List of deputy lieutenants of Wiltshire

This is a list of deputy lieutenants of Wiltshire, England.

Unlike the appointment of High Sheriff, which is for one year, the term of office of a Deputy Lieutenant normally lasts until they reach the age of 75.

The Wiltshire Lieutenancy has an establishment of up to 36 deputy lieutenants. They are chosen to reflect a wide range of interests and backgrounds, and can be appointed at any age but tend to be aged over 60; they are normally expected to serve for at least five years before they must retire on reaching the age of 75. Deputy lieutenants can be appointed for a set period of time, but this approach has never been adopted in Wiltshire.

New deputy lieutenants are nominated by the Lord Lieutenant and follow a formal process to confirm their appointment. The Lord-Lieutenant is not obliged to appoint a new Deputy Lieutenant immediately after a current Deputy Lieutenant retires and thus may hold several vacancies.

Retired deputy lieutenants can continue to use the post-nominal letters 'DL' after the date of their retirement.

16th-century appointments

• Sir Henry Knyvet of Charlton (died 1598)
• Sir Matthew Arundell of Wardour Castle (1589–1598)

17th-century appointments

• Sir Walter Long (c. 1565 – 1610)
• Sir Walter Vaughan (c. 1572 – 1639) of Bishopstone, Salisbury, in office by 1611 and until at least 1633
• Anthony Hungerford of Black Bourton (1567–1627), in office c.1610–1624
• Sir Edward Hungerford (1596–1648), in office 1624–1643
• Thomas Penruddocke (c.1648–1695), commissioned 1683
• Sir Gilbert Talbot (c.1606–1695), in office 1688–1689

18th-century appointments

• John Baskerville, of Turleigh, Bradford-on-Avon (died 1800)
• Edward Horlock Mortimer, of Trowbridge (died 1803)

19th-century appointments

• Walter Long (1793–1867)
• Robert Parry Nisbet (1793–1882)
• William Heald Ludlow Bruges (1796–1855)
• Sir Alexander Malet, 2nd Baronet (1800–1886)
• George Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury (1804–1878)
• Lord Henry Frederick Thynne (1832–1904)
• Sir F. S. Astley
• A. Awdry
• Sir John Wither Awdry (1795–1878)
• Lord Bruce (1804–1878)
• E. L. Clutterbuck
• Sir William Roger Brown (1831–1902), commissioned 1898
• Camille Caillard of Wingfield House (1822–1898), commissioned 1878

20th-century appointments

• Lord Henry Arthur George Somerset (1851–1926)
• Walter Hume Long, 1st Viscount Long (1854–1924)
• Vincent Caillard of Wingfield House (1856–1930), commissioned 1920
• Brigadier-General John Hartman Morgan (1876–1955)
• Richard Long, 3rd Viscount Long (1892–1967), commissioned 1946
• George Petty-Fitzmaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne (1912–1997); resigned 19 February 1973

1968 appointments

• Alfred Edward Batt, 251 Castle Road, Salisbury
• Wing Commander Sir Henry Algernon Langton, Overtown House, Wroughton (1914–1997)
• Arthur Guy Stratton, Alton Priors, Marlborough
• Arthur Frank Seton Sykes, Stockton, Warminster (1903–1980)
• Group Captain Frank Andrew Willan, Bridges, Teffont, Salisbury (1915–1981)
• Brigadier George Wort, The Old Rectory, Hilcot, Pewsey

1974 appointments

• Nigel James Moffatt Anderson (1920–2008)

1978 appointments

• Sir Maurice Henry Dorman, The Old Manor, Overton, Marlborough (1912–1993)
• Dr Timothy Kindersley Maurice, 10 Kingsbury Street, Marlborough
• Lieutenant-Colonel John Godfrey Jeans, Chalke Pyt House, Broadchalke, Salisbury
• Lieutenant (Honorary Captain) Richard Flower Stratton, Kingston Deverill, Warminster
• Rear-Admiral Harry Desmond Nixon, Ashley Cottage, Ashley, Box, Corsham
• Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hugh Antrobus, Wootton House, Wootton Rivers, Marlborough

1979 appointments

• Daniel Edmund Awdry (1924–2008)

1983 appointments

• Reginald John Richard Arundell
• John Morrison, 1st Baron Margadale (1906–1996)
• Mary Ethel Salisbury (1917–2008)
• Sir Peter Malden Studd (1916–2003)
• Major Anthony Richard Turner

1990 appointments

• Lieutenant-General Sir Robin Macdonald Carnegie, of Chilmark
• Captain Beresford Norman Gibbs, of Oaksey, late Royal Horse Guards
• Lieutenant-General Sir Maurice Robert Johnston, of Worton (born 1929)
• Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne (born 1941)
• Major David Alwyne Carne Rasch, of Middle Woodford

1993 appointments

• John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset, of Bradley House, Maiden Bradley

1996 appointments

• Richard David Stratton, Manor Farm, Kingston Deverill, Warminster
• General Sir John Finlay Willasey Wilsey, Shaftesbury

1997 appointments

• Lady Margaret Josephine Benson, Pauls Dene House, Salisbury
• Major-General Patrick Guy Brooking, Downlands House, Stonehenge Road, Amesbury
• David John Randolph, West Foscote Farm, Grittleton, Chippenham
• Eric Walker, 2 Penfold Gardens, Old Town, Swindon

1998 appointments

• John Barnard Bush (born 1937), Fullingbridge Farm, Heywood, Westbury
• Charles Giles Clarke, Holt Manor, Holt
• Anna Ruth Grange, Thornhill Farm, Malmesbury
• Patrick John Wintour, Weavers House, Bromham, Chippenham

1999 appointments

• Brigadier Arthur Gooch, Manor Farm, Chitterne
• Christine Cooke, Church Hill House, Donhead St Mary
• Susan Eliot-Cohen, Hilldrop Farm, Ramsbury
• Lady Hawley, Little Cheverell House, Little Cheverell
• Peter Manser, Chisenbury Priory, East Chisenbury

2000 appointments

• Brigadier Robert John Baddeley, Hazeldon House, Wardour, Tisbury
• Philip John Miles, Middle Farm, Stanley, Chippenham

2002 appointments

• Robert Noyes Lawton, North Farm, Aldbourne, Marlborough
• David Bedingfield Scott, Nursteed House, Devizes

2003 appointments

• Sara Jones, Orchard, Manor Farm Lane, Great Wishford, Salisbury
• Alastair John Morrison, 3rd Baron Margadale of Islay, The Quadrangle, Tisbury, Salisbury
• William Francis Wyldbore-Smith, Bremhill Manor, Calne

2004 appointments

• Lieutenant-General Sir Roderick Alexander Cordy-Simpson, The Coach House, Mill Lane, Bishopstrow, Warminster
• David Kim Hempleman-Adams, Hatt House, Box
• William John Fishlock, 41 Windsor Road, Swindon

2006 appointments

• Nicky Morrison, Whisper Cottage, Compton Bassett
• June Osborne, The Deanery, The Close, Salisbury
• Tim Pap, Mallards, Chirton, Devizes
• Sarah Troughton, Lynch House, Wanborough
• Judge John McNaught, Swindon Combined Courts, Swindon

2007 appointments

• Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth (born 1937), Rowley Grange, Farleigh Hungerford
• General Sir Michael David Jackson (1944–2024), Stocktree Cottage, Great Bedwyn
• Professor Christopher Paul Mullard

2009 appointments

• Sir Michael Edward Pitt, Garden Cottage, Foxley, Malmesbury
• Peter John Pleydell-Bouverie, Newcourt, Downton, Salisbury
• Margaret Madeline Wilks, Box Cottage, North Newnton, Pewsey

2011 appointments

• Richard Handover, Marlborough
• Christopher Hoare, Potterne
• Angus Macpherson, Police and Crime Commissioner
• Luke March, Salisbury
• Dame Elizabeth Neville, former Chief Constable of Wiltshire

2013 appointments

• Alan Fletcher, of The Avenue, Stanton Fitzwarren, Swindon
• Robert Hiscox, of Rainscombe Park, Oare, Marlborough

2015 appointments

• Helen Browning
• General Sir John Freegard Deverell

2016 appointments

• Richard John Tennant Arundell
• Helen Judith Birchenough
• Dr Philip Anthony Harding
• Dr David Peter Hemery

2018 appointments

• District Judge Simon Nicholas Cooper
• Deepak Gupta
• Shirley Kathleen Ludford
• Victoria Jane Nye

2019 appointments

• Amanda Judith Burnside
• Air Vice-Marshal David Cyril Couzens
• Fiona Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne

2021 appointments

• Minette Batters, farmer
• Claire Garrett, charity CEO
• Stephanie Millward, swimmer, Paralympic gold medallist
• Sebastian Warrack, director and CEO of Wiltshire Creative (Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury International Arts Festival and Salisbury Arts Centre)

2024 appointments

• Mohammed Makram Ali
• Josephine Del Mar
• Rachel Gowshall
• Nicholas Papadopulos, Dean of Salisbury
• General Sir Nick Parker

See also

• Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire

References