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
 * 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

 * MRichard 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 (born 1944), 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