KStJ was a British Conservative Party politician who became Speaker of the House of Commons.-Tailor:... |
1971 | 1972 | Became Comptroller of the Household Comptroller of the Household The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local... ; created The Lord Weatherill in 1992 |
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| Walter Clegg Walter Clegg Sir Walter Clegg was a British Conservative politician.Clegg was educated at Bury Grammar School, Arnold School, Blackpool, and Manchester University Law School. He worked as a solicitor. In 1955 he was elected as a Lancashire County Councillor, serving until 1961.Clegg contested Ince in 1959 and... |
1972 | 1973 | Became Comptroller of the Household Comptroller of the Household The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local... |
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| Paul Hawkins Paul Hawkins (politician) Sir Paul Lancelot Hawkins was a British Conservative Party politician.Hawkins was educated at Cheltenham College and served in the Royal Norfolk Regiment of the Territorial Army 1933–45... |
1973 | 1974 | ||
| Don Concannon Don Concannon John Dennis Concannon, known as Don Concannon, , was a British Labour Party politician.Born in Doncaster, Concannon was educated at Rossington secondary school and through the extramural department of the University of Nottingham... |
1974 | 1974 | ||
| James Hamilton James Hamilton (Scottish politician) James Hamilton, CBE was a British Labour Party politician.Hamilton was a construction engineer and was on the national executive of the Constructional Engineering Union and on the Scottish Board for Industry... |
1974 | 1978 | Became Comptroller of the Household Comptroller of the Household The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local... |
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| Donald Coleman Donald Coleman Donald Richard Coleman, CBE, JP, DL was the Labour Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom for Neath from 1964 until his death in 1991.... |
1978 | 1979 | ||
| Hon. Anthony Berry Anthony Berry Sir Anthony George Berry was a British politician, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Enfield Southgate, and a Whip in Margaret Thatcher's government... |
1979 | 1981 | Became Comptroller of the Household Comptroller of the Household The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local... |
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| Carol Mather Carol Mather Sir David Carol MacDonnell Mather MC , known as Carol Mather, was a British Army officer and Conservative MP, and senior government whip.... |
1981 | 1983 | Became Comptroller of the Household Comptroller of the Household The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local... |
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| Robert Boscawen Robert Boscawen Robert Thomas Boscawen is a retired British Conservative politician.-Background and education:The son of Evelyn Hugh John Boscawen, eighth Viscount Falmouth, of Tregothnan, near Truro, and a member of a very old Cornish family, Boscawen was educated at West Downs School and Eton College... |
1983 | 1986 | Became Comptroller of the Household Comptroller of the Household The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local... |
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| Tristan Garel-Jones | 1986 | 1988 | Became Comptroller of the Household Comptroller of the Household The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local... ; created The Lord Garel-Jones in 1997 |
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| Michael Neubert Michael Neubert Sir Michael Jon Neubert was Conservative MP for Romford from 1974 until 1997. His loss in the election that year was considered something of surprise.... |
1988 | 1988 | ||
| Tony Durant Tony Durant Sir Robert Anthony Bevis Durant , also known as Tony Durant, was a member of the Conservative Party, and was Member of Parliament for Reading North from 1974–83. After Reading's constituencies were reshuffled, he was Member of Parliament for Reading West from 1983–97. He retired from politics... |
1988 | 1990 | ||
| David Lightbown David Lightbown Sir David Lincoln Lightbown was the Conservative Member of Parliament for South East Staffordshire from 1983 until he died in office in 1995... |
1990 | 1990 | Became Comptroller of the Household Comptroller of the Household The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local... |
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| John Mark Taylor John Mark Taylor John Mark Taylor is a solicitor and former politician in the United Kingdom. He was the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Solihull from 1983 to 2005, before losing his seat to Lorely Burt of the Liberal Democrats by a margin of 279 votes in the 2005 general election... |
1990 | 1992 | ||
| Sydney Chapman Sydney Chapman (politician) Sir Sydney Brookes Chapman is an English politician and architect. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet from 1979 until he stepped down at the 2005 general election.... |
1992 | 1995 | ||
| Timothy Kirkhope Timothy Kirkhope Timothy John Robert Kirkhope is a British lawyer and politician, currently serving as Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber for the Conservative Party. After serving for ten years as Member of Parliament for Leeds North East, he was first elected to the European Parliament... |
1995 | 1996 | ||
| Andrew MacKay | 1996 | 1996 | ||
| Derek Conway Derek Conway Derek Leslie Conway TD is an English politician and television presenter. A member of the centre-right Conservative Party, Conway served as a Member of Parliament for the constituency of Old Bexley and Sidcup from 2001 to 2010.... |
1996 | 1997 | ||
| Janet Anderson Janet Anderson Janet Anderson is an English Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Rossendale and Darwen from 1992 until 2010.-Early life:... |
1997 | 1998 | ||
| Graham Allen | 1998 | 2001 | ||
| Gerry Sutcliffe Gerry Sutcliffe Gerard "Gerry" Sutcliffe is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Bradford South since 1994, and was the Minister for Sport and Tourism in the Brown Government.- Biography :... |
2001 | 2003 | ||
| Jim Fitzpatrick Jim Fitzpatrick (politician) James Fitzpatrick is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Poplar and Limehouse since the 2010 General Election. From 1997 to the 2010 election he was the member for Poplar and Canning Town... |
2003 | 2005 | ||
| John Heppell John Heppell John Heppell is a former British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Nottingham East from 1992 until he stepped down at the 2010 general election... |
2005 | 2007 | ||
| Liz Blackman Liz Blackman Elizabeth Marion "Liz" Blackman is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Erewash from 1997 to 2010. She served as a Government Whip from 2007-08.-Early life:... |
2007 | 2008 | ||
| Claire Ward Claire Ward Claire Margaret Ward is a British Labour Party politician. She served as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Watford from 1997 to 2010, and was a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice from 2009 to 2010.... |
2008 | 2009 | ||
| Helen Jones Helen Jones Helen Mary Jones is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Warrington North since 1997... |
2009 | 2010 | ||
| Mark Francois Mark Francois Mark Gino Francois is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Rayleigh and Wickford.-Early life:... |
2010 | present | ||